Head doing a Clarke.
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Sneaky chance of an innings victory here
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Last Ashes Series
1st Test - 4 Days
2nd Test - 5 Days
3rd Test - 3 days
4th Test - 5 days
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Producing raging turners helps us more than the sub-continental teams. The last India series they produced an outrageous dung heap for the First Test, that allowed Steve O'Keefe's straight breaks to actually turn just enough, whereas the Indians turned 'em square and mostly produced play & misses from our bats. Think O'Keefe got a 10-fa. Next three Tests were just normal Indian pitches and he did stuff all.
It could have been played on bitumen and the English would have found a way to get out cheaply.
That was madness!! Didn’t expect that to happen when it started today. Some of those balls from Head were crazy!! Warner getting hit in the nuts by the bail was comedy gold also. Marcus absolutely loved it 
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Australian pitches, city by city, are varied and have remained pretty constant for well over 50 years.
The Gabba is quick and bouncy, so is the WACA. Climate and soil have a lot to do with this.
Sydney uses that black base and has been spin friendly since between the wars.
Melbourne has been the most balanced of pitches. The most like an English seamers wicket.
Adelaide the most unique. But again, has played the same (Lively early, then batters paradise, then variable bounce, then breaking up spin heaven) for decade after decade.
And so on.
Along with NZ, we actually have the most unchanging pitches anywhere.
And yes, we might always use the heavy roller and so on, but again, has it always been thus.
I cannot recall us doing any shenanigans like happens in the sub continent or even England.
Sometimes it is subtle and most people are not even aware.
Take the 2005 Ashes. Yes the pitches were very much watered to favour seam over pace and not take spin (Warne), but they did other stuff too.
Previously, rope boundaries were about 1-2 metres in from the physical fence to protect sliders. This was the first series with rope boundaries that were quite a way from the fence on the long boundary side. Why was this required? Normally the test wicket is one of the 3 centre wickets of the square. The English team and management asked that the test wicket be moved towards the edge pitch that favoured the Flintoff/KP hitting side, making the boundary on that side short. The other boundary was therefore unbalanced and the rope fixed this.
Cameron Green with a critical 77 runs named MOM.
But, still no ton to his name.[emoji30]
But, still no ton to his name.[emoji30]
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That was madness!! Didn’t expect that to happen when it started today. Some of those balls from Head were crazy!! Warner getting hit in the nuts by the bail was comedy gold also. Marcus absolutely loved it
You can freeze it frame by frame. Doesn't look like it goes anywhere near the crown jewels.
Looks like it hits him fair on the end of the finger (ouch) and he clutches his finger to his body in agony.
Edit, ahhh, the bail gets him. I spent too much time watching the ball.
In the interests of a competitive series, do we lend Head to Sri Lanka as a specialist bowler?
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The GOAT is now one of the top ten most prolific wicket takers of all time in tests.
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I'm gonna keep doing this sh*t until he tons up. It's the only way to break the curse.
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Next time leave it until as late as possible, I want to see how quick this curse works. Mid 90s ought to do.
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He hasn't got past the 80s yet. Not sure the curse works at that point. Best to stick with what we know. Facts and such.
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You summoned me. You know you did.
I did have the day off, yes. Took the end of the week off, a bit like Sri Lanka's Test team.
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Just watched the highlights. There's something about a moustache donning bowler sending audacious deliveries to dismiss batsmen that I find very reassuring / sexy
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Had a good chuckle at Warner and then remembered Boucher and felt a little sombre.
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