***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

[Burgey]

Tubby interviewing Boof. He’s not exactly early Paxman, is he?

 

[Daemon]

I still don't rate him, but that was one of the best spells I've seen Lyon bowl

 

[stephen]

I still don't rate him, but that was one of the best spells I've seen Lyon bowl

Why don't you rate a guy who out-bowled Ashwin and Jadeja at home?

 

[Starfighter]

Why don't you rate a guy who out-bowled Ashwin and Jadeja at home?

Shush Stephen, don't let facts get out.

 

[cnerd123]

Why don't you rate a guy who out-bowled Ashwin and Jadeja at home?

doesnt rate Ash or Jadeja either

 

[stephen]

Well Lyon outbowled Ashwin but Jadeja was probably better over the course of the series. Not too much in it mind you.

 

[Burgey]

He’s right not to rate any finger spinners. But as far as they go, Lyon is good

 

[Daemon]

doesnt rate Ash or Jadeja either

Exactly.

 

[Black_Warrior]

I long for the day when cricket analysis will stop taking players for robots and acknowledge that each individual player is in a different situation, frame of mind which will determine how he approaches his innings, the so called 'intent'. Stoneman and Vince are playing their first Ashes test, playing for their place in the side, playing for their careers. They are not going to come down the track to whack Lyon over mid on. A guy established at 50 test matches and 4k runs under his belt? Sure.

 

[Cabinet96]

Thought it wasn't allowed to rain over here?

 

[Starfighter]

Oh FFS, we have to have a delay over this?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Get a climate Brisbane.

 

[Starfighter]

Guessing we'll have to have half an hour delay after the rain's stopped for no obvious reason as well?

 

[stephen]

Bloody hell. Looking at the radar we have localised rain over the Gabba. It's literally not raining anywhere else, including here a couple of kms away in the cbd.

 

[stephen]

64 km Brisbane (Mt Stapylton) Radar Loop

That tiny little spot of rain between Brisbane and Mt Gravatt is where the Gabba is.

 

[Second Spitter]

He’s right not to rate any finger spinners. But as far as they go, Lyon is good

Don't rate any finger spinner without a doosra.

Otoh, finger spinners with doosras are cheats.

 

[S.Kennedy]

I suppose the aussie media will try and blame the weather on the 'poms' also.

 

[Burgey]

Indeed

 

[adub]

The weather was fantastic in Australia right up until 26 Jan 1788.

 

[S.Kennedy]

We hid the clouds in our suitcases and unleashed them as some sort of diabolical plot.