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*Official* Third Test at the WACA

vicleggie

State Vice-Captain
poor poor top order batting.

clarke, cant you just play like watson, hussey, bell etc? ie watchful but hit the bad ball?

idiot either plays like a snail, or tries to belt anything

a mature player would realise they have 1.5 full days to get the lead up, and just be watchful.

stupid stupid stupid. weak arse consolidating after a beautiful spell by johnson. pity.
 

Rant0r

International 12th Man
That's how Clarke plays the cut quite often. It's a horrible shot.


Yeah agreed
Actually on replay it looks like it cut back a fair bit, so I should really give a bit more credit to the bowler, once again though as with the first innings, he could have just left it
 

vcs

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The guys 21 and new to test cricket,that's what young guys do, is bowl a bit inconsistent.
Oh I was being a bit facetious. TBH, I'm just jealous India can't produce a bowler like that. God knows they bowl enough dross, just not the occasional wicket-taking delivery mixed in. :laugh:
 

Spark

Global Moderator
Actually on replay it looks like it cut back a fair bit, so I should really give a bit more credit to the bowler, once again though as with the first innings, he could have just left it
Yep.

Credit to the bowler though, as you said it cut back, invited the shot and Clarke can rarely resist those. Gets them away on his day - not today.
 

andyc

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
poor poor top order batting.

clarke, cant you just play like watson, hussey, bell etc? ie watchful but hit the bad ball?

idiot either plays like a snail, or tries to belt anything

a mature player would realise they have 1.5 full days to get the lead up, and just be watchful.

stupid stupid stupid. weak arse consolidating after a beautiful spell by johnson. pity.
This. We have so much time to bat and set up a strong lead, and especially given his first innings dismissal, you'd think that Clarke would've figured that maybe leaving a ball or two would've been a decent idea.

Feeling that Mussey's going to fail here; surely he can't keep doing it?
 

Ruckus

International Captain
We need Watson to make a big one here. Hussey and Haddin can't be relied on every single innings, it's just not fair.
 

Spark

Global Moderator
This. We have so much time to bat and set up a strong lead, and especially given his first innings dismissal, you'd think that Clarke would've figured that maybe leaving a ball or two would've been a decent idea.
Insanity, surely
 

Rant0r

International 12th Man
It's alright, Pietersen has been able to get hold of Johnson via his website for the last 18 months. That's wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.Johnson.com.au
hahahaha

on the subject of all this lip from both teams. Has there ever been an actual fight broke out? Would back anderson against clarke...watson would probably kill him though.
I don't reckon he's as tough as he looks, Haddin looks like a fighter though

Tremlett would kill them all tbh
Lurch

Colly would take anyone on either side in a fight, FTR
I reckon Collingwood would be a scrapper, not a good one, but he'd never give in "It's just a flesh wound"
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Pfft, we'll just send in Johnson's girlfriend who won a bronze at the world karate championships
Only problem would be Johnson's mum would get upset that she didn't get sent in, and Johnson's performance in the fight would then be effected.

Because he's a soft-**** nancy boy.
 

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