Australia v India 2nd Test - Sydney - commencing 3/1/12

[Trader]

has anyone else noticed the pic on pg8 of the tiser both players have the same shirt no.366

Haven't seen it but I assume it's cause there was only a limited run of the "pink" shirts and after batting so long they started to run out so were sharing. Prolly also why Pup went to the long sleeve after tea.

[Goat Herder]

Id laugh if we declare at 599

Murphy's Law would dictate that, now I've opened my trap..

Hussey 3 away from his own ton & a well deserved one at that. Reckon Clarke will push on to 500 lead while the going is good. Tendulkar might bat for a week on this straw-coloured highway.

[Jim05]

Hussey brings up his ton

[Jim05]

Id laugh if we declare at 599

Murphy's Law would dictate that, now I've opened my trap..

Hussey 3 away from his own ton & a well deserved one at that. Reckon Clarke will push on to 500 lead while the going is good. Tendulkar might bat for a week on this straw-coloured highway.

No good if he only has bunnies up the other end.
India will fold like a pack of cards trying to bat for a draw

[stampy]

Among the well-deserved praise for Ponting and Clarke, a small act of Indian petulance has not gone unnoticed...

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8398644

And there's the BCCI's trigger to pull* out of the tour

I'm actually surpised they didnt pull out of the England tour. They seriously got smashed there.

As for the gesture, well thats life. Our cricketers would cop plenty from the Indian crowds as well. I dont think there should be any repramand for it. Its life move. It just means now the crows will target him more, so really its now more his problem. Unless of course if was anything racists, thats obviously not ok.

come of it stanley!, commonsense has prevailed and he has been fined 50% of his match fee, quite rightly too, we cant have players abusing the crowd

[gadj1976]

As for the comment "should we grind them into the ground". I think it's already done. Dhoni is just wasting time now. Can't stand when captains allow test cricket to just meander like it is. Make something happen Dhoni!

They're mentally shagged, so these extra runs are just icing on the cake.

This will be over very soon. I can't see India batting for a whole day the way they physically appear.

[Jim05]

Clarke highest score ever at SCG

[Media Park]

lol @ 600.

We're struggling making half that at the moment

The day Sehwag hits 500, we will make 600...

Calling Quichey & Media Park... Where are you lads??

Good call GH.

Must say, it's been bloody nice watching us dominate with the bat again.

Not without a silly chance of Australia declaring today at 600, and Sehwag batting for two days

[Jim05]

As for the comment "should we grind them into the ground". I think it's already done. Dhoni is just wasting time now. Can't stand when captains allow test cricket to just meander like it is. Make something happen Dhoni!

They're mentally shagged, so these extra runs are just icing on the cake.

This will be over very soon. I can't see India batting for a whole day the way they physically appear.

Agree thats why i dont care if we bat until we are all out.

[Media Park]

Milestones to aim for:

287 (Tip Foster's all-time SCG Test match innings record) CHECK
334 (Highest Test innings by an Australian captain)
380 (Matthew Hayden's Australian Test innings record)
400 (Brian Lara's Test match innings record)

[gadj1976]

lol @ 600.

We're struggling making half that at the moment

The day Sehwag hits 500, we will make 600...

Calling Quichey & Media Park... Where are you lads??

Good call GH.

Must say, it's been bloody nice watching us dominate with the bat again.

Not without a silly chance of Australia declaring today at 600, and Sehwag batting for two days

Don't underplay mental fatigue. He's been out in the field for two days now.

[Jim05]

Lunch
4/583
Clarke 293*
Hussey 111*

[Bully]

got a look at the hot model trying to get with Michael Clarke


Go and google Kylie Boldy, and tell me what you think

[goraw]

slazenger wouldnt be too happy right about now

[jackpot jim]

Dhoni is just wasting time now.

To be fair, India bowled 32 overs in that session, When was the last time that many have been bowled? Very rare these days to see 30.

[reppoh_eht]

So in the last 12 months the Aussies have played in 9 Test Matches...

Hussey has played all 9, scored 737 runs at 52.64 with 3 100's, 3 50's and 3 ducks.
Clarke has played all 9, scored 856 runs at 61.14 with 4 hundreds, 1 50 and 1 duck.
Ponting has played in 8, scored 549 runs at 39.21 with 1 hundred and 4 50's and 2 ducks.

Clarke's stats are pumped up by this innings, but even without that he has been a standout, think Hussey has also shown he is still in the best XI while Ponting still needs to continue his current form otherwise the headhunters will continue to chase him...

I reckon if ponting can continue to average above 40-45 then he should stay in the team, although that average is not setting the world on fire it is pretty reasonable and he adds so much experience to the team!

[mal]

got a look at the hot model trying to get with Michael Clarke


Go and google Kylie Boldy, and tell me what you think

Whats Michael Clarke and Kylie Boldy got in common ?
They are both f...g great cricketers

[Gingernuts]

got a look at the hot model trying to get with Michael Clarke


Go and google Kylie Boldy, and tell me what you think

Whats Michael Clarke and Kylie Boldy got in common ?
They are both f...g great cricketers

Quality!

[test]

slazenger wouldnt be too happy right about now

Wonder how many offers his managers had to use a sponsored bat to bring up the 300

[valleys07]

got a look at the hot model trying to get with Michael Clarke


Go and google Kylie Boldy, and tell me what you think

Whats Michael Clarke and Kylie Boldy got in common ?
They are both f...g great cricketers

Nice mally!