5th Ashes test at the SCG - 3rd to 7th Jan 2011

[Jim05]

Yeah but we are a bunch of know alls on this forum
About a dozen of us wanted him playing the first test but what would we know, the selectors never get it wrong do they

[Adelaide Hawk]

Rest of the side could learn something from Usman, letting balls go, picking off the bad balls!..

.. yep def got a man crush on him

It's amazing isn't it? Batsmen failing all season, they've been stuffing around selecting no hopers like Doherty, and here's a batsman with genuine talent and obviously in form, and it takes an injury to Ponting from the select him. Seriously, the selectors have been as much a part of this Ashes defeat as the players.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Watchin Khawaja, am i the only one who thinks he looks a little bit like this guy....

[the wonder elephant]

Rest of the side could learn something from Usman, letting balls go, picking off the bad balls!..

.. yep def got a man crush on him

It's amazing isn't it? Batsmen failing all season, they've been stuffing around selecting no hopers like Doherty, and here's a batsman with genuine talent and obviously in form, and it takes an injury to Ponting from the select him. Seriously, the selectors have been as much a part of this Ashes defeat as the players.

Post of the year so far couldnt agree more

[CoverKing]

Who did Usman and Beer get their baggy greens from this morning?

[the wonder elephant]

Watchin Khawaja, am i the only one who thinks he looks a little bit like this guy....

Slight resemblance one can only hope he turns out to be half as good as this bloke

[the wonder elephant]

Who did Usman and Beer get their baggy greens from this morning?

Beer from another ex st kilda cricketer One Shane Warne , Usman was looked after by Tubby Taylor

[Adelaide Hawk]

Typical. For a change Australia on top and we go off ... and it's not raining!!!!

[CoverKing]

Off the oval because of rain on the way, no actual rain at the moment, what a joke

Edit: or waiting for the lights to take effect??

[magpie in the 80's]

On its way but they should keep playing

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml

[whufc]

Watchin Khawaja, am i the only one who thinks he looks a little bit like this guy....

me and my mate were just saying that definatly looks like a young Sachin.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Oh great. Back they come, now the batsmen have to play themselves in again. Well done idiot umpires.

[tiger07andbeyond]

I wish they would stop showing Khuwaja's parents. who gives a rats arse about them?

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

It seems Swann brings a lot more to the team than just his spin and is very important to the overall make up of the side, despite his modest stats this series.

You'd have him in the side on his comedy alone

[spell_check]

Rain delay which will appear to be about a 45 minute delay, maybe an hour.

[pmackk]

Good start to the test by the aussies.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Ponting only passed 25 once this series - the dead 2nd innings at the gabba in the 1st test, Khawaja does it from first crack

[locky801]

Disappointing again from Watson, again he got a start and did all the hard work only to get out in the 40's. We really need our openers to start hitting 100's, can't recall the last time one of our openers did hit 100, think it was a while ago. Not sure if it is a concentration thing with him or what but surely it is a concern

[Adelaide Hawk]

Disappointing again from Watson, again he got a start and did all the hard work only to get out in the 40's. We really need our openers to start hitting 100's, can't recall the last time one of our openers did hit 100, think it was a while ago. Not sure if it is a concentration thing with him or what but surely it is a concern

I've always considered Watson to be better suited to a position lower in the order for Australia, perhaps even as low as 6. The efforts he has made as a make-shift opener have been very good, but IMHO if we had two players prove they are capable of handling the opening spots, Watson would drop down the order.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Watching these clips from the 30s and 40s its amazing to see how far the game has come along, how much its changed including the general etiquette.
Cant imagine too many sides singing "he's a jolly good fellow" and giving 3 cheers to an opposition player these days!