1st Test England vs Australia

[dedja]

Yep...who Fingered Freddy ?

Stood there for a while when he was out....

Pi55 off you petulant knob

He asked Punter whether he caught it or not, Punter said yes and he said thats good enough for me and off he trudged.

Nothing wrong with that ... in fact it is the way it should be done.

[wycbloods]

Flintoff pushed 150kph briefly, Broad had a bit of pace about him. Mitch has been down on pace since the T20 championship though.

This might be unfair, but does anyone get the feeling that with Freddy it's more about Freddy than England?

He's still not in KP's league though.

Not many ever will be

[NFC]

The bad Hauritz is bowling.

[smithy]

This might be unfair, but does anyone get the feeling that with Freddy it's more about Freddy than England?

Interesting you should say that never ending gism.
Nasser Hussain said yesterday that he would open the bowling with Freddy at the beginning of every session to get the crowd involved.
Sort of suggests exactly what you said.
Says a lot about Nassers captaincy as well.
The guy was hopeless yet feels free to get stuck into other captains tactics.

[Dogwatcher]

Anyone see Eddie Hemmings celebrating that last boundary?

[dedja]

Anyone see Eddie Hemmings celebrating that last boundary?

[Adelaide Hawk]

What does Johnson have to do to be called quick....................... medium .

Johnson CAN bowl quick, but in this match, and on this pitch, he's a medium quick. Nobody has bowled quick in this Test.

can i ask what quick is then. 90mph is quick to me.

You honestly believe he's bowled anywhere near top pace in this Test?

[Dirko]

Can someone bounce Bean, and hit him in the head...

He's a Douche-bag....

[Adelaide Hawk]

Anyone see Eddie Hemmings celebrating that last boundary?

Ironic they should show Hemmings. I still remember him batting on in Sydney 1983, playing out a draw in a Test Australia should have won. It could happen again today.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Don't worry about screaming "catch" Hauritz, just get your damned foot behind the line!!!

[JK]

This might be unfair, but does anyone get the feeling that with Freddy it's more about Freddy than England?

Interesting you should say that never ending gism.
Nasser Hussain said yesterday that he would open the bowling with Freddy at the beginning of every session to get the crowd involved.
Sort of suggests exactly what you said.
Says a lot about Nassers captaincy as well.
The guy was hopeless yet feels free to get stuck into other captains tactics.

Only reason I said it is that he seems to celebrate a wicket as a bowler as if he's an individual star - which he is, but it just doesn't strike me as having much "team" about it.

[wycbloods]

What does Johnson have to do to be called quick....................... medium .

Johnson CAN bowl quick, but in this match, and on this pitch, he's a medium quick. Nobody has bowled quick in this Test.

can i ask what quick is then. 90mph is quick to me.

You honestly believe he's bowled anywhere near top pace in this Test?

No but i still think he has been quick just not at his quickest. At his best i think he averages 90-94 mph. He is probably around 86-90 in this test.

[Dirko]

Collingwood...just his surname gives me the shits.....

[wycbloods]

Collingwood...just his surname gives me the shits.....

yep you watch the cricket not wanting to hear that bloody name Collingwood and up it bobs for the last 3 1/2 hours.

[smithy]

Anyone see Eddie Hemmings celebrating that last boundary?

Ironic they should show Hemmings. I still remember him batting on in Sydney 1983, playing out a draw in a Test Australia should have won. It could happen again today.

The bloke belongs under a St Bernards chin but he made 95 as a night watchman IIRC and I reckon it may of been a rough dismissal.

[JK]

Collingwood...just his surname gives me the shits.....

He never plays well away from the G

[wycbloods]

Well bowled Hauritz bye bye Broad LBW

[dedja]

3 to go ... 38 overs to do it.

[Dirko]

Hooray the Bean is gawnski...LBW to Hauritz.....

[Thiele]

Come on Boys. Into the tail now