1st Test - Australia v India at Melbourne Dec 26-30, 2011

[Hutty1986]

I know he's obviously played a lot of opener, but I reckon Warner could be a very destructive number 7. Watson 6, Warner 7 could be a devastating combination against a tiring attack. Though teh way our top order's going, they'd probably be facing a new rock half the time

 

[Jobdog]

Warner
Watson
Marsh
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Haddin
Harris
Siddle
Pattinson
Lyon

 

[Jobdog]

Shut up LA Locky, you're dribbling again. What difference is there between batting at 3 and coming in second ball 1/0, or opening?

One ball

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Warner carries his bat and this guy says bring him in at 7 smh

 

[Hutty1986]

Warner carries his bat and this guy says bring him in at 7 smh

:lol: Weren't you the muppet claiming Siddle cost us the test match?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Yeah I am and you're the muppet saying move an opener that carried his bat and scored over half our runs down to 7, real f**king good idea.

 

[Hutty1986]

Yeah I am and you're the muppet saying move an opener that carried his bat and scored over half our runs down to 7, real f**king good idea.

No shortage of openers atm, could easily happen at some point down the track.
Your call meanwhile about a couple of short balls costing us the test match..wow :roll: I'm by no meansa big Siddle fan but that's just ridiculous

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

You have plenty of chances to make up for things when batting, when fielding you don't get many chances. Chris Martin comes in so lets bowl short and let's bowl short at Bracewell who smashes him for runs but then again I don't expect you understand shit.

Move Warner down ffs, idiot.

 

[typicalfan]

Watson
Warner
Marsh
Hussey
Clarke (c)
Khawaja
Haddin
Siddle
Pattinson
Lyon
Bollinger or Harris if fit Harris would be 8.

I would have kept Ponting until the end of the season but his dismissals were just shocking, he is so late on the ball I think he really is past it. You become a winning test team by making the tough decisions and I feel as tough as it is, it is the right one.

Khawaja lucky to retain but feel he isn't far away, just needs to be more pro active.

If neither Harris or Bolllinger is fit I am not sure where to go next.

 

[typicalfan]

You have plenty of chances to make up for things when batting, when fielding you don't get many chances. Chris Martin comes in so lets bowl short and let's bowl short at Bracewell who smashes him for runs but then again I don't expect you understand shit.

Move Warner down ffs, idiot.

Siddle was our player of the match, including Warner. He created more wickets than he took and was our top scorer in our first innings. Siddle is blameless imo. And I am not even a fan, I will say he has been quite a lot better this season so far. Early going though.

 

[lockyno1]

He was good but his bowling to the tail was deplorable, bowl 6 yorkers at Martin, he can't hit the ball FFS!

 

[typicalfan]

He was good but his bowling to the tail was deplorable, bowl 6 yorkers at Martin, he can't hit the ball FFS!

I would be quicker to blame Ponting, Clarke, Hussey and Haddin for their second dig. 241 was not an impossible total and we were going fine.

Besides without Siddle it would have been closer to 275 or more if you include his bowling.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Siddle was our player of the match, including Warner. He created more wickets than he took and was our top scorer in our first innings. Siddle is blameless imo. And I am not even a fan, I will say he has been quite a lot better this season so far. Early going though.

No he wasn't.

His utter dross at Martin undid everything else he did. Chris Martin batting so he doesn't bowl anything at the stumps ffs

Quite a few people on here said it would cost us and it did.

 

[typicalfan]

No he wasn't.

His utter dross at Martin undid everything else he did. Chris Martin batting so he doesn't bowl anything at the stumps ffs

Quite a few people on here said it would cost us and it did.

Blame the second innings batsmen, don't blame the guy that scored our second highest score of the match and 5 wickets which probably should have been 8-9.

Phil Hughes cost us more than Siddle did. As did Ponting, as did Starc, as did Haddin. I could go on.

This match give me Warner, Pattinson and Siddle...maybe Lyon the rest were dross.

 

[Twizzle]

Yes there is, and Marsh's statistics in 4 day cricket show it.

ffs give up

 

[Twizzle]

Siddle was our player of the match, including Warner. He created more wickets than he took and was our top scorer in our first innings. Siddle is blameless imo. And I am not even a fan, I will say he has been quite a lot better this season so far. Early going though.

I think McDermott has made a bowler out of Siddle, as much as that hurts to say.

Image what Billy could do with a real bowler.

 

[Twizzle]

Harris wont be available so I reckon we'll go with Cutting in for Starc.

I guess alot will depend on the two chairman's matches

 

[typicalfan]

I think McDermott has made a bowler out of Siddle, as much as that hurts to say.

Image what Billy could do with a real bowler.

He is bowling within himself while shouldering the responsibility of being the leading quick. He isn't rushing in like a mad man dropping it too short like before. Again it is only early and he could be in for a long summer.

Fairly impressed so far, as much as it kills me to say.

 

[lockyno1]

Harris wont be available so I reckon we'll go with Cutting in for Starc.

I guess alot will depend on the two chairman's matches

Cutting has a side strain unless that has improved I doubt they could risk him.

 

[JJ]

I'm confused... you all talk of Sean marsh like he's a lock, and some sort of saviour... this is the same Sean Marsh who's 28, played 65 first class matches with 7 centuries and an average of 39??? You're serious???

On the basis of 2 tests in Sri Lanka, he's the mainstay of your test team?? Things must be dire!!