*Official* First Test at The Gabba

[Burgey]

Can't say I've seen a leftie actually pick Swann's slider. Fmd it's a good rock.

 

[Spark]

If Warner keeps his head and his form, and keeps Swann out, he'll make bucketloads this summer. Looks so settled at the crease.

EDIT: Rogers, meanwhile...

 

[benchmark00]

Can't say I've seen a leftie actually pick Swann's slider. Fmd it's a good rock.

Don't think it's deliberately a lot of the time itbt. Hard to pick it when he doesn't even know what it's going to do.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Bois, gonna use this innings change to ask you a serious question


there's a ****ing massive stick insect just chilling in our kitchen. what should we do. i'm fine with just leaving it there

Does it look like this:

?

 

[Maximas]

Can't say I've seen a leftie actually pick Swann's slider. Fmd it's a good rock.

It isn't a ball he bowls deliberately I don't think, it's just an off break that doesn't turn

 

[Spark]

It isn't a ball he bowls deliberately I don't think, it's just an off break that doesn't turn

Not quite that simple. He definitely pushes it through a bit more - though I agree that's not necessarily deliberate

 

[Spark]

It isn't a ball he bowls deliberately I don't think, it's just an off break that doesn't turn

Not quite that simple. He definitely pushes it through a bit more - though I agree that's not necessarily deliberate

 

[Ruckus]

Warner's such a useful player to have when your in a commanding position.

 

[JontyPanesar]

Where did this myth that Root has a knack of taking wickets whenever he bowls? 2 out of 12 innings he has taken a wicket...whoaaaa

 

[Maximas]

Not quite that simple. He definitely pushes it through a bit more - though I agree that's not necessarily deliberate

Indeed but I once saw him say something like "sometimes the ball just doesn't turn - it makes me look good", although I think he may have said that to be funny

 

[Spikey]

 

[Son Of Coco]

But what had changed with Johnson? He's bowling the same stuff as he always bowls.

No one has doubted Johnson's ability to bowl the short ball. But what we have learned today is two things:

1. He still doesn't swing the ball
2. He still doesn't seam the ball
3. There are a few English batsmen who are sub continental against short pitch bowling (Carberry, Trott, Broad, Tremlett)

Yeah after I wrote that I thought what I actually mean is "if Johnson can get results like that 3 or 4 more times".

 

[Maximas]

Isn't that thread you have big enough to contain **** like this?

 

[JontyPanesar]

It isn't a ball he bowls deliberately I don't think, it's just an off break that doesn't turn

He varies how much the seam is tilted from the upright position (assuming it is rotating along the seam). The axis of rotation is never quite pointed towards the sky or towards the batsman, but somewhere in between

 

[Burgey]

If Warner keeps his head and his form, and keeps Swann out, he'll make bucketloads this summer. Looks so settled at the crease.

EDIT: Rogers, meanwhile...

And how good is it that now he can take as long as he likes this game to get settled?

 

[Burgey]

Isn't that thread you have big enough to contain **** like this?

How. Dare. You.

 

[ajdude]

wrist ****

 

[Spark]

And how good is it that now he can take as long as he likes this game to get settled?

Indeed. Though he's almost got to 50 without breaking a sweat

 

[Spikey]

Isn't that thread you have big enough to contain **** like this?

Relevant to the match. Smitteh is wondering why Swann isn't taking wickets

 

[Maximas]

How. Dare. You.

I just need to mentally prepare myself before viewing images of Smitteh, can't handle it when he pops up like that and surprises me