England Lions v Australians at Northampton Aug 16-17, 2013

[BunniesMan]

Hughes and The Captain not out at lunch. Hopefully they both kick on after the break and get big scores.

 

[8Ball]

Breaking news: Hughes hits first class spinner for 4

Hughes instead came in at first drop and drove the left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan confidently through cover for a boundary after Kerrigan had got rid of Warner attempted a similar drive.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/663015.html

 

[TheParraboy]

Kerrigan? Tell him his dreamin'

 

[TheParraboy]

2/106

Sunshine 38 (36 balls), Hughes 10 (34 balls)

 

[BunniesMan]

Captain out for 44. Smith 18. Khawaja a one boundary eight ball 4. Meanwhile a patient Phil Hughes is 27 not out. Has batted for the longest so far of all our batsmen. Hopefully they hang around down the other end.

This is apparently a very bowler friendly pitch. Hughes has done very well to survive. Showing Test mentality.

 

[8Ball]

Hughes out for 30. You can shut the f**k up now.

 

[TheParraboy]

match drawn

Wade 38no or Faulkner 29no to come in to the 5th test as batsman
They look the most comfortable on this bowler friendly deck

HAH played like Cowan 30 off 92 balls, doesn't win you test matches - no thanks

 

[madunit]

Hughes has given up

 

[JW]

Captain out for 44. Smith 18. Khawaja a one boundary eight ball 4. Meanwhile a patient Phil Hughes is 27 not out. Has batted for the longest so far of all our batsmen. Hopefully they hang around down the other end.

This is apparently a very bowler friendly pitch. Hughes has done very well to survive. Showing Test mentality.

There's a difference between patience and not having a friggen clue how to score runs outside of the odd streaky cut shot or outside edge.

 

[IanG]

What the Zimbabweans would give to get Ballance back.

Don't blame him for leaving that country.

Agree though that a 2 day game seems rather pointless. Why can't they have proper tour matches of 4 day lengths?

Correct me if I'm wrong but dont matches have to be a minimum of 3 days to have First Class status