3rd Vodafone Ashes Test: Australia vs England @ the WACA [THURS-MON] Day 2

[footycool]

Thats Lunch.

Great session Australia. Johnson is officially redeemed

 

[Selective Retention]

Hopefully they open back up with Hilf and MJ after lunch and put the pressure back on.

 

[beez]

Top session boys!

 

[BACCS]

Great session for the Aussies but Bell is looking solid, if Prior/Swann can stick around with him we should be able to battle away to a decent total.

Prior doesn't look settled at all, looks horribly exposed when you guys aren't 5/600.

 

[i_hate_scams]

we need the others to take some wickets, thats been the problem. we need contributions and wickets from all our bowlers, not just one ala ist innings ist test

 

[Sylvia Saint]

Well that was a great session. After the Haddin-Watson fiasco in the 2nd over and England crusing along to 0/70 odd, it was getting close to the "turning off, I can't watch this" stage.

Still, gotta get another wicket and clean up the tail. Mediocre tail-end batsmen like Dale Steyn and Ishant Sharma have been thorns for us in recent times, still plenty of work to do.

With SuperMitch back from the dead, I'm confident.

 

[Rough_Edges]

Prior doesn't look settled at all, looks horribly exposed when you guys aren't 5/600.

Yeh agreed, Prior is struggling at the moment but you lot are bowling very well, swinging in and away from him, not sure what the plan is to try and catch him LBW as I think his only been out that way twice in his career and has been caught in around half of his 58 innings.

He is a worry early in his innings with the short ball as has already been seen with 2 skied hooks/pulls.

 

[damochandler]

they should start bowling short pitched balls to bell. that is his weakness

 

[Nankervis brothers]

AWESOME spell from Johnson. That and his first dig with the bat is why he won international cricketer of the year in 2009. On song he as good a bowling all-rounder as you will see. He made our first innings total vaguely respectacle, and has just put us back into the series with a 45 minute spell. Brilliant.

 

[HeavyPop]

Prior doesn't look settled at all, looks horribly exposed when you guys aren't 5/600.

He came in at 4-55 against Victoria and hit 102*

 

[Drummond]

Usman. Gun, get him in!

 

[Big John]

I wouldn't mind seeing Smith given a few overs after lunch. Little to no pressure, if he lands them in the right spot he could take some wickets, if not take him off after a couple of overs.

 

[lionbear]

So does this mean out of form Bowlers will now be rested instead of sent back to shield cricket like they should be?

Happy for the result but will never agree with the process that got it there. But Johnson better be careful another failure by the Australia top order in the second innings and he will be carrying the drinks at the MCG.

 

[trueblue_91]

He came in at 4-55 against Victoria and hit 102*

not the same pressure as there is now

 

[Plugger35]

Unless Bell and Prior put together a big partnership we should have a first innings lead. England's tail looks pretty weak without Broad, Swann can bat a bit but the others are just regulation tailenders.

 

[Noobz0r]

But Johnson better be careful another failure by the Australia top order in the second innings and he will be carrying the drinks at the MCG.

Say what??

 

[ronnie1234]

holy sh**

Johnson 4 wickets

I guess dropping him did the man some good.. keep it up johnson

 

[Ron]

That was probably one of the most satisfying sessions i have seen.
When we were dominating and we did something like that, i just expected it, but to see that happen when i sure as shit didn't believe we were capable of it was awesome.

 

[TassieSaint]

So far Hussey, Johnson and Haddin have returned to the form of a few summers ago whilst North has failed, wonder which way Hughes will go? Form says the way of North but you never know.

Hoping we open up with Johnson an Hilf after lunch and get a breaekthrough within the first 4 overs to put England on the ropes.

 

[Tapee]

Letting the tail wag has really come back to bite them in the bum. Match is in a rather interesting position.

 

[Ry009]

Ok lads, haven't been able to catch the scores since stumps last night.

What have I missed? we still leaking runs?

 

[Flawed Genius]

Ok lads, haven't been able to catch the scores since stumps last night.

What have I missed? we still leaking runs?

5/100 odd, Johnson 4/fa

 

[Tapee]

Ok lads, haven't been able to catch the scores since stumps last night.

What have I missed? we still leaking runs?

An English collapse. Currently 5/119.

1/78
2/82
3/82
4/94
5/98

 

[Kim Hagdorn]

Those pad covers are so lame.

 

[footycool]

Cricket is back soon.

Cmon Aussies!