***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5

[Tangles]

1000 runs for the year for Smitteh I think. Iirc they said 61 was the mark earlier. Unless I missed it.

 

[cnerd123]

Statistically speaking Yadav is due a wicket this spell.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Got a lot of time for Haddin who had to replace the best batting keeper the world has seen ( apologies to Lankan fans who would probably argue for Sanga). So what if he stumbles at times. He's been a very good gloveman who averages above 30 - I'll take that all day long. His star is definitely waning but I just wanted to go into bat for him because imho he cops more flak than he deserves

Yeah, agree with this.

Each time Haddin survives an over I breathe a sigh of relief. Looks very sketchy when the ball is pitched near the offstump line. That last shot was a bit better though.

 

[the big bambino]

Dunno fishcake he may have hit it first. Brad played Yadav okay there

 

[Spikey]

give me a "golden summer" damnit bill

 

[Swingpanzee]

Gosh Hadds is taking it on the shoulder, tough for him but hopefully they make it to the end unscathed.

 

[Burgey]

I thought it was this tbh. Not aware of the amalgamation.

Yep. Iirc Nate came up with it.

 

[Burgey]

Jesus Haddin

 

[dermo]

didn't look like 70 000 this morning, reckon we've had a few come in this arvo via the beach and shops

 

[dognutz]

Gosh Hadds is taking it on the shoulder, tough for him but hopefully they make it to the end unscathed.

one of the many reasons I rate him - tough, uncompromising and quite happy to bat ugly

 

[Swingpanzee]

Haddin looking really ugly here.

 

[Spikey]

Smith was on that 69 for awhile

 

[Tangles]

didn't look like 70 000 this morning, reckon we've had a few come in this arvo via the beach and shops

Sleeping off the previous days tinnies tbf.

 

[Swingpanzee]

one of the many reasons I rate him - tough, uncompromising and quite happy to bat ugly

Yeah I quite like those kind of players in a way - I rate Rogers as well. But Haddin's just looking more at sea than merely gritting it out. Happy he's not throwing his wicket but he'll be happy if he makes it to the end of day's play.

Plus, half the balls he's got he could have left ffs. At least duck if it's a bouncer instead of trying some crap.

 

[the big bambino]

Actually feeling Smith more vulnerable than Haddin here. Hasn't had a lot of strike and not middling it when he does. Come on son and get us to stumps

 

[Spikey]

Enjoying the silence on offer in the commentary box. Brayshaw must be wondering why Bill isn't using that space to go on about how good a player this bloke is

 

[Spark]

Actually feeling Smith more vulnerable than Haddin here. Hasn't had a lot of strike and not middling it when he does. Come on son and get us to stumps

Not really sure that's because he's vulnerable or because he's simply deadbatting it. Not attempting to put any force into his strokeplay at all.

 

[dognutz]

Yeah I quite like those kind of players in a way - I rate Rogers as well. But Haddin's just looking more at sea than merely gritting it out. Happy he's not throwing his wicket but he'll be happy if he makes it to the end of day's play.

Plus, half the balls he's got he could have left ffs. At least duck if it's a bouncer instead of trying some crap.

for sure. I'm goin grey just watching him atm - but hey, he's got 22 priceless runs at a tentative stage

 

[Cevno]

Letting it slip again here.

 

[Cevno]

The strategy to Haddin should have been atleast mixing up the lengths.