Noppe
School Boy/Girl Captain
Those stats flatter him tbf
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*Official* First Test at The Gabba
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Neil Pickup
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That was as bad an all-nighter as I've ever endured. Mercifully slept through Adelaide 06, but much the same template appears to have been followed.
Excellent discipline from the Australian bowlers, exceptionally well led and marshalled by Clarke, but I can't shake the feeling that we've just gone and sleepwalked into the trap. There were shades of this last summer, only for lapses / good fortune / rain / Ian Bell to save our skins, but today smacked of batting without any particular plan or goal in mind, and consequently just allowing the pressure to build and build and finally break in one giant 6-for-9-shaped flood. Lyon's figures of 5-4-1-2 summed it all up: Australia had a game plan; we followed it.
Excellent discipline from the Australian bowlers, exceptionally well led and marshalled by Clarke, but I can't shake the feeling that we've just gone and sleepwalked into the trap. There were shades of this last summer, only for lapses / good fortune / rain / Ian Bell to save our skins, but today smacked of batting without any particular plan or goal in mind, and consequently just allowing the pressure to build and build and finally break in one giant 6-for-9-shaped flood. Lyon's figures of 5-4-1-2 summed it all up: Australia had a game plan; we followed it.
Spikey
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important update:
the stick insect has just realised the way it entered is a way for it to leave. it was here for almost exactly 24 hours. goodbye sweet prince.
also the **** didn't touch the collection of leaves I gathered. If you want them, and live in NSW, send me your address and I'll use Joe Burns' entrepreneurial tip
the stick insect has just realised the way it entered is a way for it to leave. it was here for almost exactly 24 hours. goodbye sweet prince.
also the **** didn't touch the collection of leaves I gathered. If you want them, and live in NSW, send me your address and I'll use Joe Burns' entrepreneurial tip
Riggins
International Captain
seems like it would work anywhere in australia.
Captain_Cook
U19 12th Man
I watched the delivery and it was a very challenging ball for any left hander. It was a very good length, committed Cook to the shot and rooted him to the crease, a super ball from a great bowler. Harris is bowling perfectly to his weaknesses and until Cook chases a wide one for no reason I'm going to change my mind and agree that Harris has got an edge on Cook. I'm just hoping that the times he survives that he actually pushes on to get a century.
Burgey
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That's what I did in iur winter when I woke up and heard Bell was making runs.
Spikey
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maybe i only want these leaves going to a great new south welshman (+ possibly nufan although i could probably just drop by leaves and drop it off in his letter box)
benchmark00
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What type of leaves are they? Not sure they'd get through customs outside of NSW.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Warner will quickly put England out of the test tomorrow with a big, fast 100. Heard it here first.
Sehwag picked him as a great talent a while back when they played in the IPL together.
Sehwag picked him as a great talent a while back when they played in the IPL together.
Spikey
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doesnt matter. the stick insect (aka Smudge) has returned home and is back chilling on the wall, as this poorly edited photo shows. the plans to fill a letter with leaves plus a CD containing pictures of steve smith, videos taken from youtube of steve smith and a playlist of songs dedicated to steve smith have been cancelled. i hope smudge ate while it was outside but the pile of leaves has been re-built
Stapel
International Regular
I've only seen both evening sessions. Thus the Haddin-Johnson and Rogers-Warner partnerships. From that I'd say this is still very much a pitch to bat on. I can't really figure out why England collapsed the way they did.....
GuyFromLancs
State Vice-Captain
Someone hacked your account and deleted the punchline.
GuyFromLancs
State Vice-Captain
Anyway, if I were an Aussie I'd be seriously chuffed to bits. Of course the series is far from over - not even the match is over - but the way they turned the tables was pretty awe-inspiring.
If Johnson maintains this form, you'll win the series.
If Johnson maintains this form, you'll win the series.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Was that when someone asked him to sign a bat and then pulled it away?
Funny is one way of describing it. Obnoxious might be rather better. Or infantile. Or even puerile.
No doubt they'll all be whining when he doesn't bother giving autographs for the rest of the tour.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Sounds about right. Flat surface, moderate attack, and no pressure as Aus are already miles ahead.
Son Of Coco
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I seriously doubt they'll give a **** to be honest. At 5:00pm you expect some funny business from the crowd. They've been sitting in the sun and drinking for about 7 hours. I thought the guy giving him the finger (or 2 fingers to be precise) was going over the top however.
To KP's credit though, he did seem to be taking it all in good spirits up until then.
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Daemon
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Stealing that