The same was true of Hussey, North and Haddin for long stretches yesterday. There are almost no false shots at all once a batsman is set. If you hit hard with the new ball and bowl tight lines later you can keep up just enough pressure to roll a batting lineup, but if you drop straightforward catches at gully off Jonathan Trott the opposing team is pretty much in there for as long as they want.
Well Bradman had a dodgy technique, apparently
what?Well Bradman had a dodgy technique, apparently
Didn't pick his bat up straight. An old accusation.
Since they're struggling so much to find 6 test class batsman, perhaps they should just revert to the old English theory of picking a captain for his captaincy?
Hussey and Haddin both had the odd moment of alarm though - Hussey was dropped and edged just short of slip, Haddin had a close lbw shout that was turned down. Australia haven't even created those "if only" moments against Cook and KP.
My inside goss tells me also that David Hussey is next in line. Dont know how much you could bank on it, but ive been informed he is almost pencilled in for the next test.
Yeah, I've noticed this too. That's the worst example, but they generally just give runs away with a lot of balls on the hips and leg-side deliveries that get flicked for one. Can't tie a batsman down.
This would be seriously awesome if true, picking D Hussey one match after discarding Johnson would go a long way to restoring my faith in this selection panel.
George Bailey lol ? In all seriousness Katich is the best man to captain the team if Ponting was for some reason unable or unwanted, but he's only going to be around another two years tops, so no use.
Unless there is serious rain disruption, Australia are likely to have to bat for a minimum of 5 sessions on a pitch with a history of becoming increasingly difficult to bat on. It could have already gone some way beyond "not screwing up again" to have a chance of saving the game. At Adelaide you have to score your runs in the first innings. The fortune for England losing the toss has even given them extra time through not having to waste time batting in their second innings.
We will need to post over 500 to save the game, and our top order will most likely collapse early again, with the middle order fighting it till the end.
He stuck a fielder out sweeping the offside boundary after Pietersen's first boundary of the over, when a better idea might have been to tell Watson to bowl to his field. Putting the man out didn't help when Watson bowled an even worse delivery next up.
How has he suddenly leap frogged Khawaja? Don't tell me he's going to come inndue to his 'useful' offies!
awta, north and pup are the weak links, tbh. Unless north is being played purely as a spinner, he's got nothing to do in the XI.
