***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

[vogue]

Thanks for some commentary on here( not everyone though, just the odd one..). Managed to follow this throughout the morning with the aid of the occasional look at play. Going to be v interesting tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Hopefully Maisie more obliging too cos she’s a bit sleepy after her op yesterday.

 

[Cow]

Given it's now clear England doctored the ball yesterday to get the prodigious swing they produced, what should their punishment be? I'm angling towards UN sanctions on the importation of fake tan and a complete ban on stag groups leaving the country. I also understand there's an argument to be put that simply having to go home after the series is finished is punishment enough.

Their punishment should be having to listen to David Koch talk... pound for pound one of the worst men to ever walk the earth (genocidal maniacs, eugenics obsessed dictators and mass murderers included).

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It's still a hell of a lot of runs to get and years ago the chances would have been zero. These days strange things seem to happen, but I would be very surprised if we get within 80 of the target.

 

[Spikey]

crazy to think australia are gonna lose because tim paine is worse at playing the short ball than brad hodge. sad!

 

[Gnske]

Their punishment should be having to listen to David Koch talk... pound for pound one of the worst men to ever walk the earth (genocidal maniacs, eugenics obsessed dictators and mass murderers included).

Nice of you to leave out rapists

 

[Starfighter]

Would rather tell curators to wake-up.

Yes, but the Kookaburra balls are crap. Barely swung at all at Brisbane even when it was new. They could start by using a significantly thicker string for the seam.


Speaking of swing, Cummins getting the ball to swing in a bit. I'd still like to see him get that big out swinger he once had going, seems to be more movement off the pitch at the moment. Not that that's stopping him, he's in some fine form at the moment. It's a travesty Starc has taken more wickets than him, hasn't bowled one third as well.

 

[Cow]

crazy to think australia are gonna lose because tim paine is worse at playing the short ball than brad hodge. sad!

You'll still win. 180 is a massive deficit to chase with 6 wickets on a 5th day pitch.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Their punishment should be having to listen to David Koch talk... pound for pound one of the worst men to ever walk the earth (genocidal maniacs, eugenics obsessed dictators and mass murderers included).

That's not bad actually. Throw Karl in for good measure, and make them call in Milos ****inopolous to give them a pep talk before the next test.

 

[Spark]

Yes, but the Kookaburra balls are crap. Barely swung at all at Brisbane even when it was new. They could start by using a significantly thicker string for the seam.


Speaking of swing, Cummins getting the ball to swing in a bit. I'd still like to see him get that big out swinger he once had going, seems to be more movement off the pitch at the moment. Not that that's stopping him, he's in some fine form at the moment. It's a travesty Starc has taken more wickets than him, hasn't bowled one third as well.

But remember, we were all told after the last Test that bowling figures are absolutely definitive and the only thing that counts, and therefore Starc >>>> Cummins, apparently.

 

[morgieb]

But remember, we were all told after the last Test that bowling figures are absolutely definitive and the only thing that counts, and therefore Starc >>>> Cummins, apparently.

Ha, who said that?

 

[Groundking]

Totally get what the Aussies have been saying about Cummins now, that was amazing at the end there, head and shoulders above Hazlewood and Starc IMO.

 

[Gnske]

You know, The Chadd would have been awfully helpful in those two sessions.

 

[Spikey]

But remember, we were all told after the last Test that bowling figures are absolutely definitive and the only thing that counts, and therefore Starc >>>> Cummins, apparently.

please stop picking on Starc and pick on Hazlewood instead

 

[Starfighter]

You know, The Chadd would have been awfully helpful in those two sessions.

Yeeeeesss.

 

[Spark]

Ha, who said that?

TNT, in order to claim that Anderson and Broad weren't bowling well, simply because they hadn't gotten sixteen thousand wickets in the game.

 

[Spark]

please stop picking on Starc and pick on Hazlewood instead

i'm a free man who does as he pleases

 

[stephen]

Geez Cummins is an unlucky bowler. He's easily our best quick by a long way in this test and the last test. Superstar in the making.

 

[morgieb]

TNT, in order to claim that Anderson and Broad weren't bowling well, simply because they hadn't gotten sixteen thousand wickets in the game.

Yeah, he's an idiot pop-up sprinkler anyway so meh.

 

[Gnske]

please stop picking on Starc and pick on Hazlewood instead

Yeeeeesss.

Of course, wouldn't be a problem if someone didn't tell Hazlewood that trying to be Dennis Lillee is the answer to all his woes.

 

[Spikey]

Of course, wouldn't be a problem if someone didn't tell Hazlewood that trying to be Dennis Lillee is the answer to all his woes.

if only Chappell, Marsh and Lillee would all retire again