***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

[Noble One]

Exciting day. Three Shield Games + Australia 'A'.

 

[Spark]

Bloody hell Katman. 1 off 23.

 

[Top_Cat]

Smith should be a bit wary about his spot for SA. Hasn't done much this year and in Moffatt, SA have a bloke who's hitting grade and Futures runs (might be the top scorer so far?) and was 12th the last game so he's in the selector's minds.

 

[Noble One]

Butterworth is in the form of his career with the ball.

 

[Sylvester]

Geez all our batsmen are heading into the Ashes with no form or in Clarke's case with a back injury. The only other one that looks good is our keeper.

 

[robelinda]

Geez all our batsmen are heading into the Ashes with no form or in Clarke's case with a back injury. The only other one that looks good is our keeper.

Aint looking good is it? Ive never been so nervous about playing England ever, maybe in 1989 before the 1st test, we were expected to get rightly thrashed but several guys really stood up (Waugh, Taylor, Alderman), we need some heroes to come out of this series and stand up big time. Big matches bring out big performances, we shall see.

 

[Noble One]

Hussey looking very scratchy, Hastings just beat him with beauty of a cutter.

Hastings currently has 5 overs, 5 maidens, 1 wicket, 0 runs. Awesome.

 

[Spark]

Aint looking good is it? Ive never been so nervous about playing England ever, maybe in 1989 before the 1st test, we were expected to get rightly thrashed but several guys really stood up (Waugh, Taylor, Alderman), we need some heroes to come out of this series and stand up big time. Big matches bring out big performances, we shall see.

Gonna be relying heavily on our bowlers I feel. One out of six batsmen in form is not a good look...

 

[Prince EWS]

Well, I wouldn't say North was particularly out of form. He's hit two tons in his last seven innings or so. He's just been.. North.

 

[Spark]

Well, I wouldn't say North was particularly out of form. He's hit two tons in his last seven innings or so. He's just been.. North.

OK, true.

 

[Oscillatingmind]

Over 26.2: McDonald to MEK Hussey, no run, OUT, short, pushes at the ball and edges to his brother at second slip

ducky

 

[Noble One]

Over 26.2: McDonald to MEK Hussey, no run, OUT, short, pushes at the ball and edges to his brother at second slip

ducky

He looked terrible at the crease. If Hussey now makes the 1st Test side I will be fuming (unless he scores 200 in the 2nd innings).

 

[Top_Cat]

Ohhh, that would suck......

 

[Prince EWS]

He looked terrible at the crease. If Hussey now makes the 1st Test side I will be fuming (unless he scores 200 in the 2nd innings).

I hope he scores 199 and you still fume.

 

[Noble One]

I hope he scores 199 and you still fume.

Turning my attention to the Queensland game, it is very nice to see the development of Cameron Boyce. He is landing his leg-breaks well, and not dropping too many deliveries short (once per over is OK for a young leggie).

...........Expect him to be announced for the 2nd Test squad.

 

[Top_Cat]

Oh how I wish you were kidding.

Seems about as threatening a bowler as Brooke Walker, though.

 

[robelinda]

Oh how I wish you were kidding.

Seems about as threatening a bowler as Brooke Walker, though.

Ouch ouch ouch! I remember watching Walker on that SA tour in 2000 (?), the whole time thinking "WTF???".

 

[howardj]

Look, Mr Cricket can not play the First Test.

Funny that his bro took the catch that could terminate his career.

 

[outbreak]

itll be tense at the hussey family reunions if mikes dropped now

 

[Noble One]

Do any batsmen want to be counted today? Jaques was looking set for a big score, and now Butterworth has him too.

Butterworth may soon have a bowling average below 25 by the end of this game. Not too many bowlers in Australia with that sort of average after 30 games.