*Official* First Test at The Gabba

[Woodster]

I was obviously unaware of the plan and the bigger picture!

 

[Spark]

The deadly long hop, eh?

 

[NUFAN]

Clarke bounces out - Freudian slip Slats?

 

[centurymaker]

Has Watson done anything of note in the last 2 yrs?

 

[GIMH]

Get Broad back on

 

[Furball]

Kallis gets punished at times for batting in a bubble, well that's exactly what Watson has done this match.

Watson certainly runs in a bubble.

 

[Spark]

Wow that was some weird footwork there

 

[Cabinet96]

Broad at the other end now that Clarke's in.

Watson is outdoing himself. Always so quick to pounce on the length. Was probably too quick there.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Is this whole series just going to be batsmen getting themselves out?

 

[GIMH]

Brilliant camera work.

Haha yes, glad I wasn't the only one to think this

Erm wtf was that

 

[NUFAN]

I wonder what the record is for most catches in a Test match? 21/22 so far.

EDIT - or the lowest number of bowled, or lbw?

 

[Tom Halsey]

On replay that just looks like a back of a length ball that he has tried to treat like a long hop tbf.

 

[Cabinet96]

Wow that was some weird footwork there

I think Clarke is really hesitant to get forward at the moment. His eye and hands are so good that he can get away with it most of the time though.

 

[GIMH]

Lol @ Sky 'Match coverage provided by Channel Nine' ie don't blame us that you didn't see the catch

 

[stephen]

Has Watson done anything of note in the last 2 yrs?

He made a 170, thereby cementing his place for another three years.

Seriously, can anyone imagine that Watson would have been anywhere near the Aussie team if he played like this in 2004 at his age?

 

[Spark]

Has Clarke changed his trigger movement? Seemed to be going quite a way across

 

[Furball]

Has Watson done anything of note in the last 2 yrs?

Fulfilled his potential finally by hammering a mediocre spinner around in a dead rubber after batting like a flog for 4 Tests.

 

[GIMH]

I wonder what the record is for most catches in a Test match? 21/22 so far.

EDIT - or the lowest number of bowled, or lbw?

Yeah they were making a fuss on TMS about how few reviews there have been, but it makes sense given the lack of lbw decisions. Which in turn is obviously down to the style of bowling favoured thus far.

 

[Spark]

I think Clarke is really hesitant to get forward at the moment. His eye and hands are so good that he can get away with it most of the time though.

Yeah I'm used to that, but he seemed to have much more of a back and across movement than you usually see

 

[social]

Don't know why Eng would worry about line and length

Just bowl ****ty, slow half-trackers and watch us implode seems a surer bet