The Ashes | 3rd Test | Perth | Day 1 | 16/12/10

[mastermind_quad]

its 45/4 trend actually broken ....

 

[Sledger]

Good nip backer first up from Anderson. Smith goes hard at the ball, could be in trouble here.

 

[Inswinger]

England making Australia look very minnowish.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Smith should score fast ...no need to block and give wicket ...better to score some and then give wicket ....

 

[CricnPak]

outscored the last partnership, which took 8 overs for 8 runs, in 5 balls...

 

[oyei]

I have had enough of this crap Australian side. Current Pakistani side is better than these clowns.

I'm heading back to bed. Its a holiday.

stop insulting pakistani team, how dare u to compare aussie with pakistani, we are much more talented thn any team out thr, its just some of our boys love $$$$$$, and some had a gf like veena

 

[mastermind_quad]

Hi Inswinger bhai ......good morning....

 

[mastermind_quad]

that was short and wide and smith left ..common score on these balls

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Smith looking like a village player at this level...... he is the australian version of Shazaib Hassan

 

[Sledger]

Good quick single.

 

[Sledger]

Smith looking like a village player at this level...... he is the australian version of Shazaib Hassan

A bit far. He's not great but he's not THAT bad.

 

[mastermind_quad]

stop insulting pakistani team, how dare u to compare aussie with pakistani, we are much more talented thn any team out thr, its just some of our boys love $$$$$$, and some had a gf like veena

Galat bhai...those having talent loves $$$$ ..

 

[Sledger]

How long till lunch?

 

[MRSN]

Smith should score fast ...no need to block and give wicket ...better to score some and then give wicket ....

60 balls century would work?

 

[Noork85]

Lol swann hasnt even made an appearence yet!

 

[Noork85]

Swann will get tailender wickets.

 

[Sledger]

What a dreadful bouncer that was. :\

 

[mastermind_quad]

single to smith ....

 

[FastBowler]

Just saw this on Cricinfo. I have the volume very low so I can't understand the commentary.

Adam Gilchrist is on Channel Nine, telling of his experience with Michael Beer, who until recently worked at the Puma factory in Melbourne. Gilly used to go in and sign a few hundred bats every year; Beer's job was to unpack them all and get them ready for Gilchrist.

 

[Sledger]

Flicked for a single. I think full is a good length to Smith, he doesn't look great against stuff that's pitched up.

 

[Noork85]

What a dreadful bouncer that was. :\

And the stare! :ishiver

 

[mastermind_quad]

60 balls century would work?

defintely ....that would be dream for Aussies in current situation ...Glly is on AIR missing him here

 

[FastBowler]

finn rolling about on the ground
asli auqat uski ye hai

 

[Sledger]

Gilchrist talking about the Headingley test.

 

[Sledger]

finn rolling about on the ground
asli auqat uski ye hai

)

11 run partnership.

 

[Noork85]

Gilchrist talking about the Headingley test.

Details.

 

[Sledger]

He didn't go on to say much, just that Aus were in trouble and Smith played a good innings.

 

[Random Aussie]

Need to hang in there and grind to 50 boys.

 

[mastermind_quad]

another short and wide should have punished

 

[Random Aussie]

Next target - 60

 

[mastermind_quad]

good ball

 

[Eagle_Eye]

almost took the edge there.......

 

[Sledger]

Australia always tend to completely collapse on green tops. SCG, Headingley and now Perth - not much to come either. Haddin is ok, MJ is NOT an allrounder and Harris got a pair last time.

 

[FastBowler]

another close one smith hangs his bat out just misses and prior once again sounds like he's having an ........................

 

[Sledger]

Hussey has looked very composed. Judging the ball brilliantly so far.

 

[Noork85]

How come husseys not scoring?

 

[asifp]

I feel sorry for Ponting. The guy looked in great form, but played a really silly shot and what a scorcher by Collingwood.

England are just playing insanely good cricket, not a step wrong

 

[asifp]

How come husseys not scoring?

New aim is like Pakistan, forget runs, dont get out

 

[FastBowler]

How come husseys not scoring?

no need to
just hang in there and survive till lunch

 

[Sledger]

Smith is a very ugly player to watch but he is doing a good job here trying to hang in there.

 

[Sledger]

What bounce!!

 

[oyei]

i see people talking about cricket, need to hijack this thread, its getting boring. stoooopid aussies

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Khwaja wasnt exactly stellar either against england during the warm up matches.

That was one match. He's been in good form otherwise. Hughes on the other hand has been in terrible form, averaging 16 or less.

 

[Sledger]

Bring on The Swann. Will be interesting to see if Hussey attacks him as he has done this series right now.

 

[FastBowler]

hussey doing well finn thinks he's good cuz he bowls a couple of dot balls

 

[asifp]

That was one match. He's been in good form otherwise. Hughes on the other hand has been in terrible form, averaging 16 or less.

TBH Khwaja looked quite terrible.

this man Steve Smith has a great future, very confident lad

 

[FastBowler]

just look at how smith blocked that last ball from anderson
dance across the stumps from leg to middle and blocks the ball on middle and leg

 

[Random Aussie]

Yay! 50 up!

 

[Sledger]

50 up for Australia. Only took 23 overs.

 

[James]

A bit of a merking tbh.

 

[mastermind_quad]

50 up

 

[mastermind_quad]

 

[Sledger]

Top edge for SIX.

 

[James]

More garbage from Finn. It was a handy piece of bowling to get Watto though (possibly their best player)

 

[mastermind_quad]

TBH Khwaja looked quite terrible.

this man Steve Smith has a great future, very confident lad

I saw a clip of Khwaja he is not that good ppl are talking about here...

 

[Sledger]

What an awful ball.

 

[FastBowler]

hussey treating finn like the garbage that he is six! four straight down the ground!

 

[mastermind_quad]

Tremlett to bowl

 

[Friend786]

how is the weather in Pretoria ?

 

[Sledger]

Tremlett back.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Hussey on rescue again

 

[FastBowler]

tremlett replaces anderson

 

[mastermind_quad]

meanwhile condition is not good in SA.....1st day maybe washed out...

 

[mastermind_quad]

so many brilliant saves from prior today ....

 

[Friend786]

tremlett has bowled really well

 

[James]

Prior is a gun behind the stumps. improved A LOT

 

[Noork85]

Collingwood getting ready?

 

[Sledger]

Tremlett hasn't bowled that well to Hussey. Should prefer having a go at right handed Smith.

 

[James]

Hussey is just in really good form. But I agree that our bowling has not been great to him.

 

[1137moiz]

Yep Whippy Prior is near-irrecognizable from his poor early performances, well done that man

 

[Sledger]

Edged, goes down and falls well short of second slip.

 

[James]

Hussey is just in really good form. But I agree that our bowling has not been great to him.

he's a good test match batsman too. very important player for us.

 

[Friend786]

tremlett's action is very similar to caddick's action

 

[Sledger]

58% of Aus public don't think Australia will reach 300.

Collingwood on.

 

[Sledger]

tremlett's action is very similar to caddick's action

Yeah, it is quite similar.

 

[James]

I don't actually think our bowling has been any good apart from Tremlett.

Disappointed with lack of Swann.

 

[Sledger]

Bit of swing there.

 

[Noork85]

Wheres swann?

 

[1137moiz]

What a pitch, lovely throwback to the old days

 

[Random Aussie]

99.99% of Australian public think our team is rubbish.

The 00.01% are the Channel 9 commentators.

Have been impressed by Smith's 5* though.