1st Test - Australia v New Zealand Brisbane Dec 1 - Dec 5 2011

[BunniesMan]

Watson at 7 is overkill, but the guy has been averaging low 20s with both bat and ball for us the last year or so. That ain't an opening batsman. His batting will probably improve, but his bowling is for too important to be talking about 4 overs rarely like Chappelli was on about.

But I reckon his batting has been struggling lately precisely because of where he is in the order.

He's buggered from being one of our few decent bowlers. He takes our wickets then has to bat straight away.

Even if not 7 he should be below the top 4. It would help both his bowling and batting stats improve.

On the test itself, looks like Warner and Khawaja haven't done enough to cement a spot. Marsh in for Hobart if he's fit and Hughes is still ahead of Warner for when Watson comes back.

What about this as a top 6 considering everyone is fully fit:
Hughes
Khawaja
Marsh
Clarke
Watson
Hussey

Hughes and Warner aren't a good combo, too alike. Hughes and Khawaja are perfect for the long term. Hughes the Slater-like attacker. Khawaja the Taylor-like anchor.

Also, Siddle isn't the leader of our attack. Cummins already has that title by default, thanks to the shit ahead of him.

 

[HevyDevy]

Hussey would have made it based on what? Hussey wasn't there ffs.

Based on the fact that he wouldn't have been standing there like a stunned mullet TT.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Hussey would have made it based on what? Hussey wasn't there ffs.

Based on that he obvisouly thinks Hussey is quicker and better between the wickets?

 

[HevyDevy]

Based on that he obvisouly thinks Hussey is quicker and better between the wickets?

Both of those - but namely the fact that he would have been backing up.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Based on the fact that he wouldn't have been standing there like a stunned mullet TT.

Talking shit is what you're doing.

 

[yappy]

I know it was a bad call, but Khawaja was like a snail for the first half of that run.

Put it this way, Hussey would have made it.

50/50 and probably would have needed esp to anticipate the call. Certainly a super piece of fielding made it look even worse, but very high risk call at the best of times. First ball after tea it was dire.

 

[hineyrulz]

Poor call by Ponting or poor running by Uzi?? Not watching ATM??

 

[BunniesMan]

Poor call by Ponting or poor running by Uzi?? Not watching ATM??

Both. Punter shouldn't have called. Not worth the risk. But Uz shouldn't have hesitated. Would have been in otherwise.

 

[HevyDevy]

Both. Punter shouldn't have called. Not worth the risk. But Uz shouldn't have hesitated. Would have been in otherwise.

Exactly - and that's my point.

It's ridiculous to run such tight singles in Tests but he still should have made it.

 

[Coraki_kid]

I think they both need to watch the Chris Martin training video on youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR1USzCmg0o&feature=related

 

[hineyrulz]

Both. Punter shouldn't have called. Not worth the risk. But Uz shouldn't have hesitated. Would have been in otherwise.

A quick single just after a break is probably not the smartest thing.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

I think they both need to watch the Chris Martin training video on youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR1USzCmg0o&feature=related

lmao that is classic.

Love the Murrayism in your sig aswell "I don't make mistakes I make prophecies that immediately turn out to be wrong" F1 isn't the same without him

 

[BunniesMan]

Lovely shot. Ponting isn't too old. That was never the problem. He's still got his eyes, it was just a matter of being out of form and losing things like your sense of balance etc.

I could see him getting 150 here and playing till the next ashes and playing well.

 

[BunniesMan]

How about this for an idea. With Khawaja and Warner likely to be dropped with Ponting scoring runs and Watson and Marsh due to come back, what if Watson goes to 6, and Hussey opens with Hughes?

Hussey is from WA, he's good facing fast bowling. I reckon he'd do well up the top, and his influence and expierience would be good for Hughes.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

You mean the guy who scored about 12,000 runs in first class cricket as an opener for Western Australia goes alright against fast bowling? Nothing gets past you.

 

[BunniesMan]

You mean the guy who scored about 12,000 runs in first class cricket as an opener for Western Australia goes alright against fast bowling? Nothing gets past you.

Yes one would think it's quite obvious. But in all the talk about what to do with Watson, I haven't heard anyone of note in the papers or the commentators talking up the idea of swapping Hussey and Watson.

They've spent half of today talking about where Watto goes in the order and not one thought 6 is the right place given his bowling duties and that Hussey is quite handy up the top.

Meanwhile, 50 for Ponting. I smell a big ton.

 

[Hallatia]

except you said Australia were whinging when they had it checked

No, my mum did, all I said was that it was the tenth over.

 

[HowHigh]

I love how every summer they seem to introduce one more form of technology for the commentators to use
Haven't seen this angle shit before


f**k Clarke is lucky there

 

[aussies1st]

Wtf.

 

[aussies1st]

Haha wtf 2.