*Official* Match 4 - Australia v Zimbabwe

[Jono]

I have a bad feeling about this...

You just said Australia made a decent score a few posts above?

 

[pup11]

C'mon Taity....

 

[Jayzamann]

I'm assuming channel nine is showing this innings live and not starting from the beginning?

 

[Burgey]

Yeah for sure. Australia batted poorly - they've almost put the game to bed considering who the opposition is, but they're 15-20 runs below par for the conditions, and that's without even taking the relatively weak and unbalanced attack into consideration.

For all the talk about White and how the batting as a whole played the spinners, though, I think the worst batting came in the first 10 overs against Mpofu. For someone who was bunging down off cutters just short of a length at less than 80mph on a flat pitch, two supposedly aggressive OD openers played him like he was Malcolm Marshall.

Pitch isn't just flat, it's slow IMHO. Seemed to hold up a bit.

Agree they still should have done more though.

 

[pup11]

Lol Mark Taylor saying Watson's dismissal was wrong, and the umpire should not have overturned it. Why? because he was far down the crease, even though it was hitting the stumps

Dubious individual he is.

The problem with UDRS is that even if the batsman gets hit on the pads yards down the crease in line with the stumps, the UDRS review could still fetch the bowler the wicket which is something I'm not a big fan of.

 

[TumTum]

You just said Australia made a decent score a few posts above?

Wasn't me.

 

[Jayzamann]

Remarkable career stats for Coventry. 1/4 of his runs came in one innings hah.

 

[Spark]

The problem with UDRS is that even if the batsman gets hit on the pads yards down the crease in line with the stumps, the UDRS review could still fetch the bowler the wicket which is something I'm not a big fan of.

Meh. Why's it matter, the law doesn't say anything about being forward.

 

[Prince EWS]

Remarkable career stats for Coventry. 1/4 of his runs came in one innings hah.

Australia's bowlers will be too quick for him IMO; he's not an opener by trade so coming up against these bowlers isn't going to help him ease into his new role. Glorious shot just now though so I might be wrong.

 

[Prince EWS]

Meh. Why's it matter, the law doesn't say anything about being forward.

Indeed. How dare something be introduced which makes things a little bit harder for batsmen! It's not like every major change and innovation in cricket for the last 20 years has favoured them or anything.

 

[Jono]

I have a bad feeling about this...

Not sure why I thought your last post was Morgie. Apologies.

 

[Jono]

The problem with UDRS is that even if the batsman gets hit on the pads yards down the crease in line with the stumps, the UDRS review could still fetch the bowler the wicket which is something I'm not a big fan of.

You mean you don't like technology proving that past theories and perceptions were wrong.

 

[Jono]

I'm calling a really close game here.

 

[Prince EWS]

Coventry seems to be faring a lot better than I anticipated. I think they need to pitch it up a bit more to him though; the Kenya theory should get him IMO. Taylor looking good as expected though.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'm calling a really close game here.

Good; that should let me arbitrage before Zimbabwe bottle it.

 

[Jono]

Great shot.

Game on mofos. Especially with the pace of this bowling on this pitch just helping Zimbabwe.

You all got it wrong IMO with this "pace will scare Zimbabwe" stuff.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha awesome. He may be over-rated in Zimbabwe but I can definitely appreciate why. What a shot!

 

[Spark]

Hmm, issues here.

 

[benchmark00]

The problem with UDRS is that even if the batsman gets hit on the pads yards down the crease in line with the stumps, the UDRS review could still fetch the bowler the wicket which is something I'm not a big fan of.

Meh. Why's it matter, the law doesn't say anything about being forward.

Indeed. How dare something be introduced which makes things a little bit harder for batsmen! It's not like every major change and innovation in cricket for the last 20 years has favoured them or anything.

Doesnt the UDRS only apply if you're within a certain distance from the stumps?

If you're too far down the wicket and the umpire has given you not out, even if it's in line and hitting the stumps it will still be given not out.

 

[Jayzamann]

Cov! Fetch that!