*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[joels344]

Johnson *facepalm*

 

[Faisal1985]

this will be costly...unlike Aussies fielding.

 

[superkingdave]

wub you mitch

 

[Prince EWS]

One swallow does not make a summer, k?
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Well what about the rest of his career then? It's not like it's his first good match - he's played 28 Tests and averages 40+. He's a quality bat for someone who bats seven and keeps to a decent standard. Of those who have kept in as many games as him, he has the fifth best average of all time.

You can have doubts about his keeping (I don't, personally, but that's because I've seen a lot more of him at state level - he's underachieved in Tests a little with the gloves so far), but he's definitely a better keeper than Prior and Flower for example - two of the only four above him, and his batting isn't "average".

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Poor old Doherty deserved that wicket. Poor shot from Strauss and Johnson should have pouched it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

What a great drop.

Love the way the Barmy Army are singing "Only one Mitchell Johnson" at him taking the piss.

 

[Neil Pickup]

The one in the Yellow & Green bikini? Freaking awseome.

Not sure whether that bit or the reaction shot of chimpy jumping up and down in anger at first slip after Johnson's butterfingers has been my favourite bit of Channel 9's camerawork today.

 

[chalky]

Any chance that Johnson will get dropped for Bollinger for the next test? Will improve the bowling but give Australia a really long tail.

 

[Prince EWS]

Johnson just doesn't get this Ashes lark, does he?

 

[Bun]

Any chance that Johnson will get dropped for Bollinger for the next test? Will improve the bowling but give Australia a really long tail.

No, Ponting has gone far too deep down with him I guess.

 

[Spark]

Any chance that Johnson will get dropped for Bollinger for the next test? Will improve the bowling but give Australia a really long tail.

TBH given Johnson's test batting ATM you're not losing a whole lot. Maybe 50 runs every 5 matches.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Now i know Ian Bell was the original Shermanator but Doherty is a much better lookalike and the fact he still looks about 12 makes it even better.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Siddle hitting 140. Does he do that often? I don't remember him doing it before.

 

[Spark]

Once he gets into a spell or is pumped up he gets to 145.

Doherty is bowling fairly well here.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Ian Healy: 'Strauss looking impenetrable. Impenetrable. That's a good word.'

 

[Son Of Coco]

TBH given Johnson's test batting ATM you're not losing a whole lot. Maybe 50 runs every 5 matches.

Yeah, not a big believer in picking a bowler for his batting either. Was viewed as a joke when England went for Giles over Monty a few years back, don't see why it should be any different.

Your bowler's no.1 job is to bowl (well). Your top order should be getting most of the runs. If bowling ability is very similar, maybe then batting comes into it.

 

[Spikey]

Any chance that Johnson will get dropped for Bollinger for the next test? Will improve the bowling but give Australia a really long tail.

Knowing our selectors there's more chance of Siddle getting dropped.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Siddle hitting 140. Does he do that often? I don't remember him doing it before.

Nine probably turned up the speedo a bit too far having reduced it by 10ks for the English bowlers.

 

[Burgey]

Doherty has bowled well tbh. Been unlucky here.

 

[chalky]

Ian Healy: 'Strauss looking impenetrable. Impenetrable. That's a good word.'

Apart from when he lobbed one to Johnson a mid off about 15 mins ago