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El Diablo said:piss off Hayden then
only goes well against average teams
Well Katich scores nothing at all, so Hayden does more than him!
El Diablo said:piss off Hayden then
only goes well against average teams
Twizzle said:everyone is panicing about when Warne and McGrath retire
they didn't get a wicket in the second innings and we bowled them out for less than the first innings when they were the main wicket takers
Twizzle said:everyone is panicing about when Warne and McGrath retire
they didn't get a wicket in the second innings and we bowled them out for less than the first innings when they were the main wicket takers
ABC_Website said:A decision on the fitness of Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is expected to be made today ahead of the second Test against the West Indies in Hobart starting on November 17.
Watson injured his left shoulder on Sunday after falling heavily while fielding in Australia's 379-run win over the tourists at the Gabba in Brisbane.
He had scans on Sunday but remains in doubt for the second Test.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Watson's injury and the turning Bellerive pitch could lead to the recall of dropped leg spinner Stuart MacGill.
"The wicket down there I'm sure towards the end of the game is going to spin a bit, so Stuart MacGill obviously comes into the equation," he said.
"As far as the make-up goes, we obviously have to have a look at Shane Watson as well and keep our fingers crossed and hope that he's right to play the next game, or else there's going to be a couple of really tough selections to be made."
Ponting said he was satisfied with Australia's performance in the first Test.
"We've played very, very well this game, there's no doubt about that," he said.
"Our first innings' batting, although we lost a few wickets in clumps on the first day, to get 430 was a pretty good effort.
"Our tail was very good and the way we've bowled, Warney [Shane Warne] bowled exceptionally well in the first innings as did [Glenn] McGrath."
UndertakerMike said:Watson in doubt for second Test
JJ said:1. The Windies were awful
2. If the total was something gettable, Ponting would have simply given the ball to McGrath and Warne and bowled them until they dropped - Bracken and Lee would have been lucky to bowl 5 overs each if there was a competition
fish eel said:The West Indies were awful, but they've got real quality in the batting line up, Lara, Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Gayle, they can all play.
You can try and play down how well Lee and Bracken bowled yesterday by saying they wouldnt have seen the ball if the total was gettable., but the undisputable fact is they did get the ball and they both bowled very, very well when they had it.
lockyno1 said:The thing that annoys me about yesterday is that currently Warne is on 73 test wickets (this year) and is a real chance to get 100 wickets in a year, yet they don't give him a bowl? By all means bowl Lee or Bracken from the other end, but now Warne has to get 27 wickets in 3 tests, when he would have been guaranteed a 4for yesterday!
fish eel said:warne might not have got any yesterday, you dont know that. He wasnt needed, so its all academic
lockyno1 said:Oh please if Nathan Bracken can get 4 wickets, it is safe to say Warne would have got just as many!
fish eel said:afterall, we all know you dont rate Nathan Bracken. that must have cut you up seeing him bowl so well yesterday ;-)
fish eel said:NSW hacks that got nine out of the 10 wickets.
Qld showed who the real hacks were in the tour match vs the west indies
lockyno1 said:Add to that Ql'd master spinner Haurie was not playing for some absurd reason.
fish eel said::lol:
now I know your just taking the mickey
fish eel said::lol:
now I know your just taking the mickey