2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[Burgey]

And where would such a cell be located?

Look, now you mention it, I think there's a spot available in Pentonville Road Gaol.

 

[Gob]

You're right, Aussie pitches are absolute dog**** that they probably made from dog**** to aid the cheats. Here in India we have variety with slow pitches, bouncy pitches, rank turners and so on.

Get the **** out of this thread

 

[thierry henry]

But seriously why did they take ‘dinner’ at 4:30? Is Adelaide an RSL?

 

[thierry henry]

I’ve gone the Australian style ‘RSL’ there but then apparently RSLs are pretty happening places in Aus so maybe the reference doesn’t translate

 

[Gob]

Brett Lee talking about holding balls itstl

 

[Burgey]

Tim Ward will get a call up for the 5th test. With Aus 4-0 up and the match to be played in Hobart, Ward will dayboo with a sparkling 186* in the first innings.

 

[thierry henry]

Look, now you mention it, I think there's a spot available in Pentonville Road Gaol.

Treason still carries a sentence of life imprisonment in NZ, we’ll have him at Mt Eden

 

[Starfighter]

I'm trying to work out what quality cricket we're missing here with Anderson taking a nearly circular path to the end of his run at about the speed of continental drift.

 

[Burgey]

I don't understand why Kanpur was the comparison with Adelaide though? Is it also really boring with no high rise, no night life, terrible restaurants and weird, random murders?

 

[ashley bach]

Tim Ward will get a call up for the 5th test. With Aus 4-0 up and the match to be played in Hobart, Ward will dayboo with a sparkling 186* in the first innings.

sounds like a good plan, but who will he replace?
surely Marcus will be gone well before that, perhaps bring him in for MCG

 

[sunilz]

I don't understand why Kanpur was the comparison with Adelaide though? Is it also really boring with no high rise, no night life, terrible restaurants and weird, random murders?

Boring and low scoring pitch.

 

[Burgey]

The replays tend to show that wicket ball to Harris was probably the worst Broad bowled in the whole first session.

 

[Gob]

This is flat now

 

[thierry henry]

I'm trying to work out what quality cricket we're missing here with Anderson taking a nearly circular path to the end of his run at about the speed of continental drift.

Don’t you get it, the only options are massive time wasting or massive time wasting + part timers. That’s just how it is.

 

[Burgey]

Boring and low scoring pitch.

Ah ok. Does the ball beat the bat a bit there like it does here? Is it your standard sort of Indian venue where at various points through the day you can't see the pitch through the smog, or is it like Dharmashala with some rare, clean air? IMO every Indian test should be played at Dharmashala. Beautiful place.

 

[thierry henry]

Ah ok. Does the ball beat the bat a bit there like it does here? Is it your standard sort of Indian venue where at various points through the day you can't see the pitch through the smog, or is it like Dharmashala with some rare, clean air? IMO every Indian test should be played at Dharmashala. Beautiful place.

Smoggiest ground on earth. Extremely slow pitch where the odd one rolls.

 

[Burgey]

Lee: "Steve Waugh used to say 'Give me four overs of sheer pace. I don't care if you go for 30'."

Which is handy, cos he often used to.

 

[Burgey]

Smoggiest ground on earth. Extremely slow pitch where the odd one rolls.

Sounds horrendous. Why would you want to go there?

 

[Starfighter]

Don’t you get it, the only options are massive time wasting or massive time wasting + part timers. That’s just how it is.

Apparently so, or something.

I must say, speaking of Anderson, not exactly hustling them down here. That last one was 128.9. Does make you wonder about the concerns about his fitness, not being a spring chicken. He was regularly bowling mid-high 130s in the home season.

 

[Spark]