*Official* Third Test at the WACA

[vic_orthdox]

He can't change it swinging from the hand. But he can pitch it up to a bit fuller than a length. And, you know, bowl it at off-stump.

Reckon Chappelli and Slats were talking some sense about him, at least as a variation, changing his release point.

Wow, what a cod from Johnson!

EDIT: Looks like he was beaten for pace more than anything.

 

[Howe_zat]

Haddin

That was like that weird guy who laughs during the most serious and moving line in a film.

...And holy mother of **** that was a beaut.

 

[Johnners]

Yeah Hilfenhaus is really starting to get boring. He is so often considered 'unlucky', but the fact is his type of bowling just doesn't take wickets. Too much early swing...

Weren't you saying 2 tests ago that Hilfenhaus struggles because the other bowlers weren't bowling well enough, and that if they bowled better, he'd take more wickets?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Someone's found Johnson's on switch, clearly. If he could bowl like this regularly he'd be up there with Steyn.

If this is the result of being dropped Oz should do it more often.

 

[benchmark00]

Would be tempted to give Watson a few overs the moment there's a hint of reverse swing.

 

[hazsa19]

That late swing is just unplayable. Bell's shot was a reaction to it coming back, he was looking to leave it then thought **** i better play this.

 

[Nate]

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

umpire should call wides for this sort of bowling

Most annoying thing about that is Siddle gets a wicket for pathetic bowling and Ponting looks good for pathetic tactics.

nah i'm not buying it. The surprise bouncer is always more effective. He got lucky.

Haddin enjoys appealing by himself.

 

[Spikey]

he so mad

 

[hazsa19]

Go an heroe

 

[Howe_zat]

Someone's found Johnson's on switch, clearly. If he could bowl like this regularly he'd be up there with Steyn.

If this is the result of being dropped Oz should do it more often.

Remember, he wasn't dropped, he was rested.

 

[social]

I didnt agree with the tactics adopted by Siddle against Prior, mainly because he looked ****e in any event

But it was a plan and it worked so I dont really see how people can be overly critical

 

[BoyBrumby]

Remember, he wasn't dropped, he was rested.

"He isn't dead, he's no longer living"

 

[Nate]

Reckon Chappelli and Slats were talking some sense about him, at least as a variation, changing his release point.

Indeed. Admittedly, I'd never even thought about it before, but it makes a lot of sense.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Hilfenhaus is doing a good job here, keeping some pressure on at one end and allowing Johnson and others to attack from the other.

 

[joels344]

Haddin enjoys appealing by himself.

I love it.

 

[four_or_six]

So does Johnson know how he did it this time, or will he go back to rubbish again in the next match?

 

[ripper868]

Who is this Bell bloke and why is he scoring runs?

 

[Howe_zat]

Bell



That's the kind of shot that'd have me reaching for the Kleenex if I weren't in the library.

 

[King Pietersen]

Bell looks so good ATM, has to be one of the best players in the world right now. Agree with Gower and Beefy too, should definitely move up to '5.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I didnt agree with the tactics adopted by Siddle against Prior, mainly because he looked ****e in any event

But it was a plan and it worked so I dont really see how people can be overly critical

Have to give credit to Ponting, I suppose. To a man the Sky comms were saying it was a poo tactic, but the ptoof of the pudding...