If you have been watching, this new young no 11 batsman has just broken a few records!!!
His parents and family must be blown away
Can't wait for after lunch
Yep I had pretty much lost interest in cricket lately but tonight was great and Ashton Agar....unbelievable smashed heaps of records.
I jumped up when he hit that last one sure it was going to the boundary, fantastic effort and such a shame he didn't get the century, he so deserved it.
Starc is on a hat trick as I am typing with 2 for 2........damn missed his chance.
I've never seen a No.11 trying to protect a No.3. It kind of highlights the fact that Hughes just can't bat.
Select to expand quotebeastsurf said..
Agar the great.
He sure is
Also the fact that he is just 19 years old
I think he should move up the order for sure!
Select to expand quotelog man said..
I've never seen a No.11 trying to protect a No.3. It kind of highlights the fact that Hughes just can't bat.
Couldn't disagree more, best innings Hughes has played to date. Would have been a lot easier for him to blaize away but he kept it pretty controlled.
Select to expand quoteKillbot said..log man said..
I've never seen a No.11 trying to protect a No.3. It kind of highlights the fact that Hughes just can't bat.
Couldn't disagree more, best innings Hughes has played to date. Would have been a lot easier for him to blaize away but he kept it pretty controlled.
And didnt get out.
Even when he was dismissed (Ash) he just smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
Fresh face with a great temperament. Bet this has had huge enjoyment injection for the team. If nothing else, they will win for him now
Not very often that I miss having a TV, last night I did.
Tried finding a live stream for ages to no avail
I am liking the commentary on 9 even tho it's mostly poms . Michael Holding is great .Agar wwout (groan) a great ball from Anderson.The pendulum swings in the poms favour.Keep the faith fellas.
Gone to lunch with only 20 runs for an Aussie victory, with only 1 wicket required for Pom win.
So watched last laps of MotoGP, then over to the Tour de France
......when too much sport is not enuff!
Select to expand quotePugwash said..
A result within the margin of the poor umpiring... Disappointing...
Pugwash , we agree on something
OK so the Broad decision was dumbfouding , but the LB on Watson was........totally ****ed.
Can we just have umpires that have played the game, know the game, don't work for Indian bookmakers........and can see an edge and can look at an LBW and go......"nah, going down leg!!"
Mate... I am going to out on a limb here and call the ump for the behaviour that was shown... The behaviour is racism... Favouritism to one nation over another... The ICC have got some sh!t to short!
EDIT: I can also live with vested interest... Lots of money in book making!
Select to expand quotelog man said...Pugwash said..
A result within the margin of the poor umpiring... Disappointing...
Pugwash , we agree on something
OK so the Broad decision was dumbfouding , but the LB on Watson was........totally ****ed.
Can we just have umpires that have played the game, know the game, don't work for Indian bookmakers........and can see an edge and can look at an LBW and go......"nah, going down leg!!"
Clarky should have got them team to walk off after Broad was given not out that was simply "cheating" wasn"t even a close call he was out , either that or he should have instructed his bowlers to bowl body line to Broad teach the farker a lesson.
Select to expand quotechoco said...log man said...Pugwash said..
A result within the margin of the poor umpiring... Disappointing...
Pugwash , we agree on something
OK so the Broad decision was dumbfouding , but the LB on Watson was........totally ****ed.
Can we just have umpires that have played the game, know the game, don't work for Indian bookmakers........and can see an edge and can look at an LBW and go......"nah, going down leg!!"
Clarky should have got them team to walk off after Broad was given not out that was simply "cheating" wasn"t even a close call he was out , either that or he should have instructed his bowlers to bowl body line to Broad teach the farker a lesson.
Sportsmen used to be role models that kids aspire to. I find it pretty sad when professional sportsmen are not playing the game the way wed'd want our kids to.
Isn't it ironic that a player can be suspended for off field behavior that is seen to be terrible and yet on field behavior like this isn't?
The Broad descision was an absolute shocker and who knows what the game outcome would have been had he gone earlier.
There were other calls that were marginal, and some of them definitely went our way. It was a game that we could have won, but I don't think that we really deserved to win it.
What I found more frustrating than any of the umpiring decisions was the Aussie performance. Take away Agar and Haddin's rescue knocks and look at the scoresheets. Cowan and Starc need to go for starters.
Every time we looked like coming good we found away to bat or bowl our way in to big trouble again. Blame the umpire all you want, but Clarke, Cowan and Watson should really have provided those extra 15 runs and more in their two knocks.
Select to expand quoteSaffer said..
Isn't it ironic that a player can be suspended for off field behavior that is seen to be terrible and yet on field behavior like this isn't?
It's like a black fly in your chardonnay. It's a free ride when you've already paid
Sorry
Select to expand quoteknigit said..
The Broad descision was an absolute shocker and who knows what the game outcome would have been had he gone earlier.
There were other calls that were marginal, and some of them definitely went our way. It was a game that we could have won, but I don't think that we really deserved to win it.
What I found more frustrating than any of the umpiring decisions was the Aussie performance. Take away Agar and Haddin's rescue knocks and look at the scoresheets. Cowan and Starc need to go for starters.
Every time we looked like coming good we found away to bat or bowl our way in to big trouble again. Blame the umpire all you want, but Clarke, Cowan and Watson should really have provided those extra 15 runs and more in their two knocks.
I totally agree with you!!!!
I have no finger nails left after last night though.
Geoff Boycott summed it up our batting in the first innings
Other commentator: "well Geoffrey, it's a beautiful morning to bat here"
Boycott: "Well yes........IF you can bat!"
So, out COWAN, HUGHES,SMITH.
In: Lehmann(he's there already), Ponting(nuff said), Arthur Morris( even tho Arthur Morris has been dead for 15 years his corpse could still play the moving ball better than Phillip Hughes.)
Select to expand quotelog man said..
So, out COWAN, HUGHES,SMITH.
In: Lehmann(he's there already), Ponting(nuff said), Arthur Morris( even tho Arthur Morris has been dead for 15 years his corpse could still play the moving ball better than Phillip Hughes.)
I thought Smith did alright in the first innings...would rather see him donw the order a bit....very good player of spin
i was just thinking about the English openers name , Joe root . if his first name was Edward then in the score book it could appear like
root ed . LBW
