The Official Cricket Thread

[silentC]

It's not their singing it's their attitude

[HappyHammer]

Please forgive them SC it's been so long they've forgotten how to win with class, they'll remember again, just give them time...

HH.

[Gumby]

It's time for some hard decisions, even at the risk of losing this series. They have to build for the future. Hussey should be there (but is at home), Hodge should play (he can bowl spoin too), Dizzy is GORN.

I'm not fretting over Boof, he was just as capable as the others of misfiring when he was needed. Clarke is 'iffy' at best. Once Gmc and Warnie go, it will bring this lot back to the field real quick. None of them handle the reverse swing which moves the ball much later than normal swing bowling. England also bowl it MUCH better than we do, and at a higher pace.

Ponting did well to hang on but should have been there in the end. We were very lucky but the cracks in the dam wall are strting to appear and it could burst open at any time.

[craigb]

"Where's your missus gone?/ Where's your Missus gone?" to Shane Warne

"Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army"...repeat all day

"Engerland, Engerland, Engerland. Engerland, Engerland, Engerland" see above

Yep, sheer class

[LineLefty]

"Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army"...repeat all day

Kinda like those creative souls who spend $700 to get personalised number plates with their own first name.

[AlexS]

Hodge should play (he can bowl spin too) .

To say nothing of his fielding. Stopped lots of runs and took a magnificent catch. Seemed to be very awake and pushing for a permanent place.

[HappyHammer]

"Where's your missus gone?/ Where's your Missus gone?" to Shane Warne

"Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army"...repeat all day

"Engerland, Engerland, Engerland. Engerland, Engerland, Engerland" see above

Yep, sheer class

Read my post above...

You forgot...

"Get your **** stars off our flag" AND
"God save your gracious queen"

HH.

[DanP]

IMO Englands refusal to bowl at the stumps of tail enders lost them the game.

Dan

[boban]

Just thinking that the most important period in the match seems to occur when the coin is tossed.

I love watching Hayden bat when he is in full flight but hes not, is he. I would persevere with him because he is still getting starts. I think he will come good but he needs to curtail the agression and build an innings. Just my humble opinion.

We have been so good in the past because we have rotated the batsmen's form (so to speak). Rarely did they all fail like in the last two tests. Think about this. If Hayden got 30 and we scored 460 would we still be calling for his head?

I dont think we are bowling well enough in the first innings. McGill should be brought in and really slow the runs.


Dan P - when you bowl at the stumps the tailenders seem to have an uncanny nack of getting bat to ball.

[Gumby]

IMO Englands refusal to bowl at the stumps of tail enders lost them the game.

Dan

We don't bowl at the stumps. Why should they have an advantage

[Gingermick]

Trying to get tail enders out every ball was Englands downfall, even in the Test they won, Aust should never have got that close.

[jow104]

Hope your team are good swimmers, the ground had over an inch of water laying yesterday

Should make for an interesting first day who ever bats first.

[vsquizz]

McGrath out Kasper in....Bugger Just heard on radio anybody know why?

Cheers

[Two-Words]

he's injured

[Grunt]

From www.baggygreen.com.au

McGrath ruled out of Test
Cricinfo staff

August 25, 2005

9.45am Australia suffered a major blow when Glenn McGrath failed a late fitness test on his injured elbow and was forced to admit defeat in his bid to play at Nottingham. His place will be taken by Michael Kasprowicz. McGrath looked ill at ease during the run out, and appeared to be struggling. For the third Test running Australia have been forced to make a late change to their preferred bowling attack.