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

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COLLINGWOOD on the MCG again ...
















































Sorry

Yes COLLINGWOOD at the SCG
Hence the sorry
Im in shock watching COLLINGWOOD elsewhere ....

[Lightning McQueen]

Yeah, probably worthy of an apology.

[wycbloods]

Beer with his first Test wicket. Well done.

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COLLINGWOOD OUT
BEERS first Test wicket
Something he will always rememeber, he shares it with the birthday boy Mike Rann

[pmackk]

Well done to beer. 5/227 now.

[CoverKing]

Well Bowled by Beer. The bloke has bowled really well I think and thoroughly deserved that wicket.

Still think that rule that cost Beer a wicket is a joke. If that same ball was left through to the keeper, would Bowden have called for a referral? I highly doubt it. Therefore he is placing a wicket of a higher regard than a run. It may be so but It could be the difference between a win or loss

[Lightning McQueen]

Well Bowled by Beer. The bloke has bowled really well I think and thoroughly deserved that wicket.

Still think that rule that cost Beer a wicket is a joke. If that same ball was left through to the keeper, would Bowden have called for a referral? I highly doubt it. Therefore he is placing a wicket of a higher regard than a run. It may be so but It could be the difference between a win or loss

I disagree. I'd rather miss out on a run than be wrongfully dismissed.

[Rik E Boy]

Therefore he is placing a wicket of a higher regard than a run.

Yeah, fancy that!

regards,

REB

[CoverKing]

Yeah it probably is, but an umpire shouldn't be the judge of that though I don't think. Stupid rule and I said that at the time when Clarke benefited from it in India

[Baron Greenback]

Well Bowled by Beer. The bloke has bowled really well I think and thoroughly deserved that wicket.

Still think that rule that cost Beer a wicket is a joke. If that same ball was left through to the keeper, would Bowden have called for a referral? I highly doubt it. Therefore he is placing a wicket of a higher regard than a run. It may be so but It could be the difference between a win or loss

I don't mind the fact he was given not out....because he should've been.
He bowled a no-ball - therefore he was not out.
I'm just worried that they're missing no-balls - the easiest part of the umpire's job.

[Lightning McQueen]

Well Bowled by Beer. The bloke has bowled really well I think and thoroughly deserved that wicket.

Still think that rule that cost Beer a wicket is a joke. If that same ball was left through to the keeper, would Bowden have called for a referral? I highly doubt it. Therefore he is placing a wicket of a higher regard than a run. It may be so but It could be the difference between a win or loss

I don't mind the fact he was given not out....because he should've been.
He bowled a no-ball - therefore he was not out.
I'm just worried that they're missing no-balls - the easiest part of the umpire's job.

I actually find no-balls the 2nd hardest factor of umpiring, you have a split second to make your mind up and call it, if you don't act within 1/100th of a second, you are too late.

[RoosterMarty]

I can't believe people are whinging about a correct decision still! It was a no ball yesterday, he did not deserve a wicket for bowling an illegal delivery.

Nice to see him get a legitimate wicket today.

[redandblack]

Well Bowled by Beer. The bloke has bowled really well I think and thoroughly deserved that wicket.

Still think that rule that cost Beer a wicket is a joke. If that same ball was left through to the keeper, would Bowden have called for a referral? I highly doubt it. Therefore he is placing a wicket of a higher regard than a run. It may be so but It could be the difference between a win or loss

I don't mind the fact he was given not out....because he should've been.
He bowled a no-ball - therefore he was not out.
I'm just worried that they're missing no-balls - the easiest part of the umpire's job.

I actually find no-balls the 2nd hardest factor of umpiring, you have a split second to make your mind up and call it, if you don't act within 1/100th of a second, you are too late.

Absolutely correct.

[CoverKing]

Never said Cool should be out, but the rules a joke. Has go be consistent and happen all the time, wicket ball or not.

[Dirko]

[Gingernuts]

Looking back on this series I've been thinking about Australia's batting and bowling and which has been the biggest problem.

I've come to the conclusion that despite a lot being said about out bowling, I think the batting has been where the biggest problem lies.

I think the bowlers have performed admirably attempting to defend mediocre totals. They have been left up shit creek by the batsmen in every test, having to mop up the mess with lower order batting to make a disasterous total a workable one, and then backing up to defend it with the ball.

England's batsmen have looked calm and untroubled at the crease because they haven't been. They have not had to chase a substantial total in all 5 tests, and have scored freely without being shackled by any scoreboard pressure. They have been free to play each ball on it's merits, without any urgency to catch a huge total or beat 5th day stumps for a win.

At the end of the series I hope the Australian bowlers aren't on the end of too much finger pointing. I reckon they've done a fairly solid job considering the poo they've been left in consistently.

[jackpot jim]

Why is Smith in the side for?
Bats 7 which is still too high imo and has bowled 5 overs out of 113.
No wonder Aust are getting hammered these days due to these kind of selections.

Hope Beer is enjoying watching Cook giving the Aussies a lesson in Test match batting.
If he is stupid enough to bowl another No - Ball ever again, should be banned for life from ever playing cricket again for Aust.

[RoosterMarty]

Bowl a no ball, get exiled from Australian cricket?

[Rik E Boy]

Looking back on this series I've been thinking about Australia's batting and bowling and which has been the biggest problem.

I've come to the conclusion that despite a lot being said about out bowling, I think the batting has been where the biggest problem lies.

I think the bowlers have performed admirably attempting to defend mediocre totals. They have been left up **** creek by the batsmen in every test, having to mop up the mess with lower order batting to make a disasterous total a workable one, and then backing up to defend it with the ball.

England's batsmen have looked calm and untroubled at the crease because they haven't been. They have not had to chase a substantial total in all 5 tests, and have scored freely without being shackled by any scoreboard pressure. They have been free to play each ball on it's merits, without any urgency to catch a huge total or beat 5th day stumps for a win.

At the end of the series I hope the Australian bowlers aren't on the end of too much finger pointing. I reckon they've done a fairly solid job considering the poo they've been left in consistently.

Poor in all areas. The biggest problem? Non sensical team selection.

regards,

REB

[whufc]

I was a very big fan of the DRS BUT

that last incident has 100% proven that it is not ready or up to test standard at this stage, with the technology they are using.

the inside edges almost never pick up a good reading on the heat technology.