2ND TEST: Australia v West Indies Adelaide Oval Dec 4 - Dec 8 2009

[abpanther]

Ponting looking in good touch...

 

[Hallatia]

Roach has been pretty ordinary so far...

economy-wise he has, but he has actually been bowling quite well

 

[abpanther]

Does Ponting have enough bats??

 

[Hallatia]

that was such a good catch, it almost deserved to be a wicket just on that ....

 

[aussies1st]

Roach is bowling with good pace, easily quicker than anything our bowlers are doing.

 

[Twizzle]

2 sessions left @ 135 runs per session, not impossible but improbably imo

not enough in this pitch to expect the Windies to get home from here, it just hasn't been hot enough to bake the pitch

looks like a draw at this stage

 

[Hallatia]

2 sessions left @ 135 runs per session, not impossible but improbably imo

not enough in this pitch to expect the Windies to get home from here, it just hasn't been hot enough to bake the pitch

looks like a draw at this stage

I think the way the Australians bat will decide the result, it couls still go any way but the draw does look the most likely at the moment

 

[African Monkey]

Why are people saying that Johnson bowled well ?????? He was awful until Bravo played a loose shot outside the off stump before bowling well to the tail.

 

[Twizzle]

I dont recall anyone saying he bowled well, I thought he was very ordinary but hey, Punter lubs him

 

[Ridders]

Sometimes I just think you guys just wished that Ponting would show you some manlub.

 

[hineyrulz]

Sometimes I just think you guys just wished that Ponting would show you some manlub.

Pass.

 

[Bazal]

Why are people saying that Johnson bowled well ?????? He was awful until Bravo played a loose shot outside the off stump before bowling well to the tail.

Pretty much the way it goes with Johnson...he bowls rubbish, Ponting persists far longer than he should with him and he gets some scratchy wickets or some tailenders when he finds his radar after 20 overs. Doug and Watto bowled far too few overs IMO; Dougie bowled with fire and swing and Watson actually bowled 11 really intelligent overs...

 

[aussies1st]

Watson trying to run out Ponting again.

 

[Hallatia]

that was pretty comical, would have been a definite run out if thrown to the other end

 

[Hallatia]

that was a beauty!
Ponting gooorne

 

[Bazal]

Rubbish few minutes from Ponting, nearly ran himself and Watson out, then chops one on...

 

[aussies1st]

There goes the win.

 

[TimmyB]

Another second innings fail for Ponting. I tell you what, for a bloke who is undoubtedly an absolute great of the game, he has not played that many match winning innings. More often than not he sets a game up. I suppose it's because Australia aren't often in the position where they need him to do so. Still, there was an opportunity there to play a corker of an innings.

 

[Hallatia]

There goes the win.

not yet, I always rate Hussey and Clarke as a chance of getting Australia over the line

 

[hineyrulz]

What was that ponting?? FFS!!