Third Test v South Africa

[Pup]

Great stuff by the Saffies there.

Agreed

Wonderful Sportsmanship

[RustyCage]

come on Punter, get off the mark then go from there

[RustyCage]

great shot to get off the mark, love the Punter pull shot

[therisingblues]

Great stuff by the Saffies there.

Agreed

Wonderful Sportsmanship

What's up? I'm guessing they did some tribute to Ponting?
Can't get to an Australian TV set right now.

[Booney]

They lined up ( 6 on either side ) with the umpires and formed a guard of honour for him as he entered the ground.

http://www.watchlivestreaming.net/cricket.html

[therisingblues]

They lined up ( 6 on either side ) with the umpires and formed a guard of honour for him as he entered the ground.

http://www.watchlivestreaming.net/cricket.html

Must have been a great atmosphere there.
Good on the saffies.

[Brodlach]

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[bd u15 09]

Devastated

[Pup]

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Thank you for the wonderful memories Punter

[Brodlach]

Well done again to the South Africans, pure class

[Jim05]

So what's people's opinion of Dave Warner in this Aussie side?

Apart from a few cameo innings he has been fairly inconsistent, he is definatly caught between playing like Dave Warner and playing like a traditional test opener.

No doubt he has bucket loads of talent, plus his a jet fielder and throw in his not the worse part time bowler.

The flashes of brillianance are remembered alot longer than the poor dismissals but are we willing to take one with the other.

Is he the answer at the top of the order?

I think he is doing a decent job, still learning.
Would like to see him bat at 3 long term

[whufc]

Well Done RICKY!!!!!

So much respect from the Saffies!

F**k that is sad, being 29 I don't remember to many summers without that brilliant pull shot, exaggerated leave outside off, the fingers pointing slips catches.

Summers will slightly be missing something now his gone but I'm sure I will be talking abouth him for years to come.

Thanks Punter!

[Brodlach]

Well Done RICKY!!!!!

So much respect from the Saffies!

F**k that is sad, being 29 I don't remember to many summers without that brilliant pull shot, exaggerated leave outside off, the fingers pointing slips catches.

Summers will slightly be missing something now his gone but I'm sure I will be talking abouth him for years to come.

Thanks Punter!

well said

[FlyingHigh]

I was looking at his stats for this summer :

Brisbane 4 & DNB
Adelaide 119 & 41
Perth 13 & 29

Test average of 44 - This summer - 41.2

I think any opener who can average 40+ is worthy of having around the place, but its how he goes about it that worries me. Geoff Marsh averaging 40 meant ( if we batted first in the Test ) he was out closer to tea than lunch, if Warner is out for 40 ( and we batted first ) its about an hour before lunch and that is not the job of an opener.

Sadly, with out very thin top order stocks around the country ( and Cowan yet to really establish himself ) I see Warner being our best option at the moment but long term he needs to soak up more of the new ball pressure, like he did on day 3 at the WACA, to be a genuine Test match opener. He'll belt the living suitcase out of average attacks and splutter like he has this summer against a quality one.

That's a great call what's more valuable as an opener from a team aspect.

A 35 off 90 balls which protects the middle order from the new ball for say an extra five or the extra fifteen runs from say a quickfire 50 off 55 balls

Cowan is obviously the 35-by-lunch type of opener for us, and not sure if Warner is the answer at the other end. As one of the nine commentators said the other day, even though Cowan and Warner haven't been batting badly themselves, they don't look like they have formed a "partnership". Perhaps Cowan/Watson would make a better partnership, LH/RH, Clarke 4, Warner 5. Maybe Khawja at 3?

[Lightning McQueen]

Cowan is obviously the 35-by-lunch type of opener for us, and not sure if Warner is the answer at the other end. As one of the nine commentators said the other day, even though Cowan and Warner haven't been batting badly themselves, they don't look like they have formed a "partnership". Perhaps Cowan/Watson would make a better partnership, LH/RH, Clarke 4, Warner 5. Maybe Khawja at 3?

Clarke wont move from 5 and why should he, averaging 100+ for the past 12 months there, maybe Warner at 6 & Hussey at 4, don't mess with what does actually work for us.

[FlyingHigh]

Hussey is working for us at 6, but he didn't at 4 a couple of years ago, and do see him doing any better there at 37.
Clarke is in his prime, and with our slightly suspect batting needs to do this to show the opposition "we are coming at you" IMO.

[Jim05]

Cowan is obviously the 35-by-lunch type of opener for us, and not sure if Warner is the answer at the other end. As one of the nine commentators said the other day, even though Cowan and Warner haven't been batting badly themselves, they don't look like they have formed a "partnership". Perhaps Cowan/Watson would make a better partnership, LH/RH, Clarke 4, Warner 5. Maybe Khawja at 3?

Clarke wont move from 5 and why should he, averaging 100+ for the past 12 months there, maybe Warner at 6 & Hussey at 4, don't mess with what does actually work for us.

Yep dont move Pup from 5
Depending on the batter that comes in for Ponting id be going for
Option A
Hughes, Cowan, Warner, Watson, Clarke, Hussey
Option B
Cowan, Watson, Warner, Khawaja, Clarke, Hussey

[Lightning McQueen]

Hussey is working for us at 6, but he didn't at 4 a couple of years ago, and do see him doing any better there at 37.
Clarke is in his prime, and with our slightly suspect batting needs to do this to show the opposition "we are coming at you" IMO.

Good in theory, it's probably in his head that 5 is his spot.

[Booney]

In some sick kind of way, I'm glad Punter got out while I had a quiet 10 minutes in the office and had the stream on one of my monitors. I got to see it Live, his last dismissal.

Here's to you Punter....here's to you.

[Pup]

In some sick kind of way, I'm glad Punter got out while I had a quiet 10 minutes in the office and had the stream on one of my monitors. I got to see it Live, his last dismissal.

Here's to you Punter....here's to you.

I understand that though, It was something you want to see live (even if on tv) just the emotion of the crowd, the South Africans, everything.