*Official* Second Test at the Adelaide Oval

[Pothas]

Vaughans laughter in reaction to Ian Chappell's prognosis of Australia’s problems pretty much sums my feelings up about this game.

 

[pasag]

Don't deserve to be saved by rain.

 

[hazsa19]

Vaughans laughter in reaction to Ian Chappell's prognosis of Australia’s problems pretty much sums my feelings up about this game.

vaughan is a real weak link in the tms team, turn sky commentary up whenever he comes on. Gutted Blowers isn't out there.

 

[Pothas]

This is the first time I have listened to TMS this series but heard mixed things about his commentary, some seem to rate it quite highly. He is certainly not afraid to state his opinion.

 

[Ruckus]

Don't deserve to be saved by rain.

Neither did England at Cardiff imo. However, admittedly the difference in performance between the two teams has been far greater in this test (in England's favour obviously).

 

[TumTum]

Predicting a Cardiff style draw here, with our top order ****ing collapsing again and with the help of tail-ender resistance and rain the result will be a draw.

Edit: Meh what the hell, only England can manage to survive games, we will **** ourselves and lose.

 

[Jacknife]

Neither did England at Cardiff imo. However, admittedly the difference in performance between the two teams has been far greater in this test (in England's favour obviously).

England saved themselves, they didn't get a favor from the weather.

 

[Briony]

The last test at the Oval was firstloy lost by a bit of complacency. The Aussies were complaining before the match that they had to catch a train to Scotland and wouldn't be able to celebrate retaining the Ashes.


Then a bit of rain freshened the pitch which aided Broad but this Aussie batting line-up is repeatedly shown up when there is some swing or seam around. They have to be better than that.

 

[Ruckus]

England saved themselves, they didn't get a favor from the weather.

haha, the match lost heaps of time because of rain, hence making it easier for them to bat out a draw - much like what is happening in this game.

 

[Spark]

England saved themselves, they didn't get a favor from the weather.

After digging themselves into a gigantic hole by putting 200 or thereabouts with very few wickets in hand, on what was basically a road.

 

[wpdavid]

vaughan is a real weak link in the tms team, turn sky commentary up whenever he comes on. Gutted Blowers isn't out there.

No and absolutely not.

 

[Riggins]

Players apparently greasing the edges of the bat, meant to not make edges show up on hotspot or something. Typical english cheating like the mint debacle.

 

[pskov]

Boycott on TMS saying Karen Rolton could get into this Australian side.

 

[treamcast34]

I don't know if you guys realise, but there is a serious chance there will be little to no further play for the rest of the test. The forecast is -that- bad.

 

[GotSpin]

While it's easy to blame everything on Ponting, there's nothing wrong with a 7-2 field if the bowlers can actually bowl it on offstump - which, IMO, is the best length for guys like Trott etc. It's better than his fields with two guys on the hook.
However, aside from Harris, the bowling has been extremely poor and unable to do that, so it's cost us

 

[Ruckus]

I don't know if you guys realise, but there is a serious chance there will be little to no further play for the rest of the test. The forecast is -that- bad.

Who said that? Forecast says a few showers, and perhaps a thunderstorm, for both tmrw and the next day.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

All this criticism Marcus North is getting, would Aussies take Greg Blewett over him? Very different players, but very similar records but I don't recall Blewett ever facing as much flack as North. Is that because Blewett's weaknesses were compensated for by being in a much better team?

 

[GotSpin]

All this criticism Marcus North is getting, would Aussies take Greg Blewett over him? Very different players, but very similar records but I don't recall Blewett ever facing as much flack as North. Is that because Blewett's weaknesses were compensated for by being in a much better team?

Blewett was such a better player.

 

[Ruckus]

I reckon if we actually had a really reliable top 5, North would be a very useful player to have at no. 6. A century every 5 innings or so is pretty impressive:

HowSTAT! Player Batting Graph

 

[TumTum]

Didn't Ponting take Blewett's spot? (I don't know much about this)