Deary me.
I’d be a severe loss to this thread if that rule were implemented.
Deary me.[/quote]
Haha i knew it. Clean bowled.
Volatile response to being called out for talking shite. Check.
Amateur psychology. Check.
Spelling mistakes. Check.
Now claiming victory. Check.
A text book guide in being rattled kindly provide by @maroonandwhite.
True in fairness. You must be the most cultured man in Charleville
An achievement akin to being the world’s tallest midget.
[quote=“Bandage, post: 870958, member: 9”]Volatile response to being called out for talking shite. Check.
Amateur psychology. Check.
Spelling mistakes. Check.
Now claiming victory. Check.
A text book guide in being rattled kindly provide by @maroonandwhite.
:D[/quote]
What a shit comeback sight screen forehead. Not one refution offered.
[quote=“Bandage, post: 870931, member: 9”]
A gentleman like Manuel from the cricketing heartland of Carlow shouldn’t have to put up with that.[/quote]
The south east of course like north county Dublin one of those pockets of the country that’s well and truly a cricketing heartland. Bagenalstown Cricket Club one of the great institutions of the domestic game and the Leinster League. Michael O’Dwyer’s book on the History of Cricket in County Kilkenny a wonderful read on the game in County Kilkenny. Billy Rackard, the noted Wexford hurler from the 1950’s in his book No Hurling At The Dairy Door gave an interesting insight into the vibrant cricket scene in County Wexford when he was growing up in the 30’s and 40’s.
Indeed, pal. I didn’t feel the need to offer a “refution” to your amateur psychology.
Because you can’t sight screen forehead? Whats with braindead smiley faces in your posts? Dont tell me you still think you’re funny! Mind you the walter mitty stuff you come up with in glasgow probably is hilarious
[quote=“braz83, post: 870879, member: 390”]Just watching the highlights there, incredible stuff from Johnson. His stare down of Anderson after knocking over his stumps was the culminating moment, Anderson has given the Aussies plenty of that stuff over the years. It’s a bit of a shame that Johnson hasn’t been able to do this more frequently over the years. He had some fearsome spells in the back to back series against the Saffers in 08/09. Think he sent a couple of the Saffer batsmen to hospital after one spell in Joburg.
England are in some disarray, to put it mildly. Putting Root to 3 instead of Bell was a bizarre decision. Pressure of captaincy is getting to Cook. There’s a clear pattern with England captains whereby their batting gets an initial boost, before falling below standard. It’s happened with all back to Atherton I think. KP is always liable to come good, think he might go big second innings if he gets some support actually. Hard to believe Prior is the same player as last year. Trott is the most obvious example, but I think the weird relentless psychological intensity Flower creates is taking its toll.
For what it’s worth, I thought McCullum batted a little too long first innings in Dunedin. Created the situation where he pretty much had to enforce follow on when given the chance, which isn’t ideal for an attack that relies on its quicker bowlers for wickets. Seems as though it was a fine performance from Shillingford, as well as Bravo and the rain, that saved the Windies. He’s proving himself to be a fine bowler/chucker.
The idea that a team behind in a series would somehow play for a draw at the WACA of all places does need to be called out as one of the weirdest I’ve seen in a while though.[/quote]
That’s all pretty much on the money. If England top order fail, again, this will be over in no time, as England’s tail is effectively starting at 6, a calamitous state of affairs for any team in a test match. Johnson’s real usefulness is his ability to take out a lower middle order and tail cheaply. That’s a skill than Ian Botham in his pomp also had and which this England team lacks. A pivotal moment in this series was Day 1 at the Gabba when Australia were tottering on 130/6 but England didn’t have an express quick bowler to take out the tail and finish it up for about 160. Australia got to 295.
England from 6-11 posted 10 runs in the first innings in Adelaide with Johnson taking all 6 wickets. Just looking at the highlights again there from last night, Johnson didn’t particularly trouble the 4 out of the 5 top order English batsmen who were at the crease yesterday. Bell was not out, Carberry, Root and Pietersen had pretty much seen Johnson off but each found other stupid ways to throw away their wickets to Watson, Lyon and Siddle. Raw pace on its own shouldn’t unduly trouble a top order batsman worth his salt.
There’s a bit of rain forecast for next few days, won’t be a lot, but if a few of the top order dig in and apply themselves correctly, it could be interesting yet as it still looks a decent enough batting track. They need to take a leaf out of what the WIndies did in the test just finished in Dunedin. All out for 213 first innings, 396 behind but posted 507 in the second innings on what was still a decent batting track and ultimately saved the test.
Breaking news is Australia have declared overnight. No doubt the threat of some bad weather the deciding factor in that regard.
Clarke’s first innings declaration was spot on, but I feel he should have enforced the follow on yesterday.
England in trouble already. 1-1. Cook gone.
Cook falls to Johnson, top edging a hook to Harris second over.
This will be over by tea and I can’t see Australia fail to wrap the series up in Perth.
A repeat of the 2006/07 whitewash is a real possibility.
The smileys are because I’m laughing at you making a show of yourself, mate.
Out, hooking on a short ball 2 overs into a 180 over required stand is just unacceptable.
Radio 4 listeners will leave us for the shipping forecast in two minutes.
Two down.
Carberry gone hooking now too. He looked very comfortable up to then and it wasn’t a particularly good ball by Siddle, in contrast to a very good bouncer by Johnson to get Cook.