1st test Aust vs England @ the gabba

[El Diablo]

his tricep. just as Healy said.

are you blind?

 

[waltzing Meninga]

his tricep. just as Healy said.

are you blind?

close enough. Anyway doesn't take away from the fact punter is the worst captain we have ever had.

I thought he was improving but obviously not... this is ridiculous

 

[aussies1st]

Hes never improved still very defensive as we saw in the Champions trophy and even just recently in the Ford Ranger match where Tassie were way on top yet Punter pushes the field out.

 

[hineyrulz]

how can a guy be so brillant with a bat in his hand,but be clueless when it comes to captaincy. considering he played under taylor and waugh you think he would have learnt something.

 

[aussies1st]

Who knows whats on his mind, oh well at least our bowlers got out of that ok and we have more than enough time to bowl the English out twice.

 

[hineyrulz]

finally punter declares 9 for 602. another 50 nipped in the bud for Mcgrath.

 

[El Diablo]

i rally have no prob with them batting on. no idea why anyone has.

declared at 9/602

 

[hineyrulz]

i rally have no prob with them batting on. no idea why anyone has.

declared at 9/602

what if Mcgrath copped one in the hand or got hit in the head. not worth it for a few extra runs IMO.

 

[lockyno1]

yeah i noticed you were rather quiet while he was at the crease. did you have your clarke voodoo doll out?

Nope, I was out having lunch for crying out loud. Clarke needed a 80 n.o.

 

[lockyno1]

what if Mcgrath copped one in the hand or got hit in the head. not worth it for a few extra runs IMO.

Why not, 580, who cares. Get the 600 then declare. I agree with Punter here. Plus the openers for England spend more time in the field!

 

[pantherz9103]

close enough. Anyway doesn't take away from the fact punter is the worst captain we have ever had.

I thought he was improving but obviously not... this is ridiculous

You're Sensationalist. Happy now he's declared? (We're going to win anyway. You'll see soon enough)

What's his test winning record since the Ashes? 11 wins and 1 draw, 0 losses!

Don't even try to justify your statement. Sure he's not the best tactical captain like a Tubsy or Tugger but he's far from the worst we've ever had.

Ever heard of Kim Hughes?? :lol:

 

[lockyno1]

Pantherz, I agree with his record. Mind you, it would be pretty hard to lose with the team he has at his disposal! There are players not in the side that average over 50 in test cricket, and guys that have over 200+ test wickets!

 

[Marshall_magic]

Why not, 580, who cares. Get the 600 then declare. I agree with Punter here. Plus the openers for England spend more time in the field!

I think its good because 600 looks more daunting than 580, and it doesn't really matter, we still got in excess of 3 days to get them out twice and score 100 runs if required

 

[hineyrulz]

1. i bet kim hughe's wishes he had half the side ponting's got.

2. every second week we played a little team called the west indies,they tended to make everyone look stupid. i'd like to see our side VS the windies side of the 80's now that would have been great to watch.

 

[hineyrulz]

Why not, 580, who cares. Get the 600 then declare. I agree with Punter here. Plus the openers for England spend more time in the field!

as i said what's 20 or so runs worth if Mcgrath gets hurt.

 

[Red Bear]

Well played, poor time to get out but obviously batted well enough. Locky bags him but really, dont worry about his opinions, they are predictable n tiresome.

Well in Stuart Clark, and lets go Aussies!

 

[waltzing Meninga]

You're Sensationalist. Happy now he's declared? (We're going to win anyway. You'll see soon enough)

What's his test winning record since the Ashes? 11 wins and 1 draw, 0 losses!

Don't even try to justify your statement. Sure he's not the best tactical captain like a Tubsy or Tugger but he's far from the worst we've ever had.

Ever heard of Kim Hughes?? :lol:

Lets see

Bowling first at Edgbaston when your key strike bowler has gone down injured effectlively costing us the ashes

Ridiculous and defensive feilding positions in the last ashes series

Taking the light in the last Ashes series on the 5th test when we needed to win

Letting Brad Hodge score 200 runs and set South africa a ridiculous total on the 5th day, costing Australia the win

And now letting your best bowler cop a ball to the arm when Australia were already 9-580.

I could go on and on but he clearly lacks a cricketing brain.

Ive never seen such a quality player lack so much knowledge about the sport they excell at.

 

[Twizzle]

What a CRAP shot by Clarke. In fact i'll go further, it was woeful! This is exactly why he annoys the heck out of me. Gets out to REALLY crap shots all the time!

is there a good shot to get out to ?

he outscored Hayden, Martyn and Gilly and he made another fifty which Watson has never done

 

[hineyrulz]

Lets see

Bowling first at Edgbaston when your key strike bowler has gone down injured effectlively costing us the ashes

Ridiculous and defensive feilding positions in the last ashes series

Taking the light in the last Ashes series on the 5th test when we needed to win

Letting Brad Hodge score 200 runs and set South africa a ridiculous total on the 5th day, costing Australia the win

And now letting your best bowler cop a ball to the arm when Australia were already 9-580.

I could go on and on but he clearly lacks a cricketing brain.

Ive never seen such a quality player lack so much knowledge about the sport they excell at.

you weren't meant to justify your statement,but you just did well done

 

[aussies1st]

McGrath grabs the first Aussie wicket but Lee is in trouble