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[Johnners]

Nah SST, Symonds has had far more chances etc. than Dravid. Was out about 30 odd times in Sydney, was given 1 wicket. Has already had 1 wicket due to a ridiculous shot, and been dropped in Perth.

The count is about 35 to 7/8 for mine.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah i am an Australian supporter and that's why i can't stand the sight of Symonds adding to the number of his baggygreens, he is for sure is not a test-standard batsman, but TBH with the kind of predicament we are in atm, i would be more than happy to be proved wrong by him.

Fair dinkum people are hard to please. He's made the most of his chances and the two tons he's scored have been when Australia have been in deep do-do.

If Symonds and Gilchrist bat together for 2 or 3 hours here (and atm that hardly looks likely), it will be pretty entertaining.

Edit: he's as much a test batsman as Flintoff imo, and they're actually pretty similar - ideally probably number 7 is their spot rather than number 6. Symonds' value to the side overall (not just batting) is pretty handy also.

 

[sideshowtim]

Do you think Rogers is better then Symonds?

C'mon Gilly....

 

[sideshowtim]

Fair dinkum people are hard to please. He's made the most of his chances and the two tons he's scored have been when Australia have been in deep do-do.

If Symonds and Gilchrist bat together for 2 or 3 hours here (and atm that hardly looks likely), it will be pretty entertaining.

I agree. It's hilarious how people get so far up him because of the luck he's had, yet when Dravid has the same amount, or even more luck people simply praise his battling skills and just use it as a reason why he's one of the greatest ever. Ridiculous.

 

[pup11]

Dravid has been dropped or dismissed off a no ball in pretty much every innings of this series. Far more than Symonds has anyway.

But Dravid hasn't scored almost 10,000 test runs by getting lucky, has he?

 

[duffer]

I reckon these two will ride it out and get Australia close to 330. Dunno why, but I think they will.

 

[Captain Cricket]

A quadriple ton needed here from Gilly.

 

[NUFAN]

But Dravid hasn't scored almost 10,000 test runs by getting lucky, has he?

Nor has Symonds..

 

[sideshowtim]

Oh what a shot by Symonds. All class from a batsman who is all class.

 

[Nate]

Haha, leaving the thread again. Fuller has it spot on.

 

[Burgey]

Oh what a shot by Symonds. All class from a batsman who is all class.

I wouldn't going that far SST.

 

[pup11]

Do you think Rogers is better then Symonds?

Not fair to judge Rogers just on the basis on one international knock (and btw he was unlucky to given out), but still Rogers's has a far.. far.. better FC record than Symonds, so yeah i rate Rogers as better bat than Symonds in test cricket, but obviously Symonds is miles ahead of Rogers when it come to limited overs cricket.

 

[duffer]

Shot!

 

[sideshowtim]

What a shot by Gilly. Amazing. Let's go Aussies.

 

[Johnners]

When Tom Moody decides to stop coaching, I hope he takes up commentating. He's been on the ABC the past 2 days and imo has been fantastic.

 

[duffer]

Gawd, almost posts it to the fielder.

 

[Burgey]

God, Channel 9 have Graeme Wood on as the "face in the crowd". Just the sight of him will induce a run out here!

Anyone else remember the heady days of he & Rick Darling opening for Australia? Almost as dire as Rogers & Jaques.

 

[NUFAN]

Not fair to judge Rogers just on the basis on one international knock (and btw he was unlucky to given out), but still Rogers's has a far.. far.. better FC record than Symonds, so yeah i rate Rogers as better bat than Symonds in test cricket, but obviously Symonds is miles ahead of Rogers when it come to limited overs cricket.

I know he has a higher average, doesn't mean he's better for sure.

This is as good as any match though to compare there first class records as Rogers is playing his 105th first class match match, Symonds 210th.

Also, Symonds bowling is a factor even if you don't rate it.

 

[duffer]

What's with this delay?

 

[pasag]

Thing that annoys me with the weather is that if Australia ground out the first few hours, the heat and fitness of the Indians would have become a major factor and then really Australia could have gone in for the kill.

But like Nufan said, it's good for cricket, good for the series and good for the match. Also it would be silly to write off Australia and we could still have a cracker on our hands if these two can stick around for a while.