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[jammay123]

harmison suprisingly starting well.

 

[Richard]

The ball wasn't 'rubbish'.

It was, it was short and wide. Smith should have left it, 1st ball of the match FFS. He was never going to keep that down.

 

[jammay123]

Fourth slip... but off the bat. And not taken, but missed.

Rubbish ball, rubbish shot, rubbish fielding.

Smith's 3rd let-off of the series, will he make this count like he did the previous 2?

Just imagine if Kevin Pietersen's Test captaincy debut had been a wicket 1st ball?

considiring some of the pies he has bowled in his time that is classified as a harmison 'jaffa'

 

[Manee]

It was, it was short and wide. Smith should have left it, 1st ball of the match FFS. He was never going to keep that down.

It wasn't that wide, it jumped a bit (mostly due to the pitch, naturally) and came in a tad. Wasn't a great first ball, but a good ball nonetheless.

 

[duffer]

If Smiffy can get over this blow how good would it be to see him ton up again? Hope he does, but nice over to get back into things for Harmy.

 

[Richard]

Ambrose gets Harmisoned as I once got Plunketted. Hit him in the mouth though it hit me on the nose mind. Either way, not nice.

 

[Manee]

Ouch!

 

[nexxus]

Just imagine if Kevin Pietersen's Test captaincy debut had been a wicket 1st ball?

Thank the stars for that. He's already a smug enough git as it is, getting Smith of all people out in the 1st ball of his captaincy would've stuck a Cheshire cat like grin on him 'till the end of the series.

As it is, he's probably got a bit of a frowny-frown on at the mo, which is a look I like a lot more.

 

[duffer]

Cracking first over of a Test though.

 

[Richard]

Smith off-the-mark. Shouldn't have been.

 

[Richard]

McKenzie almost dragging-on leaving. Seen him leave too late before now.

Hahaha, and he does it again 2 balls later, getting the outside-edge that drops short this time.

 

[Manee]

This is good stuff from Harmison. He seems to be realising that with his great height, simply pitching the ball on a good line will often suffice.

 

[Richard]

I$C$C among the myriad of other things they do really should try something to improve sightscreens. There are far too many which are not good enough currently.

 

[Goughy]

Just turned TMS on at work and Pollock saying Harmison is bowling very well. True?

EDIT- and how teams fancy having ago against oppoents that only play 5 bats

 

[Richard]

Looks like rain isn't far away, possibly lots of it.

Harmison had Smith dropped 1st ball of the match from a short, wide ball BTW. Smith's been struck amidships by nip-backers twice as well but apart from that not much. Average speed of 86mph.

 

[Richard]

Yep, here comes the rain.

 

[Richard]

McKenzie would've been dead there if that was a bit fuller.

 

[Richard]

Haha, six slip(\gully)s to McKenzie... and a short-leg.

 

[Richard]

First boundary of the match at the end of the 10th over.

 

[Richard]

Yep, here comes the rain.

Gone again for the merment, but surely not for long.