Comments on: the momentum of one moral victory on the trot http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/ just another bullshit cricket blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jamie64 http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19613 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:35:07 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19613 Nash is a gritty little bastard isn’t he? Not good enough to play for QLD, but every bit a test batsman…

QLD must be kicking themselves now.

]]> By: Leg Break http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19612 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:32:07 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19612 Hewy,

The atmosphere at the University Oval in Dunedin a couple of Saturdays ago was quite special. When the crowd is close even 3000 drunk people can create a bit of feeling.
.-= Leg Break´s last blog ..World Cup Draw given some shape =-.

]]> By: Hewy http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19611 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:41:18 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19611 Ritz yet again choked on a pitch that suited him – a recurring them throughout his career starting from his debut test.
Krejza is some way from playing, though. Maybe Sydney.
Interesting to see how the fast bowlers pull up, with the Siddle and Hilfie injuries. McKay is some chance. Oh Dirty Dirk, why are you injured at a time like this?
Alternatively, if Siddle and Hilfie are both fit – does Ritz get dropped?

Hilditch also needs to pull out the shotgun, put the screen up in front of Hussey and do what needs to be done – it’s the only humane thing to do. The lack of any obvious replacement means that it won’t happen (or maybe a WACA retirement annoucement??????)

So, next week on the traditional test match commencement day of a Wednesday, I’m looking forward to sitting on plastic chairs surrounded by concrete directly in the sun on a 38degree day drinking shit beer at the WACA whilst wistfully thinking wouldn’t it be far nicer sitting at a ground like the University Ground in Dunedin watching test cricket.

]]> By: alex http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19610 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:27:35 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19610 Aussie will win next test. bring krejza. That is it. i do not know why aussie need marcus north and hussey..may be hussey should open.

Also aussie need 5 bowlers to get 20 wickets as their bowling is going bad and bad…

Bring krejza , aussie will win. After that who cares. I just want to see Krejza doosra in real game.

]]> By: Leg Break http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19609 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:46:15 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19609 That inverse 5-man slip cordon, in front of the wicket after tea was dead cool.
.-= Leg Break´s last blog ..World Cup Draw given some shape =-.

]]> By: Rishabh http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19608 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:55:44 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19608 Bravo and Gayle really kicked it up a notch – if Sarwan and Chanders get going, Australia are gonna have a much tougher time.
.-= Rishabh´s last blog ..Sehwag paints the field red =-.

]]> By: Dhananjay Mhatre http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19607 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:15:38 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19607 This match coming after the excellent Pakistan – NZ matches and God’s own match means that these last two months have been awesome for Test cricket. Fuck you T20. The real thing is much more entertaining.

]]> By: jrod http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19606 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:16:41 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19606 Jogesh, I think they were trying for a win, Katich and Ponting didn’t go down bunting. Every batsman up until North came in and tried to get the scoring rate up, but it never lasted. The last chance they had was going to be launching an attack after tea, and instead they lost 2 quick wickets and were never going to go for it 5 down with that many to chase. Credit has to go to the Windies though. Benn was impossible to score off. Rampaul and Bravo kept the ball moving enough to cause problems. And Gayle’s fields were well suited to the pitch. There is a reason teams struggle to chase at Adelaide.

]]> By: jogesh99 http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19605 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:41:01 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19605 Jrod,
Ok, i dint see, it, just folllowed the commentary on cricinfo. So do you feel it was justified not trying for a win at all, and risking being bundled out anyway? Sure, they are 1 up, but this is the fearsome Windies we are talking about, and this isn’t the Aussie way we’ve come to admire and hate at all – they would, in fact, turn draws into wins till even 3 years ago.

]]> By: Winsome http://cricketwithballs.com/2009/12/08/the-momentum-of-one-moral-victory-on-the-trot/comment-page-1/#comment-19604 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:18:49 +0000 http://www.cricketwithballs.com/?p=7474#comment-19604 dasw, the Aussies are scared these days, much as I find it depressing to write. With their recent history of poor quality bowling mixed with regular batting collapses, it is understandable.

Look at Punter and Hussey in the middle order, neither of them are in good nick. Hussey still looks like he is facing judgement day, not going out to bat and so the rest of the team, can be very shaky at times.

They are not that good anymore.

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