Aussie cricket team

Ace, ecoute is right. I think as soon as Ponting went, they decided that they'd be happy to bat out a draw...

BUT...

If they manage to lose, to the Windies, in Adelaide, then I will quite happily join you in calling this side a disgrace

Ace, wash away the taste of that horrible chalk pick you obviously made on the Aussies to win this test by putting a note or two on the Windies at $10 to win with Australia 4/140

you never know, and it sure beats backing a fading force at $1.30 or whatever the Aussies were to win this game at the start  

there you go Ace, 5 down now the Aussies !  

This Dwayne Bravo is a really savy cricketer when he gets it right.

I would never wish defeat on Australia but it really wouldn't sting too much if the Aussies got rolled here.

I see potential in this Windies team and reckon it would be something enormous for them if they could jag a win this big.

Besides that, a defeat for Australia would only focus the microscope even closer on some of the twats in this team, and I'm FOR anything that brings Mitchell "mixed fruit" Johnson under closer scrutiny.

Pakistan

THis Roach is a real find for the Windies. His pace is outstanding and he seems to hit the bat / gloves just as hard in the final session with an old ball as he does early on. Bowls straight and has a night economical action.

He's everything Mitchell Johnson isn't

Quote Originally Posted by ecoute:



I don't need 4 years at Uni to tell you don't like Mitchell Johnson

bowls far too much rubbish imo and clearly refuses to maximise himself by getting his bowling arm more vertical which would allow him to swing the ball into the batsmen.

Right now he just opens out and pushes the ball and it defies logic that he should succeed long term at this level with a technique like he has.

he's got a good spell going here in the final session, good bowler this bloke

Quote Originally Posted by Ace77:

Well played Aussies. you could draw a test against No. 8 side in the world, a side which they wanted to be barred from tests

don't think that result is quite as shocking as you're making out Ace.

I mean, the Timberwolves DID beat Denver last week !  

I think it was more a case of the Aussies losing a couple of early wickets early doors that would've led to a re-think about their plan of attack. Afterall, they are 1-up in the series, they'd be hung out to dry if they tried to force an improbable win in a situation where they didn't HAVE TO win  

Just remember, this is a team that has lost 3 of its last 5 test series. The days of long test winning streaks and victories from any position are a distant memory for Australia

Quote Originally Posted by Ace77:

Jive Turkey is right to about Johnson


I think he has over 100 test wickets and 89 of them came from pies

yeah or from a freak "jaffa" on the end of 89 consecutive "pies" !