3rd dead Test Match, Aust v SAf @ SCG

[Rik E Boy]

Bollinger Oh dear...are we in that much trouble?

Almost a nil all draw with Katich as who is the biggest hack

LMAO. The Kat is a gun and you know it.

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Bollinger Oh dear...are we in that much trouble?

Almost a nil all draw with Katich as who is the biggest hack

Mate Katich has been very good since his return to the team. As much of a hack he is, he is making runs and at the moment the really only solid opener we have.

I said we would struggle when he got the nod to open, our record is very poor since then isnt it?

Yeah it's all Katich's fault that Hussey and Hayden haven't made runs this series. Very poor, even for you.

regards,

REB

[stan]

So Australia are batting first on a good SCG deck. The crowd seems good and looks like a good day for cricket.
And its not a test match without Katich and Hayden trying to run each other out!

Bollinger and McDonald in the team but we all knew that anyway. Its probably a fair selection with Bollinger because his last season he took 45 wickets @15.44. So look I guess you have to argue that he has earned that spot. And this season I guess he has bowled well when he came back from injury. From that point of view I can see the point that the selectors have taken, hes got the wickets so hes the next cab of the rank. But still there seems to be alot of swing out there as Nitini just swung a couple alot and there was some serious movement of the seam as well. Although Nitini is all over the shop at the moment and the Kat just flick him away. But as I was saying I feel the Hilf has also bowled well over the last few years and this season he is having a slower one, as in hes only got 24 wickets to this point. Anyway Im happy to see how bollinger goes before we start looking for blood.

[stan]

Some interesting stats in not particular order

Bowling:
Hilfenhaus 24 Wickets @ 18.67 (6 matches)
Bollinger 14 Wickets @ 22.14 (3 matches)
McDonald 15 Wickets @ 22.93 (6 matches)
Harris 27 Wickets @ 26.56 (6 matches)

Batting:
Michael Klinger 906 runs @ 90.60
Chris Rogers 661 runs @ 82.63
Phillip Hughes 658 runs @ 59.82
Marcus North 485 runs @ 44.09
McDonald 324 runs @ 46.29

[stan]

And again Katich gets out when hes playing well.
And Ponting gone first ball again.

[locky801]

Haddin batting at 6, a joke

[brod]

Mate Katich has been very good since his return to the team. As much of a hack he is, he is making runs and at the moment the really only solid opener we have.

I said we would struggle when he got the nod to open, our record is very poor since then isnt it?

You can hardly blame Katich for our performances. He's been arguably our best performed batsman since he returned to the side. Hacks don't do what Katich has been able to do in Test cricket.

We need to develop batsmen that are going to win games for us, Katich wont, sure he might get his 50 or 60 off 150 balls but is that what the team needs?

Easy to look at his performances and say he has been solid, but will he win us games?...the answer is a resounding No

All the others that are out of form, have won games for us

Of the 12 players who scored 1000 test runs last year, Katich has a strike rate superior to all but TWO!!!!

[stan]

Ponting got a ripper of a ball first up. Cut back plenty. It was excellent bowling by Morkel.

[Big Phil]

Hayden just popped one up to mid wicket, just bounced short of Morkel...

I hope he makes some decent runs today...

[MightyEagles]

At least he's still in, that's the main thing.

[brod]

AUS 2/78 at Lunch

Hyden 22*
Hussey 5*

[Thiele]

Hilf has gone to WA to play with Tas in tomorrow 20/20

[LaughingKookaburra]

Just a queiry. Is there a law within the game that suggests that the 12th man can not be a specialist keeper and then in your batting order you can play 7 specialist batsmen or and extra bowler and just use the keeper whilst feilding. 12th man can not bat or bowl but are they allowed to be a wicket keeper?? Ok it would be against all morals of the game if it was not a law but if it's not one im surprised no one has ever done it......

[wycbloods]

Just a queiry. Is there a law within the game that suggests that the 12th man can not be a specialist keeper and then in your batting order you can play 7 specialist batsmen or and extra bowler and just use the keeper whilst feilding. 12th man can not bat or bowl but are they allowed to be a wicket keeper?? Ok it would be against all morals of the game if it was not a law but if it's not one im surprised no one has ever done it......

Yes a sub fielder can't keep.

[wycbloods]

Worst
Australian
Team
Ever

Will be watching Ponting bat, otherwise couldn't give a stuff.

A boring day for you then you got to watch one ball

[bulldogs]

good bye hayden and thanks for the great days watchn you flog the opposition attacks but the time has come.

[am Bays]

Just a queiry. Is there a law within the game that suggests that the 12th man can not be a specialist keeper and then in your batting order you can play 7 specialist batsmen or and extra bowler and just use the keeper whilst feilding. 12th man can not bat or bowl but are they allowed to be a wicket keeper?? Ok it would be against all morals of the game if it was not a law but if it's not one im surprised no one has ever done it......

Yes a sub fielder can't keep.

Law 2.3 Restrictions on the role of substitutes
A substitute shall not be allowed to bat or bowl nor to act as wicket-keeper or as captain on the field of play.

http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/

[FD88]

Hussey gone - no sour grapes here, I just don't see why this Harris bloke is troubling us. Credit to him though, he's taking the scalps when his team needs them. McDonald in now, edit: actually still not off the mark.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Just a queiry. Is there a law within the game that suggests that the 12th man can not be a specialist keeper and then in your batting order you can play 7 specialist batsmen or and extra bowler and just use the keeper whilst feilding. 12th man can not bat or bowl but are they allowed to be a wicket keeper?? Ok it would be against all morals of the game if it was not a law but if it's not one im surprised no one has ever done it......

Yes a sub fielder can't keep.

Law 2.3 Restrictions on the role of substitutes
A substitute shall not be allowed to bat or bowl nor to act as wicket-keeper or as captain on the field of play.

http://www.lords.org/laws-and-spirit/laws-of-cricket/laws/

Very good, cheers tassie.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Got another 1 for you, yes I am being difficult .

If there is an attempt at a run out where the batsman is short of his crease and the ball shaves the stumps and the bail jumps fully dis-lodging from the wicket but landing back on the stumps is that out seeing the rule states that the bail must fully dis-lodge from the wicket.In this scenario it has but has landed back on it. Really think about it because I have seen this happen once or twice on tele and no 1 has challenged it......