*Official* Fourth Test at the MCG

[Adders]

Clarke clearly had enough of Watto and is trying to break him.

 

[Spikey]

Bill SLAMS Siddle: "Hasn't had a golden summer"

 

[social]

bowlers faster than Watson at the moment:

• Trent Copeland
• Michael Hussey
• Matthew Wade
• Marlon Samuels
• Darren Sammy

Australia allowed Bresnan to bowl the same crap all day yesterday

 

[uvelocity]

siddle hasnt had a golden summer, much like n00fers

 

[Cabinet96]

Tipping us to be bowled out for 364 with Carberry stranded on 8

Easy way to solve his troubles in the 30's; get stranded before he reaches there.

 

[91Jmay]

Perfect response after some **** bowling this morning against the tail. Quick runs, taking the momentum back. Looks an easier pitch to score on today, will need to score 300 minimum I think.

 

[GIMH]

The key question on cricket web's lips is will I make it through lunch?

Open another bottle or not? Tbf it's cheap plonk.

 

[Son Of Coco]

At 135kph that was out Watto...bend your back!

 

[91Jmay]

Carberry has played his well out of form. Well done.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Why would you leave it for 80 minutes and then chase one five minutes before lunch? Gah. Head on, Michael.

 

[Son Of Coco]

The key question on cricket web's lips is will I make it through lunch?

Open another bottle or not? Tbf it's cheap plonk.

I think the real question is 'What time will GIMH bring up his lunch?' I'm going with 1hr and 08 minutes from now.

 

[Adders]

The key question on cricket web's lips is will I make it through lunch?

Open another bottle or not? Tbf it's cheap plonk.

Get stuck into it lad......Cook hundred on the menu here.

 

[GIMH]

I think the real question is 'What time will GIMH bring up his lunch?' I'm going with 1hr and 08 minutes from now.

Pretty sure I already released it but it was more down than up

And not a nice smell

 

[Neil Pickup]

The key question on cricket web's lips is will I make it through lunch?

Open another bottle or not? Tbf it's cheap plonk.

Man up and get on with it.

 

[GIMH]

Get stuck into it lad......Cook hundred on the menu here.

Supposed to be going out in the morning

So yeah I'm up until Cook is either ton or out

 

[Woodster]

It's not that simple no, you have to stick there and be able to move it around a bit. The margin for error is also very small, and gets smaller the longer he is in. Bowlers have to bowl well to him, generally, to get a result.

He averages mid-20s against us in all Ashes series bar one...and while that sounds like cherry-picking stats, we did bowl an absolute shower of **** in 2010/11. I agree it's good batting to see off a good spell and cash in later. If the bowling is both sides of the wicket from the outset though then it's just poor bowling. A good batsman takes full advantage of poor bowling.

Yes I'd agree the margins for error will be slim because he is a very good accumulator of runs. Yes I appreciate they're not exactly cherry picked and his record against Australia is something he will certainly hope to improve on, a big score today would certainly help. But he has been more consistent against South Africa who you would say have had a much better attack over the last few years.

Cook does know his limitations and just needs to get back to going on and getting the big ones again once he's in, unfortunately a disease that has dogged much of the England batting unit in recent times.

 

[GIMH]

Man up and get on with it.

Well. If my wife questions my lethargy tomorrow, I'll just tell her it was an order of Pickup. She'll know not to question that.

 

[Adders]

Man up and get on with it.

Are you talking to GIMH there or Carberry?

 

[91Jmay]

Good session overall. Let them get 20 more than they should have, but new ball successfully negotiated and the run rate isn't bad.

 

[GIMH]

How often do you see Johnson as the most economical and Harris the opposite?