*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[Cabinet96]

Hope Sussex likes his world class form.

They do.

 

[Jono]

Siddle looks unfit and Bird isn't as good as you lot hyped him up to be.

Aren't you the same bloke that said this about Philander after one test?

 

[Son Of Coco]

We've gotten a bit too short in the last few overs. Went from getting it up and moving it around to letting England swing away at short stuff.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Harris' century up.

One of the most undeserved in recent times for any bowler.

 

[Tangles]

And consequently dropped......

Dont say **** like that Invers could be reading.

 

[Cabinet96]

Aren't you the same bloke that said this about Philander after one test?

Well, Philander was obviously rubbish because Prior got runs against him. So I don't know what you're talking about.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Harris' century up.

At an average of around 17.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Aren't you the same bloke that said this about Philander after one test?

Look Bird was hyped as being McGrath the 2nd by the crims, bowled slow filth for most of the day today after a pretty ordinary first few days. Hard to be impressed by him after so much hype.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Was thinking the same. I guess he's not the type of person to say anything possibly negative on live TV.

It is annoying but he does supply some insight that's we wouldn't get ie DRS that we wouldn't otherwise get. He's also got a decent cricket brain which is shown up when he's in the box with Botham.

And he's a better commentator than Vaughan.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Was thinking the same. I guess he's not the type of person to say anything possibly negative on live TV.

He's as boring as ****. I've done morning ablutions with more personality.

 

[grecian]

This is where Watson would have done a job, keeping it tight at one end.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hope Strauss is like Atherton and Hussain were in the box and slow starters but improved quickly. He is a bit boring.

 

[Spikey]

i still cant believe they dropped mitch starc for john hastings

god this joke has aged brilliantly.

 

[hendrix]

Bird is an excellent bowler but I'm inclined to agree that the attack lacks variety.

Why can't they just let some players play a few tests in a row? They let Watson. Why not anyone else?

 

[Spikey]

flibbertyjibber never change please

 

[Tangles]

Think we can only score these runs if Clarke gets half. So as usual it will be all about when he walks out and if anyone else can get going.

 

[NUFAN]

Warne doesn't realize that its completely impossible for the scores to continue going up each innings.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Bird is an excellent bowler but I'm inclined to agree that the attack lacks variety.

Why can't they just let some players play a few tests in a row? They let Watson. Why not anyone else?

Losing teams always chop and change looking for the magic formula. Usually fails and they change it again. It is what poor/average sides do when playing against better opposition and will continue to do for many years to come. England did it throughout the 80's and 90's and it worked so well.

 

[benchmark00]

Ruckus and Nnanden noticeably quiet.

Harris or bust!

 

[The Battlers Prince]

7 fa well done Harris