Re: Australia v Sussex/Lions match thread

by PearlJ on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 10:35

skully wrote:FFS. Went to bed with the score at 0-135 thinking "well at least Lee has bowled himself out of Test contention".

I get up and he's taken a 5-fer. FFS. FFS.

If he bowls like that in the Tests then he will go a long way to winning us the Ashes.

by Hass on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 10:35

skully wrote:FFS. Went to bed with the score at 0-135 thinking "well at least Lee has bowled himself out of Test contention".

I get up and he's taken a 5-fer. FFS. FFS.

Well I wouldn't be FFS-ing just yet. If (and I know it's a big IF) Lee bowls like that in the Tests we'll be on to a good thing.

I've got no problem having Lee in a four-man pace attack. There's enough cover there if he goes bung.

I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping we get Lee circa 2007/8 not Lee circa most of his career.

by PearlJ on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 10:39

Hass wrote:
skully wrote:FFS. Went to bed with the score at 0-135 thinking "well at least Lee has bowled himself out of Test contention".

I get up and he's taken a 5-fer. FFS. FFS.

Well I wouldn't be FFS-ing just yet. If (and I know it's a big IF) Lee bowls like that in the Tests we'll be on to a good thing.

I've got no problem having Lee in a four-man pace attack. There's enough cover there if he goes bung.

I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping we get Lee circa 2007/8 not Lee circa most of his career.

I think we might get that version of Lee. He only went crap again after that because of injury. That spell today reminds me of WI 2008 when he was at the peak of his powers.

by Blackadder on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 11:37

One can only hope from a Aus view point, we get Bing not Bung looked to be bowling at good pace and moving the ball both in and away from the batsmen.
Amazing what a bit of confidence can do for the bowling.

by G.Wood on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 13:14

skully wrote:FFS. Went to bed with the score at 0-135 thinking "well at least Lee has bowled himself out of Test contention".

I get up and he's taken a 5-fer. FFS. FFS.

at least we can be grateful that the young Lions fukced up and didn't gift Hauritz a 5fer as well

by JGK on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 13:52

PeterCS wrote:Midge is hiding his sleight under a bushel methinks.

He is a traditionally slow started to a season. His line was only a little off yesterday but as Brett Lee has shown for most of his career - than can be the diff between 0/100 and 5/60.

by JGK on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 13:53

G.Wood wrote:
skully wrote:FFS. Went to bed with the score at 0-135 thinking "well at least Lee has bowled himself out of Test contention".

I get up and he's taken a 5-fer. FFS. FFS.

at least we can be grateful that the young Lions fukced up and didn't gift Hauritz a 5fer as well

It's not too late for the Lions will gift Horrie a Michelle in the second dig.

by G.Wood on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 14:13

I wouldn't put anything past that nation of unsportsmanlike qunts

by horace on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 14:35

the scoreboard is as woeful as a zat combover...haddit again showing his butter fingers (must come in handy with Hildy),....a massive opening partnership, again showing bung cannot buy a wicket with the 1st new ball and then the abjectly talentless spiv takes 5 wickets....we are as doomed as a match in zimmy's mitts.

by PeterCS on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 14:39

G.Wood wrote:I wouldn't put anything past that nation of unsportsmanlike qunts

Here - have a mint.

by Bradman on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 16:02

And he did it with reverse swing did he? Interesting.

by JGK on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 16:02

horace wrote:the scoreboard is as woeful as a zat combover...haddit again showing his butter fingers (must come in handy with Hildy),....a massive opening partnership, again showing bung cannot buy a wicket with the 1st new ball and then the abjectly talentless spiv takes 5 wickets....we are as doomed as a match in zimmy's mitts.

Did Haddin drop a catch?

by G.Wood on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 16:09

JGK wrote:

Did Haddin drop a catch?

Yep - off Clark.

by Red on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 16:11

Yes Haddin did drop a catch.

The problem for the attack remains, not enough penetration with the new ball despite Lee taking five. In fairness to him he did bowl with good pace and a bit of fire early and had Moore plumb. He looked the pick of the pacemen.

Maybe just as much a problem is not having a reserve batsman. While Haddin will continue to ****** up, he will continue to be picked so you have to wonder what's the point of GM as a second keeper.

by G.Wood on Thu 02 Jul 2009, 16:12

PeterCS wrote:
G.Wood wrote:I wouldn't put anything past that nation of unsportsmanlike qunts

Here - have a mint.

Perhaps we should gift Saj a 5 fer in the second dig