England v Australia, 1st Test TRENT BRIDGE commences 10/7/13

[whufc]

I'm not a big Warner fan at all but in fairness to him his probably the only batsmen in the country that we have that opposition captains would worry that he could win a game of his own bat, Clarke excluded.

Now it looks like Watson won't be bowling does he go out the side with Cowan back to opening and either Warner, Khawaja or Wade to number 3.

Haddin would want to bat well his keeping wasn't much better than Wades is to the fast bowlers

[Ron Burgundy]

Prior reminds me so much of a keeper we used to have in the Riverland called Rob McLean.

If I'd stayed in the Riverland, I could've played Renmark cricket and been bowled by Peter Siddle as well.

You mean this bloke...

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[Phantom Gossiper]

I confess I wasn't a fan of Siddle's selection, personally would've like to have seen Jackson Bird in there, but Siddle did his job and did it well - amazing what he is capable of when he can get the ball to move a bit.

I like the balance of the line up at the moment, I don't like Warner much (except when he is firing) but would've probably preferred him to Smith, however Smith has shown in patches that he possibly could be a reliable lower order bat.

Rogers
Watson
Hughes
Clarke
Warner
Smith
Haddin/Wade
Siddle
Starc
Pattinson
Bird

Dont play a spinner for the sake of playing a spinner - Clarke, Warner, Smith, Hughes can roll over some gentle tweakers if they want to push through some overs and Watson is an option as another med.

[Lightning McQueen]

I confess I wasn't a fan of Siddle's selection, personally would've like to have seen Jackson Bird in there, but Siddle did his job and did it well - amazing what he is capable of when he can get the ball to move a bit.

I like the balance of the line up at the moment, I don't like Warner much (except when he is firing) but would've probably preferred him to Smith, however Smith has shown in patches that he possibly could be a reliable lower order bat.

Rogers
Watson
Hughes
Clarke
Warner
Smith
Haddin/Wade
Siddle
Starc
Pattinson
Bird

Dont play a spinner for the sake of playing a spinner - Clarke, Warner, Smith, Hughes can roll over some gentle tweakers if they want to push through some overs and Watson is an option as another med.

You're stealing my line.

I had a tenner on Siddle at $4.50 to take the most first innings wickets for Australia. I have the same on Phil Hughes to get the highest aussie score in the first dig @ $7.50, money back if fails to reach double figures.

[Lightning McQueen]

I couldn't believe Tubby Taylor saying at drinks and then re-iterating at lunch how good our openers bowled, they were tripe and bowled probably 1.5 good balls an over. Simply not good enough with a deck that was doing so much, too many balls that the batsmen didn't have to play at.

[Phantom Gossiper]

I had a tenner on Siddle at $4.50 to take the most first innings wickets for Australia. I have the same on Phil Hughes to get the highest aussie score in the first dig @ $7.50, money back if fails to reach double figures.

CHA CHING! Pay day! I'm backing Hughes in for a big one!

[Phantom Gossiper]

I couldn't believe Tubby Taylor saying at drinks and then re-iterating at lunch how good our openers bowled, they were tripe and bowled probably 1.5 good balls an over. Simply not good enough with a deck that was doing so much, too many balls that the batsmen didn't have to play at.

I agree, Pattinson struggled early with the swing and it was all over the shop! Siddle at one stage was going at near 6 an over and Agar was either too full or too short. I thought the 1st session we bowled awful but a couple of good balls kept us in the hunt.

[whufc]

As sad as it is, with Smith and Hughes at the crease we are probably looking at the future of Australia test batting.

These two are the only blokes out of our current batters that may hold a spot for the next 5 years. These two are also the only blokes who have made selectors pick them through sheer amount of runs in the shield.

Boy i hope they can put on a decent partnership, would love to see one of these ton up while the other makes a fifty.

[The Sleeping Giant]

I thought Watson did bowl last night.

[whufc]

I thought Watson did bowl last night.

Fox sports is claiming he is injured and won't bowl in the second innings

[westcoastpanther]

Really, Smith's sheer amount of runs. Formatting is crap, but Ponting topped the list with 911, then all the way down there v, is your boy with a paltry 296, averaging less than Ferg....

Name Team Mts(inn) Runs HS SR Ave NO 50s 100s
Ponting, RT TAS 9(16) 911 200 0.00 75.92 4 4 3
Cosgrove, MJ TAS 11(20) 784 104 0.00 39.20 0 7 1
Doolan, AJ TAS 10(18) 715 149 0.00 42.06 1 4 1
Hughes, PJ SA 6(12) 673 158 0.00 56.08 0 3 2
Ferguson, CJ SA 8(15) 608 164 0.00 43.43 1 2 1
Burns, JA QLD 10(19) 587 120 0.00 32.61 1 2 2
Rogers, CJL VIC 9(15) 586 125 0.00 45.08 2 1 2
Maddinson, NJ NSW 8(16) 532 154 0.00 35.47 1 2 1
Hartley, CD QLD 11(20) 510 103 0.00 28.33 2 2 1
White, CL VIC 9(15) 510 144 0.00 36.43 1 3 1
Harris, MS WA 10(20) 510 114 0.00 25.50 0 1 1
Hopes, JR QLD 8(15) 473 88 0.00 31.53 0 3 0
Haddin, BJ NSW 6(10) 458 114 0.00 57.25 2 2 2
Faulkner, JP TAS 10(16) 444 89 0.00 34.15 3 3 0
Khawaja, UT QLD 6(11) 438 138 0.00 39.82 0 3 1
Ludeman, TP SA 9(17) 418 85 0.00 26.13 1 4 0
Forrest, PJ QLD 11(21) 395 119 0.00 19.75 1 1 1
Nevill, PM NSW 9(17) 395 65 0.00 26.33 2 3 0
Head, TM SA 9(17) 390 95 0.00 24.38 1 3 0
Voges, AC WA 8(16) 388 94 0.00 25.87 1 2 0
Henriques, MC NSW 5(7) 385 161 0.00 77.00 2 3 1
Copeland, TA NSW 8(11) 382 106 0.00 34.73 0 2 1
Reardon, NJ QLD 8(15) 382 71 0.00 27.29 1 2 0
Whiteman, SM WA 7(14) 381 96 0.00 27.21 0 3 0
Henry, SO NSW 9(18) 369 81 0.00 21.71 1 2 0
Hussey, MEK WA 5(10) 366 99 0.00 40.67 1 3 0
Hussey, DJ VIC 9(15) 358 112 0.00 23.87 0 1 1
Cutting, BCJ QLD 5(9) 348 109 0.00 38.67 0 1 1
Silk, JC TAS 3(6) 347 127 0.00 57.83 0 1 2
Butterworth, LR TAS 11(14) 320 86 0.00 26.67 2 3 0
Klinger, M SA 8(16) 312 56 0.00 20.80 1 1 0
Marsh, MR WA 7(14) 303 73 0.00 21.64 0 3 0
Paine, TD TAS 9(14) 299 87 0.00 29.90 4 1 0
Smith, SPD NSW 5(8) 296 90 0.00 37.00 0 3 0

[Phantom Gossiper]

I thought Watson did bowl last night.

Fox sports is claiming he is injured and won't bowl in the second innings

Really? Watson injured? Naaah who would've seen that coming!

[Phantom Gossiper]

Really, Smith's sheer amount of runs. Formatting is crap, but Ponting topped the list with 911, then all the way down there v, is your boy with a paltry 296, averaging less than Ferg....

I think the worst part of that is he scored 3x 50's with a H/S of 90 - that's more than half his runs in 3 knocks, means he averaged closer to 20 over his other 5 digs

[Phantom Gossiper]

Why not consider a Ferguson or Cosgrove? Ferguson is handy in the field, and capable with the bat, and Cossie might be bit larger but at least he sees the ball and hits it!

[whufc]

Really, Smith's sheer amount of runs. Formatting is crap, but Ponting topped the list with 911, then all the way down there v, is your boy with a paltry 296, averaging less than Ferg....

Name Team Mts(inn) Runs HS SR Ave NO 50s 100s
Ponting, RT TAS 9(16) 911 200 0.00 75.92 4 4 3
Cosgrove, MJ TAS 11(20) 784 104 0.00 39.20 0 7 1
Doolan, AJ TAS 10(18) 715 149 0.00 42.06 1 4 1
Hughes, PJ SA 6(12) 673 158 0.00 56.08 0 3 2
Ferguson, CJ SA 8(15) 608 164 0.00 43.43 1 2 1
Burns, JA QLD 10(19) 587 120 0.00 32.61 1 2 2
Rogers, CJL VIC 9(15) 586 125 0.00 45.08 2 1 2
Maddinson, NJ NSW 8(16) 532 154 0.00 35.47 1 2 1
Hartley, CD QLD 11(20) 510 103 0.00 28.33 2 2 1
White, CL VIC 9(15) 510 144 0.00 36.43 1 3 1
Harris, MS WA 10(20) 510 114 0.00 25.50 0 1 1
Hopes, JR QLD 8(15) 473 88 0.00 31.53 0 3 0
Haddin, BJ NSW 6(10) 458 114 0.00 57.25 2 2 2
Faulkner, JP TAS 10(16) 444 89 0.00 34.15 3 3 0
Khawaja, UT QLD 6(11) 438 138 0.00 39.82 0 3 1
Ludeman, TP SA 9(17) 418 85 0.00 26.13 1 4 0
Forrest, PJ QLD 11(21) 395 119 0.00 19.75 1 1 1
Nevill, PM NSW 9(17) 395 65 0.00 26.33 2 3 0
Head, TM SA 9(17) 390 95 0.00 24.38 1 3 0
Voges, AC WA 8(16) 388 94 0.00 25.87 1 2 0
Henriques, MC NSW 5(7) 385 161 0.00 77.00 2 3 1
Copeland, TA NSW 8(11) 382 106 0.00 34.73 0 2 1
Reardon, NJ QLD 8(15) 382 71 0.00 27.29 1 2 0
Whiteman, SM WA 7(14) 381 96 0.00 27.21 0 3 0
Henry, SO NSW 9(18) 369 81 0.00 21.71 1 2 0
Hussey, MEK WA 5(10) 366 99 0.00 40.67 1 3 0
Hussey, DJ VIC 9(15) 358 112 0.00 23.87 0 1 1
Cutting, BCJ QLD 5(9) 348 109 0.00 38.67 0 1 1
Silk, JC TAS 3(6) 347 127 0.00 57.83 0 1 2
Butterworth, LR TAS 11(14) 320 86 0.00 26.67 2 3 0
Klinger, M SA 8(16) 312 56 0.00 20.80 1 1 0
Marsh, MR WA 7(14) 303 73 0.00 21.64 0 3 0
Paine, TD TAS 9(14) 299 87 0.00 29.90 4 1 0
Smith, SPD NSW 5(8) 296 90 0.00 37.00 0 3 0

I'm talking about over a 4-5 year period he has constantly averaged around the 40 mark in the shield, not this flash in a pan one half decent season stuff.

Must be eating you alive that Smith is the second best bat in the country while ur boy cam is still spudding away with the spooners

You have gone very quiet on here since the blonde don has done good!!

[Ron Burgundy]

I wouldn't mind seeing that young fella on top of the list get a go at some stage. He might deliver on the international stage.

[whufc]

Why not consider a Ferguson or Cosgrove? Ferguson is handy in the field, and capable with the bat, and Cossie might be bit larger but at least he sees the ball and hits it!

Cosgrove and Lehmann have spoke in the last two weeks.

[westcoastpanther]

2nd best bat in the country, over the last 3 Tests?? Didn't you just say you don't want flash in the pan stuff?

He hasn't done a thing yet....

[jackpot jim]

I couldn't believe Tubby Taylor saying at drinks and then re-iterating at lunch how good our openers bowled, they were tripe and bowled probably 1.5 good balls an over. Simply not good enough with a deck that was doing so much, too many balls that the batsmen didn't have to play at.

Agree, Imagine what a Gillespe/McGrath combination would have done in those conditions, would've rolled them for under 100.
Point is that the bowling could've and should've been a lot better.

[whufc]

2nd best bat in the country, over the last 3 Tests?? Didn't you just say you don't want flash in the pan stuff?

He hasn't done a thing yet....

It would be nice for him to go on tonight and get a big buteven if he doesn't if he can come out and average 40 at number 5 or 6 that will be a solid career.

Surely even you can admit he is the least of our worries at present when if comes to the batting line up.