jazza
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You've "got a feling" do you mate? So in other words you are speculating on what his instructions would have been, as all of us are. Clarke's body language looking on suggested that he wasn't 100% comfortable with the scoring rate, and it was rightly raised in the commentary several times. Doolan was plodding along when there was 9 wickets in hand and time was a factor. If his instruction was to do that, fine. I don't see why it would have been.
As cute as I find this obsession you have developed with picking apart my posts, with little personal jibes thrown in, I'm really not that interested in indulging them anymore.
so the commentators had a feeling also.wow
not picking your posts for any reason as such.
they got enough and quick enough after lunch,if there was a slow scoring panic,they wouldnt have batted down as far as they did.
also the "commentators" also mentioned enough runs were scored and no more were needed at about 450.lead.
so "time" couldnt have been a factor.
also ,what was your "feeling"of seeing pups "body language.mmm you have a dip at me about my feelings,but your "body language" reading is ok .is it "mate"
just an opinion,enjoy travel free wednesday.
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Doolan definitely needs to hurry the fark up. This isn't tiddlywinks, there is a series win against the number one team on the line here. Either start hitting or get out trying.
great understanding of the game.
bloke playing his first test,not enough runs in front as yet.plenty of overs left,can get fast runs after lunch.
got a feling the coaching staff,captain wouldve sent out the message if they wanted doolan to run himself out or get on with the game.
also think warner would have blasted him about strike rate or balls faced if needed.
next you will ape the media and tell us about "brave innings"
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If there was 5 minutes of rain on the pitch and the rain was heavy, I hope the pitch sweats overnight under the covers.
I expect the Australians to bowl from the start of the day.
It's big effort to get 20 wickets in three days on a good batting strip.
thats what i was alluding to.
was amazed that clarke and harris actually left the field immediatley .
thought they would have stood thier ground until the umpire told them to get off.
chappelli would have done this ,firing up the pitch.
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first time ive ever seen this.small advantage to the aussies.
starts to rain and the players rush off the field.
normally worldwide the staff run on the oval,before the players even have left and cover the wicket from rain.
not in capetown,after 5 minutes of rain they finally get the first cover on amid a howling gale,it gets blown off numerous times as i sit and watch rain drops continue to hit the pitch and give it somne new life.especially when it starts to sweat under the covers.
definately small advantage to the team bowling today.
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Yep, Alex deserves a good go at it. We've asked him to bat in a tough spot for a newcomer and that needs to be taken into account when we're appraising him. He's shown a bit and his shots through point and cover have looked classy.
Agree with the rest of your post. Siddle will play Test cricket again ... he has dropped a yard in pace but he should be able to get that back with all the help the modern day sportsperson can get these days. In many ways he's an ideal 3rd seamer and opportunities will come his way again (especially with the rate of injuries to our fast bowlers that's been happening in last few years)
Watto at no.6 ... I like it. It effectively means that if the selectors want to look at an Henriques, Mitch Marsh or maybe even a Maxwell, the replacement for Watson subsequently just slips into the same batting spot (or thereabouts)
We're in a great position to push for victory with Steyn out. I thought that the South Africans might have had the upper hand going into this Test but we've come out and won the 1st day quite convincingly. So far, so good.
yep all good macca.
we desperately need another bat in the team.
smith needs another 15/20 innings to be classed as a test batsmen,[leading for a long time ]
but i hope doolan cuts the mustard as we have a weak batting order with a very slim future at this stage,so a no3 may keep us in the game along with smith for the next 6 years.
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On recent form Usman Khawaja may come into future plans for the top order.
couldnt understand why his confidence was shot by selectors,when they dropped him 3 times.
makes it hard for him to come back.
watsons bowling will once again cover some cracks.
your right again rino,we did win the first test.
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Sounds good -- whatever works for you, DF. I am not sure where the No T$ No B$ stand is at Docklands, but the last couple of times that I have been there, I have taken to sitting a few rows back from the fence just to the left of the aisle where the Demons' coaches go and up down from the box. I get the feeling that this is not a general admission area, but no-one seems to check anything --- perhaps that is the effect of wearing an MFC scarf!
i sit at the back of the interchange area.
most concerned dee fans dash out the back for a durry at the breaks and talk tactics.
theres a dee bloke out there with his durry and always talking JW hope and glory.
looking forward to a top year in our games at the dome.
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people have overestimated the poms.
they didnt want to be here and it showed.
the results and runs made were nice if your a supporter,but the result was far removed from our standing as a team.
the cracks in the top 6 were there for all to see.
if you take away the last ashes,we are still an average team.
the selectors still insist watson is a top 4 bat,hes not.
im not sure about warner[yes hes popular]most dropped player in history and still plays the reckless shots outside off.
rogers,doing ok and we need him until we uncover a real opener.
marsh.jury still out[im told hes a headcase]
doolan,needs time and tests.but our selectors can be over anxious at times.
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If Watson is fit then he should play at the expense of Doolan. Gives us bowling breadth.
How anyone would have Lyon's position in doubt is beyond me?
Siddle is well in front of Bird for the third Test.
yep agree with that.
but top 4 is very average.and pup must have a sore back[again].
bird seems to have some good supporters in CA.they think hes the next big thing and sids may be on outer[i rate him though]
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India have no bowlers and once again are deplorable away from home.
Its amazing in a country so cricket mad with so much money that they cannot develop bowlers nor a half decent all rounder to allow them to take more than 4 specialist bowlers into the game.
Poor captaincy, bowling and fielding punished them.
You just simply cant lose games of cricket from that position.
Absolutely agree. All accolades to the Kiwis. Hell at 5-94 and trailing by over 200 runs, its an outstanding performance. McCullum was superb and well backed up at the other end.
plus the indian fielding is non existent,bowlers must cringe at the sight of a soft fielder not diving over the ball and just slowing up so the pill beats em to the boundary,absolutely rudderless overpaid cricket team.
on the other hand SA lost smith early then amla[good aggott] and gritted their teeth and dug in,not fancy just good old fashioned dig in and never give up.
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mmmmmmm.
their was a lady with red hair,PH
she put up a proposal to send every bit of nuff nuff english trash back home.
unfortunately didnt get the popular vote ,to make this dream come true.
there is nights when i have a cuppa on the porch and hope we can send the commision dole bludgers back.
not be atm.
maybe we will vote for a dictator one day and get our own flag ,this could be the catalyst for sending back the trash.
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SA.cant believe the dropped catch of warner at fine leg,schoolboy stuff.
johnston,simply unplayable.
pitch,havent seen grubbers since MCG[1980s]
SA.batsmen not wanting to get behind ball.
doolan,2 of the best short leg catches ive seen for awhile.
i thought this was going to be a contest?
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was also good to see kallis and boucher there to send off thier great mate.
steyn was very good to have a crack in a lost cause on day 4.got a lot of respect for this bloke.