JBH001
International Regular
Did not do this yesterday because I was having a little whingefest, but congratulations to the Aussie supporters on here, and to the Australian team.
Some good performances from them, especially from Katich in the first test, and Haddin in the second (I finally see why people have been going on about him. He played a glorious knock). Also, good work by Clarke in both tests, especially in situations where the team was in some trouble. A couple more knocks like that and he may start to put to bed talk that he goes missing when the heat is on.
Good to see Lee back in wicket taking nick too - Australian wickets and conditions seem much more to his liking - and its also nice to see the smile back on his face. It is strange though that he is yet to take more than a 5 fer, and only has 10 5 fers in 70 odd tests with no 10 fers. Hopefully he redresses that in the SA series as he has returned to his role as the pivot of the Australian bowling attack. Johnson seems to be coming on a bit too, kudos to the Australian selectors for sticking with him. I certainly did not think much of him in the India series last summer, but he seems to have come on over the year. He still seems to have problems with that seam release, although its not as bad as it was, but his speed and slingy delivery seem to be working fine enough to compensate thus far.
Looking forward to the clash of the titans vs SA (although I doubt I wil get to see as much of it as I would like). I dont think SA will win a test, and Aus to win it 1 - 0.
Some good performances from them, especially from Katich in the first test, and Haddin in the second (I finally see why people have been going on about him. He played a glorious knock). Also, good work by Clarke in both tests, especially in situations where the team was in some trouble. A couple more knocks like that and he may start to put to bed talk that he goes missing when the heat is on.
Good to see Lee back in wicket taking nick too - Australian wickets and conditions seem much more to his liking - and its also nice to see the smile back on his face. It is strange though that he is yet to take more than a 5 fer, and only has 10 5 fers in 70 odd tests with no 10 fers. Hopefully he redresses that in the SA series as he has returned to his role as the pivot of the Australian bowling attack. Johnson seems to be coming on a bit too, kudos to the Australian selectors for sticking with him. I certainly did not think much of him in the India series last summer, but he seems to have come on over the year. He still seems to have problems with that seam release, although its not as bad as it was, but his speed and slingy delivery seem to be working fine enough to compensate thus far.
Looking forward to the clash of the titans vs SA (although I doubt I wil get to see as much of it as I would like). I dont think SA will win a test, and Aus to win it 1 - 0.
