The Ashes | 2nd Test | Adelaide | Day 4 | 6/12/10

[Sledger]

Left alone by Ponting. Still on a pair.

 

[Sledger]

You can't afford Anderson to just bowl maidens. England need 9 wickets to win. They need to attack at both ends.

 

[Sledger]

Ponting back on strike.

 

[*sallu*]

Punter under pressure

But do remember - the more balls he faces, the better and better he gets

England need to get him because once he gets in - hes going to be a nightmare on this kind of track

 

[KingKhanWC]

Watson giving the strike back first ball.

 

[Sledger]

That's nicely played by Swannting.. according to Greig.

 

[atif.raza]

Swann just bowled an Ajmal. Don't release the pressure here

 

[Sledger]

Really poor long hop by Swann.

FOUR and off the pair.

 

[*sallu*]

Thats a gift and a half

 

[KingKhanWC]

Rubbish from Swann. Sweetly timed, Punter away.

 

[GOAT]

Bring on Finn. The batsmen will attack and get into a false sense of security -- then bring on your real bowlers

 

[James]

Real facepalm of a delivery there. ah well to be fair he is going at 1 an over.

 

[*sallu*]

That was poor bowling by Gricky

 

[atif.raza]

No it was to Swann but no need to be such a negative nelly. Both are good offie's in their own right.

Do you get bored following Pak cricket?

Lady Gaga won't get bored following Pak cricket,

but who won't get bored watching an off spinner bowl long hops, flat and without any flight or revs of any kind?

 

[Afridirocks]

really want ponting to get back to form

too good of a player to be out of form for this long

 

[*sallu*]

Tell you what, ponting is looking dangerous here (touchwood from Aussie point of view)

 

[KingKhanWC]

Inzy v Swann would have been a good battle in this situation. Counter attack.

 

[*sallu*]

Angled to gulley - no run

 

[atif.raza]

Inzy v Swann would have been a good battle in this situation. Counter attack.

that would have been be a battle of ages

And so would Tendulkar v Swann be next year

 

[*sallu*]

Jimmy looking boring and harmless

 

[Sledger]

Lovely shot. Clipped away for three.

 

[*sallu*]

tucked away for 3

 

[atif.raza]

Jimmy looking boring and harmless

you mean Jimmy looking himself now

 

[James]

Hint of reverse for Jim

 

[*sallu*]

I think the ball is just starting to reverse a bit

 

[Sledger]

Ponting looks rubbish playing the pull these days. Seems as if the ball will go straight up.

 

[*sallu*]

Jabby pull by Ponting for a single

 

[Sledger]

It was reversing before lunch.

 

[KingKhanWC]

It's reversing and Jimmy is messing about.

 

[*sallu*]

Ponting looks rubbish playing the pull these days. Seems as if the ball will go straight up.

Don't agree

He played that one too early

He was pulling Finn superbly last innings

Its just the proper 145+ bouncers that are troubling him.

Hes still got that rock back pull and hes still hitting it well

 

[Sledger]

Ponting against Swann continues.....

 

[Sledger]

Shot of the day by Ponting!

 

[hamzie]

outtttttttttt

 

[atif.raza]

what a ball!

 

[KingKhanWC]

Great shot!

 

[Afridirocks]

OUT ponting horrible form continues

 

[Sledger]

Ponting gone.

 

[*sallu*]

Yup, Ponting showing what a champion he is

Looking in top touch

 

[Sledger]

Arm ball caught at slip. England's game to win!

 

[atif.raza]

Swann can take 8 wickets today the way he is bowling here. You heard it here first

 

[James]

yes yes yes ! Swann is so good

 

[IT_Khumbee]

Yup, Ponting showing what a champion he is

Looking in top touch

 

[atif.raza]

Yup, Ponting showing what a champion he is

Looking in top touch

oops

 

[*sallu*]

Very very soft dismissal

 

[JibranAnsari]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ponting goes swann to take 5+?

 

[*sallu*]

It wasn't the arm ball, it just didn't turn a lot (came in a touch)

 

[KingKhanWC]

Can't do much about those. Aus in trouble now.

 

[Sledger]

Clarke in the form of his life will come out next. )

 

[*sallu*]

Ponting should have handled it better, wasn't much better than a normal stock ball.

Australia can not afford such soft dismissals when looking to bat for this long

 

[atif.raza]

oooh Clarke can get out very soon here

 

[James]

LOL at PakPassion writing Swann off.

 

[Random Aussie]

*sigh*

Defeat cometh.....

 

[JibranAnsari]

number 1 spinner no doubt

 

[GOAT]

Yesssss! Gotta love Swann, I'm hoping for a big statement from him here so the haters can eat their humble pie

 

[Sledger]

It was the arm ball, they just showed the grip. Just a little cutter by Swann, landed in the rough but just came in a touch.

 

[FastBowler]

ponting goes

 

[atif.raza]

LOL at PakPassion writing Swann off.

did we?

 

[TruSachFan]

Ponting

 

[JibranAnsari]

*sigh*

Defeat cometh.....

its hard to swallow after being number 1 for a long time? is it?

 

[insaftak]

LOL at PakPassion writing Swann off.

I have him as captain of my fantasy team

 

[James]

Laker-esque performance coming up?

 

[atif.raza]

ponting goes

he hasn't since 2006. If Amir had taken th catch of Asif last year ponting average would be barly touching 30 since 2006

 

[*sallu*]

It was the arm ball, they just showed the grip. Just a little cutter by Swann, landed in the rough but just came in a touch.

Warne has also just said its the off spinner that just didn't turn much

 

[James]

did we?

yeah pretty much.

 

[FastBowler]

did we?

we said he wasnt bowling well in the first match and was bowling far too short
to the ever paranoid whippy that's writing swann off

 

[*sallu*]

Laker-esque performance coming up?

I predict a 7fer

 

[Sledger]

LOL at PakPassion writing Swann off.

Well, tbf, if he didn't bag wickets on this track, even I'd start calling him crap.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Clarke has done nothing so far.

 

[GOAT]

did we?

Lotta people were criticizing him after the first Test and during the England series. He's still got a lot to prove in this series but a good haul here wouldn't hurt his rep

 

[atif.raza]

I predict a 7fer

i vote 8fer

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

game over, eng will win this comfortably.

Who said this will be a draw..

 

[JibranAnsari]

gr8 str8 drive

 

[Sledger]

What a shot!

Michael Clarke 300? Any bets?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Any decent spinner could do serious damage on here.

 

[*sallu*]

LOL at PakPassion writing Swann off.

Well, tbf, if he didn't bag wickets on this track, even I'd start calling him crap.

This basically, Swannys gotta do it on flat tracks with little assistance to be considered a "great" of the game

Definitely very very good and the best spinner in the world at the moment though, by a mile

 

[JibranAnsari]

clark to make 200

 

[Wised up]

Clarke will score a century today. A big one.

 

[atif.raza]

we said he wasnt bowling well in the first match and was bowling far too short
to the ever paranoid whippy that's writing swann off

Yeah thats what i remember. Whippy just playing it up

There is a difference between saying "Swann having a bad day" and "Swann is crap for life"

 

[Sledger]

Even Finn looks a better bowler than Broad tbh.

 

[insaftak]

Aussies could use a fourth inning warrior