The Cricket Thread

[Kazza]

Past his used by date.

Haha, but i think he definately looks fitter than he was when he was bowling in his prime, somewhat of a large gut. Oh well guess it depends on the selectors and if he is good enough for international cricket.

[i_amtrunks]

We are so desperate with our bowling stocks that Wade had to bowl an over before tea. Losing Hilfenhaus (and the DRS system being more friendly to bowlers) has hurt, but we also do not have that killer strike bowler. Siddle is the workhorse we need, but no-one else is knocking on the door.

I'd be bowling more Warner, his spin is pretty good.

[Trent]

We are so desperate with our bowling stocks that Wade had to bowl an over before tea. Losing Hilfenhaus (and the DRS system being more friendly to bowlers) has hurt, but we also do not have that killer strike bowler. Siddle is the workhorse we need, but no-one else is knocking on the door.

I'd be bowling more Warner, his spin is pretty good.

Have only been listening intermittently during the test but I hope Australia win. It really would suck to draw this game as well.

[Kazza]

Well we won, and now there is controversy regarding to Siddle picking at the seams.

[Trent]

Well we won, and now there is controversy regarding to Siddle picking at the seams.

Sure looks like Siddle's arm and hands, but the fact that we only have a still, not the game footage indicates that it is not seam picking at all. They have caught a still with his finger on the seam.

If it was real, showing us the video would be HEAPS better proof. We don't know what game it's from, what Siddle (IF it was even him) was doing at the time.

They reckon its from sunday. Why wait until they lose to throw it at us? Sounds like sour grapes to me.

[i_amtrunks]

They reckon its from sunday. Why wait until they lose to throw it at us? Sounds like sour grapes to me.

Massive sour grapes. Which is sad, they didn't play well enough to win on any day. There is some super slow motion footage that when played real speed is about 1.5 seconds of fingers around seam. No way he could be picking the seam in that time frame.

[i_amtrunks]

So my favourite player has announced his retirement, Mike Hussey is the heart of the Australian team and they will plummet without his batting, fielding and pseudo-captaincy.

He will be missed as much, if not more than Ponting, since Ponting waned so quickly in the last 23 months. Australia will get rolled in India and the next two ashes series.

We have too many new batters, Watson is not worth being selected as a batsman only, yet he will as there is no one else stepping up, Hughes is a terrible runner and fieldsman and has little confidence at the moment and should not have been selected. Clarke's goodluck will end and we will be left with no standout batsmen.
Our bowlers are too injury prone and the rotation policy and focus on 20/20 and ODi's means they do not get a good solid run.

Clarke will miss Hussey the most, he wont have the senior player to support him on the field, bat with him after our top order collapses, or to do all the press and off-field activities he has shied away from as they don't get him any extra $$$. Clarke has been babyfed the captaincy, and now when he actually has to do the job by himself, he will fail in all departments.

I am contemplating going and watching Hussey's last test, but $60 (plus ticketeks rorting booking fees) to sit in the Sydney sun all day and hours to get in and home due to terrible public transport...

[Bidoofdude]

Tony Greig has died from a heart attack today. RIP. He already had cancer and the man will be dearly missed.

[Trent]

So my favourite player has announced his retirement, Mike Hussey is the heart of the Australian team and they will plummet without his batting, fielding and pseudo-captaincy.

He will be missed as much, if not more than Ponting, since Ponting waned so quickly in the last 23 months. Australia will get rolled in India and the next two ashes series.

We have too many new batters, Watson is not worth being selected as a batsman only, yet he will as there is no one else stepping up, Hughes is a terrible runner and fieldsman and has little confidence at the moment and should not have been selected. Clarke's goodluck will end and we will be left with no standout batsmen.
Our bowlers are too injury prone and the rotation policy and focus on 20/20 and ODi's means they do not get a good solid run.

Clarke will miss Hussey the most, he wont have the senior player to support him on the field, bat with him after our top order collapses, or to do all the press and off-field activities he has shied away from as they don't get him any extra $$$. Clarke has been babyfed the captaincy, and now when he actually has to do the job by himself, he will fail in all departments.

I am contemplating going and watching Hussey's last test, but $60 (plus ticketeks rorting booking fees) to sit in the Sydney sun all day and hours to get in and home due to terrible public transport...

A let down indeed.

Tony Greig has died from a heart attack today. RIP. He already had cancer and the man will be dearly missed.

Yeah poor fella. He was a fantastic commentator to listen to.

[i_amtrunks]

Yeah poor fella. He was a fantastic commentator to listen to.

Very clever cricketer and commentator. I'll miss his banter with Lawry and Chappelli. I wonder what the 12th man will do now, retire the character or continue as a tribute to him?