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The Adelaide 1975 match that Chappell mentioned, Derek bowled a ball that was full of length to Walters who played forward and the ball bounced over his head :)

Came as a surprise to many as they thought he'd already retired :)

I can handle a player going through a "slump", but when it happens due to reckless choices of shot, they deserve criticism.

12 moral victories, or real ones?

I wouldn't mind betting I wasn't the only one reading the riot act to him. I just get annoyed when I know he can be doing better ... as he proved in the 2nd innings.

Centuries are a great achievement in any level of cricket. Its significance is purely lifting your individual score beyond double figures. Its major achievement is when it contributes to a team victory. I remember as a kid, South African batsman Graeme Pollock made 209 in Cape town against...

There's nothing wrong with Bazball per se, Bradman played it for most of his career. The trick is, you have to be good enough to do it, and I think it's safe to say that many English players don't have the skills to pull it off.

I'm South Aussie and have no problem with it. Neither would Carey. You take 98 not out and a Test win every day of the week.

Between the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific Ocean.

Agreed. He has a style of his own when it comes to captaincy, but as a player he's a natural leader.

India, England and Australia run Test cricket. The days of Test nations inviting other nations to tour are a thing of the past.

I know precisely what you mean :)

Those of us who have followed the trends in cricket over the years know that Test cricket is being neglected now that T20 is an easy way to have the $$$ roll in. Good judges have warned us for years, now the day has come. I hate to think what Test cricket will look like in the next few years...

The ball only has to move a fraction and our batsmen are like rabbits on spotlight.

As they say in the classics, you never know what you've got until it's gone.

Will be over before lunch tomorrow.

The thing that annoys me most about Smith is he thinks he's never out. Always reviews obvious outs. We need a player at the other end telling him "On your bike mate, that's out".

Australia goes through periods, both with bat and ball, where they appear to forget they are playing Test cricket.

Just saw the Blundell shot, sorry but nobody can convince me T20 is not to blame for crap like that.

England will be telling anyone who wants to believe them that they taught India how to play in the 1st Test and take all the credit for the way India plays the game.

I'm a proud South Aussie who is delighted to have two players from SA in the Test team. I've also been a huge supporter of both players. However, both players should be subject to scrutiny for their reckless approach to batting. Both need a score in the 2nd innings. Aggression is all well...

New Zealand setting up a 300+ lead, and that will be more than enough.

Over the years, Australia have been notoriously poor at chasing totals in the 4th innings.

Not that this comment was made today, but I always laugh when a batsman hits the ball in the air straight to a fielder and is caught, you hear the comment, "He was a bit unlucky to pick the fielder out". Unlucky? It was a bad shot!!!!

I tend to agree, but I also wonder what McDonald is doing about the ridiculous batting going on in the Australian team lately.

England cricket really are up themselves, and nobody can work out why.

Damned umpires not adhering to the spirit of the game again.

Yep, Carey seems to be doing everything possible to lose his spot in the Test team. His batting right now borders on the brainless.

Probably. England have got nobody else so he'll do a LeBron and play for as long as he wants to.

Duckett ... the man who claims credit for teaching Indians how to bat.