3rd Test thread Aus v Pak in Tassie

[birdmanptr]

Absolutely atrocious commentator who still hasn't managed to understand the referral system.

He ain't the only one the Pakys struggle with it to

 

[birdmanptr]

Ponting 150

 

[birdmanptr]

Spare a thought for Marcus North out of form and waiting to bat for 6 hours

 

[birdmanptr]

300 partnership

 

[birdmanptr]

Clark 150 only 2 of his highest test score

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Got it now, come on lads double tons!

 

[birdmanptr]

Well done Punter in true Aussie tradition back against the wall

Classy innings from a classy man

 

[Punchy Bassett]

POOONTANG! Double ton, double suck on that haters!

 

[Drummond]

PONTING! Legend, absolute legend.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Lol. I cant believe Jo was still carrying on in this thread.

Get over it bloke.

 

[Vader]

I should point out that Jo has NEVER said that Ponting was anything other than a brilliant cricketer (well, batsman at least - captaincy is another matter).

Whether or not he's a particularly pleasant human being is entirely another matter, one which won't change one way or another just because he made 200 odd runs in a test match.

 

[Riggy1]

Sorry about this
there is no point of me being here except for complaining

but why does this test match get it's own thread while the previous 5 didnt (2nd vs Pakistan came up after the match had ended)

I would of said that this is the most irrelevant of the 6 (unless #3 vs West Indies was a dead rubber too)

 

[cmndstab]

Because someone cared enough to start it I guess.


I like Ponting. I like Clarke. I like Ponting and Clarke.

 

[birdmanptr]

2/63

Epson salts

 

[jo172]

I should point out that Jo has NEVER said that Ponting was anything other than a brilliant cricketer (well, batsman at least - captaincy is another matter).

Whether or not he's a particularly pleasant human being is entirely another matter, one which won't change one way or another just because he made 200 odd runs in a test match.

And my basic point is that several people here have an inability to distiunguish between the two.

 

[birdmanptr]

I should point out that Jo has NEVER said that Ponting was anything other than a brilliant cricketer (well, batsman at least - captaincy is another matter).

Whether or not he's a particularly pleasant human being is entirely another matter, one which won't change one way or another just because he made 200 odd runs in a test match.

Spot on but we are curious as to what makes him a bad man

 

[birdmanptr]

Their Capt had steam comming out of his ears when he was run out

 

[jo172]

Butt would want to be sure to ton up after that one!

Also Akmal is going to have a curious career, all the natural talent in the world, but too much exuberance/lack of thoughtful play. Could either go down the road of being a decent player who will not be remembered through history like a Blewett or turn out to be really special a la Ponting.

 

[jo172]

****, Butt would want to score 300 at the rate he's going run out wise ....

 

[birdmanptr]

The pakys make Wato and Katich look like experts running between the wicket

 

[jo172]

Random stat they said during the Boxing Day test:

Simon Katich has the worst record in terms of being involved in run outs divided by the amount of times the partner has been the one to get out in test history.

Having said that, Butt may catch him by the end of the match at this rate!

 

[birdmanptr]

I agree with Butt both times there was no run even in a ODI

 

[Vader]

I agree with Butt both times there was no run even in a ODI

Not true in either case...

Yousuf: The 3rd run was always there, or it should have been if Butt had got his butt into gear. They would have made it easily. Any Australian who ran the first two that slowly wouldn't be playing the next test match.

Akmal: The run was definitely there - Akmal had time to run 2/3 of the way up the pitch, turn around and run all the way back - only to be caught short by 2-3cm. If Butt had been backing up properly he would have made it easily.

 

[Southerntakeover]

And my basic point is that several people here have an inability to distiunguish between the two.

Of course, if you're willing to make sweeping character assessments on such weak evidence you can hardly complain when others have made assessments on your own character as a result.

 

[aneale]

Also Akmal is going to have a curious career, all the natural talent in the world, but too much exuberance/lack of thoughtful play. Could either go down the road of being a decent player who will not be remembered through history like a Blewett or turn out to be really special a la Ponting.

He's not going to be that special, he'll do what all Paki's do. Look brilliant, get dropped for being lazy, look brilliant, get embroiled in a political team drama, look brilliant, get dropped for poor form, look brilliant, get dropped for match fixing suspicions, look brilliant, get captaincy, captain like crap, get dropped, look brilliant, retire.

He will finish with 8000+ runs due to the fact that even the worst test cricketer plays 50 tests due to how much they play these days.