1st Test :: AUS defeated RSA by 162 runs @ Wanderers Stadium :: Feb 26-Mar 2

[eddiesmith]

Great innings by the Victorian

Anyway Duminy is getting alot of turn for a pitch that isnt supposed to help the spinners at all

 

[IanG]

Great innings by the Victorian

Anyway Duminy is getting alot of turn for a pitch that isnt supposed to help the spinners at all

Yeah he was born there but hasn't played for them

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[aussies1st]

Great batting by North love his fight which we have badly been missing.

 

[HevyDevy]

Funny how little Victorians understand about the game.

:lol:

 

[TheParraboy]

7/392

hope johnson and north can bat sensibly and not throw it away,

a 450+ total would be marvelous

 

[jdizzle]

Ponting, Clark, Haddin all helping. But North playing an outstanding innings.

Hopefully Johnson can fire up and get the wickets we need.

 

[eddiesmith]

Yeah he was born there but hasn't played for them

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Still more Victorian than David Hussey

 

[Tommy Smith]

Alot of credit must go to Johnson.

What an ultra consistent lower order batsman he is.

And he's making the selection of McDonald look all the more ridiculous.

 

[eddiesmith]

Funny how little Victorians understand about the game.

:lol:

Atleast Victorians can do maths :lol:

What do the NSW people on here think, 1 > 3 :lol:

 

[HevyDevy]

Still more Victorian than David Hussey

David Hussey is becoming more Victorian with each failure

 

[Red Bear]

51 Johnson with a 6

Wish he could bowl this well

 

[aussies1st]

What a way to bring up the 50 once again Johnson picks up the slack for the batters.

 

[pnub]

Funny how little Victorians understand about the game.

:lol:

Funny how little the people from nsw seem to understand the game of cricket.
Yes McDoanald went out for a duck but at least he was out off a gem of a delivery compared to Hughes who played one of the worst shots i've ever seen. Not to mention the fact that he's still to bowl.
Next for his selection. Averaging 44.5 with the bat this year compared to Norths 38.85 and 22 wickets at 21.32 with an economy of 2.62 compared to Bollingers 18 @ 23.72 with an economy of 2.94. So to say that he doesn't deserve selection just smacks of pure bias against Victorians. Compared to Bollinger he deserves to be in there on his bowling alone and compared to North he deserves to be in there for his batting. Not to mention in the last test he took more wickets for less runs than Bollinger even if he was unlucky with a few lbw appeals.
As for blaming it all on Merv how hard is it for you all to understand that Boon is the selector on tour and along with Ponting and Nielson makes the final choice on who plays and who doesn't.

 

[HevyDevy]

He has batted far better than he has bowled recently

 

[Tommy Smith]

If Johnson could bowl well then he'd be one of the worlds best cricketers.

But in the words of Mark Nicholas,"if he can just develop one that swings". Or one that seams.

Basically something to go with his deadly wicket taking half-tracker.

 

[hineyrulz]

Alot of credit must go to Johnson.

What an ultra consistent lower order batsman he is.

And he's making the selection of McDonald look all the more ridiculous.

Exactly what i was thinking, why do you need to pick an all rounder when you have a bloke like Johnson in your team.......

 

[eddiesmith]

Exactly what i was thinking, why do you need to pick an all rounder when you have a bloke like Johnson in your team.......

Or maybe McDonald was picked because they think he is a better bowler than Dougie :lol:

Also Ricky probably wanted him so he doesnt get suspended as he would if they played 4 quicks

 

[eddiesmith]

If Johnson could bowl well then he'd be one of the worlds best cricketers.

But in the words of Mark Nicholas,"if he can just develop one that swings". Or one that seams.

Basically something to go with his deadly wicket taking half-tracker.

If Ian Bell plays the Ashes then Johnson will get atleast 10 wickets :lol:

 

[hineyrulz]

Funny how little the people from nsw seem to understand the game of cricket.
Yes McDoanald went out for a duck but at least he was out off a gem of a delivery compared to Hughes who played one of the worst shots i've ever seen. Not to mention the fact that he's still to bowl.
Next for his selection. Averaging 44.5 with the bat this year compared to Norths 38.85 and 22 wickets at 21.32 with an economy of 2.62 compared to Bollingers 18 @ 23.72 with an economy of 2.94. So to say that he doesn't deserve selection just smacks of pure bias against Victorians. Compared to Bollinger he deserves to be in there on his bowling alone and compared to North he deserves to be in there for his batting. Not to mention in the last test he took more wickets for less runs than Bollinger even if he was unlucky with a few lbw appeals.
As for blaming it all on Merv how hard is it for you all to understand that Boon is the selector on tour and along with Ponting and Nielson makes the final choice on who plays and who doesn't.

Aren't you the dribbler that reckoned County cricket was almost the same as International???? Or was that Evotard.??? Funny the only people who think Ronny is up to test standard are Victorians.......

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Dont worry if Ronny got a duck, he still has his medium slow 124km / hour trundlers to come...