Spider1964 said:Mark Taylor or Justin Langer would have been 20 not out at lunch on a wicket like this... having left 90% of the balls they faced.
42x16ss said:All of the great Aus batsmen say the same thing about Perth - you have to be patient and know what to let go until you are settled in. Hussey, Damien Martyn and the Waugh twins are the best recent examples of how to do this.
Perth is such an unusual ground with the pace and bounce that the last team to beat Aus there was West Indies in 1997 IIRC (but there's a good chance I'm wrong)
craig1985 said:So who here rates Starc? Siddle, Harris, and Hilfenhaus have been great in keeping pressure on the batsmen and taking wickets and you feel when Starc comes on he just relieves the pressure set by the aforementioned three bowlers. He bowls some good balls then he will bowl a couple of half volleys on the batsmen's leg stump, and is then worked away for four through square leg. He has promise and I think in time he will be a good bowler, but I think he should spend a full season for NSW or look for a County contract for the English summer where I'm sure he will learn a lot.
Spider1964 said:Starc is massively over-rated IMO, needs to find 10kp/h or some variation, another over-hyped New South Welshman. Has struggled early in the season in all comps, with not many wickets and lots of runs flowing against him. James Pattinson is a better prospect. Ben Hilfenhaus is better than them both when his body lets him.
Sean Marsh's brother Mitch is a good prospect with bat and ball, gun. Sean was on the verge of ****ing his career against the wall, but turned his life around after coming under the scrutiny of the law with Luke Pomersbach... now there's a waste of talent. He has taken this season off to deal with depression, hopefully he gets back to health, because he is a very talented player.
I'll keep an eye out for those boerewors sausages![]()
Spider1964 said:Refer to post #11 -
I'm pretty happy with that post in hindsight!![]()
just some guy said:Wicket Starc -
Some bloke named Murphy
Spider1964 said:Haha.. Always happens
He's gunna have to do a lot more than get 2 Indian lower order players out to go up in my ratings.
I do note that his pace is up? I could always change my mind if he skittles a couple of top order bats... On a flat wicket :
And ru gunna give me credit for the Pattinson and Hilfenhaus wraps??
just some guy said:Just playing around
PS Warner to get 100 in about ten minutes or get out in 1 min
just some guy said:the fastest test 100 by an opener![]()
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:excellent 100.
and cowan is no gilly![]()
stefank said:But still has a strike rate of 72.2 at the moment. Just slow by comparison!
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:I mean that he didn't walk![]()
But he has batted well. Warner will have a 50+ average even if he goes cheaply tomorrow. Not bad.
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:I mean that he didn't walk![]()
But he has batted well. Warner will have a 50+ average even if he goes cheaply tomorrow. Not bad.
Spider1964 said:Memo to curry eaters... D R fvckin S.
What goes around comes around.
auscyclefan94 said:Yes you are spot on but your 'curry eaters' term is politically incorrect and I'd hate to see you get banned for it. Personally I have little problem with i but you better edit it.
craig1985 said:I'm gutted I wasn't able to watch the innings.