**Official** Tour Matches

[inbox24]

Guess Hughes got a lot of work to do before next week's opening test?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Harmison is possibly the least cerebral bowler to have ever played Test cricket.

Yeah, coming round the wicket to Hughes brainless, clearly.

That said, don't want Harmy to play in the first, but bouncing Hughes out twice will make Broad and Fred take note.

 

[duffer]

Yeah, coming round the wicket to Hughes brainless, clearly.

That said, don't want Harmy to play in the first, but bouncing Hughes out twice will make Broad and Fred take note.

Wasn't his idea

 

[simmy]

So this Hughes is meant to be good right?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Yeah, coming round the wicket to Hughes brainless, clearly.

That said, don't want Harmy to play in the first, but bouncing Hughes out twice will make Broad and Fred take note.

Broad has one of the worst bouncers I've ever seen. Can see it coming from Antarctica.

 

[Burgey]

Wasn't his idea

Lol

 

[GIMH]

I'd love to get excited about Hughes failing in this game, I really would, but even an eternal optimist like myself isn't going to make that mistake. If we get him out cheaply next week twice then we'll talk.

 

[Burgey]

So this Hughes is meant to be good right?

Dunno. Ask Dale Steyn.

 

[Uppercut]

Dunno. Ask Dale Steyn.

Could also ask Steve Harmison.

 

[simmy]

I'd love to get excited about Hughes failing in this game, I really would, but even an eternal optimist like myself isn't going to make that mistake. If we get him out cheaply next week twice then we'll talk.

I'm excited because it wasnt just the two balls that got him out... he has clueless against it throughout both innings.

Harmison, Freddie, Onions, Swann, Anderson

Thats what I want for Cardiff!

 

[simmy]

So in a troll-like manner I have decided that Hughes is overrated and is no threat... surprisingly Katich is looking ominously organised but we will have to see how he does against Freddie this time round. (Get it...round...)

 

[Uppercut]

Personally think Katich will have an excellent series.

 

[King Pietersen]

Broad has one of the worst bouncers I've ever seen. Can see it coming from Antarctica.

That's pretty harsh I feel. His bouncer has improved alot as his pace has increased. He doesn't need to bang it in too short to get it up, and has got decent players out with his bouncer, most notably bouncing Ramnaresh Sarwan out just after he'd reached his century. I've certainly seen worse bouncers than Broad's.

 

[Burgey]

Could also ask Steve Harmison.

As long as a monosyllabic resonse is all that's required, yeah you could.

He should just step inside one and smack it. Problem solved. He's doing his bit to play Big Steve in

 

[wfdu_ben91]

That's probably the first-ever first-class match where Hughes has failed to reach double-figures in either innings and his been labelled as "overrated".

Just ask South Africa what happened following Hughes' first-up failure.

 

[GIMH]

He scored against South Africa, we get it

 

[Redbacks]

Hughes needs to get into the nets with a bowling machine and attempt to recreate Harmison's trajectory for the short ball

 

[wfdu_ben91]

He scored against South Africa, we get it

Don't get too carried away, apart from Pietersen, Hughes is over twice as good as any English batsman.

 

[superkingdave]

Jeez this series is gonna be a train wreck on here

 

[Albion]

Don't get too carried away, apart from Pietersen, Hughes is over twice as good as any English batsman.

If he keeps looking that rubbish against the short ball in at his ribs, you can call him what you want!!