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The Ashes | 1st Test | Brisbane | Day 2 | 26/11/10

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Star Criket is one of the best for cricket in India .....I am more then happy they have telecast right of WC too...:D
 
Just got back from the pub (where they WEREN'T showing the cricket, since it's a Seppo pub) - I see that we've staged a bit of a recovery where Mr Wicket actually looks like Mr Cricket again. 400 may be out of reach but if we can get to 350 that would be a great first innings lead on what's been a tougher-than-expected wicket.
 
This pitch will become quite difficult to bat on by day 4 and 5 (if it gets to that).
 
Why is Strauss furious? He didn't have too much an issue in the summer when Amir and Asif were swinging it at the end of the day.

This is why I am not a fan of england, just too hypocritical.
 
yes I fell asleep :( decent effort by England and we are totally back in the game, just got to limit their lead as much as possible. would like to see what the excellent Anderson can do with the new ball.
 
Amir said:
Why is Strauss furious? He didn't have too much an issue in the summer when Amir and Asif were swinging it at the end of the day.

This is why I am not a fan of england, just too hypocritical.
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:facepalm: cry me a frickin river, that's how any captain would have reacted in both situations
 
Amir said:
Why is Strauss furious? He didn't have too much an issue in the summer when Amir and Asif were swinging it at the end of the day.

This is why I am not a fan of england, just too hypocritical.
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Call the waaaahmbulance.
 
Whippy said:
:facepalm: cry me a frickin river, that's how any captain would have reacted in both situations
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Just pointing out his hypocrisy. That's all ;-)

Good stuff from Australia. Hopefully Johnson can fire for us and get to a lead of 100.
 
Stumps have been called. 5/220, OZ 40 runs behind at the end of Day 2. Gripping times ahead.
 
Amir said:
Just pointing out his hypocrisy. That's all ;-)
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Moin Khan Karachi 2000? absolutely the most hypocritical and cheap display of captaincy ever seen on a cricket field, well probably second to the underarm ball. every fielding side wants to take advantage of bad light sometimes mate, stop being a woman.
 
Great stuff from Huss, he's the man for pressure! gritty innings so far...hopefully he goes on to make a 100 tomorrow!
 
Whippy said:
Moin Khan Karachi 2000? absolutely the most hypocritical and cheap display of captaincy ever seen on a cricket field, well probably second to the underarm ball. every fielding side wants to take advantage of bad light sometimes mate, stop being a woman.
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Yeah whippy, there r women on this forum, that is highly offensive!
 
I said this tour would be when Swann was found out, that he's just a pretty good spin bowler bowling to average batsmen in an English team on the ascent. Have so far been proven correct. He got North, but North's a walking wicket at the moment. Swann looking pretty ineffectual. Probably much too early to make a fair assesment, but pitch looks to have some spin and bounce. Both spinners have been pretty average so far. Aside from Siddle, most of the bowlers have lacked bite. Hussey and Bell showing just what a little application and concentration can produce. Pitch looks good, no demons but a little for the fielding side.


Have a feeling this match is going to be low scoring and a result, possibly a nail biter. Cannot wait!
 
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Swann 1/59 lol Husseys played him exceptionally well. Smashed him all over the park, really.
 
what a great day of cricket. Shame about the abrupt end. Game is nicely poised and if England can bowl Hussey out in tomorrow's morning session I think they will win it
 
Moin Khan Karachi 2000? absolutely the most hypocritical and cheap display of captaincy ever seen on a cricket field, well probably second to the underarm ball. every fielding side wants to take advantage of bad light sometimes mate, stop being a woman.
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Where did I vindicate Moin? I am just happy Strauss was on the receiving end of it today. That's all I am saying. Great stuff really, couldn't have happened to anyone better. Ironic you mention to stop being a woman, when your captain was quite a big one this summer.
 
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Mr Finn is, from what I have seen, a particularly stupid bowler. Samiesque. If a guy keeps pulling you for four don't keep bowling short.
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In fairness, he is a kid - who I think has become a tad bit overhyped by English media cause they are looking for a "secret" weapon but he did bowl well in short spells today.

Also possible he didn't meant to bowl it short, sometimes it just gets caught in your hand and you can't help it.
 
Well right now the game is evenly poised. First session went to the OZ, second session was clearly the United Nations XI and the third session to the OZ again. That second session was very damaging though, as the United Nations XI are really just one wicket away from the tail. It's pretty much got to be these two to take us to a first innings lead, and MJ and the other cowlashers to push it to maybe 50-100 runs. 360 is a big score to get, but we need insurance as we're batting last on this wicket and it's already showing a lot of cracks.

Respect to Jimmy, probably his best performance in OZ ever. Moved the ball in subtle fashion and made the batsmen play. His average was 86 in OZ going into this match but it's probably dropped somewhat now. Made great use of the conditions as did Bambi, who toiled hard for little reward. Swann I felt was ordinary but offies don't generally do all that well in OZ. Finn I'm not sure about yet. The issue with England is there is no gun bowler like Flingtoff that Strauss can throw the ball to and say "get me a wicket". Jimmy is closest to that and over the next few days if the forecast holds true for clouds he will be way more effective than he was today, which will bode ill for the OZ. But he's not a gun the way he is in England, where he can be unplayable. And Strauss has to figure out who his stock bowler is - it can't be Finn who looks too erratic for long spells and is probably best used in short bursts. It will probably be Broad but he has to get some overs from the likes of Collywobble, Kevinder and Trott, who are about as menacing as goldfish.

For the OZ, I was extremely disappointed in Clarke. If he was injured he shouldn't have been playing. I don't know if it's his fault or the medical staff who passed him fit, but he looked anything but comfortable out there. One thing he definitely has to fix before he becomes captain is the ability to develop a defiant persona even if he is batting hurt or out of form. If you cast your minds back to our great batting captains of the past (Ponting, Waugh, Taylor, Border) they have all been hard men who looked hard and looked defiant when batting, even if they were on their deathbed or injured or sick or whatever. Clarke does not exude any sort of self-confidence when he is out of form. He doesn't attack the bowling, he hops around like a drunken prawn at the crease, and he has this hangdog look. You CANNOT look like a ***** at the crease when you are captaining the Baggy Greens, even if you have two broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. I don't care if you got bounced or got hit on the head or on the arm or the nuts or whatever. Allan Border took all sorts of punishment from the West Indian quicks but he remained unbowed to the point where his very name is synonymous with epic defiance in OZ. Maybe Clarke needs to do something like grow a beard or something or have someone break his nose or something, he looks too metrosexual and too pretty-boy. Too much like Bambi - big eyes and androgynous face.

Even Marcus North and Hussey, who were actually in much worse form than him (and in a more precarious selection situation than Clarke) have that "I'm taking on the world" attitude when they're at the crease. Clarke looks like a kid who's lost all his money at the casino. Being a captain and being dominating at the crease has much to do with attitude, which is not the same as shot selection. He doesn't have to pull an Afridi and start swinging like Tarzan, but he needs to show that he is composed, UNAFRAID and eager to take on the challenge. Watching his innings today was like having a root canal, seriously. Steve Waugh, Ponting, Allan Border all had the exact same demeanour and attitude at the crease whether they were coming off a string of centuries or a string of ducks. Clarke needs to figure that out, because when he is the leader of this side the entire team will take their cue from him.

As for North, what a woeful way to get out, off a nothing delivery. I think the only thing keeping him in this team is his ability to help Ponting with the tactical side of the game. Ponting needs someone to lean on, especially with Gilly, Warne, Pigeon and Lehmann all gone.

Hussey looks to have come back to form, which is good for him and us, and what I've noticed is that he is at his best when he just chills back and doesn't let the pressure get to him. Especially today where the pressure would have been immense with Dubya, Pup and North all getting dismissed in quick succession. It's when he doesn't play his shots that he gets in trouble.

So Day 1 clearly went to the OZ, Day 2 I would say is a toss up. Tomorrow's first session will be crucial - if the United Nations XI can poach an early wicket then they will have put themselves in a tremendous position. Keeping the OZ to parity in the first innings may be enough given they are bowling last on this pitch.
 
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