Cricket Discussion - Part 1

[philreich]

I reckon so... he did drop a sitter before which he'll be sorely regretting.

Aussies dont even look like taking a wicket here.

Geez: if being bowled out for 85 in Hobart was a low point in the season, how about conceding 490 to lose a Test?????

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Not many wickets and plenty of runs in the 4 night sessions of this test. Will have to dig up the numbers. Maybe the batsmen are no longer spooked by the pink ball.

 

[LukeSA]

Finally a breakthrough.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Spoke to early Bird gets a wicket.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Finally broken that partnership.

 

[LukeSA]

Not many wickets and plenty of runs in the 4 night sessions of this test. Will have to dig up the numbers. Maybe the batsmen are no longer spooked by the pink ball.

iirc, Kookaburra added an extra layer of lacquer on the pink ball to reduce the movement in the night sessions.

 

[philreich]

At least people will now turn up on Boxing Day: good to see some fight from Pakistan (just not too much more please!!!).

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Smiddy! Catch the ball, old son...

 

[LFC2010]

Maddison bowls?

Who knew?

Is he another S Muller

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Extra 8 overs.. U beauty!

 

[Greasyrhys]

This Test would've been all over by now had Sayers been picked...

 

[Grave Danger]

Extra 8 overs.. U beauty!

The advantage of test cricket under lights...

 

[philreich]

Australia still favourites, but if Pakistan gets through the first hour tomorrow unscathed, there may be a few sweaty palms in the Aussie camp....

 

[philreich]

Fox Sports News last night: Brett Lee and Ed Cowan - both from NSW, and both pleading with the selectors to pick Nick Maddinson for the Boxing Day Test. The argument was that the guy has so much potential, so he's worth persisting with. So now we're now picking a bloke, based on what MIGHT happen??? What happens if he gets out first ball in Melbourne - would he still be worth persisting with? Maybe the guy simply isn't up to Test standard, and with an important tour of India just around the corner, I would have thought that we'd be trying to settle the top 6 NOW for that trip: surely Maddinson won't be on that plane!!!

 

[LFC2010]

They all a bunch of #campaigners. They weren't saying this about Ferguson after Hobart on a wicket that was doing something.

Good luck to Sayers ever getting a test match.

 

[Grave Danger]

Just cool your jets and wait for the Travis Head - Jake Lehmann Decade of Dominance. Coming to your neighbourhood not that soon.

 

[philreich]

Just cool your jets and wait for the Travis Head - Jake Lehmann Decade of Dominance. Coming to your neighbourhood not that soon.

It'll probably correspond with the Crows' Decade of Dominance: both scenarios are about as likely as each other

 

[Grave Danger]

It'll probably correspond with the Crows' Decade of Dominance: both scenarios are about as likely as each other

Jake will certainly have to wait until Boof moves on to greener pubs pastures - we couldn't have any suggestion of nepotism in Australian cricket selections, could we!

 

[LukeSA]

Pakistan will shit this in

The blame will have to fall on Smith, dropped catches loses matches.

 

[LFC2010]

Pakistan will shit this in

The blame will have to fall on Smith, dropped catches loses matches.

or the selection committee in not picking Sayers.

 

[LukeSA]

God... Pakistan supporters are annoying, where were they in the first three days.

 

[LFC2010]

lol Nathan Lyon, what the f*** was that. Desperation!!!!

 

[mic59]

Once Pakistan get to 452 they will have scored the 2nd highest 4th innings score in test history. The first is 645 in the timeless test between England and South Africa in 1939 so this would be the highest in a 5-day test. At the moment they are 8th with 6 needed to get to 7th.

EDIT : They are now 6th.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Shit this is starting to get serious now. Question for anyone who is watching, what is Smith's demeanor like? Is he panicking?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Once Pakistan get to 452 they will have scored the highest 4th innings score in test history. At the moment they are 8th with 6 needed to get to 7th.

England 4 or 5 for around 640 654 in the late 1920's/early 1930's I know is number 1 - Timeless Test but had to stop as the boat sailing back home was leaving - think they had to make 820 696 I know is number 1, so what's 2 and 3?