***Official*** Australia in England 2012

[benchmark00]

The ball wasn't dead straight, it did just enough to take the edge. He also bowled several other deliveries in this innings which did a good deal more, and equally as much as anyone else on show today.

Nope, untrue.

 

[uvelocity]

carn, smith

 

[Ruckus]

Nope, untrue.

yep good one

 

[benchmark00]

yep good one

You must view things differently. No point debating cricket with Stevie Wonder.

 

[Ruckus]

Clint McKay to Bopara, out Caught by Michael Clarke!! Clint strikes immediately in his second spell. Superb ball and superb captaincy from Clarke. Back of a length delivery angled in on middle, Bopara looks to nudge it to the leg side but the ball straightens, the batsman is completely squared up and ends up edging it to Clarke at second slip who takes it.

 

[Spark]

I think there was a little movement off the seam but it really wasn't better than most of the deliveries Cummins had bowled to him, basically.

 

[Ruckus]

yeah it wasn't much, but that's all you need etc. etc.

 

[DingDong]

yeah the mckay ball straightened a tiny bit

 

[Kylez]

I'm not the biggest Clint McKay fan either, but he's definitely wobbled it around today off the seam. In favourable conditions, mind.

 

[uvelocity]

Clint McKay to Bopara, out Caught by Michael Clarke!! Clint strikes immediately in his second spell. Superb ball and superb captaincy from Clarke. Back of a length delivery angled in on middle, Bopara looks to nudge it to the leg side but the ball straightens, the batsman is completely squared up and ends up edging it to Clarke at second slip who takes it.

plan on waiting for the green left weekly summary tbh

I think he rolled his wrist across it a bit, attempted leg cutter

 

[Spark]

plan on waiting for the green left weekly summary tbh

I think he rolled his wrist across it a bit, attempted leg cutter

seam was bolt upright

 

[uvelocity]

250 max

not near enough

 

[benchmark00]

Clint McKay to Bopara, out Caught by Michael Clarke!! Clint strikes immediately in his second spell. Superb ball and superb captaincy from Clarke. Back of a length delivery angled in on middle, Bopara looks to nudge it to the leg side but the ball straightens, the batsman is completely squared up and ends up edging it to Clarke at second slip who takes it.

Yep, guess that settles that then. Can't argue with a cricinfo commentator.

 

[Spark]

on the treadmill there

 

[MW1304]

Generally Trott hate is pathetic and ridiculous but this is the only time when he can irritate me a little. Just looks so uncomfortable when he's trying to up the rate. And we really need to now, openers did well to get through a tricky start but the run rate was slow and the skies have cleared. Flat pitch, need to get as close to 300 as possible.

Having said that Bopara got out cheaply, Morgan is finding it equally difficult and the openers got out at the worst times when set, so its not just his fault.

 

[Ruckus]

surely a chance that

 

[Debris]

I think there was a little movement off the seam but it really wasn't better than most of the deliveries Cummins had bowled to him, basically.

The Cummins standard is all you can ask of a bowler really.

 

[Spark]

Settle, Patty.

 

[Ruckus]

wow brutal shot

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Take that ****.