International Cricket Thread Autumn/Winter 2010-2011
First day of the India versus Australia series, which has popped up on Sky.
Start of a busy winter to be followed with Australia versus Sri Lanka and then of course the Ashes.
Expected a boring day's play today with high scoring on a flat dead pitch, but was suprised to see a scoreline of 224/5.
And Ricky Ponting managed to run himself by ball watching...again.
Start of a busy winter to be followed with Australia versus Sri Lanka and then of course the Ashes.
Expected a boring day's play today with high scoring on a flat dead pitch, but was suprised to see a scoreline of 224/5.
And Ricky Ponting managed to run himself by ball watching...again.
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PS ; Jo , Thanks for starting a new thread, it will become a bit busier soon enough.
Finally, a reply, I was getting a bit worried.
Looks like Johnson's swung the bat for a few runs and their keeper Paine is still batting. They've got this bloke North who either makes a good score or next to nothing (or indeed nothing in this innings). I can't see him being around for the Ashes.
He is a good player but I have a feeling he wouldn't have been as good say 20 years ago when bowlers were a lot better and wickets were shall we say more lively. I know he has big averages etc but I only ever see him get runs on very flat wickets.
NO he wouldn't. I think Sachin and Dravid would score in any era as they are technically very good players. Sehwag is flat track bully who wouldn't have lasted long against the great fast bowlers of the 1980's.
Sadly, not quite. This does look like great Test building up, and the much maligned Mitchell Johnson is having a good game, but not so the hapless Hauritz.
Is he though?
He scored a century on his debut in South Africa, he scored two centuries on NZ greentops in 2003 when most of the batsmen on either side struggled to make double figures. I think he has a 60+ average in Australia as well.
He makes massive scores, and has the best hand-eye coordination in cricket, opposition bowlers are **** scared of him.
For me, he's the best opener that I've seen bar Matthew Hayden. Yeah he probably would have struggled against the 80's WI fast bowlers, but then most batsmen did from what i read.
Although India suffered a late innings collapse it may not be a disaster. There's signs of turn and if Harbhajan works his magic tomorrow India can still win this.
You should've seen the LBW decision against Hussey :eek: The ball pitched outside of leg and he was given out lbw.
There's hardly anyone at the test match either so not much to improve on. Tomorrow should be an interesting finish, I make Aussies slight favourites at the moment.
Yeah, I noticed the crowd(or lack of it). The guy on the radio reckons that they all stay in and watch the cricket on the TV so that they can bet on it
Andre Nel tries to take his own life
What price the tie.......
yes it was a great thrilling test. VVS does it again!!! to win by one wicket especially when India were 8 down and needed another 35 runs. what a test match.
Fantastic game, it was 92 they needed at 124-8! The Veteran Very special does the stuff