West Indies tour of Australia, November-December 2009

[TumTum]

The commentators and all the staff and groundsmen`ll be pissed when they make the effort to go to the ground and set everything up and the Windies get out first ball.

Haha yeah 30 minute preview and only a 10 second match.

 

[Ollie_H]

Windies showed some fight but had the conviction of Bangladesh . Can someone please make sure Bollinger is injured for the next ashes? If your attack consisted of Bollinger, Johnson and Lee, I don't think Bell would bother getting on the plane.

 

[smssia0112]

I dont know; Bollinger is still number four IMO.

If Ponting misses, who do you reckon will come in?


This has probably been asked already.

It'd be great if they brought Hodge in.

Hodge has retired from first class cricket, so no chance there.

Hughes is a chance I guess, got a big hundred today in Newcastle. I'd say Dave Hussey though, he's having a good year with the bat and has the runs on the board in the long term.

 

[OffCutters]

Windies showed some fight but had the conviction of Bangladesh . Can someone please make sure Bollinger is injured for the next ashes? If your attack consisted of Bollinger, Johnson and Lee, I don't think Bell would bother getting on the plane.

Why not? England needs some good specialist fielders in their side.

 

[ajdude]

Typical Victorian post :sarcasm screw lucky and unlucky. He is a bowler and is meant to take wickets.

I didn't knew about Smith's injury.


Mckay finally got the wicket of Ramdin quite lucky tbh

WORLD CHAMPIONS added 2 Minutes and 1 Seconds later...

Bring in Johnson for Benn he will try to cut loose Johnson for sure

Typical Victorian post? Do you want to see one of your typical posts? Here we are.

Come on Punter bring Johno on take Bolinger off!!! Johno will get wickets for mighty Australia!!!! Get rid of Pup and Kat from the team and bring in Roy and Bear!!!!! Roy will take our team to victory

Wouldn't full on supporting a team mean you would know about injuries to players? And their stats? I'm pretty sure McKay HAS been unlucky, he's had a few LBW shouts turned down in both innings, a successful referral going against him and has bowled an extremely consistent line, beating the edge and barely missing the stumps MANY times. As well as that catch of Bollinger's which dropped short.

If it were up to you, the entire team would be dropped for clones of your precious Roy and Johno, and we would be losing to the Canadian second XI. In the end,

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

What does your life in India really tell you about Victorians :sarcasm?

Honestly, I don't care what team you barrack for but you seem to have ridiculous views on just about every cricketer in the Australian team.

Don't talk crap Dean. Show me a post where i have ridiculous post about every cricketer ??.

Anyway, i have no interest to agrue with you.


Ponting should have used Hauritz for 1-2 overs at the end of days play. Bollinger bowled superb and same goes for Watson. Roach and Tonge really not looking tensed or kind of nervous. Just hope, we can clear it early tomorrow.

 

[Ollie_H]

Hodge has retired from first class cricket, so no chance there.

Hughes is a chance I guess, got a big hundred today in Newcastle. I'd say Dave Hussey though, he's having a good year with the bat and has the runs on the board in the long term.

Am I missing the boat on something as to why you are all talking about Hughes and Hodge coming back in the side?

Why not? England needs some good specialist fielders in their side.

Cook

 

[angryangy]

The thing with McKay's match is that you don't have to search far and wide to find bowlers who had a quiet one for their Test debut. Such bowlers are often able to find more success in the long term. Conversely, instant success often does not translate into long term rewards.

If anything I would say his accuracy hasn't been what he'd like, he has dropped a little short a little too often and conceded a run or two where there could have been pressure. It's been very reminiscent of Bollinger's debut in Sydney this year; he too created a few real chances, but not enough of them stuck.

 

[TumTum]

Am I missing the boat on something as to why you are all talking about Hughes and Hodge coming back in the side?

Ponting might miss the 1st Test against Pakistan due to an elbow injury.

 

[drainpipe32]

Iunno about Dussey. I'd go with Hughes, or another random young batsman, a Khawaja or Cowan. I wouldn't mind if it's not Hughes, then I'll know who to include in my AC09 roster

If they're 28 or over, I'll spew.

 

[aussie1st]

Excellent bowling by Watson, I can see why the selectors were so desperate to find an all rounder, hes making an impact with both bat and ball. Johnson has bowled very bravely today, fighting through his bug and taking wickets when we need them.

Don't know what to think of Hauritz though, his bug has hit him at the right stage for another excuse. Once again he has struggled to threaten on a 4th day pitch, how much of this is due to his bug we will never know but the sooner we find a bowler that can bowl on a 4th day pitch the better.

 

[drainpipe32]

The only way we're gonna find one is by blooding one, and both the national selectors and state selectors are unwilling to do that.

It's hard for spinners to learn how to bowl on fourth day wickets (and impossible for them to learn how to bowl on fifth day wickets) in four day games though.

 

[TumTum]

If Hauritz doesn't tweaking bowl the doosra this Test, he should be dropped IMO.

 

[drainpipe32]

And if it doesn't get a wicket tbh.

 

[aussie1st]

I'd just drop him, his doosra won't even deviate!