*Official* Second Test at the Adelaide Oval

[hazsa19]

nothing spoils a great sporting atmosphere like a couple of lame national anthems

 

[howardj]

Nugget Rees - put the pads on mate.

 

[fredfertang]

Advance Australia Fair is dire.

but you'd think they'd at least know the words

 

[pskov]

nothing spoils a great sporting atmosphere like a couple of lame national anthems

Yep, we should sing the Italian one and let Australia have their choice of Brazil or France. Would be much more entertaining.

 

[simmy]

We should all be forced to sing the Italian national anthem. It's such a tune...

 

[GIMH]

Okay, if I can be serious, for just one minute, given Australia have won the toss:

- What would represent par for either side?
- What would represent a really good day for either side?

Would say about 300-5 is a par score for the day. Couple more wickets than that, and I'd say we can be happy. Similarly if Australia can still have a couple of their top five still in at close, they'll be happy.

 

[howardj]

I like both the anthems thankyou.

 

[MW1304]

LOL at how they get a pile of **** to sing our national anthem and a freaky, but good, opera singer to do it for les criminales.

 

[howardj]

Okay, if I can be serious, for just one minute, given Australia have won the toss:

- What would represent par for either side?
- What would represent a really good day for either side?

Would say about 300-5 is a par score for the day. Couple more wickets than that, and I'd say we can be happy. Similarly if Australia can still have a couple of their top five still in at close, they'll be happy.

Spot on mate.

I agree.

 

[four_or_six]

Anything under about 430 I'd be happy. Anything under 380 I'd be very happy. Anything under 330 ecstatic.

 

[superkingdave]

Cmon, can feel a good day coming on. Jimmeh to get some luck

 

[hazsa19]

Okay, if I can be serious, for just one minute, given Australia have won the toss:

- What would represent par for either side?
- What would represent a really good day for either side?

Would say about 300-5 is a par score for the day. Couple more wickets than that, and I'd say we can be happy. Similarly if Australia can still have a couple of their top five still in at close, they'll be happy.

pretty much agree, though i think they would prefer to get to 300 with the loss of 4. if we get 6 down we're into the tail so we're always gonna feel like we're close.

 

[GIMH]

Anything under about 430 I'd be happy. Anything under 380 I'd be very happy. Anything under 330 ecstatic.

For the innings sure, I just meant today

 

[vic_orthdox]

Everyone talking about Adelaide being so flat, and everyone cashing in on the deck; a bit worried.

 

[GIMH]

If dav's feeling optimistic then there's something up. I'm worried now.

 

[zaremba]

437-452 is the first innings spread apparently

 

[Furball]

500plus for 1 is a shocking bowling performance any way you look at it, but Tubby Taylor made a good point the other day on the radio.

At tea time on day 3 in Brisbane, only one side could win the Test match and that was Australia. Sure, England completely dominated the following 5 (count em 5) sessions but one has to ask the question as to whether England's attack looks like taking 20 wickets (let's make it 18 wickets with Marcus North in our side).

I'd suggest not. Notwithstanding that we clearly haven't seen the best of Swann on this tour.

Quite possibly the key to winning in Adelaide is more around who wins the toss and bats first. If Australia bats first, we have to declare well before tea on day 2 and try to go along a a decent clip with say 450-500 in the board. I think that England will be able to bat for 220-240 overs so the Aussies will need to bat aggressively to have sufficient time for a result.

The thing that worries me most is that England's scoring rate was quite a bit faster than Australia's at the Gabba.

E: 3.39 versus A: 3.18. The delta is even more if you take out the 4th innings which was essentially junk time.

Australian teams that score quickly can set more aggressive fields and with some disciplined bowling (see ya Mitch, hopefully see ya Hilfy), apply more pressure, bowl in partnerships etc, because you can't rely on the freakish hattrick to happen again.

Anyway, as much as I will be sick to my stomach if we can't win back the Ashes, it makes fascinating viewing.

Not really relevant given how badly Australia bowled in the 2nd innings though. It's all very well being the only team in with a shout of winning, but that means **** all if you can't press home the advantage.

 

[zaremba]

Early wickets please or this could turn very ugly very quickly

 

[simmy]

Please get an early one... preferably Katich... at least if the Aussies start scoring it will look nice.

 

[four_or_six]

For the innings sure, I just meant today

Yeah, I agree with you, around 300-5. More than five wickets would be great.