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***Official*** India in Australia
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Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
With no sound during that ball I thought Harbajhan got that one through him.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Will someone please sever Healy's throat. God damn.
Fusion
Global Moderator
Haha you'd been waiting to whip this out hadn't you?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah. At least they've fixed up their Johnson/Clark issues from the first innings.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
You know me too well.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Best post.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Lee should bat above Hogg IMO.
pup11
International Coach
Seriously Roy just ain't good enough to play test cricket purely as a batsman yeah if he could have added some depth to the team with his bowling then it still could have been a bit more bearable (but his bowling sucks too), it would be a lot better to a gamble with Noffke rather than Symonds and if Australia are too inclined on having a batsman who can bowl a bit then even the likes of Katich, D.Hussey or Hodge (yeah i know their bowling won't make any batsmen lose sleep but they offer a lot more with the bat when compared to Symonds).
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Nah, DWTA. Hogg is a genuine allrounder at first class level - averages almost 35 with the bat. Lee can bat a bit at times but he doesn't have the ability of Hogg.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
What if they forgot to take their sleeping pills and left it on the bathroom counter and are too lazy to get out of bed?
Hoggy31
International Captain
but lee can hit da masiv 6z tho!!
archie mac
International Coach
I think he is doing a fine job tbh, looks like he belongs these days
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I can't believe I'm doing this as I've been the most vocal critic of Andrew Symonds in the past, even when he's done well, but I think you under-rate his bowling a bit. I don't think his batting is good enough to be a test #6, but within the context of the Australian side, not even I think his selection is the most disgraceful thing ever. His bowling is a lot better than I thought it'd be at test level - he bowls a bit quicker than I thought he could and swings the ball with decent control. I've seen Sri Lanka select players as a specialist pacers who were worse bowlers than Symonds, even if his action looks dire and he has no run-up.
He's not really a test cricketer IMO and I probably wouldn't pick him if I got the chance, but with the flat pitches in Australia and the strength of Australia's 1-5 + Gilchrist, I can see why he's picked. If Australia pile up a big score amongst the first five batsmen, he is capable of really "rubbing it in" by hitting a tired attack around on a flat pitch. His bowling is definitely good enough for someone who bats in the top 6 as a fifth option (even if I don't think his batting is) and the role he plays is actually a pretty reasonable one within the current team.
Honestly, I'd still pick Noffke ahead of him. And honestly, I still can't stand watching him play and hope he fails whenever he goes out to bat. I certainly couldn't see any other test team worth their salt picking him, and that's a strange thing to say about a player in the best team in the world in a pivotal role, but I think he fits in with what the Australian team need at #6 at the moment given their relative batting and bowling strengths as well as the state of the pitches in the country. I "get" his selection, even if I don't really agree with it, whereas I was religiously opposed to the principle of it before.
TheLad
School Boy/Girl Captain
But it has, he got a thick edge to a revesr swinger wide outside offstump that flew through a vacant third slip and one that came up short to Dhoni. Its caused him trouble early in his innings.
Josh
International Regular
Yis.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
The thing with Australia is that you have to keep performing. You lose steam for a session or two and you can fall behind drastically in the game. Australia keeps coming at you and that makes them the strong team that they are.