2nd Test - Australia v New Zealand Hobart Dec 9 - Dec 13 2011

[El Diablo]

Hughes averages 74 at Bellerive at first class level. I guarantee he will get more than that in his 1st innings.

your first test predictions backfired

why don't you just giveup

 

[umina panther]

What chance does Hughes have now..... Poor bloke. guess this will be his last test for a while

 

[lockyno1]

Hughes really should take a leaf from Clarke's book, and LEAVE more balls. He is playing like it is a ODI or a T20. As an opening bat, he plays at way too many balls and the ball moves for an hour or two. Lets the bowlers bowl to you as a batsman. I would love nothing more than Hughes to be 15 n.o at lunch rather than be out for 20 in the 4th over. It would show he has maturity in his approach.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

15 not out after 2 hours is quite excessive don't you think?

 

[Hutty1986]

15 not out after 2 hours is quite excessive don't you think?

Sunny Gavaskar would be tickled pink with an effort like that

 

[Twizzle]

Hughes really should take a leaf from Clarke's book, and LEAVE more balls. He is playing like it is a ODI or a T20. As an opening bat, he plays at way too many balls and the ball moves for an hour or two. Lets the bowlers bowl to you as a batsman. I would love nothing more than Hughes to be 15 n.o at lunch rather than be out for 20 in the 4th over. It would show he has maturity in his approach.

if he leaves balls in his only scoring zone, how will he score runs ?

 

[Twizzle]

Sunny Gavaskar would be tickled pink with an effort like that

I remember Sunny's first ODI game, he batted for 50 overs and was 42 not our from memory, he refused to change his game.

 

[BunniesMan]

if he leaves balls in his only scoring zone, how will he score runs ?

The point isn't to leave them forever. But to allow yourself to get in before goin hard. Get to 20 by flicking onto the onside anything too straight. THEN allow yourself some cover drives. Then when there isn't 4 slips and three gullies, go for the cut.

 

[Twizzle]

The point isn't to leave them forever. But to allow yourself to get in before goin hard. Get to 20 by flicking onto the onside anything too straight. THEN allow yourself some cover drives. Then when there isn't 4 slips and three gullies, go for the cut.

in other words, tell the bowlers to bowl crap till he gets his eye in

yeah, that'll work

 

[BunniesMan]

in other words, tell the bowlers to bowl crap till he gets his eye in

yeah, that'll work

Don't tell them to bowl crap. But they won't bowl every single ball perfectly. Ignore the good balls until you get your eye in. Only play the shit balls.

That's what every batsman should do early.

 

[Twizzle]

and who's our next contestant ?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

smh

I'm glad you didn't coach Matthew Hayden or Mark Waugh

 

[African Monkey]

15 not out after 2 hours is quite excessive don't you think?

:lol:

He's not a stonewaller locky and I'm sure we'll dish up enough bad balls to him if he survives the first half hour.

 

[lockyno1]

if he leaves balls in his only scoring zone, how will he score runs ?

You will score runs by batting time, and not every bowler is Dale Steyn FFS! It just means that every ball outside off should not be played at in the first hour, leave them alone. Look at Alistair Cook, do you see him slashing outside off most of the time, no, he leaves them alone.

 

[African Monkey]

Slashing outside the off stump is on of Alastair Cook's big scoring areas.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Slashing outside the off stump is on of Alastair Cook's big scoring areas.

:lol:

Great comedy to be had over the summer

 

[BunniesMan]

I agree with Locky. He's making more sense in this thread than TT.

 

[Twizzle]

You will score runs by batting time, and not every bowler is Dale Steyn FFS! It just means that every ball outside off should not be played at in the first hour, leave them alone. Look at Alistair Cook, do you see him slashing outside off most of the time, no, he leaves them alone.

unlike Hughes, he can score on the on side

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

I agree with Locky. He's making more sense in this thread than TT.

Two geniuss combine their powers :lol:

 

[hineyrulz]

Two geniuss combine their powers :lol:

:lol: "With our two powers combined we could take over LU"