*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[Jacknife]

England will need to come out all guns blazing after lunch,if the quicks can keep it tight, like they did in the second half of the morning session and get Swanny ripping it from the other, wickets should come.Even though I would of liked to see a few more wickets,it's a very good game so far.

 

[Top_Cat]

Reckon they need to keep it tight, myself. Gabba is flattening out and if you bust a gut going for the knockout ball, you'll give plenty of runs to two guys who've scored plenty of runs at the ground. Patience from the key from here.

 

[Prince EWS]

Kinda missing the whole point of a number 3 batsman.

Comes with the territory of following Pakistan - they don't pick one.

 

[Furball]

double post. Forum being weird for me.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Was nervous for Ponting when he came in, but he looks settled now. Surprising Anderson bowled really well at the end, but I doubt he can keep it going all through the day.

Our batsmen hopefully would find their form, or we will not reach 300.

I'm going to still be nervous until he hits a pull shot right out of the middle. I'm always nervous when he faces spinners as well.

 

[Jacknife]

Yes, it's been messing me around a bit.

 

[James]

The daily backup was running between 1pm and 1:15pm EST time guys (40 minutes ago) so the forum would have been slow during that period.

It should all be fine now. If it isn't please email me - james.nixon@cricketweb.net

 

[Gilly Fan]

**** **** **** **** **** ****

 

[vcs]

Ugh Punter, what a terrible way to give away your wicket.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Disappointing way to get out. Ordinary ball.

 

[Jacknife]

That's been coming since he came in, get in .

 

[Ruckus]

oh man i feel ponting is going to fail here...

awta

 

[Furball]

The daily backup was running between 1pm and 1:15pm EST time guys (40 minutes ago) so the forum would have been slow during that period.

It should all be fine now. If it isn't please email me - james.nixon@cricketweb.net

Yeah, figured.

JIMMEH!

 

[hazsa19]

oh what a way to get Punter out! Not great to see a great player depart like that but i'll take it

Is there an opening here?

 

[Themer]

Awesomeness.

For how well Anderson's bowled since he came back from his first spell thats a bit of a anticlimax to get him like that.

 

[Ruckus]

For **** sake if Australia screw this up, I'm going to kill someone.

 

[Spark]

Bit fail. Fairly in line with Ponting's dismissals recently.

 

[Jacknife]

What a first delivery.

 

[blahblahblah]

whatta start by england

 

[Top_Cat]

**** gets wickets. Universal cricketing lawl.