Re: England v Australia, 1st Test, Cardiff, July 8-12

by taipan on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 02:36

DJ_Smerk wrote:Let's save the ~~arguing~~ banter for Wednesday and beyond.

Hey, I'm the neutral here. Very Happy

by Henry on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 02:52

Siddle's injury record isn't great, either. He's yet to play more than 2 tests without picking up some sort of injury.

by DJ_Smerk on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 02:53

Still think he's worth a punt.

by PearlJ on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 03:18

Henry wrote:Siddle's injury record isn't great, either. He's yet to play more than 2 tests without picking up some sort of injury.

He played 6 Tests in a row......

by Merlin on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 04:52

Invader Zim wrote:
Not only do the Welsh all love cricket, and support Australia, the ground of only 16,000 will be half full of locals...

Sheep are NOT allowed into the ground.

by Henry on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 05:02

F*ck. A 6pm meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, and i'll probably miss at least the first 40 minutes of the series. Praying for first morning rain...........

by JKLever on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 05:38

Henry wrote:F*ck. A 6pm meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, and i'll probably miss at least the first 40 minutes of the series. Praying for first morning rain...........

We'll be 25-3 by the time you tune in then. Guaranteed...

by Dello on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 05:55

Unless we're bowling.

142-0

by JKLever on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 07:15

Aussies aren't worried about the pitch at all, oh no....

by Henry on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 07:22

I believe that's just before the "Bugger Mike Hussey on the first test pitch" ritual that takes place. The Aussies have adopted this tradition in recent years, along with wearing the baggy green cap for the first session of each day's play.

by Henry on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 08:25

Ricky Ponting shows his immense intellect yet again-

Johnson was below par and also expensive with his 1-118 and 2-48, but Ponting insisted Johnson would be primed for the Ashes battle.

"I could have let him go for half the runs he did if they were chasing 120, not 400 to win," Ponting said.

"He really only goes for runs in one particular spot on the ground, square on the off-side, and if you push a guy back there and keep your catchers in place he goes for two an over, not six or seven an over.

"I didn't care giving away boundaries if we got a couple of catching opportunities, which we got.

"He was disappointed with his first innings and had a look at a lot of footage to check out his action.

"He worked on that in the second innings, and with another couple of games under his belt he should be ready."

So that would be the third test then Ricky?

by DJ_Smerk on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 08:28

Ponting never fails to deliver.

You'd think after a few years and the fact that Midge is practically leading the attack, that he'd be okay.

by Dello on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 08:49

JKLever wrote:Aussies aren't worried about the pitch at all, oh no....

Looks more like they're checking out Mike Hussey's arse.

Probably wondering how he managed to lay that egg.

by DJ_Smerk on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 08:51

PMSL.

Looks like Justin Langer in the middle...

by Dello on Mon 06 Jul 2009, 08:53

Poor old Swanny has shrunk in the heat.