The Official Adelaide Test Thread

[bennylaird]

Wonder if the Poms will have the guts to bat till say 200 lead then have a go at getting us out?

Think not they will be happy to settle for the draw and bore us all silly, It's all set up for a great one day test if they want to.

[bitingmidge]

No Benny, the poms are going to go flat out to get to that 200 mark.

Should get there with about an hour to spare today I reckon.

P

[bennylaird]

Good Plenty of time to knock em over then

[Studley 2436]

I think there has been a lack of desire by both captains to create a winning situation.

Flintoff let his side bat on at a doddle, Ponting didn't get his guys to push on yesterday. The guy who did Gilchrist got a good score quickly. Mind you seeing the way the tail folded you can't criticise Punter that much. They did get to bowl at the poms a bit last night which was just as he should have wanted it.

I hope now that Ponting says lets all go to catching positions and who cares if they score runs. Put some pressure on them to score see if we can manufacture something. Poms likewise I hope they will decide that winning beats the heck out of blocking the ball out for 5 days and go after the win

Studley

[craigb]

The Poms won't go after the win in a pink fit.

They do not want to risk being 2 nil down.

(P.S. Midge loved that line about Clarke being Hughes' lovechild. )

[Andy Mac]

The Poms had to make sure they didn't lose another one, and they have done that, boring as it may be. They've improved remarkably...with help from the pitch, but at least the series remains alive. Its not meant to be a one day style slug fest, in fact I'd rather listen to 5 days of it than being all over in 3.
Hogarth has done well, best bowler in the conditions by far. I think McGraw has peaked way early and may just slide off the radar, but he does tend to soldier on. Warne has been ineffectual, the Poms have his measure. Does the fact that he plays in England regularly mean they have an advantage over him, by being exposed to his wiles?
I think some of the comments here about Hayden, Martyn and Langer may be on the money but talk of change in captaincy is a bit premature!Ponting will need to hang around for a bit to support a changing of the guard, but Hussey seems to have a pretty sensible head...could he lead? Thankfully Gilchrist has stepped up notch too. Who looks to be a successor to him as keeper?

Cheers

[bennylaird]

Give the Poms nothing, the pitch stopped any chance of a good game, the only reason wickets fell was the bordom.

[craigb]

I think some of the comments here about Hayden, Martyn and Langer may be on the money but talk of change in captaincy is a bit premature!

Not suggesting that you would change the Captaincy now. More like in about five years time when Punter retires.

As far as the wicketkeeping position goes, Haddin has been doing prety well in the Sheffield Shield (I just can't get used to calling it the Pura Cup).

[bennylaird]

Well looks like the Poms are in no hurry, boring...............

Must have had another pep talk from Boycott?

[Wongo]

Hurry for what? Should they declare now and try to bowl the OZ out to get a result?

[bennylaird]

They should have the guts to put on a reasonable total and then at least have a go, but no they have already settled for the draw, typical. No guts no glory.

[Studley 2436]

well yes Wongo they should be thinking that way that they want to have total they can bowl at and give it a lash trying to win the thing

Studley

[bennylaird]

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[Wongo]

OK educate me please.

Tell me what can they do to win the match? Declare at 150 and bowl us out at 149?

[Studley 2436]

build a total Wongo, bat until about 2.30 aim to have about 250 or 300 for the Aussies to chase, means they have given them enough of a sniff to go at, but will have to be agressive to get there. Could lose wickets and England could win

Studley