3rd Test Australia Vs West Indies at the WACA

[locky801]

I thought we would win once we won the toss but it is getting a bit ridiculous now.

Seems like a better batting strip than the one at the MCG earlier this week

[locky801]

Aust 1/236

Katich 82* (will be out soon)

Hussey 34*

[locky801]

1/247

Katich 92*

Can he be the 1st Aussie to get a ton this series

[locky801]

Info back is that Ponting has no fractures on his arm and will be able to bat again later

[FD88]

Watson = CH CH CH CH CH CHOKER.

Another start and doesn't go on with it, What a DUD.

How can Australia possibly expect to return to No. 1 in the Test rankings if they have an opening batsman that CANT make a ton occassionally?

So if one bloke makes a century every now and then but averages 29, while another bloke struggles to get to three figures but averages 55, you're going to laud the former and omit the latter? Come off it mate.

Watto has been in sensational touch. Players will at various stages have monkeys on the back, but when you're hitting them as well as he is at present it's not exactly a mammoth concern. Still averaging over 50 which is bloody exceptional, and he'll break the hoodoo eventually.

Locky: Brilliant news.

[locky801]

Very slow by the Aussies at the minute only spinners bowling, should be pushing on alot quicker now

[locky801]

Katich now 99*

[locky801]

Katich gone for 99

went for the slog, terrible cricket shot, undisciplined


Aust now 2/260

[Adelaide Hawk]

People keep going on about "batting" decks, but what they are failing to take into consideration is the standard of bowling world wide isn't all that high right now. I don't think the pitches are favouring batsmen any more than they used to, I just think there aren't enough quality bowlers to get anything out of the deck. I am pretty sure in my mind that had the attack been Roberts, Marshall, Holding & Garner, the score would not read 1/255.

Sorry ... 2 down

[Adelaide Hawk]

Has anyone else noticed how it just isn't "cool" any more to push a ball wide of a fielder and take a single to reach 100? It seems everyone has to try and hit a boundary so they celebrate in style.

[locky801]

Has anyone else noticed how it just isn't "cool" any more to push a ball wide of a fielder and take a single to reach 100? It seems everyone has to try and hit a boundary so they celebrate in style.

Yep, called putting self glory in front of team glory

[locky801]

Aust 2/277

Hussey 47*

Clarke 11*

[locky801]

Clarke now plays a woeful shot and has been caught for 11

Aust 3/277

Windies fighting back from some woeful shot making by the Aussies

[locky801]

Clarke being absolutely slammed on the ABC for the shot he got out to, havent heard anyone get slammed like he just did in many a day

[locky801]

All of a sudden it's a different game, spinners keeping run rate right down

[locky801]

Katich only the 8th cricketer to score 2 x 99's in test cricket and dismissed, Greg Blewett also in there, no test cricketer has ever been dismissed on 99 3 times

[locky801]

50 to Mike Hussey

Aust 3/281

Hussey 51*

North 0*

[locky801]

Aust 3/290

Hussey 59*

Roosters 1*

[jackpot jim]

Clarke now plays a woeful shot and has been caught for 11

Aust 3/277

Windies fighting back from some woeful shot making by the Aussies

Yep, Katich joined the list of chokers, after going almost his entire innnings taking miniMAL risks, on 99, plays a terrible 1/2 slog sweep off middle and off and pays the price. One would think that after scoring so many tons in their career that they would just continue to bat norMALly when in the high nineties.
Clarkes shot was also terrible so early in his innings but thankfully those 2 have thrown their wickets away to put a bit of interest back into the match.

[locky801]

300 up for Aust

3/300

Hussey 63*

North 6* (very slow)