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

[Twizzle]

Smiffy, stand and deliver son

 

[Horrie Is God]

Tugga having a chat to Stokes between overs..

 

[Timbo]

Cook is superb at destroying the confidence of his own spinners. Why the f**k would you pick them if you're not going to bowl them.

Bang on.

Borthwick must feel like utter shite. England have been a quick down for most of the day and he can't get a bowl.

Why didn't Cook just request 4 quicks and Stokes?

Oh, because they needed to pick a 'spinner' who is actually a top order batsman to fortify their brittle batting.

 

[jargan83]

Take that Jimmy you pea heart

 

[Timbo]

Bloody hell Warney, every batsman in the history of time gets congratulated by their partner on making 50.

'The intensity of the handshake'. Give me strength.

ONYA PUP!

 

[Twizzle]

well there you go

Clarkie with his Foxsports ears on saying Hads is not retiring

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Question:

If the non striker is out of his crease and stokes accidentally knocks the bails off is it still a no ball or is it the bowling teams decision on whether or not to go appeal the run out?

 

[Joely01]

So Haddin not retiring yet.

 

[Wizardman]

Shane Warne Mk 2 is back on to bowl.

 

[Horrie Is God]

Scotty "Muller" Borthwick back into the attack..

 

[undertaker]

Going to have to back to Borthwick soon. These guys can't bowl all day.

Also, the Poms are way behind in the overrate as well.

Cook is superb at destroying the confidence of his own spinners. Why the f**k would you pick them if you're not going to bowl them.

Really feel sorry for Monty Panesar in the last test, where Cook preferred to bowl part-timer Root ahead of him. Regardless of whether or not you believe Panesar should've been selected or not, why select a bowler in the first place that you don't intend on using? Plain stupid, and yeah you're blatantly saying to the bowler "I have no confidence in you or your ability".

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

The other thing with Borthwick is they're going to have to get something out of him when they bat too

 

[Wizardman]

Much better over from Warnie

 

[8Ball]

Bang on.

Borthwick must feel like utter shite. England have been a quick down for most of the day and he can't get a bowl.

Why didn't Cook just request 4 quicks and Stokes?

Oh, because they needed to pick a 'spinner' who is actually a top order batsman to fortify their brittle batting.

The kid isn't even 24 yet. If he's not ready don't pick him. Pick a container like Tredwell. Don't pick him and bowl him for 3 overs. I feel sorry for him.

 

[undertaker]

See if Smithy can get his first century at the SCG. I take back my words I said about you Smithy 3yrs ago during the last home Ashes. You've batting has definitely improved and matured a hell of a lot since then.

 

[The Eagle]

When I heard Smith was going to concentrate on battingi thought he'd never play for Australia in a test match

Oops

 

[Pete Cash]

Question:

If the non striker is out of his crease and stokes accidentally knocks the bails off is it still a no ball or is it the bowling teams decision on whether or not to go appeal the run out?

I believe and I might be wrong that to run a player out at the non strikers end (ie mankad them) one has to break the stumps BEFORE entering the delivery stride. Stokes is breaking the stumps after he enters his delivery stride so it wouldn't be eligible for a mankad.

Basically the rules is designed to stop blatant cheating from the batsman backing up. To be out of your ground before the bowlers enters his delivery stride is taking the piss.

 

[undertaker]

beautiful cut shot there from Smithy

 

[Timbo]

The kid isn't even 24 yet. If he's not ready don't pick him. Pick a container like Tredwell. Don't pick him and bowl him for 3 overs. I feel sorry for him.

Yeah it's criminal, Tredwell would have bolstered the batting as well so they obviously wanted the attacking spinner.

 

[Pete Cash]

The English cricketing setup has just deadset panicked. They are honestly lucky that Stokes hasn't collapsed in a heap because that would have completed the disaster of a tour.