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***Official*** 2nd Test at the Adelaide Oval
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Slow Love™
International Captain
Even to draw the series, England would need to make sure Australia don't win another test from here, let alone win two themselves. Too early? Nah.
pasag
RTDAS
Sorry, I was being abit flippant there, but whether you agree with it or not, it isnt farcical seeing as he set the match up for us, and scored 142 and 49, both magnificent knocks. Hoggard deserved it, but to say Ponting getting it in farcical is way off tbh.Craig said:
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FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
How was Clarke's hundred better than Ponting's? Especially given Ponting also made 49 in the second innings when the team was looking shaky and needed quick runs.Craig said:
There's a fair argument for a few players to win the MotM award, but I certainly don't see how there were any clearly "better performances" or how it is "farcical". Collingwood would have won it if England had saved the test, but the award usually goes to someone on the winning team, and Ponting had a very good match. 191 runs, a run out and some top notch captaincy on the final day.
That said, I would have gone Collingwood, marginally.
Craig
World Traveller
Just seeing the highlights on the news now and I said it before and I will keep on saying it and TEC is right once again about sweeping; for christ's sake (no profanty intended) sweep with you leg out side leg stump so it block's the ball from from hitting the stumps if you miss and not even umpire high on cocaine would give you out LBW.
What a day!
Surely this must spell the end for Jones, Giles and Anderson. Harmison may have too much credit left to be axed now, but he should be playing with the sword dangling from the horsehair in Perth.
This match showed the Fletcher doctrine of strong lower order batting to be farcical...or Fletcher's assessment of who is a strong lower order batter.
Surely this must spell the end for Jones, Giles and Anderson. Harmison may have too much credit left to be axed now, but he should be playing with the sword dangling from the horsehair in Perth.
This match showed the Fletcher doctrine of strong lower order batting to be farcical...or Fletcher's assessment of who is a strong lower order batter.
Craig
World Traveller
Well 'farcial' is perhaps a bit OTT by mine and I accept that. But what I mean by Clarke's ton is that I guess it helped get Australia over the 500 mark when he was at the creast Australia were well over 200 runs behind and for a guy who probably would have lost his spot to a fit Shane Watson or could have lost if he is fit for Perth and didn't get a nice score. That has to count for a lot for mine.FaaipDeOiad said:
And if Collingwood's score isn't better then Ponting's, then it must be dam bloody close because he came in 2/45 and England were looking at a batting repeat of Brisbane.
BingLeeElectric
Banned
It's all very well Pietersen going around all upbeat and full of energy, hugging everyone and trying to gee them up but this is the result.pasag said:
It was the same with all his drops in the last Ashes. He probably thinks he's being a great team man but he needs to calm down as it's counter-productive.
BingLeeElectric
Banned
I know you're trying to seem sporting in victory, but don't be silly.Nnanden said:
Ponting, Hussey, Clarke and Warne are all better candidates for it.
BingLeeElectric
Banned
Probably because it was closer to being what one would term as "chanceless"FaaipDeOiad said:
BingLeeElectric
Banned
Good question actually.Nnanden said:
UncleTheOne
U19 Captain
Duncan. Take Giles, Harmison and Jones with you and never come back.
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah i have to admit i though Hoggard should quite possibly have got MOTM, certainly the pick of the bowlers over the whole game, particularly the best in the first innings.
Martyn wont be dropped i dont think, i doubt they will change the winning side after that game.
Martyn wont be dropped i dont think, i doubt they will change the winning side after that game.
UncleTheOne
U19 Captain
Indeed. The bloke is so amazingly underrated. He gets practically written off before every tour with people banging on about how the conditions of foreign climates don't suit him, some people will probably never learn.pasag said:
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
I think England need to pick Read for the next test, you cant get worse the Jones's batting at the moment and Read is vastly superior with the gloves anyway.