*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[Hurricane]

What?

This is literally the opposite of what happens with the Australian cricket team.

Well that's my memory going back since the 80s. You have me looking at scorecards at the moment for recent form - so far what I notice is that if both openers get less than 50 then Aussie struggles to make 300. But I am still going through scorecards so may be wrong.

 

[Swingpanzee]

4th Test: India v Australia at Delhi, Mar 22-24, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

cowan, warner, hughes, wade, johnson, pattinson

Ah thanks. Forgot Johnson.

A boundary there, but I like the fact that Jimmy's going for the full length. Mix it up a bit, and you're pretty sure to get a wicket.

 

[Ruckus]

Clarke's gonna go early

 

[NUFAN]

I wonder when the last time we had less than 3 left handed bats in our XI? It would have been AGES ago..

 

[TT Boy]

Rogers is nice and loose.

 

[Garson007]

Australia only better than other teams on the flattest of tracks (case in point when South Africa toured there). FMD. Expect the pitches in the return ashes to conjure up a few draws and the final result being 1-1 or 1-0 in favour of Australia.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Rogers is getting the runs but looks patchy tbh.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Australia only better than other teams on the flattest of tracks (case in point when South Africa toured there). FMD. Expect the pitches in the return ashes to conjure up a few draws and the final result being 1-1 or 1-0 in favour of Australia.

If it's 1-1 how will it be in favour of Australia?

 

[NUFAN]

Lol Khawaja. Woeful.

He really is unfortunately. I thought this was a big Test match for him and he needed runs badly. Can't play next Test unless he makes a proper contribution in the fourth innings.

 

[hazsa19]

Wow. So close

 

[benchmark00]

Well that's my memory going back since the 80s. You have me looking at scorecards at the moment for recent form - so far what I notice is that if both openers get less than 50 then Aussie struggles to make 300. But I am still going through scorecards so may be wrong.

In the last two or three years it has literally been if Clarke fails Australia makes less than 200. Openers are inconsequential.

 

[Spark]

So this might be that once a series wrecking ball from Broad hey

 

[Tangles]

That Uzi leave nick off the bottom was just wierd. Not sure I've seen that before.

 

[Spikey]

hopefully usman's brief but terrible innings will remind stupid australian fans that he is not built for (stereotypical) english conditions.....

 

[benchmark00]

Umpires call on leg stump I reckon.

 

[GIMH]

Looked out to me but I'm pretty useless

 

[uvelocity]

outside leg for sure

 

[Burgey]

Thought that pitched outside tbh

 

[Spark]

Well that looked straight to me

 

[benchmark00]

Nah way outside.