SA vs Qld

[mal]

11-56 am today
Square cut for 4
Watto raises his bat for his 100
the reseruction.

pulled 4 to 108
back foot cover drive for 4 to 112
leg glance 4 to 116
lofted on drive for 4 to 121
straight drive for 4 to 125

6/376 3 man on the leg boundary, Gillespie bounces Watto he hooks to fine leg 4 more
and Watto raises his bat for a superb 150

at 6/395 we all witnessed the shot of all shots
Dizzy to Watto just short of a length, Watto swivels and pulls it over mid wicket
the ball sailing into the atmosphere and was only impeded by the concrete stand
6 more
WATTO 163

TEA 6/452
WATTO 190
HARTLEY 93

First over after tea WATTO out LBW 190
WATTO stood his ground stunned at the descision
190
430 mins
323 balls
19 fours
3 sixes
the score was 6/190 and WATTO saved QL from the jaws of defeat
this on a pitch that has given faster bowlers assistance throughout
The next 3 batsman for tests are now
THE DAVE
THE KAT
WATTO

SA 237
QL 8/456 DEC
R HARRIS 4/93 awesome hit HARTLEY 4 times on the body today
he bowled that well he beat WATSON outside off stump yesterday
CLEARY 3/83

CULLEN 0/108 and we continue to play him in front of ROFE
In fact the last time CULLEN was dropped for ROFE we beat QL !!!

4-33pm
SA 2/29
SWAN injured
WATTO has a bowl[his 3rd string...bat hamSTRING, bowl...]
5 overs 2/10
he bowled 2 bumpers at Dietz and there was an exchange of words of sorts
soon after Dietz was caught hooking to deep square

SA 8/131
CHRISTAIN 49*
Pick of the QL bowlers was
DORAN
0/60 [10 OVERS]

GILLESPIE
batting at 10 was given a tunnell from the QLD players in his last dig For SA
the QL players gave him a standing ovation
typically DIZZY survived for 1* run in about a half an hour

BROWN
was dropped on 10 a sitter by Simpson[later caught by Simmo a vrilliant gully catch]
had BROWN been caught for 10
he may well have made history
the only player on debut to score 10 in both innings ????

Once again the scores
SA 237 + 8/131
V
WATSON 190
SA leads WATSON by 178 with 2 wickets left.....

[brod]

Qld declare at 8/456

Harley left stranded on 95* the question on that must be asked WHY

Not from where Im looking
CD Hartley - lbw b RJ Harris 95 (244 balls)

[Zulu]

How many more chances does Cullen get for SA? Surely your 1st choice spinner should be taking wickets occasionally. Are there any better spinning options out there? Is there anyone interstate the SACA might chase next year?

[Pup]

Your excited easily when it comes to Watson arent you Mal.

Good to see him back into a bit of form and hopefully he can build from there. But no he is not 3rd in line for a test re call IMO.

[mal]

Todays press has suggested he was ripped off when LBW.
Wattos 190 is his first century since 2005-2006
that was the p/c final when he scored a double century
Watto finished that innings RETIRED HURT

[rod_rooster]

Todays press has suggested he was ripped off when LBW.
Wattos 190 is his first century since 2005-2006
that was the p/c final when he scored a double century
Watto finished that innings RETIRED HURT

His first hundred since 2005/06 and he is third in line for a test spot

[sasquatch]

Todays press has suggested he was ripped off when LBW.
Wattos 190 is his first century since 2005-2006
that was the p/c final when he scored a double century
Watto finished that innings RETIRED HURT

His first hundred since 2005/06 and he is third in line for a test spot

In no particular order, he's third behind; D Hussey, Katich, Hodge, Noffke, probably Hopes, Rogers (opening or not), Ronchi, Pomersbach, maybe even Quiney and Jewell from Vic...
Some of those guys wouldn't even be on the radar....
What's that say about Watto?

[mal]

3RD in line for a middle order spot
THE DAVE
THE KAT
WATTO

[rod_rooster]

3RD in line for a middle order spot
THE DAVE
THE KAT
WATTO

Get your hand off it mal. One innings does not put you third in line for a Test spot.

There is no way in hell that Watto is a better player than Hodge who you have left off your list and saying that i don't rate Hodge all that highly.

[mal]

ROD

HODGE is being over looked sadly
He is 33 years old and seemingly out of favour these days
If he was a few years younger he would be in front of WATTO on my listings

WATSON is 26
has made 8 Pura Cup centuries
averages about 46 in p/cup
thats very very very good stats
very few batsman average 50 in the pura cup

He now averages over 100 batting in the middle order the last 3 digs

[sasquatch]

Back on topic, SA are 8/150, with Christian 55*

[sasquatch]

8/174
Boring but required batting from Christian and Diz (29* from 84), who is playing a great farewell knock...

[jackpot jim]

Lunch S.A. 8/198 (Christian 70* Gillespe 45*)

Again Dizzy is showing how it's done

[sasquatch]

Lunch S.A. 8/198 (Christian 70* Gillespe 45*)

Again Dizzy is showing how it's done

And Christian's going alright too...

[jackpot jim]

Lunch S.A. 8/198 (Christian 70* Gillespe 45*)

Again Dizzy is showing how it's done

And Christian's going alright too...

And still got Cullen to come, Fresh from his Century yesterday (0/108).
He got a Rousing ovation from a certain group in the Bradman Stand when his ton came up. The Ringleader is also President of the WATTO Fan Club. Poor Form Mally,Also known as the President of the 'Rid all spinners from Adelaide Oval Club'.

[mighty_tiger_79]

MALLY has a history of applauding such feats and letting the player know about it.

[Dirko]

All over...fine way to finish the season. Queensland win by a innings & 9 runs.

Dizzy got 51 in his final dig, Christian out for 72....

The SA lads did go onto the oval and form a guard for Jimmy Maher....

Well played Dizz & Jim

ohh yeah Watto got two wickets as well and M.O.T.M

[heater31]

ok now that watto thinks he is fit he has to stay that way for a sustained period of time before being considered for higher selections


well done to dizzy in his final 1st class innings in Adelaide

[Hafey]

Firstly id like to congratulate dizzy on a magnificent career . One of the best fast bowlers SA has produced , no doubt about it .

The Redbacks have disappointed again this year and there isnt enough pressure from grade cricket to pressure the the guys getting a game every week . A big shake up is required .