*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[_Ed_]

Haha, an innings of 46 with nine fours and a six. Insanity.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well that was our session.Fascinatingly poised at tea.

Huge session for both sides coming up,if England win it they could well be putting themselves in the hunt for a rare win in Brisbane but if the Aussies win it they will have a lead to add to going into the 3rd day.

I love ashes cricket.So tense.

 

[James]

Dead even at tea I'd say. Annoyed that I haven't been able to watch a single ball of this

 

[joels344]

Stellar session for England. Hopefully Australia can have a good next session.

 

[blahblahblah]

hussey`s wicket and the game is on

 

[Ruckus]

Great shot Hussey!

Disagree with Chappelli that this is the kind of pitch where "you're never quite in". Would say that it is definitely possible to build atleast couple of hundred run partnerships every innings.

Yeh I totally agree. A score of 400 should be easily possible, but England suffered the Siddle spell, and Australia have just been following their general batting trends (bar Hussey).

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

This makes me so angry. Get Ponting down the order, get Clarke out of there if he's unfit, get North out full stop, and Johnson and Hilfenhaus aswell.

You'd think with the very average performances by Australia in the last year or so that we'd see some changes. But no, the mediocrity remains. Furious.

Problem is there's hardly a wealth of options outside the team. Khawaja is a huge risk, and then there's not much else other than White.

 

[Athlai]

42 of Hussey's 46 runs have been boundaries. Jesus christ.

 

[blahblahblah]

Dead even at tea I'd say. Annoyed that I haven't been able to watch a single ball of this

why so?

u r surely missing interesting stuff

 

[Noble One]

We have the in-form Johnson in next, still hope.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeh I totally agree. A score of 400 should be easily possible, but England suffered the Siddle spell, and Australia have just been following their general batting trends (bar Hussey).

The hat trick stuffed us.If Prior and Broad had got a few we may well have gone past 350 and Bell wouldn't have had to throw his wicket away chasing quick runs with the tail.Shows how great a spell it was by Siddle yesterday.

 

[joels344]

42 of Hussey's 46 runs have been boundaries. Jesus christ.

That's immense.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

We have the in-form Johnson in next, still hope.

Well he must be in for his batting as he bowled crap yesterday.

 

[James]

why so?

u r surely missing interesting stuff

At work pretending to work at the moment

 

[Ruckus]

The hat trick stuffed us.If Prior and Broad had got a few we may well have gone past 350 and Bell wouldn't have had to throw his wicket away chasing quick runs with the tail.Shows how great a spell it was by Siddle yesterday.

Yeh you were undoubtedly unlucky to face Sids on his B'day, but there isn't much of an excuse for Australia. England have bowled very consistent lines, but barring a few good Anderson deliveries, it hasn't been particularly dangerous bowling.

 

[Furball]

Atherton interviewing some posh nutter who cycled from Lord's to the Gabba.

 

[TumTum]

hussey`s wicket and the game is on

I don't know how much you've been watching but it's already game on.

Surely we can't lose this after getting Strauss out 3rd ball and Siddle getting a hat-trick? Although usually the team that gets these individual performances lose. Malinga 4-trick and Waugh last ball 100 come to mind.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

That's immense.

And so ün-Hussey", too.

 

[blahblahblah]

At work pretending to work at the moment

haha

lucky me, i have no more classes today

 

[Noble One]

I don't know how much you've been watching but it's already game on.

Surely we can't lose this after getting Strauss out 3rd ball and Siddle getting a hat-trick? Although usually the team that gets these individual performances lose. Malinga 4-trick and Waugh last ball 100 come to mind.

That doesn't make much sense. Yes, some of the great performances occur in a losing game, but countless others are in wins.