*Official* Third Test at the WACA

[tooextracool]

Ponting batted like a dumbass. Even ignoring everything else thats happened over the past 2 years, I'd be tempted to drop him for that knock. Just woeful irresponsible stuff.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Being sent in, at lunch the mark is pretty much 2.5 wickets. Under that, then as a batting team you can live with it. Over, then the decision to bowl has been justified.

I always think 4 are needed by the bowling side if they send a team in so the job isn't done yet. Also more often than not you need to bowl the side out for less than 200 to make it a correct decision.

 

[hazsa19]

ok what does gun mean?

 

[Spark]

Money says he scores more than your boy Phil.

Won't have to do hard.

Ugh. Despicable stuff.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Ponting's not really any better tbf. Woeful batting.

Reckon Clarke's was far, far, far worse. Horrible shot.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Competing against his own at the Gabba.

If we're including run outs, I'd have to say Katich's in the first at Adelaide would be my choice.

Wouldn't wanna get in fight with Tremlett, would you? He's seriously huge nowadays. 6' 8" and barrel chested.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

See the thing is despite three wickets you can't say England have bowled particularly well. On any other day you'd say they were bowling way too wide, but to this lot it's fine.

We bowled better on the unhelpful pitch at Brisbane than today, Australia just look like they are mentally gone. Some of the shots have been so bad.

 

[Spark]

Reckon Clarke's was far, far, far worse. Horrible shot.

Agreed. One of the worst shots I've seen in a long long long time.

 

[Spark]

We bowled better on the unhelpful pitch at Brisbane than today, Australia just look like they are mentally gone. Some of the shots have been so bad.

Can't argue with that.

 

[Burgey]

Australia's record at Perth in recent years hasn't been good, has it? Losses to India of all teams and South Africa in a world record chase..

This wicket seems a lot different to those though. So good to see the ball moving and bouncing in Perth again.

 

[hazsa19]

poor spell from Anderson, would have left him on for one against the left hander though.

 

[joels344]

I could have done better than Ponting or Clarke today. Hell, anyone on this forum with a little cricket experience could have. Pathetic day.

 

[Furball]

Ponting batted like a dumbass. Even ignoring everything else thats happened over the past 2 years, I'd be tempted to drop him for that knock. Just woeful irresponsible stuff.

In 19 Tests since Cardiff, he's scored 1222 runs @ 38.18 with one solitary century - and that saw him suspiciously dropped on 0 by Mohammad Amir.

 

[Spark]

Yep. It really isn't very hard to leave balls that far outside off.

 

[silentstriker]

Finally some sense. I actually thought they might give Beer a game.

 

[pup11]

God lord this is deja vu all over again, haven't these guys learned anything from the Adeliade test....!?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Ponting's not really any better tbf. Woeful batting.

At least Punter's was in line with his body, Clarke followed a short ball, that held its line a little, so far away from his body.

 

[Ruckus]

See the thing is despite three wickets you can't say England have bowled particularly well. On any other day you'd say they were bowling way too wide, but to this lot it's fine.

Yeah that's so true. Tbh I think England could bowl rank full tosses and we would still find a way to get out. The team's confidence is just so low, that they are literally self-destructive at the moment.

 

[Burgey]

We bowled better on the unhelpful pitch at Brisbane than today, Australia just look like they are mentally gone. Some of the shots have been so bad.

Yeah it's not like you can say the ball's been ducking around a lot. Three really poor shots so far. Wonder if the local boy will show the others how to play here?

 

[Son Of Coco]

Can someone at the ground try to get this printed out and slipped under the Australian dressing room door:

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