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Tom Halsey
International Coach
Well the Aussies are in the mire now.
Tom Halsey
International Coach
What's dalm?aussie said:dalm
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
The 'L' is silent - like the 'F' in 'cabbage'Tom Halsey said:
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Well batted Andy, no wonder you're in the team.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
I've got nothing personal against you [or who you support, for that matter] but it's not a typo when:aussie said:
a) You do it nearly every time.
b) The 'l' is nowhere near the 'm' & the 'n'.
Tom Halsey
International Coach
luckyeddie said:
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Top stuff from Ntini.
Everytime I see Symonds bat at 6 for Australia I just shake my head. He looks at sea time and time again. I was there at the MCG for this quickfire 70-odd or whatever at the Boxing Day test, and it didn't convince me one bit that he was a test class batsman. First off Boje was bowling which was the stupidest captaincy I'd seen in a while from Smith considering it had been the pacers (such as Bravo and Nel) who Symonds had struggled against all summer. Secondly, there was no pressure on as Australia already had a sizeable lead. When the pressure is on in test cricket Symonds doesn't know which side of the bat to use.
And as I speak Gilly is out hooking. Further proof that with this out of form Gilly (not the Gilly of a few years back) coming in at 7, you can't affort Symonds at 6. I'll keep saying that till he is dropped.
And by the way, I may be in the minority but I reckon opening the bowling with Nel instead of Pollock was the right move, even if it didn't work out this time.
Everytime I see Symonds bat at 6 for Australia I just shake my head. He looks at sea time and time again. I was there at the MCG for this quickfire 70-odd or whatever at the Boxing Day test, and it didn't convince me one bit that he was a test class batsman. First off Boje was bowling which was the stupidest captaincy I'd seen in a while from Smith considering it had been the pacers (such as Bravo and Nel) who Symonds had struggled against all summer. Secondly, there was no pressure on as Australia already had a sizeable lead. When the pressure is on in test cricket Symonds doesn't know which side of the bat to use.
And as I speak Gilly is out hooking. Further proof that with this out of form Gilly (not the Gilly of a few years back) coming in at 7, you can't affort Symonds at 6. I'll keep saying that till he is dropped.
And by the way, I may be in the minority but I reckon opening the bowling with Nel instead of Pollock was the right move, even if it didn't work out this time.
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dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Langers parents were flown over for his 100th too..
Poor mum
Poor mum
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Just heard he's being detained overnight. The guy's received a few blows to the bonce over the years, so it's not surprising.dontcloseyoureyes said:Langers parents were flown over for his 100th too..
Poor mum
Boyks always reckoned that a good opener needs the odd screw loose - but I can think of better ways of achieving that - a decent power screwdriver for a start.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
He's certainly a shining example of a player who can perform like a 'proper' test batsman - even when the rest of the side are impersonating a bunch of no-brain bangers.Jono said:
