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Go the BIG V. This will be a great win if they pull it off, half a side injured. What a top come back, keep it up!

Yes if you get the Chance to Hear Billy's I/V on SEN do it, absolutely Hilarious!!

so sad about the West Indies. As a teenager i was in total awe of that team. Cool & Relentless. As for Pakistan, well Religion is ruining the whole country in every infrastructure.

Fair enough, But if i was Captain i couldn't sleep straight if i implemented that rule!! It really goes against my Grain Ricky should have over ruled it. I almost lost a $1,200 Radio through RAGE!!!

Yes there is an ongoing problem with over rates, going back to the 80's West indies pace attack Granted, But that situation should never deny a team from going for a win in a test match. It's just not Right. The Aussies Winning that game was a long shot, but i will never agree that we should be told to not go for it. Not with 2 hours to go on an old pitch...

I Agree with what you are Saying RR, But i still believe trying to win an away series in India is more important than being suspended for the following Test in Brisbane. Any Fines could have easily been paid by the Australian Public as there would have been "Civil Outrage" (Qick Whip around in every local Pub!!) Remind me-Who did we play in that first Test in Brisbane...New Zealand i think. Personally i would Prefer to try & beat India over there. If Ponting's hands were tied with that decision then it is an ICC digrace i believe...

I know he leaks runs, but he still took 12 for in his first game, & he should have been percervered with a bit longer. Fair enough he turned out to be another Darren Cuthbertson but i don't think the selectors helped his confidence much.

Sure he was put on the spot, but should he have gone for the win. I say he should have had a crack for 40 odd minutes. If we had broken through, the over rate issue would not have been mentioned. But he Led the Team out after tea with the white flag up. I almost broke a really expensive Radio!!! & i am guessing i was not alone around the country.

No he didn't lose us the match, BUT as Australian Capt. for the first 10-15 overs after tea he should have had a crack at it. That's the Australian way. If the Indians had held firm fair enough. But you gotta have a go, we took 3 quick wickets just before tea as i recall. The door was ajar... Maybe Ponting was under orders, who knows. I still say he should have had that 40 minute crack at it. A.B Tubby Ian Chappell, & S.R. would have...& you know that.

Your opinions and my opinions differ RR, thats all it is. Yes there are around 25 ACB contracts given But only 12 spots on the team, Which is why i was saying a few days back that there should be 3 distinct sides. There is too much cricket on now, because of the size of those contracts they have to be paid for TV and sponsorships. so we have all these "meaningless" Games that are played and forgotten as quickly, right before a Test Series. No i wouldn't have played McGain again, but i certainly would have persisted longer with jason Kreyser.

Selectors have not been busy enough, and when they have selected a new player that player is only given one or two games to settle in. Contracts are worth too much money now, its a problem when there are only 12 spots. With the Amount of money being thrown around in cricket now, we should have at least 20 selectors & scouts covering every state. The Talent is there. BTW when a captain comes out after tea in a test match more concerned about over rates, he is NOT always trying to win. The ACB contracts are too lucrative, yes its a tough schedule but with too much cricket on the incentive to win diminishes. It's Human nature. I have never doubted Punter as a Cricketer, just don't rate him as a captain. Never have....

Pity he didn't captain the same way in india during the lat test series. More worried about over rates and his own wallet than trying to win. But the aussies have been great this series, i concur. To me though it just highlights how lazy the selectors have been over the last few years. Look at the amount of local good talent in this country (Victoria on saturday) & i should add Tasmania.

Absolutely, the last 5-6 overs were amazing. SEN stuck with it pretty closely without commentating!

Don't ya hate that 45. Spewing is the only word i can think of!!

Too Right!! One of the all time great wins...the team was full of new players....fantastic...

I have to put this on record....never been a ponting as capt. person BUT that game last night was a classic,like winning the '87 World Cup! That game just might get Australian Cricket Back on top.. Well done to the injury riddled (and state Cricketers who got the Green & gold over the line.... What a match. RR your stats are spot on!!!!

I was aware of his indiscretions but not to that degree, i grew up not far from Warney's Patch so i know the area well. Great parties were attended & Had in Beaumaris. Maybe after the "Gatting" Ball S K just thought-" i can do anything" i was in england during that series-it was massive. The Poms were speechless in the pubs, watching on telly. Silence..It was fabulous. But yes that stuff comes at a price.

Really?? Is that so, i would never have picked that one. S K always comes across to me as the "Lovable Rouge" in the dressing room. I am staggered by that.....

Melodramatic?? Not at all it's what happened. S K Warne should have captained Australia regardless of his off field problems. Brilliant Cricket mind as well as bowler. But sadly we Got little "Wicky" thems the Breaks.....

I was waiting for that, Yes even the greats do make mistakes RR i admit that. Like Following on in india in the hot weather. S.R should never have done that...I was yelling at the Radio "DON'T DO IT" The Bowlers were knackered. What S.R. did was put an incredible respect into the History of the Baggy Green. Players who wore it under his reign almost went to war, particulairly overseas. A lot of people critisize S.R but his innings in the west indies of 200 against Curtly Ambrose was the Benchmark for any australian sportsman. At the End of the Game his whole Torso was briused pretty much, but he stood there & took it. Yes he captained a great side. But S.R. made them even better & he was totally feared by all opposition sides for a decade.

It didn't do S.R. Waugh any Problems with his captaincy. S.R was the best captain i ever witnessed & he Batted after winning any Toss..

The Gabba is an interesting prospect i grant you that one. Even the Queensland Bulls do not have a clue how to play it. apparently they had a big "Get Together" Meeting about that exact problem last week....

I see the main Problem with our cricket side being the different formats. The ashes players should never have played in that 20/20 comp just before the ashes campaign this year. There are enough very competant cricketers in this country to have 3 distinct sides. Mixing up test,ODI 7 20/20 is just suicidal, But i daresay Money & contracts are involved in this one. RR i have never wasted 35 years. You may like to bat second on a pitch that has been used, good luck & be my guest. If i win a toss i will bat every time, Post whatever score & watch the pitch deteriorate. (20/20 is a gamble whatever the toss but nobody remembers those games anyway!) But Please 20/20 tournaments as a warm up for a test series is just NQR...

Oh dear...The ACB's problems are a little less dire than that...

Once again RR has to put his 5 cents in, he sits & waits to attack!! It does make a difference Batting second in a ODI, granted not so much in a 20/20 but definately in a 50 over game. That being Changing light conditions with a white ball coupled with increased moisture in the air can make (and does) make batting very Different in a one day game. The Position with the Australian Opening Bat Position at present is a complete mess, to say nothing of the use of spin bowlers. Guys are Given one match Maybe two & then thrown aside. (Chris Rodgers, Phil Jaques are not even given a chance) Meanwhile M Hussey & Ponting for that matter will be 35 next year going into another Ashes campaign...shaky. Ponting will probably survive but hussey won't. So why is M Hussey playing in India now??? That Pom Side was Ordinary at Best this year & we got pants, partly because players were not given a chance to settle in. Hayden playing beyond his time did not help the situation either. I am well aware that SK was a freak & we were spoilt for a good 15 years, i just don't think enough was done by the selectors in that time to be ready for the shift in personel Say what you like i really don't care, but its Basic cricket Knowledge that when you win a toss YOU BAT in either format of the game. How many other captains have lost the ashes twice..Ponting & who else...