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« Reply #675 on: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 18:48:27 » |
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I cant believe the amount of credit Clarke got for his declaration for it being imaginative and in the interests of aggressive cricket!
Fully agree. There was four days left, and now India will just bat for another day or so and then they have to save the test. In India, you've got to make your runs in the first innings, so by declaring, they've just handed the initiative to India, which they are taking. |
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« Reply #676 on: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 19:19:00 » |
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Weather isn't looking that great in Dunedin for day 1, 4 or 5 at the minute. Hopefully we won't lose too many overs over the test match. NZ looked quite good in the warm up and the view was pretty good from Queenstown.
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« Reply #677 on: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 19:35:14 » |
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One interesting aside on the spinning front is that they could be trying to give a Fawad Ahmed, Pakistani who moved to the country in January an Aussie passport in time for the Ashes. Makes any criticism of KP, Trott et al look a bit minor.
Just read the article on the BBC site. Pretty hypocritical of the Aussies. At least KP, Trott et al have family links to England. |
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« Reply #678 on: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 21:53:11 » |
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I saw Pakistan thrash SA in the t20 earlier, Umar Gul 5-6 from 14 deliveries  India well in command of the 2nd test. Pujara looked classy again, like he did in the 1st couple of tests against England-then went quiet. Looking forward to the response from England in the 1st test, after being beaten in the warm up. Don't read too much into that to be honest, Batsman got time at the crease and we had our 2nd string bowling line up (except Swann who bowled ok from what I read) tossing up long hops (see Onions' figures) on a final day pitch. I think 3-0 England! |
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« Reply #679 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 08:28:07 » |
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A couple of genius cricket stats ...
1). In any innings xavier Doherty had Bowled at test level the lowest score to date is 517
2). Australia could become the first team ever to declare and lose by an innings!
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« Reply #680 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 08:50:52 » |
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1). In any innings xavier Doherty had Bowled at test level the lowest score to date is 517
Well, they managed to trim 14 from that this time around...Doherty taking three of the tail enders to massage his otherwise monstrously crap figures. |
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« Reply #681 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 09:02:51 » |
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With a bit of luck Maxwell and Xavier have just booked themselves Ashes trips this summer!
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« Reply #682 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 11:03:10 » |
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Phil Hudges last 30 balss against spin have brought him 0 runs and cost him his wicket 3 times!
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« Reply #683 on: Monday, March 4, 2013, 12:53:28 » |
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2). Australia could become the first team ever to declare and lose by an innings!
If that happens tomorrow, that would be funny. I'd challange any reporter to ask Clarke how he feels about that stat. |
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« Reply #684 on: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 08:19:46 » |
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If that happens tomorrow, that would be funny. I'd challange any reporter to ask Clarke how he feels about that stat.
It happened they were always going to struggle but this is bad for them. The first test starts in Dunedin tomorrow! Not looking good for cricket tomorrow, although I managed to get burnt today... Doing another blog, for anyone who wants to have a read http://keithontour.blogspot.co.nz/ |
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« Reply #685 on: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 08:27:18 » |
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Come on England.....do me a favour and beat these bloody caps tomorrow.....   |
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« Reply #686 on: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 08:56:19 » |
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Australia lose by an innings and 135 runs. Tehehe.
"Although Ed Cowan showed some signs during the second innings that he had learnt from his first three efforts and occupied the crease for nearly three hours, the rest of the batting order collapsed. So far in this series Watson has made 28, 17, 23 and 9; Hughes has scored 6, 0, 19 and 0; Cowan has managed 29, 32, 4 and 44 and Warner has tallied 59, 23, 6 and 26."
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« Reply #687 on: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 10:28:22 » |
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What do you call a great Australian Cricketer?
Retired.
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« Reply #688 on: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 21:33:21 » |
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England to bat first then, Swann is out so Panesar comes in...
and I can't get TMS to work.
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« Reply #689 on: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 21:35:01 » |
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...aaaaaaaand start delayed
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