1st Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart Dec 14-18, 2012

[Didgi]

As The Chin would say, "I would be a better captain. Pass me my crack pipe"

:lol::lol:

Bullshit. Hussey isn't going much faster than Hughes.

Uhh, Hussey is 20 off 25, SR 80. PJ who you want to BJ went at 32.65.

 

[Xfactor1979]

starc should come on and have a swing

edit- wish granted

 

[BunniesMan]

I reckon we may as well declare now. I was for batting to 400 with actual batsmen there but there's no point tiring our bowlers now when we'll need them to win.

 

[Danish]

If Watson is captain for the boxing day test it will be an utter disgrace

 

[Earl]

Nah we have to bat until 5pm I thought?

 

[Hutty1986]

The value of a good keeper. Wade would have juggled it, fallen over and parried it for 6

 

[Tommy Smith]

It's going to be very hard for you guys to reclaim the Ashes in England this year with a top four of:

Warner
Cowan
Hughes
Watson

I hope you smash India. Can't see it happening without a spin bowler of note. But in England, with that top 4, and Hussey who doesn't perform outside of Australia...geez Clarke will be under immense pressure to plunder runs at a Don Bradman rate.

Something he won't always be able to do at no. 5.

 

[Didgi]

Don't need to be too mad from here. Aim for 4 or 5 an over, add 30-odd to the lead before tea (get it around 400 to be certain) and leave four sessions to bowl them out.

 

[some11]

Sunshine MCG Captain?

Good god :lol:

 

[Canard]

Starc may as well bat, he hasn't contributed with the ball yet.

 

[BDR]

Agree with Earl, should be Huss.

 

[woodyk2]

Lankans got this.

 

[Didgi]

I hope you smash India. Can't see it happening without a spin bowler of note.

I'm curious what Lyon did to you... he's nowhere near as bad as you frequently make out.

 

[Red Bear]

It's going to be very hard for you guys to reclaim the Ashes in England this year with a top four of:

Warner
Cowan
Hughes
Watson

I hope you smash India. Can't see it happening without a spin bowler of note. But in England, with that top 4, and Hussey who doesn't perform outside of Australia...geez Clarke will be under immense pressure to plunder runs at a Don Bradman rate.

Something he won't always be able to do at no. 5.

Meh, your batting is far from settled at present. Bells in woeful form, Root and Compton have 5 tests between them.

 

[Hutty1986]

It's going to be very hard for you guys to reclaim the Ashes in England this year with a top four of:

Warner
Cowan
Hughes
Watson

I hope you smash India. Can't see it happening without a spin bowler of note. But in England, with that top 4, and Hussey who doesn't perform outside of Australia...geez Clarke will be under immense pressure to plunder runs at a Don Bradman rate.

Something he won't always be able to do at no. 5.

:lol: He was pretty ordinary in Sri Lanka last year, wasn't he..

5 hundreds, 14 fifties and an average of 42 away. It's not spectacular, but it certainly makes a meal of your claim he "doesn't perform" outside Oz..

 

[Red Bear]

I'm curious what Lyon did to you... he's nowhere near as bad as you frequently make out.

I dont see him doing all that well in India tbh. Not many of our spinners do.

 

[BunniesMan]

It's going to be very hard for you guys to reclaim the Ashes in England this year with a top four of:

Warner
Cowan
Hughes
Watson

I hope you smash India. Can't see it happening without a spin bowler of note. But in England, with that top 4, and Hussey who doesn't perform outside of Australia...geez Clarke will be under immense pressure to plunder runs at a Don Bradman rate.

Something he won't always be able to do at no. 5.

Oh please. The majority of your top 6 are plodders.

With Pattinson and Cummins to come into the team we won't need to score as many runs as you think.

As for our top order. Warner, Cowan and Hughes are all in form.

I agree the big question mark is Watson but the rest of our top 6 are all inform and scoring runs led by the best batsman in the world.

I'm curious what Lyon did to you... he's nowhere near as bad as you frequently make out.

Yes he is. He's not a wicket taker, he's hopelessly mediocre even on 5th day wickets.

 

[Sphagnum]

Lyon to get 5 in the second innings.

Everything you say is garbage

 

[hineyrulz]

Looks like we're going for a 400 run lead just like I said we should.

No you lying Tard you said we should bat cautiously still we reach around 400 and give them 30 mins tonight. You talk so much bullshit you can't keep up with it.

 

[Hutty1986]

Lyon's not that bad with the stick for a no. 11.

Not as good as Bunniesman, but that's a different kind of stick.