2010 Boxing Day Test: Australia v England @ Melbourne (Sun-Thu) [Day 2 - 3]

[Notorious_29]

Didn't look close, refer Prior!

 

[beez]

Is 0/20 our best start for the summer?

You need to pay attention more, kato and watto have put on 2 70+ openings

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Oh FFS!!!! Get on with it. Everything's out down the leg side according to Prior. What a cheat.

 

[topdon]

Ponting has no other option than playing for a draw. They can't win from here.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Oh FFS!!!! Get on with it. Everything's out down the leg side according to Prior. What a cheat.

Typical South African keeper.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

I know 2 1/2 days is a long time to bat out (especially for a team that made just 98 in the first innings), but a few questions:

• Should we play for the draw?
• Is it 'Un-Australian' to play for the draw?
• Do our batsmen have the patience/skill to play for the draw?
• Does Ponting have the guts to disregard the potential critics (media, fans, opposition, etc.), override his own pride and ego, and implement a "play for the draw" plan for the remainder of this Test?

Its either lose or draw. IMO its less Australian losing than it is playing for a draw, giving us a chance of reclaiming the Ashes. Bit of a stupid question IMO. I for 1 would be proud of us if we managed to bat for 2.5 days.

But point 3 is the main one

 

[Gooka]

I know 2 1/2 days is a long time to bat out (especially for a team that made just 98 in the first innings), but a few questions:

• Should we play for the draw?
• Is it 'Un-Australian' to play for the draw?
• Do our batsmen have the patience/skill to play for the draw?
• Does Ponting have the guts to disregard the potential critics (media, fans, opposition, etc.), override his own pride and ego, and implement a "play for the draw" plan for the remainder of this Test?

Gotta play your natural game. Maybe put a few shots in the locker - say, "I'm not playing the x shot today" if you have a glaring weakness, but your best bet for staying out there longest is to play your natural game.

Not saying it'll work. We have a very aggressive batting line up, but that's what has to be done. The team has been selected, they now need to go and play their game.

 

[OzBomber]

Ponting has no other option than playing for a draw. They can't win from here.

If we're still here by the 2nd session on day 5, we'll have enough runs to set them a total imo.

 

[smasha]

Hooray.

In the mid 30s without 3 wickets lost.

 

[Quadzilla]

Pitch/bowling doing nothing - so why not play shots?

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Oh FFS!!!! Get on with it. Everything's out down the leg side according to Prior. What a cheat.

How the hell is it cheating??!?! Theres an umpire ffs

 

[dumb]

hughes highest score of the series, 16*

 

[Bradesmaen]

Watson knows how to play a safe aggressive game. The fear that I have is that Hughes does not. He plays uppishly and thats it.

 

[kempy]

When did all this fairy behaviour in the field start? Regulation stop by Pietersen in th egully and the guy next to him has to touch hands to say well done?? Pathetic. Its like all that stupid glove punching when someone ducks a bouncer or scores a single.

 

[numb_nutz]

When did all this fairy behaviour in the field start? Regulation stop by Pietersen in th egully and the guy next to him has to touch hands to say well done?? Pathetic. Its like all that stupid glove punching when someone ducks a bouncer or scores a single.

^ this....shites me to tears ,this crap.........

 

[Coledinho]

Heres the real test. Graeme Swann

 

[Notorious_29]

On comes Swann, for a very long spell to I'd be betting.

 

[BarneyBent]

Swann likes pussies. Cool.

 

[Bomber Bears]

Hughes looking good, hopefully he goes on with it but looking solider in defence, apart from one dreadful swipe.

 

[Gooka]

50 without loss. Wow.

 

[smasha]

When did all this fairy behaviour in the field start? Regulation stop by Pietersen in th egully and the guy next to him has to touch hands to say well done?? Pathetic. Its like all that stupid glove punching when someone ducks a bouncer or scores a single.

Too true.

 

[dumb]

reminds me of doubles tennis. touch, hands, after, every, single, point,

 

[bladder]

Oh FFS!!!! Get on with it. Everything's out down the leg side according to Prior. What a cheat.

some of us english remember you aussies bowling underhand

 

[outabounds]

really would like to see Watto get a big one here. I don't think that he should open if he cant get scores of 100+ more consistently.

 

[triplejdude]

Oh ****. I reckon he's gone here.