Australian Summer Of Cricket '08/'09

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Is the choke on now? 2-3 quickies in the last 5 overs.

 

[Fozz]

I just got home. JESUS! How good is Bracken? 7 overs, 12 runs and a wicket.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Johnson has bowled rubbish tonight.. It seems he is suffering from a hang over from his holiday. Tait is one of the worst fielders I ahve ever seen.. Useless pile of crap I don't even know why they pick him.

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Can't believe how every single time we've got on top this season, we've fallen away. It's happened in every single bloody game at some stage. Even tonight right at the end after that pathetic fielding display in the first over, we had chances to put them away but failed.

It's going to be bloody hard work snatching two wins in a row.

- Tait, by his standards bowled 'decent' and fielded as per expected, ie. shithouse. I understand why they're using him the way they are in short bursts, but hell he doesn't look up to it physically. If a bloke can't bowl more than 2 or 3 overs without packing it in then they shouldn't bother with him and look to a new bloke to bowl 10 consistent overs.

At the very least Tait shouldn't play in the same team as Johnson.

- Dussey, useless tonight. Dumb batting, dumb fielding and dropped probably the most crucial catch of the innings, apart from Taits attempt. Thankfully he didn't get his hands on the pill or it may have been over much earlier. He's capable of doing very good things for us and needs to really sharpen up for Adelaide.

- MIddle-order need to rethink how they go about their batting, cause at the moment its like watching the Poms trying to defend second man plays. Ineffective batting with minimum urgency. They need to start working a lot more 1s around the wheel instead of trying to slice every bloody thing to the square boundaries FFS.

- Nice to see Johnson back, but he was at his pie-tossing best tonight. Although after a lay off he may be excused this time.

- Happy to see Warner get going again. That was great to watch. Blues will be pissed he won't be around for the kentucky mcnuggets hit n giggle final.

- Praise be to Lord Bracken, for he is the father, the light and the ODI God. I love him, I wanna boof him, etc.

- Botha still pegs.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I know the Aussies are in a rebuilding phase I can excuse losing when players just aren't good enough but lately the Aussies are playing dumb cricket and that is what I hate... The middle order is as weak as it as ever been IMO but the like of Hussey brothers and Haddin need to show more urgency and smart to make runs...

 

[Coxy]

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[Bucking Beads]

I agree Coxy I think SYMONDS needs to go to rehab and i can't see him getting back in the Australian team. It is a shame he would be very useful in the one day team.

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Braken's out of the next match with a calf strain and will be replaced by Harris.

If our batsmen don't produce by far their best performance of the summer, then its Seth Effrika by as many as you like and another series gone. Especially if Mitch and Tait are both picked.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I am pretty sure Hilfy will play this match.. Harris will only be there for cover in case of a late injury..
My team would be...

Marsh
Warner
Ponting
Haddin
Dussey
White
Hopes
Johnson
Haurtiz
Hilfenhaus
Tait

 

[Scumbag]

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[Hamm.0]

I tipped you guys months ago that he was on the sauce in a big way, however that said, Silence is on the money with the sensationist journalism remark.

I listened to it on Sports Tonight and what he said about McCullum is totally taken out of context. He slipped up by calling him an insulting word, but Symond's point is a fairly valid one.

The real issue is with Cricket Australia (or T20...who is even the governing body of the domestic T20???) not making deadline's for player recruitment. It is a little farcical to be bringing the guy in now at this stage of the domestic T20 comp. That is what Symonds was trying to say.

Also, Roy says Hayden's an orsm cook and his missus is a looker. [icon_ee [icon_ee Stop the press!!!! He's.........an Australian! Who doesn't tell their mates missus she's a looker? We all do it. LOLZABLE. Next there will be photos in the media of Roy hugging Kelly and kissing her cheek…WHOASCANDALZ!!! [icon_thumbs_do

In the last 2 years, Australian media has become so American it sickens me. Everything they can jump on they do, it's like someone important died and they just threw the reigns to whoever sells the most stories...responsibility (and credibility) has gone out the window. From Sports scandals to Muslim clerics, whatever's hot, they dig and print anything out of context. [icon_thumbs_do

 

[Aeetee]

Just curious.... how do you take: "lump of s--t" out of context.

Imagine if Jarroyd Hayne said that about Sammy T....... there would be blood :)

 

[Browny]

I would like the saffas to bat first for once and negate the albie morkel powerplay which they seem to rely on

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Tomorrow's team:

1. Marsh
2. Warner
3. Ponting
4. Mussey
5. Dussey
6. White
7. Haddin
8. Hopes
9. Johnson
10. Hilfenhaus
11. Tait

12. Hauritz

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Also, Boucher is gone for the series with a broken toe.

 

[Jeza23]

Also, Boucher is gone for the series with a broken toe.

I thought he broke his left thumb as well, or instead of his toe. Oh well either way hes out, big blow to the Saffas. Wonder who will step up to take the gloves?

I bet its De Villiers

 

[Major JW Hochstetter]

Yep, AB's keeping and Dropsies van Jaaaaaaaaaarsveld comes in for Boucher.

 

[bob the Smasher]

I would like the saffas to bat first for once and negate the albie morkel powerplay which they seem to rely on

I'd like the Australian middle order to make some runs, making Morkel nothing but an interesting sideshow at the end.

I'm sorry but the midle order makes no sense to me atm. They have a batting alrounder not making enough runs, when they really need a genuine batsmen and another allrounder who virtually never bowls or scores runs.