CRICKET Queensland Bulls 25/26

Terrible leave by Konstas and Kerr has a wicket on debut.

Blues 1/65.

Sun is out at the Gabba.
 
Blues 2/148.

Now the sting has gone out I get the feeling the Bulls are going to struggle to take wickets.

Smith is going to cut this Bulls attack like a surgeon. No Nes and Steketee etc brings the Bulls back to earth.
 
Blues 2/200

Smith 36*

He's not going to have a better chance to go into an Ashes with a huge score.

They're not even taking any risks.
 
Smith 50.

Swepson, Labuschagne, Bazley trying to correct this.
 
Thought the pitch would do a bit more at the Gabba today. Haven't watched so assuming pitch was pretty flat and the Bulls bowled garbage.
 
He's on debut, so surely he will get better but man, Skelly is atrocious.
 
Blues 6/413.

Sort of a comeback this morning. Straker ball to Hicks was good.

Going to be a draw unless Blues can rip through Qld and have a huge lead.
 
Ollie Peake looks a genuine star in the making. He's so still...reminds me of Pucovski but without the concussions and obviously not the same batting hand.
 
Bulls negotiate the bit before lunch.

0/27.
 
Sproj said:
Khawaja edges behind for 87.
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In cricket, 87 is indeed considered an unlucky number, particularly in Australian cricket. It's known as the "Devil's Number" due to a long-standing superstition. The origin of this belief dates back to 1929 when Australian cricket legend Don Bradman was dismissed for 87 by Harry 'Bull' Alexander in a Sheffield Shield match. A young Keith Miller witnessed this and was shocked, and the myth grew from there.
However, it's worth noting that Bradman was actually dismissed for 89, not 87, according to the scorebook. Despite this, the superstition has stuck, and many Australian batsmen have fallen victim to the "Devil's Number." In fact, Mitchell Marsh's dismissal for 87 was the 14th time an Australian batsman has been dismissed on this score ¹.
 
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