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**Official** New Zealand v Australia
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FaaipDeOiad
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Are you kidding? He took it, stood up, nodded at Hayden a couple of times, paused, then nodded again and turned to celebrate with his teammates. That's claiming the catch, regardless of what words he said in the process.meatspx said:
FaaipDeOiad
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No, he has to be CLEARLY in control of the ball. When the third umpire is called he has to be 100% certain that it is out or he gives it not out, and in this case he clearly wasn't certain. If the Katich case wasn't referred to the third umpire, it's a different situation.shaka said:
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Are you guys talking about the Hussey incident in the ODI with Cairns? or was there a Katich one in this match? just a clarification...
Mister Wright
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Played on - That's becoming a regular dismissal now for Langer. Good reward for Franklin who has been bowling well.
FaaipDeOiad
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Very nice bowling from Franklin. Langer was looking really dangerous.
just a quick view...........
well done H Marshall
best innings from Astle at Test level since his return
brilliant exhibition of bowling by McGrath
not enough runs on the board
the batting fell away after Marshall's departure - no partnerships to speak of (IMO Astle showed responsibility but does not have the same ability to put together partnerships)
the close calls v AUS could have gone either way, and probably would have gone against the batsman had AUS been in the field. Please note that this is NOT the result of any bias for AUS, but rather the result of the unintentional bias towards the top performers in any sport in a 50-50 situation. Eg the known abilities & success of top class performers (bowlers & fieldsmen) almost creates an assumption that it was probably out - much like how Slater was referring to playing Warne the reputation as much as Warne the bowler...........
well done H Marshall
best innings from Astle at Test level since his return
brilliant exhibition of bowling by McGrath
not enough runs on the board
the batting fell away after Marshall's departure - no partnerships to speak of (IMO Astle showed responsibility but does not have the same ability to put together partnerships)
the close calls v AUS could have gone either way, and probably would have gone against the batsman had AUS been in the field. Please note that this is NOT the result of any bias for AUS, but rather the result of the unintentional bias towards the top performers in any sport in a 50-50 situation. Eg the known abilities & success of top class performers (bowlers & fieldsmen) almost creates an assumption that it was probably out - much like how Slater was referring to playing Warne the reputation as much as Warne the bowler...........
Mister Wright
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First time he's played at this ground.Somerset said:Important wicket for New Zealand, good reward for Franklin too.
Ian O'Brien on now, this should be interesting considering I can't remember seeing him bowl before! Let's hope it'll be a good first impression.
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Re: McGrath and reverse swing, if today is the best you've seen him use reverse swing, well he must have been damn-near unplayable. I've seen McGrath swing the ball reverse for many years now (I still remember his ball in the mid-90's when he got Sohail on 99 from around the wicket).
On McGrath; once again proving the point I made a year ago on this forum that after he came back from injury, McGrath was going to be a better bowler. What a champion, the ultimate big match and clutch performer.
On McGrath; once again proving the point I made a year ago on this forum that after he came back from injury, McGrath was going to be a better bowler. What a champion, the ultimate big match and clutch performer.
FaaipDeOiad
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It's not that I've not seen him reverse swing the ball before, but I've never seen him consistently find unplayable reverse swing for a whole session before. He's never, in my experience, been the kind of reverse swing bowler who can keep it up consistently from the time the ball starts to reverse and decimate batting lineups in the process. I'm happy to admit that I haven't seen every delivery he's ever bowled of anything, but I've never thought of him much as a specialist reverse swing bowler.Top_Cat said:
Agreed completely. He's bowling as well now as I've ever seen him, and probably on par with his form in 2000/01 now.Top_Cat said:
FaaipDeOiad
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New Zealand are doing a pretty good job with the ball without a lot of help from the pitch at the moment, but I have a bit of an ominous feeling about tomorrow morning. If Ponting and Martyn can make stumps they might tear apart this bowling lineup on the third day.