3rd Final: Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide Mar 8, 2012

[Twizzle]

much better bowling variation from McKay and Christianson, rather than flat out pace from Lee who did take wickets but got belted

this is what we were missing in game 2

I think the 2 spinners were also a contributing factor

 

[TheParraboy]

Great fighting win by the boys to cap a sensational summer..

I'm not going to give my opinion on man of the match,or man of the series..

I'm going to give my Man of the Summer..

There are a few candidates for the award this year,which is a pleasant change from this time last year when the side were playing like 'tards,& copped the closest thing to rape you will see on cricket fields,from the Poms..

AB winner Captain Clarke would be at the forefront of any discussions on MOS..A triple & Double ton in consecutive tests,truly innovating captaincy,handy wickets,& still undefeated in a series in the hot seat..

Sidds surged back from sarcastic nicknames,to awe-struck ones..Without actually changinging his moniker.."Sidds the Magnificent" indeed..

Hilfy seemed to transfer into a completely different human..No longer a one tick pony who could only produce if conditions suited..Adding a leg cutter to his armoury,& like Sidds,pitching the ball up,morphed him into a truly world class test bowler..Can't wait to see him in England next year..

Ricky Ponting..What can you say..Never,ever,write off a champion..Vale his ODI career,but if he can keep his test form in order he will be there next Ashes,& is clearly a man on a mission now he has relinquished it to Clarke..Well played legend..

James Patto blazed a trailed before falling to an all to common fate for our young quicks,injury..Multiple 5 fors before breaking downs marks him as a mammoth talent..Futures so bright,i gotta wear shades with this one..

Mike Hussey again showed how good he is in home conditions..He just needs to find some of his old,wall like,county form from times past,if he is going to stick around for the Ashes..Congrats on another good summer old mate..

Davey Warner was atomic at times in his first time as first choice opener in all formats..Underwhelming at others..But that's what you get with Davey..And the good days are so stupendous,they make the ordinary bearable..It's gunna be some ride with this boy,so strap in..

All these guys make worthy candidates..All contributed to a spectacular 4 months of cricket,but i think when i closely analyse the data,& do up the numbers there is only one man who i could give the award to..

This man contributed the major role in every victory,his judgement almost unfailing in the face of tremendous odds..

And that man is The Parraboy..

My deepest gratitude to you for your efforts this summer,& for blowing me away with the accuracy of your "Reverse Nostradamus'"..

Cheers..

Well summed up mate

Dont know about reverse Nostradamus though, I got things way way wrong a lot of the time ;-)

Lets see how we back up in the West Indies, we really should have no troubles there, if we do then we are pretty much back to square one really

Btw Parramatta Eels to win the comp 2012

 

[Red Bear]

much better bowling variation from McKay and Christianson, rather than flat out pace from Lee who did take wickets but got belted

this is what we were missing in game 2

I think the 2 spinners were also a contributing factor

Lee's opening spell might've been expensive but it was agressive and got Dilshan and Sangakarra cheaply, which set us up nicely. If we went defensive early and those two got in then it would've been a comfortable win for them.

His final spell was shit though

 

[Twizzle]

I didn't think there was any difference between his spells, he just got different results

I'm not bagging Bing, his record speaks for itself

My point that I didn't make too well is that his all out pace on a flat pitch is not the answer but the variation that McKay and Christian provided did the trick on that pitch.

Towards the end of the game they were both bowling about 4 or more slow balls per over and they each have more than one type of slow ball each hence the amount of variation.