5th Test: Australia v England at Sydney Jan 3-7, 2014

[Meth]

Seriously why isn't Haddin batting higher up the order?

His best score this series has been batting off the back of a decent performance from the top order.

 

[Pete Cash]

Lmao he just launched Rankin.

 

[hineyrulz]

Haddin on fire.

 

[Joely01]

Because he is doing such a great job at 7??? Why move him just find a number 6 who isn't poo.

I'd go as far as swapping him and Watson in the order.
Haddin would probably get 200 every innings.

 

[8Ball]

Where are these Haddin retirement rumours surfacing from?

 

[Timbo]

That said, you'd have to imagine Borthwick is getting slightly confused as to what his role is here.

 

[jargan83]

Alistair Cook's plan for Haddin must be to feed him boundaries in the hope he mistimes one

 

[hineyrulz]

I'd go as far as swapping him and Watson in the order.
Haddin would probably get 200 every innings.

Why change something that isn't broken??? He is in the side as a keeper, his excellent counter attacking batting is a bonus. Would he be able to bat as freely up the order.

 

[Dutchy]

He's got a dumb name.

 

[Timbo]

Where are these Haddin retirement rumours surfacing from?

I haven't heard anything? He said he wants to play all three forms until at least after the World Cup next year.

 

[Pete Cash]

Gutsy knock from smithy so far.

 

[8Ball]

I haven't heard anything? He said he wants to play all three forms until at least after the World Cup next year.

Thats what I thought.

Commentators are suggesting there are rumours doing the rounds though and the fact that he took his daughter out for the anthem and the freedom he's playing with this innings is doing nothing to douse these rumours..

 

[hineyrulz]

DerpWick having a bowl.

 

[jargan83]

Looks like an ODI field

 

[8Ball]

Borthwick is bringing back memories of Kerrigan...Completely innocuous looking. No energy in his run up. Bowling rubbish. And very very nervous.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

If Haddin scores a century here would he be close to man of the series? He's seriously saved the batting in every test.

 

[Timbo]

lol at Cooks awful field.

You could take him for 8 an over without playing a genuinely aggressive shot.

There are ones and twos everywhere.

 

[vvvrulz]

Does Chappell ever stop whinging?

 

[Timbo]

If Haddin scores a century here would he be close to man of the series? He's seriously saved the batting in every test.

He's already my man of the series.

Johnson would have never been in a position to run through them if it wasn't from a series of high-pressure innings from Hadds.

 

[hineyrulz]

lol at Cooks awful field.

You could take him for 8 an over without playing a genuinely aggressive shot.

There are ones and twos everywhere.

Poor bugger has no chance with that field.