Second test - Aus v West Indies

[MAY-Z]

Bollinger claims a catch that was clearly a half volley.

Still 9 for.

thanks pup from my position in the crowd i was directly behind him so i couldnt see if it bounced or not. hope everyone on hear is going to be as critial of him as they were of strauss.......just like they were of hauritz in the same match

[NFC]

Bollinger claims a catch that was clearly a half volley.

Still 9 for.

thanks pup from my position in the crowd i was directly behind him so i couldnt see if it bounced or not. hope everyone on hear is going to be as critial of him as they were of strauss.......just like they were of hauritz in the same match

Difference is, Bolly didn't claim it as such.

[MAY-Z]

Bollinger claims a catch that was clearly a half volley.

Still 9 for.

thanks pup from my position in the crowd i was directly behind him so i couldnt see if it bounced or not. hope everyone on hear is going to be as critial of him as they were of strauss.......just like they were of hauritz in the same match

Difference is, Bolly didn't claim it as such.

umm yes he did, thats the only reason theumpires had a chat about it cos he walked up to rauf holding the ball in the air

[NFC]

Bollinger claims a catch that was clearly a half volley.

Still 9 for.

thanks pup from my position in the crowd i was directly behind him so i couldnt see if it bounced or not. hope everyone on hear is going to be as critial of him as they were of strauss.......just like they were of hauritz in the same match

Difference is, Bolly didn't claim it as such.

umm yes he did, thats the only reason theumpires had a chat about it cos he walked up to rauf holding the ball in the air

He didn't celebrate at all, he was confused.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Seen the score? Aus 0/160 odd.

Reason? Because Gayle did stuff all. I didn't see him chat to one single bowler, change fields, do anything at all. So sure they were fast, because Gayle stood there doing nothing. Ponting and his men are slow but they're always trying to take WICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gayle was too busy being "coooooooooooool".

Just on the Bollinger "catch". I didn't see it, but Kerry O'Keeffe made an interesting point on the radio. He claims the game has gone nuts with players referring plum LBWs, half volley catches, etc. He puts it down to this new referral rule which encourages players to make ridiculous challenges to umpiring decisions. So do I.

We have a 3rd umpire, that's enough. Any really bad decisions can be indicated to the the umpires in the middle by the 3rd umpire without all this referral rubbish.

[Pup]

Bollinger claims a catch that was clearly a half volley.

Still 9 for.

thanks pup from my position in the crowd i was directly behind him so i couldnt see if it bounced or not. hope everyone on hear is going to be as critial of him as they were of strauss.......just like they were of hauritz in the same match

Difference is, Bolly didn't claim it as such.

Wrong NFC clearly was heard saying on the stump Mic " I caught it".

Sounds like claiming it to me.

[redden whites]

Wrong NFC clearly was heard saying on the stump Mic " I caught it".

Sounds like claiming it to me.

Well well well; I thought England captains only did this leading to mass hysteria on SaFooty.I looked forward to the public hanging of Dougy Bollinger on here but hardly a ripple it seems..........Strange about that

[FD88]

Wrong NFC clearly was heard saying on the stump Mic " I caught it".

Sounds like claiming it to me.

Well well well; I thought England captains only did this leading to mass hysteria on SaFooty.I looked forward to the public hanging of Dougy Bollinger on here but hardly a ripple it seems..........Strange about that

The Strauss catch decision wasn't even referred.

[redden whites]

The Strauss catch decision wasn't even referred.

I dont care if it was refered or not....it's the claiming I was commenting on

[stan]

The windies fast men looked pretty flat yesterday. Watson and Katich just pushed the attack all over the place. Obviously losing there number one strike bowler has hurt them. Roach is a good talent but seems to be lacking direction. Not Ramoaul is up to it. Benn definitly is something to work with in the future.

This morningit will be good to see how Katich and Watson go. Had a great start to the innings yesterday on what can only be described as a road.

[mal]

First over day 3

ball 1 WATSON pushes forward no run
ball 2 WATSON B BENN 96
ball 3 PONTING hits BENN for 4 .....

[mal]

KATastophe
KAT C BARARATH B BENN 80
AU 2/193

Big BENN has both wickets

DUTCHY, Kat did the hack work ....

[locky801]

2/207

Ponting 21*

Hussey 2 *

Couple more wickets this session will have the windies well on top

[mal]

Imagine if the WI win this test
Someone will shit his nappies
KIMbie kimbie kimbie


AU 2/219
PUNTER 27*
HUSS 8*
BENN 2/81

[mal]

Comment on ABC radio [the only place I can hear or see cricket today from home]
Comment
Ponting does not like facing ROACH
Next ball PONTING pulls and is OUT for 36

AU 3/233
HUSS 11*

CLARKE a likely top scorer in this innings to the crease

[locky801]

Might race over to the Hammy and throw some money on the Windies to win this one, last i saw they were about 9 bucks for a win

[FD88]

Starting to wonder if the end is closer for Ponting than we think. His average has been dropping fast in the last couple of years, down from 60 to 55...and if he's not making a lot of runs on a dead as anything track against the Windies you wonder when he will. His reflexes look like they're starting to blunt.

I'd hate to see him finish his career with an average of 52 or something when for so long it has looked like he could finish well above the other greats.

[locky801]

Aust now 3/287 (zzzzz)

Clarke 37* off of 60 balls

Hussey 25* off of 109 balls

[catchisthecry]

Hussey's first boundary comes off his 115th delivery. And we wonder why test cricket is dying

[locky801]

Hussey's first boundary comes off his 115th delivery. And we wonder why test cricket is dying

even more so how can a part time bowler like Chris Gayle be allowed to bowl 9 overs for just 15 runs