3rd Ashes Test - WACA

[locky801]

why would you bat when you have a green top, obviously has no faith in his bowlers, sorry he has to go as far as a captain goes, yeah i know, who is going to replace him, do we really need a captain

did aust win the toss???

wow i thought england won it

Only guessing I saw it flash up on the screen in a shop when I was shopping that Australia had won the toss, obviously reading above it was wrong, my apologies

[scoob]

why would you bat when you have a green top, obviously has no faith in his bowlers, sorry he has to go as far as a captain goes, yeah i know, who is going to replace him, do we really need a captain

Don't have much choice if you lose the toss and get put in... unless we can ask them to toss the coin again - best out of three...

[Ron Burgundy]

At least we'll get a bowl while the wicket's still green

Sorry to take this thread off topic...but who's that in your avatar Inteceptor?

Its DK with the Aluiminium bat isnt it??

[Interceptor]

At least we'll get a bowl while the wicket's still green

Sorry to take this thread off topic...but who's that in your avatar Inteceptor?

Its DK with the Aluiminium bat isnt it??

Yep, that's correct -it's a bit hard to make out in the reduced size.

[Lightning McQueen]

3/29. Watto and Huss in.

[catchisthecry]

Clarke?!? WTF!
The shift to 4 has not worked. Can't face a new pill.
Khawaja 3, Huss 4, Clarke 5, Ponting 6
... with Ferg ready to go if ponting or clarke don't start making runs

[Sorry Dude]

Clarke out caught behind...3/28

Christ that looked ugly...

Worst shot of the summer!
Rex Hunt would have been proud of it though.

he has been playing that sort of shot when trying to play a pull shot also. instead of trying to dab it for one or two, hit the living 5hit out of it. i would rather see him get out going for it that playing a stupid shot like that

[am Bays]

Hurts to say it but you have to admire the way england have playe so far in the first 10 days and 1 hr of this session.

1. Good plans
2. Confident body language
3. Well led by Strauss
4. They bowl good areas - take note Siddle
5. Positive footwork when batting allows for good shotmaking.
6. They bat and bowl in partnerships.

As I said it is painfull to admit it but you have to respect the quality of England's cricket.

[Hazbeen]

Hughes out bowled for 2

Hughes is carp, he hasn't even been making consistent runs in the shield!!

There must be another opening option that doesn't come from NSW

[CoverKing]

Ambays the "take not siddle" is a bad call IMO. In Adelaide he had three back on the pull shot, where else is he meant to bowl! I think the captain and team planning is more to blame. If you said Johnson I would have Agreed

[Footy Smart]

Hughes was only in for a short time but looked really ordinary and uncomfortable

His technique doesn’t allow him to be effective in Test cricket, sure he had a good first series but his deficiencies are to great and teams easily work him out.... forget him as an option for future years.... NEXT

Observing Ponting in this series, he has got his feet well outside off syump and been caught behind a number of times.... i cant remember him doing this in previous years when he was hitting the ball well... is he doing this on purpose? the ball he played at he would have left if he wasnt so far across off stump IMO

[NFC]

Watto gone, Australia gone.

[trev]

Clarke out caught behind...3/28

Christ that looked ugly...

Worst shot of the summer!
Rex Hunt would have been proud of it though.

he has been playing that sort of shot when trying to play a pull shot also. instead of trying to dab it for one or two, hit the living 5hit out of it. i would rather see him get out going for it that playing a stupid shot like that

Couldn't agree more. A half tracker outside off and he timidly tries to fend it away.
either let it go or back yourself and throw the kitchen sink at it!

I reckon he is really struggling mentally this summer, because the Clarkey we know and love would have brutally despatched that pie to the fence and backed up for more! Instead, he is out to a guy who hasn't played a test in three years.

[Bum Crack]

Oh dear

[Q.]

Oh geez, this is embarrassing. I was about to hunt down a pub here in Bangkok televising the game, but I don't think I'll bother now

[CoverKing]

Steve Smith to be the hero in this game! Will prove today why he is easily ahead of ferguson. Well I hope so anyway because iv been defending him on here for a while. If he can get a gritty 50-100, unlike Marcus North than it would be extremely helpful

[Bum Crack]

Steve Smith to be the hero in this game! Will prove today why he is easily ahead of ferguson. Well I hope so anyway because iv been defending him on here for a while. If he can get a gritty 50-100, unlike Marcus North than it would be extremely helpful

I'll have a slab with you that we get pumped

[CoverKing]

Where did I say we wouldnt get pumped??

[Lightning McQueen]

Steve Smith to be the hero in this game! Will prove today why he is easily ahead of ferguson. Well I hope so anyway because iv been defending him on here for a while. If he can get a gritty 50-100, unlike Marcus North than it would be extremely helpful

25 tops IMO.

[CoverKing]

Probably but that would be a 25 more than North