Its punishingly hot and humid in Brisbane. The Gabba test is ordinarily the first test of the Australian summer, usually in late November, which is still early summer. With the rescheduling of the test after the Phillip Hughes tragedy, its been played almost a month later than it normally would be.
What a fucking ball Hazlewood has produced to remove Rahane. He looks a bowler.
Watching the first hour of a Test match from Australia at this hour, at this time of the year, and then when you go to bed, listening to Test Match Special as you drift off to sleep, is such a relaxing pleasure.
Fitzy, is there an Australian version of Test Match Special I can listen to online?
Lovely catch by the stand in Australian captain for another wicket.
Abc grandstand Sid, not sure if you’ll be able to listen to it outside of aus
Australia toiling again after those two early wickets.
India all out at lunch for 408, lost the last 6 wickets for 96. Josh Hazelwood, all 6’5" of him, with a michelle on debut (all caught by Haddin who had 6 catches, equalling the record for a wickie in an innings)including Kohli and Dhoni, Lyon got three. Very good total for India, that’s well above par at the Gabba.
And they have the early breakthrough with Warner gone for 29 off Yadav. But Chris Rogers is looking dangerous here on 35, hitting some lovely straight drives, Watson on 25, 1/93 after 18 overs, nice run rate.
Fucking Watson out for 25 with a silly shot straight to the fielder at mid on. Out comes the captain to the crease.
[QUOTE=“Sidney, post: 1059017, member: 183”]Watching the first hour of a Test match from Australia at this hour, at this time of the year, and then when you go to bed, listening to Test Match Special as you drift off to sleep, is such a relaxing pleasure.
Fitzy, is there an Australian version of Test Match Special I can listen to online?
Lovely catch by the stand in Australian captain for another wicket.[/QUOTE]
Sid, apparently the ABC does not have streaming rights, so you have to listen at online/mobile streaming http://www.cricket.com.au
But I don’t think this is the ABC team commentating.
It’s blocked,
Listening to test match special is something I find relaxing. It’s like drifting off to sleep listening to the shipping news.
[QUOTE=“Fitzy, post: 1059026, member: 236”]India all out at lunch for 408, lost the last 6 wickets for 96. Josh Hazelwood, all 6’5" of him, with a michelle on debut (all caught by Haddin who had 6 catches, equalling the record for a wickie in an innings)including Kohli and Dhoni, Lyon got three. Very good total for India, that’s well above par at the Gabba.
And they have the early breakthrough with Warner gone for 29 off Yadav. But Chris Rogers is looking dangerous here on 35, hitting some lovely straight drives, Watson on 25, 1/93 after 18 overs, nice run rate.[/QUOTE]
I heard on the commentary last night that Australia haven’t lost a Test Match at The Gabba since 1988.
Cricket on the radio should be included on the “Things That Are Right” thread.
[QUOTE=“Sidney, post: 1059072, member: 183”]I heard on the commentary last night that Australia haven’t lost a Test Match at The Gabba since 1988.
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Correct, West Indies were the last touring side to win a test match at the Gabba in 1988. Mike Gatting’s all conquering England side had won at the Gabba two years previously en route to retaining the Ashes.
Its a fine record not losing at a venue for 26 years but it pales in comparison to the 59 years years from 1935 to 1994 that the West Indies were unbeaten at the Kensington Oval in Barbados before the indominitable bulldog spirit of a Micheal Atherton led England side bounced back from the setback of being bowled out for 46 in the previous test at the Queen’s Park Oval to record an historic victory in Barbados.
Shane Warne talking about hurling on commentary. “The best live sport you’ll ever see”.
He couldn’t remember what match he was at but knows it involved Kilkenny. Somebody wrongly tweeted to him that it was the 1993 final against Galway. It was in fact the drawn 1993 Leinster final the Australian team were at - they played Ireland the previous day.
[QUOTE=“Sidney, post: 1059442, member: 183”]Shane Warne talking about hurling on commentary. “The best live sport you’ll ever see”.
He couldn’t remember what match he was at but knows it involved Kilkenny. Somebody wrongly tweeted to him that it was the 1993 final against Galway. It was in fact the drawn 1993 Leinster final the Australian team were at - they played Ireland the previous day.[/QUOTE]
That would be right. I remember Ian Healey or Steve Waugh being interviewed and describing it as “medieval”.
Australia lost 2 wickets this morning. Smith going well on 85. The big all rounder on 18 and playing a few shots.
Another outstanding innings by the new captain, finally out for 133, Johnson with a great crack out for 88, Australia have the lead with Starc throwing the bat at a few 462 / 9.
All out for 505, a lead of 97, pretty impressive given where they were when Haddin went.
[QUOTE=“Sidney, post: 1059442, member: 183”]Shane Warne talking about hurling on commentary. “The best live sport you’ll ever see”.
He couldn’t remember what match he was at but knows it involved Kilkenny. Somebody wrongly tweeted to him that it was the 1993 final against Galway. It was in fact the drawn 1993 Leinster final the Australian team were at - they played Ireland the previous day.[/QUOTE]
Correct- I remember Steve Waugh saying the no 6 for Kilkenny was trying to decapitate someone all day. The great Pa O’Neill.
That was also the famous tour where David Boon brought aircraft binge drinking to a whole new level.
Mention of Haddin, I was just thinking there that he hasn’t done a lot with the bat since his incredible performances in the Ashes this time last year. I just checked his scorecards since on Wisden and in the 3 tests in South Africa, 2 against Pakistan and this series it reads 0, 9, 1, 13, 3, 22, 0, 10, 13, 0, 14 (n.o.), 6.
8-11 contributed 195 runs for Australia. Hard to know whether that’s a combination of sloppy bowling/fatigue from the Indians or whether its a case of the Gabba flattening out like it did when England declared on 517/1 in their second innings there four years ago.
The form of Warner, Smith, Hazelwood and Lyon has been a huge plus for Australia. Rogers, Watson and Haddin are not contributing many runs and India have managed what England couldn’t do last year with Mitchell Johnson, weather the storm for 3-4 overs.
Stereotypical Indian collapse in the face of a Johnson onslaught yesterday. Aussies only won be four wickets in the end, but that’s fairly misleading as they lost three wickets at the death when the chase was all but complete. Having said that, it does highlight the fact that the Aussies still have a top order problem, exacerbated by Clarke’s absence. Only Smith, Warner and to a lesser extent Rogers look up to the mark. They’ve been able to get tail runs most times they have needed them in the last 12 months (other than in UAE), but that’s not really sustainable. On the bowling side, Starc continues to throw in too many bad balls alongside the good ones when he plays. Harris will come back in for him in Melbourne if fit, which it seems he probably will be. Hazlewood impressed on debut. If/When Pattinson/Cummins/Bird get back fit, Siddle will probably find himself well down the pecking order. May not make the plane to England.
As for India, looks like not much has really changed in terms of touring as a Test team in the last few years. Batting order prone to collapse, bowlers not good enough to take 20 wickets.
Meanwhile in Centurion, an even more predictable pasting handed out by the Saffers to the Windies. Steyn woke from three days of slumber to take six of the seven wickets to fall this morning for not many runs, having not taken any up to that point. He’s 11 wickets away from 400, fair chance he will get there in the remaining two Tests in this series.
An all too typical collapse away from home from India. This will be a 4-0 job now.
I just can’t understand how Shane Watson can operate at Number 3, he’ll hit a few strokes nearly every innings, but will invariably get out between 20-30. A better knock from Rogers last night but he doesn’t convince as an opener. Haddin’s miserable from with the bat in 2014 continues with a score of 1. At 37, you’d wonder how secure his tenure is now.
That defeat for the WIndies is too depressing to dwell on. Its at the stage now where their continuance as a test playing entity could be coming under review. They are a constant shambles both on and off the pitch.