3rd Final - Gabba - Aust v Sri Lanka

[MightyEagles]

Sri Lanka 2/48 13 overs
Bracken 2 wkts I think.

[stan]

Tony greig is suck a wanker. Christ he really doesnt like the Austrians, Hussey you evil man you have upset Tony......

[Punk Rooster]

What a fantastic fightback by the Aussies- some sensational work in the field. Symonds taking a great catch, only to be upstaged by Punter. Punter's catch has got to be in competition with Hussey's, as the catch of the year.

[scott]

Lankans finished with 9-266.

Russel Arnold scored a quick-fire 71.

Bracken and Clark took two wickets each.

[Punk Rooster]

Did Jayasuriya drop the VB Championship???

[MW]

If Katich can score a century the opposition musn't be much chop...

[Punk Rooster]

If Katich can score a century the opposition musn't be much chop...

well at least the Aussies make records against reasonable opposition.. Sri Lankas "record" score against...KENYA? Katich did it in a final... you gonna knock Gill's ton as well?

[Punk Rooster]

Did Jayasuriya drop the VB Championship???

YES!

[stan]

If Katich can score a century the opposition musn't be much chop...

well at least the Aussies make records against reasonable opposition.. Sri Lankas "record" score against...KENYA? Katich did it in a final... you gonna knock Gill's ton as well?

122 off 91 balls, F***. Not bad, infact it was brutal!

Well i would say that you must say Katich is the man to open with Gill in the World cup.

[MW]

If Katich can score a century the opposition musn't be much chop...

well at least the Aussies make records against reasonable opposition.. Sri Lankas "record" score against...KENYA? Katich did it in a final... you gonna knock Gill's ton as well?

Gilly did it in style as you should against the minnow sides...smashing 120 odd of 90 odd balls not going at a fuking pedestrian rate as Katich did.

[Punk Rooster]

Gilly did it in style as you should against the minnow sides...smashing 120 odd of 90 odd balls not going at a fuking pedestrian rate as Katich did.

So? It's not that pedestrian... Maybe there should be a new rule (in line with the super-sub & power-play rules) "centuries do not count, unless your strike rate is 100" ie- if you score 100 off 101 balls, it's considered pedestrian, & your wicket will be automatically declared taken, due to being too boring to watch...
PS Gilly's knock jus happened to be a record also...

[MW]

Katich is just plain old boring to watch....in the mould of Geoff Marsh and Bill Lawry. I would rather have Cosgrove or Jaques opening rather than Katich. Why do you think people are calling for his axing even though he had scored so many half tons? B O R I N G

[Ian]

Katich is just plain old boring to watch....in the mould of Geoff Marsh and Bill Lawry. I would rather have Cosgrove or Jaques opening rather than Katich. Why do you think people are calling for his axing even though he had scored so many half tons? B O R I N G

5 years or so ago, Katich's strike rate would have been considered good, especially for an opener. Tonight his first 30 odd runs came at a similar rate to gillys, but when Gilly went the tonk, he held one end up, and he was still there at the end, in that climate, after fielding in the sun all afternoon, that in it self was a good effort. If Gilly hadn't been dropped, and Katich scored a ton on the way to a victory, you'd still be winging about him. I'd like to see Jaques in the side, but you can't drop someone who is consistantly scoring runs. Until he fails regullary, get off his back, still what else would you expect from a Westies supporter, haven't ever been at the top long enough to appreciate how hard it is to get there!

[MW]

Katich is just plain old boring to watch....in the mould of Geoff Marsh and Bill Lawry. I would rather have Cosgrove or Jaques opening rather than Katich. Why do you think people are calling for his axing even though he had scored so many half tons? B O R I N G

5 years or so ago, Katich's strike rate would have been considered good, especially for an opener. Tonight his first 30 odd runs came at a similar rate to gillys, but when Gilly went the tonk, he held one end up, and he was still there at the end, in that climate, after fielding in the sun all afternoon, that in it self was a good effort. If Gilly hadn't been dropped, and Katich scored a ton on the way to a victory, you'd still be winging about him. I'd like to see Jaques in the side, but you can't drop someone who is consistantly scoring runs. Until he fails regullary, get off his back, still what else would you expect from a Westies supporter, haven't ever been at the top long enough to appreciate how hard it is to get there!

Ok, thanks Ian for that insight. Still does not change my mind that Katich is a hack. Oh...and North are just cruising at the top so you would know how hard it is to get there?