Ashes 3rd test @ The WACA

[LukeParkerno1]

Bowled decently at times in Brisbane and Adelaide.

Without sideways movement their fairly useless

They bowled well for 1 session in Adelaide under lights let’s not go overboard

 

[Moonwatcher]

Gone from a year of KFC to 50 bucks. Hard times have hit the fried chicken industry.

Maybe $50 is the better prize

 

[MeltFlog]

Marsh on the cursed 87

 

[yakka man]

Two 87's for M Marsh. OH NO

Edit - No worries

 

[Woody15]

Bludgeoned that one.

 

[MeltFlog]

Marsh on the cursed 87

Not anymore!!

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Poooowwwww.

My oh my oh my....

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Mitch Marsh straight drives are getting me hard

 

[imperial_oz]

Marsh driving straight is a thing of joy to watch today.

Absolutely glorious

 

[Stig O'Hara]

3 French cuts for a hundred.

You can do it Mitch.

 

[NSWCROW]

Bwaahahahahaha

 

[joff]

Marsh on the drive has been sublime credit where it's due

 

[Mister B]

Great shot. Surprised it didn't wedge in Erasmus' fat guts though.

 

[Demosthenes]

Seriously though, gonna do my nut if Michael Clarke compliments another good team player this series. You know who else was a good team player? Simon Katich. Where did that get him under your captaincy, Pup?

I get the impression that Katich is a great bloke if you're his kind of bloke. Listening to his commentary, he definitely comes across as a guy with a pretty narrow and uncompromising view of the world - not unlike Ian Chappell.

I don't think that makes him a bad guy, but I can sort of understand how he ended up so bitter towards certain people.

 

[wagstaff]

YouTube ?

There’s a lot of footage, but don’t see a reason why Ch 9, CA, Optus can’t provide a more substantial option.

 

[Donakebab]

Dat straight drive!

 

[Blue1980]

There’s a lot of footage, but don’t see a reason why Ch 9, CA, Optus can’t provide a more substantial option.

Agree, same goes for afl too

 

[Damon_3388]

The thing is, the odd one hit a crack and moves. And the odd one keeping low. It's just the Poms are bowling complete rubbish and can't find a consistent line and length.

Honestly seems pretty much par for the course for the WACA for a good couple of decades at least. Despite the "fearsome" reputation that the pitch has, it feels like there's a 500+ team score or a big individual hundred there every year. It's basically been an extension of the Nullabor Highway since Curtly Ambrose tore it up back in the early '90s.

 

[FRUMPY]

Terrible pitch, pathetic from the curator and has been for years

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[GotTheGoodes]

Great shot. Surprised it didn't wedge in Erasmus' fat guts though.

He got out of the way with a bit of agility I didn't think he had in him!!

 

[SSwans2011]

I get the impression that Katich is a great bloke if you're his kind of bloke. Listening to his commentary, he definitely comes across as a guy with a pretty narrow and uncompromising view of the world - not unlike Ian Chappell.

I don't think that makes him a bad guy, but I can sort of understand how he ended up so bitter towards certain people.

Good call. Still think the treatment of him was complete bullshit. His batting average was 10 runs better than Shane Watson at international level, for example. He also had a better bowling average than Watson.

 

[The_Reaper]

Honestly seems pretty much par for the course for the WACA for a good couple of decades at least. Despite the "fearsome" reputation that the pitch has, it feels like there's a 500+ team score or a big hundred there every year.

Adapting to the bounce can be hard but once you're used to it its pretty rewarding to batsmen.

 

[funk44]

Righto, 6pm. Antony Green and Steve Smith. My body is ready

 

[wagstaff]

Reckon Smith has started to get a bit tired in the past 30 mins or so, especially impressive that Marsh has stepped up with the aggressiveness in the meantime.

 

[rippersnipper]

Smith has slowed down a fair bit, not that he needs to pound it given how marsh is batting. Think he's probably a bit tired though