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

[morgieb]

Hahaha what a random shot

Almost Misbah-esque tbh.

 

[Cabinet96]

Great innings this. Has helped drag Australia back in front.

 

[Shri]

If Kallis was Australian we wouldn't have lost a series for 20 years

Damien Martyn / Darren Lehmann would have probably never played for au either.

 

[Spark]

This has been weird from England since lunch. Let the game drift completely.

 

[Cow]

Damien Martyn would have probably never played for au either.

Another one the crims overrate so much.

 

[Spark]

Damien Martyn / Darren Lehmann would have probably never played for au either.

Can you imagine the batting order? Hayden Langer Ponting Kallis SWaugh MWaugh Gilchrist.

You'd never be bowled out under 400.

 

[Groundking]

Broad hasn't bowled anywhere near enough

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

A repeat of yesterday, where England have just inexplicably served up an hour of piss weak cricket at a time when they're threatening to take control of the match.

Yep

 

[Cow]

Cummins doing very well.

Why Broad isnt bowling is bizarre.

 

[Shri]

Can you imagine the batting order? Hayden Langer Ponting Kallis SWaugh MWaugh Gilchrist.

You'd never be bowled out under 400.

Except in India ofc.

 

[Spark]

Slater hasn't watched any cricket outside Australia lately if he thinks Australia's tail has wagged.

 

[Cabinet96]

Except in India ofc.

Tbf given Kallis is one of the best overseas batsmen in Asia ever, he could be the difference maker there.

 

[Spark]

Except in India ofc.

That's exactly where Kallis helps so much though. In Aus conditions he wouldn't make that much of a difference, but he'd make that lineup beastly overseas. English conditions are probably still a slight weakness but fmd.

 

[morgieb]

Slater hasn't watched any cricket outside Australia lately if he thinks Australia's tail has wagged.

You only just realised this?

 

[Spark]

You only just realised this?

Fair

 

[Shri]

That's exactly where Kallis helps so much though. In Aus conditions he wouldn't make that much of a difference, but he'd make that lineup beastly overseas. English conditions are probably still a slight weakness but fmd.

He will block one end and the 'hard but fair/intent' approach would lead to lollapses with Hayden trying to be a slog sweep hero.

 

[Cabinet96]

Broad's hardly bowled and his pace is still down. Has he had injury issues recently? If not really bad management for him to not be in optimum physical shape for the 1st test.

 

[Spark]

Broad's hardly bowled and his pace is still down. Has he had injury issues recently? If not really bad management for him to not be in optimum physical shape for the 1st test.

I think he's dropping his pace deliberately tbf. He did it yesterday to try and bowl tight lines and cutters, then once a new batsman came in he was immediately 140+ again.

 

[Spark]

So if Anderson is fine, what was the point of the last half hour of cricket...?

 

[morgieb]

For England's sake good to see Anderson still out there.