*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[Bun]

Australia are better than England as they're beating them. India are better than Australia because they beat Australia. New Zealand are better than both because they did better vs India and India is the best.

 

[irottev]

Bangladesh should be the best, such a good Test side can't be **** in one-dayers

I'm talking test cricket. Not joke cricket.

 

[Spark]

And this is assuming, of course, that it was a wrong decision. Maybe Hussey did hit it.

Nah I don't think he did.

 

[vcs]

It's tough on England ( at that drop though) but they can't drop their heads. Restricting the lead < 200 juuust about still keeps them in the game (a couple of partnerships could wipe that out if they bat out of their skins). Australia have to raise their sights now to a 500+ run total.

 

[Ruckus]

Feel we have to lift the run-rate a bit here. Don't want there to be any chance of a draw, especially with some potentially dodgy weather.

 

[GotSpin]

Nice fielding England you bunch of drop kicks

 

[irottev]

England are test minnows. The Ashes should be vs a good country.

 

[pietersenrocks]

I'm talking test cricket. Not joke cricket.

This thread is about lively cricket, not dead cricket.

 

[robelinda]

Botham, 2 MCG gabba

 

[Debris]

Nah I don't think he did.

You are entitled to think so. I don't think he hit it either. But I am prepared to concede that I may be wrong and that it hit the bat as well as both pads.

 

[irottev]

Too one sided now imo. Get some wickets. Get some good bowlers on ffs. Broad and Collingwood are duds.

 

[Spark]

This is fantastic batting by Haddin

PS These two have outscored England's first innings.

 

[pietersenrocks]

Luckless Jimmy can't bowl all day

 

[hazsa19]

It's tough on England ( at that drop though) but they can't drop their heads. Restricting the lead < 200 juuust about still keeps them in the game (a couple of partnerships could wipe that out if they bat out of their skins). Australia have to raise their sights now to a 500+ run total.

Dunno, the heads have dropped, the crowd are on their backs, the best thing for australia would be to get bowled out and have an hour at us.

I really couldn't see us getting to stumps unscathed.

 

[Jayzamann]

Braddy's SR is about to blast through 50. The hard yakka against consistently threatening bowling this morning is starting to be offset by merrymaking.

 

[Prince EWS]

By the way, this is why those who picked Tim Paine were out of their minds. Haddin, like Prior, is a proper batsman capable of scoring genuine Test hundreds. Unlike Prior, he can also keep wicket.

 

[Debris]

Actually Andersen hasn't looked particularly threatening after his first spell either. Partnership like this just make all the bowling look bad. Soon as a wicket falls, they will all look better.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Can't listen to them; at the pub.

The guy with the cool voice was going beserk. Was awesome.

 

[hazsa19]

lol yet another play and miss

 

[vcs]

Dunno, the heads have dropped, the crowd are on their backs, the best thing for australia would be to get bowled out and have an hour at us.

I really couldn't see us getting to stumps unscathed.

45 overs to go in the day's play. Plenty of time to go well past 500. I'd think Australia should bat atleast 30 of those overs if they possibly can.