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

[Twizzle]

What part of my post was taking the piss?

Do I think highly of my instinct and brains for the game? I do.
Do I think I should be captain and do I think my tard teammates are standing in the way of us and more winning? I do.
Do I think Hughes will do well in Hobart? I do.

No piss taking, all serious post.

I am not. I bat 5th, field mid on and bowl leg spin, although I'm only allowed to bowl to tail enders when we're winning by heaps. If I was captain I'd open the batting, field 1st slip and be first change bowler.

Back on topic, looks like there might be a bit of light rain for the first few days of the test match. Lets hope there is no interruptions and the umpires don't have any excuse to go off early because of "bad" light.

pretty much all of it

 

[Hutty1986]

Keep working at it BM & one day you might get a short, one-off run as the water boy

 

[Hallatia]

Australia have named an unchanged side for Hobart
Australia 1 Phillip Hughes, 2 David Warner, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Ricky Ponting, 5 Michael Clarke (capt), 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Peter Siddle, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 James Pattinson, 11 Nathan Lyon.

 

[Patorick]

Any word on Kiwi changes?

Boult?

 

[Hallatia]

I haven't seen anything yet. Probably won't til tomorrow.

 

[lockyno1]

Lets just hope Australia bats first, can't stand watching NZ plodders waste the 1st session by playing stupid shots!

 

[Fast Eddie]

As opposed to Phil Hughes.

 

[Twizzle]

hope Christian enjoyed his holiday in Tassie

 

[hineyrulz]

Lets just hope Australia bats first, can't stand watching NZ plodders waste the 1st session by playing stupid shots!

If NZ bat first just do the vaccuming.........

 

[Fast Eddie]

If you were an Australian fan wouldn't you hope that you bowl on the green top and knock over our 'plodders'?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Bellerive is a green top now?

 

[BunniesMan]

If you were an Australian fan wouldn't you hope that you bowl on the green top and knock over our 'plodders'?

I want us to bat first. We get through the first session relatively unscathed and we'll score 500. Unless we bulldoze through your top 6 by lunch you'll have the upper hand if you bat first. And surely, your batsman won't bat like tards for a THIRD time. They should fight hard to survive early and then punish us as the day goes on.

So yes I want to bat Friday, score a mountain of runs led by Hughes, and maybe a century from Ponting in probably his last test at home.

 

[BunniesMan]

Bellerive is a green top now?

Apparently it's more green than usual. But people are being overdramatic, it'll be a road by lunchtime.

 

[Hallatia]

I've heard talk that it will be a "lively pitch"

 

[Twizzle]

500 at Bellrieve, lol

 

[hineyrulz]

Apparently it's more green than usual. But people are being overdramatic, it'll be a road by lunchtime.

So a green wicket will dry out in one session in that Sunny place Tassie??? :lol: What you know about the game of cricket you could write on the back of a canaries knuckle.

 

[BunniesMan]

500 at Bellrieve, lol

519 was the 1st innings score in Hobart the last time a Test was played there.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Bellerive is a green top now?

Apperantly. Well much more green than usual anyway.

 

[hineyrulz]

519 was the 1st innings score in Hobart the last time a Test was played there.

Where would you be without Cricinfo?? :lol:

 

[BunniesMan]

So a green wicket will dry out in one session in that Sunny place Tassie??? :lol: What you know about the game of cricket you could write on the back of a canaries knuckle.

It's not that f**ken green. It's not "a green wicket". f**kwits saw one blade of grass and are making it sound like hell on earth for batsmen. It'll be a road for the majority of first day. First session might be a little dodgy but if the openers get through it, they'll capitalise.