3rd Test: Australia V. Panikstan, 14 Jan Bellreive Oval

[JJ]

Speaking of Double Hundreds, any want to bet Hughes makes one and Watson does not.

Entire test career.

obvious question is, who cares... Watson might take 150 wickets as well...

Matthew Sinclair has 2 test double centuries, Jaques Kallis none.... took forever for Tendulkar to get one... not really sure that it's a huge deal tbh

 

[Mr Angry]

I expect my openers and number 3 to be capable of it, I do not expect my 5 or 6 to do it.

 

[yappy]

Whilst I agree with you Mr Angry that Hughes will and Watson won't, I'll take an opener who can average over 45 over the long haul first and formost. A couple of big innings are just cream on that, but if you're like Sinclair and can barely average 30 despite a couple of big doubles then you're useless.

I have long thought Hughes will be one of those guys that consistently averages high numbers, with the ability to really fill his boots when he gets in. I have never felt the same about Watson, but he's turning me.

 

[yappy]

Ponting and Clarke are now 8th all time for the 4th wicket in Tests and 3rd all time for Australia. 389 will break Bradman and Ponsford's record (Bradman's 304) and 438 will break Jayawardene and Samaraweera's effort against the Pakis last Feb.

I don't think Ponting will push on past the 624 record for any wicket no matter how bad the Pakis keep bowling.

 

[Meth]

Pakistan paying $27 for the win. Get on it

 

[Tom Shines]

Ponting and Clarke are now 8th all time for the 4th wicket in Tests and 3rd all time for Australia. 389 will break Bradman and Ponsford's record (Bradman's 304) and 438 will break Jayawardene and Samaraweera's effort against the Pakis last Feb.

I don't think Ponting will push on past the 624 record for any wicket no matter how bad the Pakis keep bowling.

I think they may go for the 437 for the 4th wicket, that's only another 100 or so.

 

[Didgi]

They wont be thinkign about records that much, though they might want to up the scoring in these latter parts, towards the declaration. Plenty of wickets in the shed.

 

[Sir Biffo]

Will this be the first Australian double century since Gillespie v Bangladesh??

 

[Tom Shines]

Boooooooooooo

 

[aussies1st]

Clarke loves the soft dismissal.

 

[JJ]

strange leave by Clarke on 166...

 

[Bazal]

I don't think Clarke counted on Kaneria bowling anywhere near the stumps...he premeditated the leave based on the rubbish he was bowling to Ponting and miscalculated I reckon.

 

[Meth]

all eyes on North

 

[HevyDevy]

ask Gilly, pretty sure it has something to do with integrity and sportsmanship...

That's rubbish.

As much as I love Gilly, walking was wrong.

 

[aussies1st]

Well done Ponting looked much better for the next 100.

 

[skeepe]

A superb captain's knock from the best captain the game has ever seen.

 

[HevyDevy]

A superb captain's knock from the best captain the game has ever seen.

He is the best captain on Bellerive Oval today, but he isn't as good as Tubby and S.Waugh. Fact.

I actually agree with you that he has been far too harshly judged, but he has made some blatant captaincy errors in his time - the likes of which his predecessors would never have committed. Fact.

 

[hineyrulz]

A superb captain's knock from the best captain the game has ever seen.

Best :lol: thanks for you're imput mrs Ponting.

 

[yappy]

Great knock. I said only last week how great it would be for Punter to come out and slap a double, but I doubted he would. I should doubt him more often. (and hope a Pakistani fielder is sitting under any easy catches he offers early on)

 

[TheParraboy]

Onya Punter and Clarkey, The mighty finelegs looking good now

I think we bat till 30min after tea

Love to see Johnson get his eye in and bat for 10-15 overs