Trans-Tasman Trophy (NZ in Australia), December 2011/12

[puddleduck]

PLANT YOURSELF ON THE FRONT FOOT! PLAY INSIDE THE LINE!

FFS, I think Swann was on to something. Scrap test cricket, scrap 50 over cricket and let's all just play 5 over matches on solid concrete

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We need browlies...

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Nobody knows if it's gonna jag...

I guess this is why every time in history a pitch had some movement to it, that every team collapsed? No? Just appalling batting? Excellent, we're agreed.

 

[midgetwars]

PLANT YOURSELF ON THE FRONT FOOT! PLAY INSIDE THE LINE!

FFS, I think Swann was on to something. Scrap test cricket, scrap 50 over cricket and let's all just play 5 over matches on solid concrete

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I guess this is why every time in history a pitch had some movement to it, that every team collapsed? No? Just appalling batting? Excellent, we're agreed.

And some good bowling.

 

[puddleduck]

I guess I must remember a time when apparently pitches were worse (or like this one) and that bowling attacks were apparently better (than one of the worst teams in test cricket) and a bad day would be ending it 150/7 having dug in?

No, all figments of my imagination? Good to know

Good bowling, fine.

But does good bowling always mean a team has to collapse, or does it require terrible batting as well?

 

[midgetwars]

I guess I must remember a time when apparently pitches were worse (or like this one) and that bowling attacks were apparently better (than one of the worst teams in test cricket) and a bad day would be ending it 150/7 having dug in?

No, all figments of my imagination? Good to know

Good bowling, fine.

But does good bowling always mean a team has to collapse, or does it require terrible batting as well?

Unfortunately for Australia, Yes. Good bowling plus green wicket and overcast = collapse. It has happened many times over the last few years.

 

[puddleduck]

Jeremy Coney spot on.

Helpful pitch, but it is not spiteful. Hence me saying get on the front foot and if they go short it's not gonna rear. You may have to wear one or two, but that's test cricket I'm afraid.

 

[midgetwars]

Well...Thank god for the bowlers.

Can bowl can bat. Can't say either of them apply for some of the aussie batsman

 

[aussie1st]

Just the usual from us, our bowlers showing more fight than the batsmen.

 

[puddleduck]

That's basically it isn't Sly? Where is the fight? Does anyone think Warner and Hughes opening is going to fight itself to seeing off a session? Yet again, the bowlers highlighting just how awful the top order have been.

I know I keep saying it, but not one batsmen seemed to go out there with any kind of plan. It's almost as if the moment they see the ball moving none of them think it's even possible to survive.

Fair play Siddle, regardless of whether his bowling is good enough, can never accuse him of lacking fight

 

[angryangy]

it's probably getting easier, but they're just showing the technique puddleduck was talking about. they're getting forward; pattinson's cover drive is perhaps more textbook than most proper batsmen.

 

[puddleduck]

On the bright side, nice to see that the guy picking up back to back 5-fers has got some fight to him.

Who would have thought it hey Angry? Batting getting easier if you see out the morning session

I don't mean to be so blunt about it all, but pitches like this one haven't just appeared today, it's not rocket science!

Edit: I really haven't heard much about Pattinson (other than being that infamous England star's younger brother).

How's he looked in Aussie domestic cricket? Looks promising

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Haha Tony that was awesome!

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Sorry Aussie fans. That was some first class mockers I just put on then!

 

[aussie1st]

It was Greig fault, all fell apart when he said he would get a lead.

 

[angryangy]

whoa did anyone else see that guy in the nets flick the gatorade bottle on to the ground and land it perfectly? that's the best thing i ever saw.

 

[puddleduck]

It was Greig fault, all fell apart when he said he would get a lead.

I said sorry!!!

(we share a surname)

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whoa did anyone else see that guy in the nets flick the gatorade bottle on to the ground and land it perfectly? that's the best thing i ever saw.

Haha yeah awesome!

 

[aussie1st]

Here we go! A jaffer from Pattinson once again, not the right shot by Guptill but good bowling by Sid.

 

[angryangy]

oh oui je t'aime hussey