Test Squad for South African Tour - predictions & discussion

[whufc]

Blonde Don cashing in on the top orders great work.

Quiz Time.

Steve Smith is the first Australia to have 4 test centuries by the age of 24 since........................................................................??????

Im researching the answer now but its not Michael Clarke, he was 25

[whufc]

Not Ricky Ponting either he was 25 and a half as well when he brought up his 4th ton

[dedja]

DG Bradman certainly did it ...

[whufc]

DG Bradman certainly did it ...

yep was 22 years old

maybe he was the last aussie to do so.

[DOC]

Neil Harvey?

[dedja]

Yep, he's done it as well ...

[bennymacca]

Phil Hughes?

[whufc]

Neil Harvey?

yep at 22 years old as well.

so far its a pretty elite club!!!

Bradman
Harvey
Smith

[bennymacca]

Phil Hughes?

Nope, he only has 3 test tons

[bennymacca]

steve waugh was 24 when he hit 3 tons, but didnt score his 4th until he was 27

[Squids]

Greg Chappell?

[bennymacca]

Not Ricky Ponting either he was 25 and a half as well when he brought up his 4th ton

this is wrong, unless i am using the cricinfo stats guru wrongly

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[whufc]

steve waugh was 24 when he hit 3 tons, but didnt score his 4th until he was 27

4 tons is the magic figure so no deal.

[whufc]

Not Ricky Ponting either he was 25 and a half as well when he brought up his 4th ton

this is wrong, unless i am using the cricinfo stats guru wrongly

hundreds.png

edited so you could see the list easier

you could be right my math isnt always my strong point.

Ponting born on dec 19th 1974

4th ton September 30th 1999

So infact he was 24 so the club is now

Bradman
Harvey
Ponting
Smith

[whufc]

Not Ricky Ponting either he was 25 and a half as well when he brought up his 4th ton

this is wrong, unless i am using the cricinfo stats guru wrongly

hundreds.png

edited so you could see the list easier

Thats a pretty good club there benny

If Smith is half as good as them we have a beauty on our hands.

[bennymacca]

Not Ricky Ponting either he was 25 and a half as well when he brought up his 4th ton

this is wrong, unless i am using the cricinfo stats guru wrongly

hundreds.png

edited so you could see the list easier

Thats a pretty good club there benny

If Smith is half as good as them we have a beauty on our hands.

for sure.

cricinfo stats guru is awesome. quite complicated to use, but you can get just about any stat you want out of it if you try hard enough

[mal]

If Clarke can get through this period there are plenty of runs out there for him.

Good prediction Doggy
He was bruised , battered , wondering if his batting slump would continue at the time of your assessment

Mr Morkel delivered one of Test crickets most fearful spells I've ever seen
Mr Morkel dominated the Aussie skipper
But Clarke survived
And heez almost tonned up by stumps

Had Morkel got Clarke out cheaply
The cricketing world would have been saying is he finished
Is he scared of fast bowling
Is he this and that

The SAFOOTY Clarke despising keyboard warriors would have been in force
But the warriors have seen 92 not out , and will have to wait another day

Most importantly Aussies are 3/331 at stumps
It could have been , say, 8/300 had the skipper wilted

[The Dark Knight]

Very good day for Australia, Warner just keeps getting better and full credit to the skip for toughing it out, answers his critics in superb fashion, deserves a hundred. Steve Smith fantastic way to bring up his half century hahahaha love it!

[whufc]

If Clarke can get through this period there are plenty of runs out there for him.

Good prediction Doggy
He was bruised , battered , wondering if his batting slump would continue at the time of your assessment

Mr Morkel delivered one of Test crickets most fearful spells I've ever seen
Mr Morkel dominated the Aussie skipper
But Clarke survived
And heez almost tonned up by stumps

Had Morkel got Clarke out cheaply
The cricketing world would have been saying is he finished
Is he scared of fast bowling
Is he this and that

The SAFOOTY Clarke despising keyboard warriors would have been in force
But the warriors have seen 92 not out , and will have to wait another day

Most importantly Aussies are 3/331 at stumps
It could have been , say, 8/300 had the skipper wilted

Was a fearful spell but as Michael Holding was saying he still needed to produce the good length ball occasionally which he didnt do at all.

Though i think anyone who thought Michael Clarke was a selfish cricketer (i have to a point) he has certainly proved himself as couragous and leader of men and this innings will go down as one of his finest along with his 150 odd at cape town a few years ago.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Not Ricky Ponting either he was 25 and a half as well when he brought up his 4th ton

this is wrong, unless i am using the cricinfo stats guru wrongly

hundreds.png

edited so you could see the list easier

So it used to be an exclusive club.