The Official Adelaide Test Thread

[craigb]

As for changes, aren't you all forgetting this is a team game?

No, we just want the best team.

[bitingmidge]

Best bit of commentary so far on the BaggyGreen ball by ball description:

Oh no. It's Giles again and again he's going over the wicket..

Cheers,

P

[bitingmidge]

Why did you let us score over 500 runs?

So it would hurt more when you're all out for 70 in the second innings!
P

[bitingmidge]

I think it's time to remind you of the opening post of this thread. There's no reason for any of you to feign shock horror or boredom, the outcome was fairly predictable before it started, although I admit, I didn't expect Ricky to go so cheaply.

Let's see now, Adelaide.... England bat first, score 600, Australia first innings: 700. Five days - draw!

P

[namtrak]

So what's the young Clarke done before today? He always impresses me as an imposter, supposed to be a batsman, but averaging not much after a few more tests than you'd think.

You know I used to think the same thing about Ponting for his first 40/50 tests!!!

I think for the first 50 tests his average was about 40/45 and for the last fifty his average has been something like 70/80. Hopefully Clarke will take the same path, and once Hussey starts to improve his average we will really be getting somewhere.

[namtrak]

And speaking of Hussey, according to the record that counts (batting average) we currently have the second and sixth best batsman of all time.

Qualification: 20 innings

Name Mat I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Team

DG Bradman 52 80 10 6996 334 99.94 29 13 32 - AUS
MEK Hussey 12 20 4 1225 182 76.56 4 5 5 - AUS
RG Pollock 23 41 4 2256 274 60.97 7 11 17 - RSA
GA Headley 22 40 4 2190 270* 60.83 10 5 14 - WI
H Sutcliffe 54 84 9 4555 194 60.73 16 23 23 - ENG
RT Ponting 106 177 25 9048 257 59.52 32 35 121 - AUS
E Paynter 20 31 5 1540 243 59.23 4 7 7 - ENG
R Dravid 104 176 22 9049 270 58.75 23 46 146 - IND/ICC-XI

[bitingmidge]

You know I used to think the same thing about Ponting for his first 40/50 tests!!!

Was it that 99 he scored in his maiden test in Perth that did it for you?

P

[craigb]

Well here's a poser. Who do you all think will be the next Australian Captain after Ponting?

Myself, I think it will probably be M.E. Clarke.

Discuss.

[Gumby]

Well here's a poser. Who do you all think will be the next Australian Captain after Ponting?

Myself, I think it will probably be M.E. Clarke.

Discuss.

Now that's funny

[craigb]

Now that's funny

Perhaps, but who's your nominee?

[Gumby]

I don't think he's playing yet

[bitingmidge]

Well here's a poser. Who do you all think will be the next Australian Captain after Ponting?

Myself, I think it will probably be M.E. Clarke.

Discuss.

M.E. Clarke, as you quite correctly pointed out, is a poser. Or is that posier?

I must confess, I had the same thoughts this arvo. I thought to m'self "Midge, I reckon you're watching a future captain of Australia here".

I suspect he'll do a Kim, flash in, then flash out(Beasley or Hughes, it doesn't matter) after all if he permed his hair he'd pass for one of Hughes' love children, and he's flash enough to be one. I reckon he could do a good sook on tele too every time the team lost.

Cheers,

P

[Doughboy]

Adelaide Test thread???

Bah Humbug ..... Once the poms had made their runs I reckon the Aussies just went into batting practice mode.......

If you can't win it slow it down and use it for some practice is what I think went through Punters mind.

Pete

[Flowboy]

In an effort to divine the next Captain of Australia, I consulted the traditional Norse Runes last night. Initially they thought I was asking about Ice Hockey, but..

The answer is clear. Damien Martyn, as follows

Runes were spread and layed out in a line left to right as required.

Martyn becomes Phartyn which becomes Phartyng (some Danish there I think) which becomes Parting which becomes Ponting!!
The truth is irrefutable (ask Robert Palmer) There was some stuff about BBQ's and Japanese Electrical products, but I think these were just red herrings or rollmops.

Regards

Rob

[namtrak]

M.E. Clarke........I suspect he'll do a Kim, flash in, then flash out(Beasley or Hughes, it doesn't matter)........

Do a Kim? Beasley would/could eat him for breakfast.