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theserialthrilla

collingwoods catch was stunning ....

i didnt think tremlett was that good ...2 of his wickets you just have to us..lazy..didnt even need to be played at.

nuffingman

Black Diamond wrote:

theserialthrilla wrote:

oz shit
us good
wicket different ..lol nice new grass but never a 269 all out :shock:

Is the wicket different each game? I'm confused..

Wickets are often different at other venues. Some can be bouncy, produce more turn etc. Some can last better than others. Some wickets can break up badly during a test which will send the ball all over the place. I understood the Perth pitch was meant to be a bouncy one and England never seem to do well there.

chime

You get enough answers to your question BD

We will drag you into this sport :twisted:

pjfan31

theserialthrilla wrote:

collingwoods catch was stunning ....

i didnt think tremlett was that good ...2 of his wickets you just have to us..lazy..didnt even need to be played at.

He was still your best bowler regardless of the digits in the wicket column. Some of the bounce he got was crazy

Anderson (and don't get me wrong, I rate the bloke highly) wasn't at his best today. Swann was nothing special, good ball to Hussey, that was about it. Finn bowled ok also....

theserialthrilla

agreed with you mostly


but swann 2 wickets on a first day pitch in perth.....thats good going

pjfan31

He bowled too fast, needed to slow it up. Plus he was bowling with the breeze, not against it (which is not good for a spinner imo)

He had a good ball to Hussey, and he got out Hilfenhaus. I reckon Black Diamond could get Hilf out.

Not saying he was bad, just not as good as he can be.

theserialthrilla

hmmm bd bowling action might not be up to scratch..

pjfan31

I was just thinking that it would be a shame if Ponting gets dropped/retires during this low.

To me, in my bout 18 years following the game, he is in the top 3 batsman that I have seen. Lara, Tendulkar, Ponting. I think someone as great as he deserves to go out on a high. If/When Australia lose the ashes, I hope he can get a few scores and go out on a semi high. I have a feeling this will be the last summer for him. But the bad thing is we don't have anyone else.

Edit: I should have raised my bat at some point in this thread. I past 4000 posts on here. 4000 posts of pure dribble, and anyone who has read my posts are stupider for doing so. So I raise my bat...

pjfan31

Yeeeeeeee fuckin ha


Aussies starting to play cricket


Mitchy whoop whoop,

Harris just got Strauss. Fuck yeh

Black Diamond

I finally understand!!

Thanks Chime

So it's 119-5 at the lunch break?

Is Johnson your best bowler?

pjfan31

Tough question that. He is very inconsistent. So when he gets it right, yes, but when he gets it wrong, no.

Australia always place a big importance on him for what he CAN do, not what he does on a consistent basis. Today my friends is what he can do.

Probably the best spell of the summer out of all bowlers....

Black Diamond

Makes sense... Following this on the web... Quick question... What's an in swinger?

pjfan31

An inswinger is a ball that swings in toward the batsman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ygC4S9JhKI

Check this one out.

theserialthrilla

this thread has lost its appeal

Black Diamond

Wow, so from starting off 78-0 they only got another 109 in the inning... Yikes

Black Diamond

pjfan31 wrote:

An inswinger is a ball that swings in toward the batsman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ygC4S9JhKI

Check this one out.

Ahhhh perfect, thanks...

So from that video, is the batsman allowed to stand that far in front of the wicket?

theserialthrilla

Black Diamond wrote:

Wow, so from starting off 78-0 they only got another 109 in the inning... Yikes

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

theserialthrilla

Black Diamond wrote:

pjfan31 wrote:

An inswinger is a ball that swings in toward the batsman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ygC4S9JhKI

Check this one out.

Ahhhh perfect, thanks...

So from that video, is the batsman allowed to stand that far in front of the wicket?

can stand where you like...some come running down the wicket to spin...so they are at the pitch of the ball..

but most stand about where he was

Black Diamond

theserialthrilla wrote:

Black Diamond wrote:

pjfan31 wrote:

An inswinger is a ball that swings in toward the batsman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ygC4S9JhKI

Check this one out.

Ahhhh perfect, thanks...

So from that video, is the batsman allowed to stand that far in front of the wicket?

can stand where you like...some come running down the wicket to spin...so they are at the pitch of the ball..

but most stand about where he was

So what happens if you hit the batsman?

theserialthrilla

it hurts him..


if its lbw hes out ..