The Official Adelaide Test Thread

[craigb]

England were never in a position to win this test.

I reckon that's about right. They played for the draw from day one.

I thimk that Fletcher was thinking "O.k, we got rolled in Brisbane let's go for a draw in this test to give us a chance to regroup".

For four days the plan worked pretty well too. Then today after losing a couple of early wickets they started panicking about losing. Of course Warne bowling like a champion didn't help them much either. :D

[bitingmidge]

So chaps, who's going to kick off "the official WACA test thread" then?

P:D

[Studley 2436]

*VBG* Surely McGill has to get a go in Perth. He would have been valuable in Adelaide. Very sad to say that Lee should have a game off in Perth, which was once a speedsters ticket to heaven. Not anymore they say.

Both Clarks get to stay. Don't know if Martyn deserves to stay.

*LOL* SMWBO came up with a beauty, "if Australia win in Perth they all just go home then" Yep sure who needs a Melbourne and Sydney test?

I reckon there would be an armed insurection if they decided to do that!

Studley

[jmk89]

Right at the beginning of this thread someone said Adelaide Tests are boring - once again that boring pitch led to a five day test where the team that played hardest the whole time won. What a great finish!!! And again, it wasn't a draw.......:D

[bennylaird]

Nice quote from the BBC site.
"That was the biggest load of rubbish I have ever seen. Lots of Aussies going berserk in Adelaide, lots of Englishmen looking like they've arrived home to find the French doors have been smashed and their new plasma TV's been stolen. Thanks for staying with me for the last 10 days - it's been a mix of emotions, but mainly depression and boredom, with a bit of anger and embarrassment thrown in. I'm off to Venice this weekend though, that should be nice, they don't even know what cricket is there. Bye."

[Flowboy]

Just waiting for the cries from the Sun about Freddy. "Rip his liver out and serve it for breakfast with onions." The look on the poor guy's face when they gave us 4 overthrows seems to predict it. The innevitable continuation of this barrage will be "Give Botham a berth (pun intended), he's already there."

[bennylaird]

A bit of help to cheer up a hapless Pom.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PRiTsTDGJM

[bennylaird]

Posted on a Pommy Forum with the thread title "Pietersen's better than Bradman".

And this after he had played 2 tests?

Fact: Australia's best ever batsman averaged less than 100. That's rubbish
Fact: Kevin Pietersen averages 121

[craigb]

Right at the beginning of this thread someone said Adelaide Tests are boring -

That was me. And for the first fiour days this Test was as boring as batshat.

I still don't believe the pitch was up to Test standard and even Les Burdett wasn't happy with it.

However there's no denying it was a thriller on the last day but that's down to a never say die team, a once in a lifetime spinner and an opposition team
that to use a Pommy expression "bottled" it.

I prefer Tests that ebb and flow over the full five days.

[bennylaird]

I prefer Tests that humiliate the Poms:D :D :D

[craigb]

I prefer Tests that humiliate the Poms:D :D :D

Yes, well there is that. :D :D