5th ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart Jan 23, 2013

[snoozer]

Hughes told Wade to review it

Useless plodder

:lol:

 

[some11]

The only player left is Starc after this.

And Doherty to rotate the strike for him.

 

[jargan83]

Is Hughes the worst top order player of spin in world cricket?

Indian bowlers will be laughing in their sleep at the thought of bowling to Hughes

 

[undertaker]

strike rate in the 60s, Phil Hughes is surely channeling the great Geoffrey Marsh here

 

[BunniesMan]

Hughes has been handling the spinners just fine.

And Herath is better than anyone India has.

I want 10 an hour from the 2 HAHs over the next 5 overs.

 

[BunniesMan]

strike rate in the 60s, Phil Hughes is surely channeling the great Geoffrey Marsh here

You can't look at that stat in a vacuum. Has to be seen in context. The 2 opening derps threw away their wicket. Bailey was doing little. Hughes has been the reason that hasn't descended into another collapse. He's given us a chance to go after it in the last 15 and set a reasonable total.

If he gave his wicket away like the rest it would have been game 2/3/4 all over again.

 

[Hutty1986]

Hughes has been handling the spinners just fine.

And Herath is better than anyone India has.

I want 10 an hour from the 2 HAHs over the next 5 overs.

I bet you do

 

[mozza91]

Hughes has been handling the spinners just fine.

And Herath is better than anyone India has.

I want 10 an hour from the 2 HAHs over the next 5 overs.

The way Hughes has been batting he might just get 10 in the next hour.

 

[Squeezer]

I want 10 an hour from the 2 HAHs over the next 5 overs.

10 an hour? 10 runs in an hour? what in the world are you on about?

 

[HevyDevy]

Meh, Hughes has done what he has had to do. Hasn't been pretty but at least he is still out there.

Bailey's 17 was far more painful to watch.

That said, Dussey making it look pretty easy.

 

[jargan83]

David Hussey scoring at more then a run a ball

I assume he has to make up for he partners slow scoring rate....

 

[Sphagnum]

Doesn't mean jack if your crap score gets chased down in 20 overs.

They'll be lucky to get 230 here

 

[Hutty1986]

It's a long way off yet, but we need at least 260 here

 

[Squeezer]

Meh, Hughes has done what he has had to do. Hasn't been pretty but at least he is still out there.

Bailey's 17 was far more painful to watch.

That said, Dussey making it look pretty easy.

I agree, that was torture. He faced 42ish balls for his 17, so a full 7 overs. What an absolute waste.

Bailey may as well have come out and gotten bowled 1st ball. That way, at least Hussey would have put the balls Bailey wasted to some use.

 

[Hutty1986]

BM would have taken care of those balls

 

[Springbokfly]

Hughes is on fire lol

 

[icewind]

tsunamai warning

 

[BunniesMan]

Hughes destroying a world class bowler.

10 an hour? 10 runs in an hour? what in the world are you on about?

Clearly meant 10 an over.

 

[Squeezer]

Over the years, we have seen some timeless knocks in the game of cricket. This season was no exception...

The two timeless knocks that have come out of this cricket season are Quiney's 9, closely followed by Baileys 17..

 

[BunniesMan]

Hughes is comfortably handling Malinga and Herath better than anyone else in our lineup.

India have no truly world class bowlers.

Predictions of epic failure over there for him are so misguided.