Re: Pakistan v Australia, 2nd Test, Headingley, July 21-25, 2010

by PeterCS on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 0:59

Apart from anything else, two heads are better than one. Twenty-two sledges at any time would put even Tendy and Co off.

And Punter needs to be among his mates. Hilfy alone is just like a cry for help.

by Hass on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 1:31

Wow. I missed the end of this test and can't believe Pakistan almost threw it away... again.

While I was hoping for an Aussie miracle, it's good to see the Paksters get a victory - it will make them more confident the next time the two sides meet.

Interestingly not one player managed to score a century in either test... and the game was all the better for it.

What a shame there isn't a third test; two-test series are an abomination.

by Allan D on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 2:13

Instead of being the reverse of Headingley '81 Headingley '10 turned out to be a repetition of Trent Bridge '05 where England also crept home by 3 and Oz, despite making a much better fist of it as the match went on, could also not overcome the handicap of a poor 1st innings batting performance.

by Red on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 3:05

So now Punter has to wrestle with the ghosts of Edgbaston and Leeds. Interesting conundrum for him. He said he wasn't expecting the conditions to be as helpful as they were and he thought the sun would come out.

by taipan on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 3:11

Red wrote:he thought the sun would come out tomorrow.

by JKLever on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 3:28

Anyone who saw that wicket would have been surprised by how much it did seam because it looked fairly dry.

Yes Ricky, anyone who only used half their brain.

when asked if Pakistan would beat Andrew Strauss's team in the four-Test series beginning on 29 July he said: "Let's hope so."

Qunt!

by PeterCS on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 3:31

It makes sense - his career might depend on the Poms getting a demoralising towelling. Wink

by Merlin on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 5:13

Nothing changes.
Ponting has always been, is and will always be a totally miserable and brainless qunt.

by Henry on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 7:00

And it's not like he's 'the best since Bradman' anymore, either.

by Zat on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 14:08

JGK wrote:All over.

Looks like Watto's dropped catch cost us the series.

Given your situation, there's not much else you could say, is there. Poor bugger.

by Zat on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 14:10

skully wrote:Weird captaincy by Drunky.

Weird if you apply normal standards to it. Applying his standards, it was to be expected.

by Sidhu on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 15:13

Smith's bowling was good when he was given the chance,

by JGK on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 15:35

Zat wrote:
JGK wrote:All over.

Looks like Watto's dropped catch cost us the series.

Given your situation, there's not much else you could say, is there. Poor bugger.

The irony is that if we had ended up losing the SCG test we may well have won both series because Ponting's "we'll bat" view of the world might have been shaken.

by Red on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 15:42

JGK wrote:
Zat wrote:
JGK wrote:All over.

Looks like Watto's dropped catch cost us the series.

Given your situation, there's not much else you could say, is there. Poor bugger.

The irony is that if we had ended up losing the SCG test we may well have won both series because Ponting's "we'll bat" view of the world might have been shaken.

Which is what I said at the time, Pakistan finding a way to lose that test made Punter feel vindicated in his decision. The ghosts of Edgbaston might have been torturing him but there comes a time when you assess the prevailing conditions, not wonder what might happen in four or five days time or making the assumption that the sun will come out at a certain time etc.

BTW, Clarke's missed catch was costly too.

by skully on Sat 24 Jul 2010 - 17:54

Red wrote:BTW, Clarke's missed catch was costly too.

Are you referring to the one on the last morning where he dived full length and backwards to cover the 3rd slip that Drunky didn't have? I thought he did well to get a hand on it. You're a hard marker, Red, or are you just being a Vomit?