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

[BunniesMan]

Ahh f**k now Warner clutching at his arm...

 

[JW]

And Hughes has shown he more than belongs in his 1st test back.

As I've said, I hope Phillip Joel can stick around.

But f**k me, gentle medium pacers from the Lankans on a slowish pitch are hardly retesting the weaknesses which kicked him out of the Test scene on previous occasions.

Don't care what he's done in the Shield this year, his real test will come when the Poms/Saffers are tightening him up with short and fast stuff at the body.

Keep the booze on ice until then.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

How is Swann the best spinner in the world when Herath quite clearly has the most wickets this year and is a consistent performer? Then there is Saeed Ajmal, he is a level above Swann too.

 

[Hallatia]

did Mark Nicholas confuse Warner with Clarke?

he did and the Lankan batsmen have been torturing Warner with his sore arm since

 

[Hutty1986]

Warner hurt himself failing at fielding

 

[BunniesMan]

As I've said, I hope Phillip Joel can stick around.

But f**k me, gentle medium pacers from the Lankans on a slowish pitch are hardly retesting the weaknesses which kicked him out of the Test scene on previous occasions.

Don't care what he's done in the Shield this year, his real test will come when the Poms/Saffers are tightening him up with short and fast stuff at the body.

Keep the booze on ice until then.

Firstly, Hughes wasn't facing world beaters 12 months ago when he was dropped. The Sri Lankans are no worse than the Kiwis and he looked a lot better than he did then.

Secondly, not everyone succeeded in this test. Watson looked like a headless chicken at the crease.

How is Swann the best spinner in the world when Herath quite clearly has the most wickets this year and is a consistent performer? Then there is Saeed Ajmal, he is a level above Swann too.

They spend most of their games on spin paradises. If they bowled the same amount of times on the same pitches Swann does, they wouldn't come close to his numbers.

 

[lockyno1]

Getting a bit excited about Sunshine captaining the Boxing Day Test!

 

[lockyno1]

They spend most of their games on spin paradises. If they bowled the same amount of times on the same pitches Swann does, they wouldn't come close to his numbers.

So explain how Swann has been relatively ordinary against India compared to Panesar...good god, I actually like Swann, but world's best, you are kidding. FFS England would take Ajmal over Swann in a millisecond!:lol:

 

[woodyk2]

363 to get...easy money.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Firstly, Hughes wasn't facing world beaters 12 months ago when he was dropped. The Sri Lankans are no worse than the Kiwis and he looked a lot better than he did then.

Secondly, not everyone succeeded in this test. Watson looked like a headless chicken at the crease.

They spend most of their games on spin paradises. If they bowled the same amount of times on the same pitches Swann does, they wouldn't come close to his numbers.

Mate it's almost universally acknowledged that Herath & Ajmal >> Swann. If you were trying to justify Swann over these blokes to cricket commentators and purists they laugh you out the building. Swann is good but even in India, Panesar has been out performing him. Ajmal ran through England in UAE not too long ago. He also has performed in Australia and in England. Not sure about SA as I can't remember the last time Pakiston toured.

 

[lockyno1]

Putting money on the draw considering Lyon couldn't turn one to save his life!

 

[Hutty1986]

Need a couple more wickets today at least, still haunted by Adelaide's pathetic bowling effort

 

[Patorick]

Dropped!

 

[BunniesMan]

Mate it's almost universally acknowledged that Herath & Ajmal >> Swann. If you were trying to justify Swann over these blokes to cricket commentators and purists they laugh you out the building. Swann is good but even in India, Panesar has been out performing him. Ajmal ran through England in UAE not too long ago. He also has performed in Australia and in England. Not sure about SA as I can't remember the last time Pakiston toured.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19103927

Boycott agrees with me.

 

[El Diablo]

Should have caught that

 

[JW]

Firstly, Hughes wasn't facing world beaters 12 months ago when he was dropped. The Sri Lankans are no worse than the Kiwis and he looked a lot better than he did then.

Secondly, not everyone succeeded in this test. Watson looked like a headless chicken at the crease.

Doesn't matter.

The fact is that the better attacks in the world are going to immediately pepper Hughes at the body to tighten him up and then try and get him nicking to the slips once they've closed up his scoring options.

This was one of the main reasons he got the punt, because he was a gimmie wicket to any bowling attack that used their collective brains.

So until then, judgement should be reserved.

Yes, he is looking to score more around the wicket instead of just poking hard at everything outside off, but none of the Lankans are roughing him up enough to really sort him out.

It's a pity he didn't get to prove his worth against the Saffers instead of Quiney. At least he couldn't have done any worse.

 

[Hutty1986]

Clarke, what the f*ck!!

Sangakarra too, f*cking hell. I wonder how costly that will be.

 

[lockyno1]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19103927

Boycott agrees with me.

Boycott wouldn't know anything to save his life, he also thought Cook had no technique to play test cricket successfully, enough said:lol:

 

[lockyno1]

Clarke, what the f*ck!!

Sangakarra too, f*cking hell. I wonder how costly that will be.

SL at $21 last night is looking good

 

[Red&BlackBear]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19103927

Boycott agrees with me.

Oh wow an Englishmen agreeing that an English player is the best in the world:roll:

I'd rather see Warne's, Murali's and MacGill's opinions.