GotSpin
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I reckon
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*Official* First Test at the Gabba
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I reckon
Woodster
International Captain
Four more through third man.
Some real spin out of the footholes or off the cracks for Doherty. If we can get a lead of 300 and leave Australia about 40 overs to have a real go at them, who knows. I'm not suggesting we would bowl them out by any stretch of the imagination, but may give them a few scares.
The Aussies look really down now, it seems a good chance to try and get stuck into them.
Some real spin out of the footholes or off the cracks for Doherty. If we can get a lead of 300 and leave Australia about 40 overs to have a real go at them, who knows. I'm not suggesting we would bowl them out by any stretch of the imagination, but may give them a few scares.
The Aussies look really down now, it seems a good chance to try and get stuck into them.
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
What did you expect after one wicket for four hundred runs? 'LOL FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, WE'VE GOT THEM NOW, THIS IS THE WARM UP JOHNSON NEEDS, WATSON HAS GUN HAIR TODAY'
...instead of calling out Clarke and Johnson for disgraceful cricket which they've, incidentally, been playing?
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Somerset
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The top 10 partnerships on the list all had the score at 1/400 or better, plus the South African partnerships at 12th and 16th, and the Sri Lankans in 17th - probably more, but I haven't checked the whole list.
flibbertyjibber
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Another crap wide call on a bouncer.
Give the bowlers a break please umps.Not as if they are sending down 4 or 5 of them an over.
Give the bowlers a break please umps.Not as if they are sending down 4 or 5 of them an over.
Oscillatingmind
U19 Cricketer
Why bother bowling Watson, he's the smartest bowler for Australia & been injury prone & will have to open, this match is likely a draw, bring on Hussey. ****
dfx-
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
First post, but have been watching the South Africa tour and the last Australian Summer from snowy Dublin, why are these bowlers still picked? Why is there so much faith..
West Indies had a good go except Brisbane - 20 runs away in one test if I remember right, South Africa ran hard even in Sydney, but now..
It's a sorry low..
West Indies had a good go except Brisbane - 20 runs away in one test if I remember right, South Africa ran hard even in Sydney, but now..
It's a sorry low..
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Smith and McKenzie had an opening stand of about 440 against Bangladesh IIRC, Sangakkara and Jayawardene put on something insane like 650 against South Africa, which I think is a FC record.
Spark
Global Moderator
Mate, the drop from the Clarke is the worst I've seen in a long time from an Australian fielder. Not a natural slipper, yes, but a fielder of his calibre should catch those 1000/1000.
The wide from Johnson was also terrible - as stated it landed about two metres from his feet, and since then we've misfields for four, long-hops, the whole lot.
Woodster
International Captain
Yes fully agree.Another crap wide call on a bouncer.
Give the bowlers a break please umps.Not as if they are sending down 4 or 5 of them an over.
Son Of Coco
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Yeah I agree, don't mind them tightening up on the stuff wide of off-stump. But, considering the state of most wickets around the world at the moment, limiting a bowler's ability to get it up above the batsman's head with a short ball makes it difficult.Another crap wide call on a bouncer.
Give the bowlers a break please umps.Not as if they are sending down 4 or 5 of them an over.
Fair enough if it's miles above his head, but otherwise it's a bit tight.
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
Have to say I'm pretty chuffed, mostly because pre-series I put £20 on Cook to topscore for England. At amazing odds. 
Son Of Coco
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He might score 600 in this innings yet.Have to say I'm pretty chuffed, mostly because pre-series I put £20 on Cook to topscore for England. At amazing odds.