3rd Test: Australia v India @ Perth (Fri-Tue) Part 2

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Great placement.

Third highest score.

 

[Magma]

waiting for them to discuss the possibility of siddle's maiden 300

 

[dumb]

plenty of legside pies for siddle

 

[skipper kelly]

There aren’t many genuine Australian supporters on here to be honest. It’s probably just best to accept it and move on.

Good advice.

 

[BradWCE]

Nice shot by Siddle, plays very well off his legs.

 

[Ron]

waiting for them to discuss the possibility of siddle's maiden 300

Gee imagine the memorabilia they would trot out for that, we'd never hear the end of it.

 

[realsniper09]

In fairness to Haddin, Siddle looks better than our first drop as well.

We need to give Siddle bigger roles to fulfill his potential!!

Used to be #9, #10, when Johnson was batting. Now he's #8, he's playing so much better.
Used to be our #3, #4 bowler, and he's been given the job of 'leader' this summer, and has responded.

He'd hold his own at #3 !!!

 

[Keys]

Siddle farming the strike and protecting the tail nicely

 

[CHIEF SMACKAHOE]

Screw the hate in here, it makes zero difference. Haddin will play next test unless injured. He will always play until Paine is right to go. It makes no difference if he performs or not, may aswell hope he bats well for the team.

Selectors won't do a thing.

paine may never be right. if that's what we're waiting for than haddin may well stick around for another 3+ years

 

[Cousin Jed]

Impact in line? Not sure about that...

 

[dumb]

could have given that out

 

[glenferry23]

that looked out live

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

No way was that coming back onto the stumps...

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Siddle is having a little party out there. Last over he was handing advice to Hussey, gotta love that.

 

[Plugger35]

Hussey lucky, needs to hang in there to support Siddle.

 

[BradWCE]

Taylor says no shot played, so what? It hit him in line.

 

[skipper kelly]

Go you good thing Siddle. 28 off 25.

 

[stewie griffen]

No way was that coming back onto the stumps...

that was my thought as well.... close call tho

 

[Simple Jack]

There is joy that he got out. If that's caring about the side then I live in an alternate world. Probably do.

We care about the long term health of the side (read, by next ashes).

If Haddin keeps getting ducks then the selectors will come under media pressure and be forced to drop him which will benefit the side immensly. Considering we are in a strong position this test, Haddins failure does nothing but increase the likelyhood that the team will be improved.

What we don't want, is Haddin to make 100 in a test where it might not matter (i.e. this one) and then be useless for the next 15 tests and potentially cost us runs through bad batting and atrocious keeping.

That's caring about the side to me.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Here comes the ton, here comes the ton and Siddle is alright.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Siddle scoring pretty quickly.

Hussey out!!

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Soft dismissal from Huss.

How would you feel going out to Kumar of all bowlers?

 

[Righteo]

****!!!! WTF Huss!?!?!?!

 

[dumb]

good thing the lead is decent already

 

[Plugger35]

Silly Hussey, Siddle is going to run out of partners before he gets his ton.