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

[Tom Flint]

Speed gun has looked decent from when I've looked. No one actually bowls 90mph+ regularly in test cricket (except Johnson when he averaged 13).

But the gun hasnt touched 90 once yet. No one ever bowls that quick ball after ball but you expect them to every now and the when half the team threaten it before the game

 

[Furball]

Steyn and Rabada do it more often than not when fully fit...

Steyn doesn't.

 

[Starfighter]

Steyn and Rabada do it more often than not when fully fit...

Funny how Rabada has generally been around 140-143 for the best part of year and a half then.

Steyn hasn't been that fast for a while either, if he ever was consistently.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Steyn and Rabada do it more often than not when fully fit...

Steyn only goes over 90 very very rarely when the ball is doing nothing.

 

[Cabinet96]

Jeez what a shot.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

150 partnership for the 2nd wicket-- looks promising

 

[stephen]

Starc and Cummins will both crank up to 150 at times but it's never been every ball.

 

[fredfertang]

Who needs Alistair Cook?

 

[Starfighter]

So far our 'line and length' bowler has been by far the worst at line and length.

 

[vcs]

Vince has a decent cover drive on him.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah I'm amazed people still think about Steyn as a 90mph+ bowler. Swing was always his greatest asset.

 

[stephen]

What happened to Hazelwood's radar that over? Might be a bit underdone.

 

[Furball]

This is going too well.

 

[Pothas]

This is going too well.

Yeah I am hating every second of it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is unexpectedly impressive

 

[Cabinet96]

*whispers* there's been about 3 false strokes at most and not a single play and miss.

Edit: Lol, edge falls short next ball after this post.

 

[fredfertang]

This is going too well.

As Brendon Rogers was saying at 8 o'clock

 

[Cow]

Who is this commentating with Slater? He is breathing into the mic too much and talking absolute filth.

 

[Starfighter]

Starc and Cummins will both crank up to 150 at times but it's never been every ball.

I don't think there's ever been a bowler who could hit 150 for the majority of their balls. Akhtar didn't and I don't see who else could've either.

 

[MW1304]

We're 34-1 ffs. And it's a fairly placid pitch, chill with the compliments.