*Official* Third Test at the WACA

[hazsa19]

Wow, pitch looks ordinary, ball soft, bowlers ordinary, fielding crap all day.

That MJ spell crucial.

 

[simmy]

Why isnt Johnson bowling? Makes no sense...

We are just being allowed to plod along nicely.

 

[GIMH]

Bell looks great

Prior a bit shaky

 

[GIMH]

Get on with it FFS

Cheating crims

 

[Howe_zat]

Surely Johnson should have continued right after the break? Is he not fit or something?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Bell looks great

Prior a bit shaky

Yeah. Still have a funny feeling that Prior will get runs though, look dodgy through to forty or so, but then go on with it.

 

[hazsa19]

umpire should call wides for this sort of bowling

 

[Howe_zat]

Siddle's clearly got some sort of bodyline plan for Bell going but he's not making it count.

Partnership nearing 50, Bell looking good. Match just about back to even?

 

[simmy]

Is Bell that likely to play at these bouncers? Just get Johnson on before the ball goes really soft.

 

[GIMH]

'How to take the pressure off 101' here from Australia

 

[simmy]

That over was a disgrace.

 

[joels344]

That was godawful from Siddle.

 

[M0rphin3]

WTF Ponting, some dumb tactics right there.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Thanks for releasing the pressure Ricky.

Some cheap runs after lunch and inching our way to a decent total at present. Amazing not to use Johnson for a short burst after lunch, he had an hour off with the little bit before lunch and the interval.

 

[Howe_zat]

So imagine you're Ponting.

You've got one bowler getting pace, late swing and accuracy who's just run through the top order.

You've got another bowling club-standard leg side ****e.

You stick with the latter, obviously.

 

[hazsa19]

tbf we did lose control yesterday afternoon so you can understand the 7-2 field outside off stump.

There's just something not on bowling bouncers down leg side. Especially the fuss over bodyline. Umpires should jump all over it.

Racking up the 'sundries' though

 

[vic_orthdox]

Was about to say that this has been a better over.

Prior played the last two very ordinarily. Not great tactics, but I think he'll be getting a lot more short stuff for the series.

 

[simmy]

**** off, pathetic wicket.

 

[GIMH]

Oh wtf

 

[benchmark00]

Haha Chappell. Eat it.