*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[Prince EWS]

Clarke set and Warner still to come. Chances of an Australian batsman getting a big score have taken a sharp rise since Lords.

Don't forget the fact that Starc is going to ton up in this Test, also.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Australia in the better position at the moment.

 

[wpdavid]

I feel as though I'm watching actual batsmen

Plural?

But this really is very fine batting from Clarke. It feels like something very significant indeed, attacking England's biggest threat in very helpful conditions like this is the stuff of legend. Kind of reminds me of S. Waugh at the same ground in 1997, albeit in very different conditions.

 

[Spark]

Australia in the better position at the moment.

Yeah. I think everyone is busy revising down their par scores on this deck as we speak. 350 will be very handy.

 

[Prince EWS]

Dire that from Bresnan. Just needs to bowl dry at the moment.

 

[Cabinet96]

"Bresnan got greedy there" *waits for fat joke*

 

[Maximas]

Plural?

But this really is very fine batting from Clarke. It feels like something very significant indeed, attacking England's biggest threat in very helpful conditions like this is the stuff of legend. Kind of reminds me of S. Waugh at the same ground in 1997, albeit in very different conditions.

I counted Rogers and Clarke, I've lowered my standards a little as well

 

[Spikey]

bowl dry is a disgusting phrase btw

 

[NUFAN]

Can Shane Warne manage to say something and only use the key word once?

 

[Cabinet96]

Dire that from Bresnan. Just needs to bowl dry at the moment.

Yeah, he used to do it brilliantly as well

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah. I think everyone is busy revising down their par scores on this deck as we speak. 350 will be very handy.

I think it's one of those situations where what sort score would indicate a good batting performance and what sort of score would put you in a good position will be very different numbers. Toss was really important IMO.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah. I think everyone is busy revising down their par scores on this deck as we speak. 350 will be very handy.

Agreed. My previous comment about Aus needing to bat for four sessions is looking redundant. They still might do the way Clarke is going, in which case it's game over. But as you say, anything much above 300 is a very good platform.

 

[Furball]

Furball to throw things.

In the car but sounded on the radio like exactly the sort of rubbish call that annoys me.

 

[Prince EWS]

bowl dry is a disgusting phrase btw

It used to piss me off no end but it's one of those things that you just accept after hearing 200 or so times.

 

[wpdavid]

I counted Rogers and Clarke, I've lowered my standards a little as well

Now I'm with you. I thought you meant Smith and Clarke.

 

[Prince EWS]

In the car but sounded on the radio like exactly the sort of rubbish call that annoys me.

Yeah; leg stump is not a stump etc.

 

[Spikey]

cricketweb.net/forum is a very knowledgeable crowd

 

[Spark]

That's piss from Broad

 

[Burgey]

It used to piss me off no end but it's one of those things that you just accept after hearing 200 or so times.

Like first chance average?

 

[Maximas]

cricketweb.net/forum is a very knowledgeable crowd

We are awesome, we don't even get excited over bump balls