*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[Top_Cat]

Bad light is the biggest farce in cricket.

In a game played over five days where the condition of the ball, the playing surface and the atmosphere act as massive variables, surely we can live with poor seeing conditions for a few overs. There are lots of random circumstances in cricket where batting becomes a little bit more difficult than the mean but we live with it because that's the nature of Test cricket. The difference between a first and fifth day wicket changes the game a lot more than the difference between excellent and marginal seeing conditions.

Pick the bloke who's never faced anyone quick in fading light. You're looking at it all wrong, it's a safety issue.

 

[Burgey]

And stumps.

Will take that tbh. 40 odd behind with 5 in hand, second new ball to come.

Well played Hussey. Tipped him to do well on here. Dunno why, just did.

 

[Prince EWS]

Pick the bloke who's never faced anyone quick in fading light. You're looking at it all wrong, it's a safety issue.

Meh, facing anyone quick in any light is a safety issue, but they still do it. It's Test cricket, man up and play.

 

[GIMH]

Need to start out of the blocks tomorrow, took an hour to get going today and we can't afford to do that now.

If we can break this partnership in the first five overs I think Oz will score about the same as us.

Promises to be a fascinating day tomorrow anyway. Excited.

 

[Top_Cat]

Meh, facing anyone quick in any light is a safety issue, but they still do it. It's Test cricket, man up and play.

Just being contrary now.

Well with protective equipment as good as it is, the safety argument is lessened but still, if they played through, all it would take is for one bloke to crack someone's jaw for people to look at what just happened and go "Well that was stupid."

 

[Spark]

Been cracking so far. High quality cricket through much of it. Excellent bowling by England but a masterclass from Hussey.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I presume play will start half an hour early tomorrow then.Could be tricky conditions to bat in so early in the morning.

 

[Prince EWS]

Just being contrary now.

Well with protective equipment as good as it is, the safety argument is lessened but still, if they played through, all it would take is for one bloke to crack someone's jaw for people to look at what just happened and go "Well that was stupid."

Could happen in good light as well - if someone cracks their jaw in good light do we sit back and say "well wasn't playing cricket stupid?"

I understand there's an increased risk, but there's also an increased risk on an uneven fifth day wicket, or even just with a brand new ball. You obviously have to draw the line somewhere but I think it's being drawn at a far, far, far too conservative point.

 

[TT Boy]

Aus will finish up close if not more than 350. Those 90 runs will account for at least a couple of English batsmen. So advantage Australia still.

 

[Spikey]

prince is just angry because haddin was about to tee the **** off.

 

[andyc]

Tipping Hussey to get out before his ton tomorrow morning.

 

[Burgey]

Meh, facing anyone quick in any light is a safety issue, but they still do it. It's Test cricket, man up and play.

You really have become Richard.

That's absurd Cribb. It's a see the ball, hit the ball game. If you can't see it, you can't hit it.

 

[Top_Cat]

Could happen in good light as well - if someone cracks their jaw in good light do we sit back and say "well wasn't playing cricket stupid?"

I understand there's an increased risk, but there's also an increased risk on an uneven fifth day wicket, or even just with a brand new ball. You obviously have to draw the line somewhere but I think it's being drawn at a far, far, far too conservative point.

Meh, they're not the same.

 

[vcs]

Reckon one of the big differences between India and most other sides is that they'd attempt to smash Colly out of the attack straight away and force the opposition to go back to tired bowlers

Reckon one of the big differences between India and the other sides is that actually they have a lot of batsmen capable of doing that.

And they're 2/200 rather than 5/217, so they can afford to.

It's mainly Sehwag. Ravi Shastri has repeatedly banged on about the fact that the opening batsmen have been instrumental in getting India to the top of the rankings, though Gambhir has been below-par in 2010.

 

[Prince EWS]

You really have become Richard.

That's absurd Cribb. It's a see the ball, hit the ball game. If you can't see it, you can't hit it.

They can still see the ball though. I'm not advocating playing in absolutely pitch black conditions with zero visibility - but that's not what happens when they go off for bad light. Suggesting they can't see the ball is a massive exaggeration - they just can't see it quite as well. \_/

 

[Pup Clarke]

they just can't see it quite as well. \_/

Bingo

 

[Burgey]

They can still see the ball though. I'm not advocating playing in absolutely pitch black conditions with zero visibility - but that's not what happens when they go off for bad light. Suggesting they can't see the ball is a massive exaggeration - they just can't see it quite as well. \_/

Come down the nets next week, ****. I'll pop the bowling machine on 85-90 mph and wait Til dusk. See how you go.

 

[social]

Aus will finish up close if not more than 350. Those 90 runs will account for at least a couple of English batsmen. So advantage Australia still.

Would take 350 in a heartbeat

New ball, fresh bowlers, batsmen having to start again on a pitch that potentially has been freshened up by rain, long tail, etc

Coming off early was to Eng's advantage IMO

 

[TumTum]

Yeah agree with Burgey. In our club when it starts to get dark, we toss away the red ball and play with the orange ball.

 

[Ruckus]

Aus will finish up close if not more than 350. Those 90 runs will account for at least a couple of English batsmen. So advantage Australia still.

That's being pretty optimistic. Hussey would have to get a big hundred to get us to 350, plus Haddin would have to get to at least 50.