*Official* First Test at The Gabba

[Tangles]

Tangles, social wants Wade not only in the team, but wants him batting six.

Exactly.

He's not a top 6 bat and he can't do the important bit at all. Brilliant plan.

 

[Burgey]

Bit of late swing for Harris at the end of that over. Could be interesting if he gets the line right, especially to Cook

 

[Jarquis]

Gonna throw it out there, I want to see Johnson bowl well. I don't want him to take wickets but it'd be good to see him on song and a contest here. Rather than him go at 4.5s and get cut to the fence every over

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Thought you'd left for cricsim?

The quality of the sledging is better over there, it must be said.

 

[benchmark00]

80% (4/5) of the new, reformed Mitchell Johnson's wickets in India were pitched 8m+ from the stumps.

The other one was around the 7m mark.

#statoftheday

 

[hendrix]

Gonna throw it out there, I want to see Johnson bowl well. I don't want him to take wickets but it'd be good to see him on song and a contest here. Rather than him go at 4.5s and get cut to the fence every over

Yeah me too.

 

[benchmark00]

Frozen rope.

Dead straight.

 

[chasingthedon]

Yeah cool. Does it change if you just look at (if you can) non-subcontinental locations?

It will no doubt take out a lot of draws, but for a first-innings score of 295 the likelihood of a draw isn't that high at this point. It's not difficult to take into account the ground code and add that as a criteria, just will take a little time. Currently I can restrict to certain ICC ratings, so e.g. Bangladesh or whomever can be excluded. Draws are the biggest headache for example taking into account the time left, but almost there.

 

[91Jmay]

Both off the mark, already more positive than last series opening stands.

 

[Jono]

Man, you just gotta love Harris. One of my favourite cricketers around.

 

[benchmark00]

I'd rather gauge my eyes out than watch Carberry bat. Looks like an old man using a walking frame.

 

[Jarquis]

I'd rather gauge my eyes out than watch Carberry bat. Looks like an old man using a walking frame.

What sort of gauge would you use?

 

[Riggins]

Where has this idea of Johnson being consistent and swinging the ball in ODI's come from? At least when Bailey was talked up based on ODI's he'd actually made runs in them.

 

[steds]

Would have thought Australians would find watching someone who actually knows how to handle a bat, a refreshing change tbh

 

[benchmark00]

Where has this idea of Johnson being consistent and swinging the ball in ODI's come from? At least when Bailey was talked up based on ODI's he'd actually made runs in them.

It's stupid, he hasn't got any wickets by pitching it up and swinging it in ODI's.

 

[Riggins]

Would have thought Australians would find watching someone who actually knows how to handle a bat, a refreshing change tbh

Who?

 

[Jono]

lol. Agnew spraying the **** out of the Ind vs. WI pitch from yesterday's odi.

 

[morgieb]

Uh oh.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

HBTTLHBTTR has started rapid and wayward as usual.

 

[Spark]

half volley down leg, tick
half-tracker, tick