Ashes 3rd Test Perth Discussion

[Q.]

I could watch the flight of this ball over and over again:

[westozfalcon]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Cook relieved of captaincy duties..and even his spot in the side very soon.

Since Strauss quit, England have been very average.

[therisingblues]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Cook relieved of captaincy duties..and even his spot in the side very soon.

Since Strauss quit, England have been very average.

I think it'd be a good thing for cricket in general. 1st innings England batted so slowly and their over rates were slow. It was as if they were playing to save this match from the beginning rather than going out and trying to win it. IIRC the series in England was hampered by similar tactics, even though England were favorites then. They seemed very content to try and grind out a draw and wait for Australia to make mistakes by trying to make things happen. Australia, on the other hand, seem to go into each test trying to win.
Possibly, this negative cricket is creating bad form in the English camp, and is just plain crap to watch.

[therisingblues]

I could watch the flight of this ball over and over again:

Harris to Cook?
What a pearler! Appears to swing in then curves away.

[tigerpie]

I could watch the flight of this ball over and over again:

Agreed....similar to the Gatting ball...1 in a hundred ball that one.

[pels]

I could watch the flight of this ball over and over again:

I have watched it about 20 times already in awe, swings in then curves away.
Fair nut to cop first up

[Aerie]

That is fantastic Q. I thought it did some strange things when watching replay, but slowed down like that can really see how good that ball was. The perfect delivery. Cook has got two absolute pearlers this series. Can hardly blame him for that - it would get every batsman on the planet out. But yes, his captaincy both here and in England is bad, they need to find another.

[Dogwatcher]

I could watch the flight of this ball over and over again:

Thanks for putting this up, Q.
Until your GIF, I hadn't actually seen the ball hit the stumps during the replay on Nine because they persist with that crap Orbital replay.

That's a ripper!

[woodublieve12]

i don't care how good a form your in or how bad a form your in, there is no way you could play that ball!!! Absolute corker! Would have got anyone out!

[Brodlach]

Great GIF Q, that ball was unplayable. Nothing more he could do.

[Stumps]

On the tv radio Okeefe said, it was a good ball but not that good it should be hitting your stumps.. WTF!!??? Wow

[Booney]

Even on 160, you'd miss that one.

[Johno6]

I would've hit it for 6 if I was cook......

[Trader]

I would have played down the wrong line and ended up middling it.

[Dogwatcher]

I would have stepped into it and got hit in the nuts.

[valleys07]

i don't care how good a form your in or how bad a form your in, there is no way you could play that ball!!! Absolute corker! Would have got anyone out!

Exactly right- That is probably the ball of the series.

Aside from Cook's 2nd innings dismissal in adelaide where a **** shot got him out- we have bowled some absolute ripping deliveries to dismiss him this series.

[bennymacca]

I would have stepped into it and got hit in the nuts.

i would have attempted to swipe it to mid wicket, just like i do every other delivery bowled.

[Jim05]

I would have stepped into it and got hit in the nuts.

i would have attempted to swipe it to mid wicket, just like i do every other delivery bowled.

I witnessed that on Saturday

[JK]

Does Cook get a faint edge on it, or is it all movement after it's hit the deck?

[woodublieve12]

Does Cook get a faint edge on it, or is it all movement after it's hit the deck?

no edge.. just a ripper off cutter