Aussie tour of Sri Lanka

[Jeba]

Yeh wasn't it Mark Waugh and Damien Martyn at 3 and 4 for a few years?

 

[Meat77]

Exactly - thus proving my point that if one of the all-time greats clearly wasn't ready for number 3 why would we rush another rookie into the hardest spot to bat in?

 

[Meat77]

It is a flawed argument because Steve Waugh may have smashed the door down but then he was in the side doing not much for quite a while. Also the like of Hughes and Khawaja have banged the door down and in Hughes case have been shafted by the selectors. Ponting had class but it has been missing for quite a while. Punters last century he was dropped first ball.

Honestly Beads, to compare the careers of Hughes and Khawaja to teh Waugh brothers is a stretch even for you! And last time I watched Hughes I don't see the selectors standing alongside him advising him on his woeful shot selection...

 

[Bucking Beads]

Exactly - thus proving my point that if one of the all-time greats clearly wasn't ready for number 3 why would we rush another rookie into the hardest spot to bat in?

because that all time great is not performing and hadn't for 2 years. Oh and he is 37. Punter also wants to play on to the next Ashes series, he will be 39. It was ok to push Steve Waugh and other great players out of the side so why should Ricky be any different.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Yeh wasn't it Mark Waugh and Damien Martyn at 3 and 4 for a few years?

Pretty sure it was Blewett and Langer who were at 3 for quite a while.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Honestly Beads, to compare the careers of Hughes and Khawaja to teh Waugh brothers is a stretch even for you! And last time I watched Hughes I don't see the selectors standing alongside him advising him on his woeful shot selection...

Not really comparing careers more so the circumstances of there selections. Hughes broke all kinds of records in the Shield before getting a go and that was only because they had to drag Hayden out of the side.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Hey Jeb might want to check out the catch my man Clarkey just took. Screamer.. :haha:

 

[Jeba]

Was a beauty. Wish we were 5 down ;-)

 

[Bucking Beads]

Lol, Johnson needs to get a wicket bowling more consistently but not getting wickets.

 

[Bucking Beads]

How poor gave the Sri lankans been though. Disgraceful how they have carried on not to mention the actual cricket lol

 

[Jeba]

Khawaja dropped for..........




Siddle

 

[Coxy]

Khawaja dropped for..........




Siddle

Not true.

Khawaja dropped for Ponting.
Harris rested, Siddle replacing him.

 

[Jeba]

Well played.

 

[Meat77]

Ponting is batting at no. 4 in this Test, which should make some of you pretty happy

 

[Coxy]

Ponting is batting at no. 4 in this Test, which should make some of you pretty happy

Actually yes, because it also means Clarke is further down the order too, which will help him IMO.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Ponting is batting at no. 4 in this Test, which should make some of you pretty happy

It is the right call. Glad Clarke is at 5 now which will hopefully revive his batting fortunes.

Hughes out for a 2nd ball duck. Dreadful shot, the noose is tightening around his neck.

 

[Meat77]

Well given that thanks to yet another crap shot by Hughes, Marsh is practically opening anyway it doesn't make much difference in this innings

 

[Bucking Beads]

Marsh is in smashing form, played some good shots already.