2nd Test Australia v NZ @ the WACA 10:30am WST

[Bomberboyokay]

Why don't you Watch It and make That Decision for Yourself?

WWE Raw was on and that's more important.

 

[Spitta09]

325 odd off 50 odd overs should do the trick for an at least decent finish. NZ won't be getting that

 

[Golumless]

325 odd off 50 odd overs should do the trick for an at least decent finish. NZ won't be getting that

It's a bit of a road, but yeah fatigue and pressure do funny things to people.

 

[frankrizzo]

The conspiracy theorist would suggest Smith gets a polite tap on the shoulder from Ch9 producers in the lunch break to "encourage" aka force him to declare relatively soon....



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What conspiracy? he puts on the earpiece every single time the dec is in the air so he can get their approval.

So odd hearing the likes of taylor try and influence the skipper, taylor would have been disgusted by the idea of letting the comms have any impact on his on field moves as skipper.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

325 odd off 50 odd overs should do the trick for an at least decent finish. NZ won't be getting that

Force them to bowl us out for once! Why should we gift them a chase?

 

[lewigie]

I get the feeling that long term he might be the anti haddin the sort of bloke who can dig in when the top 6 have been rolled rather than just try and slog his way out of the mess.

This innings has been very very flukey, I don't know how he hasn't edged atleast one of the deliveries that he has hung the bat out at. And that's against a NZ attack bowling 135km on a road.

I can see him capitulating if the top 6 fall quickly

 

[JimDocker]

Force them to bowl us out for once! Why should we gift them a chase?

I agree with this. The idea of winning a test match is to take 20 wickets. NZ have not shown that they can do that, so why make it easy on them.

Having said that, I think Australia have enough on the board.

 

[Belnakor]

we ain't going to bowl them out in 2 sessions so why give them the batting practice?

 

[lewigie]

we ain't going to bowl them out in 2 sessions so why give them the batting practice?

To get in a few overs from MJ

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This innings has been very very flukey, I don't know how he hasn't edged atleast one of the deliveries that he has hung the bat out at. And that's against a NZ attack bowling 135km on a road.

I can see him capitulating if the top 6 fall quickly

Don't care how ugly he looks I care that he values his wicket.

 

[Belnakor]

To get in a few overs from MJ

so he can get tonked again?

would rather watch him slay a few to the boundary line with the bat

 

[LukeParkerno1]

To get in a few overs from MJ

That's what the last session is for. Declare at tea. They ain't getting 300 in a session

 

[BluesMan]

He is by far the number 1 choice. Very good gloveman and his first class record as a batsman is better than the other candidates.

Was shakey with the gloves in England but has looked okay so far in Aus. Jury still out for me on his keeping, but I like his batting

 

[vaughany]

What conspiracy? he puts on the earpiece every single time the dec is in the air so he can get their approval.

So odd hearing the likes of taylor try and influence the skipper, taylor would have been disgusted by the idea of letting the comms have any impact on his on field moves as skipper.

Do other test nations have declarations slightly dictated to by the television broadcasters?

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[frankrizzo]

To get in a few overs from MJ

Just a free crack at it for them, they could go hard at the new ball and if it works they probably win if it doesn't they bat time for a draw.

On this deck we would need as many as 5 wickets with the new ball to have any shot, new ball just isn't doing enough to see how that would happen.

 

[frankrizzo]

Do other test nations have declarations slightly dictated to by the television broadcasters?

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Could you imagine say cook with his earpiece on getting his orders from beefy and Lloyd?

Just wouldn't happen.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I just want to keep batting just so Chappell loses his marbles more

 

[The_Reaper]

Should bat out the day. Send the message to Channel 9 that if they want a result they should allow for a results wicket

 

[KissKiss]

I can very easily see them conceding to the pressure from channel 9. They seem to be selling out to so many other things so why not keeping the match alive.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Should bat out the day. Send the message to Channel 9 that if they want a result they should allow for a results wicket

This would love it too and exactly what we should do

 

[NathanBracken04]

What's with all this talk about channel 9 having an influence on the declaration? Did I miss something? Is there some proof that this might be the case or has everyone just got their conspiracy theory tin foil hat on?

 

[The_Reaper]

Channel 9 shouldn't even be able to communicate with Lehmann and Smith during the match.

But what do you expect? Mark Taylor is a CA board member.

 

[KissKiss]

What's with all this talk about channel 9 having an influence on the declaration? Did I miss something? Is there some proof that this might be the case or has everyone just got their conspiracy theory tin foil hat on?

Mostly tin foil. But there does seem to be a run of Smith always wearing his ear piece and listening to the commentary just before declaring.

 

[MinerBoy]

What's with all this talk about channel 9 having an influence on the declaration? Did I miss something? Is there some proof that this might be the case or has everyone just got their conspiracy theory tin foil hat on?

Yep, the latter.

 

[Belnakor]

Should bat out the day. Send the message to Channel 9 that if they want a result they should allow for a results wicket

absolutely.

If Clarke was captain we would have already been going the tonk and probably by 7/360 odd by now. The commentators would have been spooging themselves about how an aggressive captain he is etc.

Tubby Taylor never gave the opposition any charity declarations.