1st Test: Australia V Pakistan

[brod]

That is amazing..seeya Watto

[spell_check]

Yep, Watson, gone! That's like the Morton/Chanderpaul run out against NZ a few years ago!

[am Bays]

OMG, you wouldn't read about it would you.....

Skull has collected he made the call two hours ago that the run out was the short priced favourite for the dismissal.

[locky801]

:shock:

Unbelievable! Watson! Run out!

Have to be the most bizzare runout in cricket history

[brod]

Only millimetres in it!!

182- Highest Opening Partnership at the MCG since 2002 (195 Hayden/Langer)

[Punk Rooster]

Mal

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:shock:

Unbelievable! Watson! Run out!

Have to be the most bizzare runout in cricket history

This:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16159

[Pup]

Ball watching by Katich.

Poor Cricket.

I really really feel for Watson!

[RoosterMarty]

Well that is ******.

I can not believe Watto got out like that so close to a ton, he will never make one it seems.

[rod_rooster]

Poor Watto. Has batted well. Perhaps a bit of karma for carrying on like a d*ck previously?

[brod]

3 century opening partenerships in the last 4 innings after just 1 in the previous 27

[mal]

Ahh well at least the number of posts in this thread will spiral now

WATTOs test career
good batsman
handy bowler
good fieldsman
sook
sledger
childish
and today stupid

Please get a ton KAT pleasssssssse

[am Bays]

Watson in the 90's?

Mal would be



right now!

[RustyCage]

This on the cricinfo.com commentary:

A more just decision would have seen Katich dismissed, as he completely bailed on his partner. It was incredibly selfish of Katich to retreat. Alas, justice doesn't come into the umpire's decision.

[spell_check]

You don't lose those sweetly timed cover drives at 35.

[Grahaml]

Should have been Katich's call and instead he just seemed to watch the ball and trot down the pitch. Watching Katich I would have thought he was setting off for an easy run and I didn't hear anything on the effects to suggest he said no or wait. IMHO S. Katich at fault on that one.

[rod_rooster]

This on the cricinfo.com commentary:

A more just decision would have seen Katich dismissed, as he completely bailed on his partner. It was incredibly selfish of Katich to retreat. Alas, justice doesn't come into the umpire's decision.

cricinfo has got it very wrong i'm afraid. Katich did not bail on his partner at all. Sure it wasn't good running from him but he had no idea Watto kept coming. It was obvious Katich was surprised when he turned around to see Watto right next to him. If anything whilst Katich was ball watching Watto knew that the Kat wasn't running yet made no attempt to turn around and try to get back.

Bad cricket from both players but to suggest the Kat bailed on Watto is ridiculous.

[rod_rooster]

Should have been Katich's call and instead he just seemed to watch the ball and trot down the pitch. Watching Katich I would have thought he was setting off for an easy run and I didn't hear anything on the effects to suggest he said no or wait. IMHO S. Katich at fault on that one.

The ball went behind square therefore the non strikers call.

Edit: Watching a replay with sound from the stumps mic, there is no call at all from Watson and being his call he only has himself to blame.

[Grahaml]

Sorry Rod, but that is wrong. Technically the ball might have been behind square, but it's still basically square of the wicket in effect and that should always be the striker's call. That was 100% Katich's call. The reason being the non striker can't see anywhere near as easily whether the ball is going to beat the field or not.

[spell_check]

Should have been Katich's call and instead he just seemed to watch the ball and trot down the pitch. Watching Katich I would have thought he was setting off for an easy run and I didn't hear anything on the effects to suggest he said no or wait. IMHO S. Katich at fault on that one.

The ball went behind square therefore the non strikers call.

Edit: Watching a replay with sound from the stumps mic, there is no call at all from Watson and being his call he only has himself to blame.

I was waiting for Watson to go back when Katich was not committed to the run. Instead he just tried to beat Kat back to that crease.