OK, Now We Rock at cricket- What was I thinking :-)

[D4D]

Clarke says he needs to do more, understatement of the year at 7/149 trailing by 288 runs

[lino6]

Need a Dizzy Gillespie type double from one of the bowlers to get out of this one.....

[mull dog]

Have some faith

[D4D]

It will take divine intervention 9/213 trail by 224 runs

[Pog]

Johnsons little stanza of 61, is over, and so will be the game soon... 

[D4D]

It's all over Australia All Out 216, Pakistan win by 221 runs

[lino6]

Damn.....

[SteveandViv]

Hmmmm, going to be a long summer if our batters not remember to get them selves in. Where did that trait go. It seems every game is a 20/20 - it's giving me the sh1ts

[booga]

Time to revert the thread back to original title "We Suck at Cricket" 

[Bird]

A new captain would be a good start..

[paceman]

A new captain would be a good start..

the ability to play spin and swing bowling would be better.

i'll take clarke as captain, if we can get batsmen that can play spin and swing bowling.

also, a bowler in the terry alderman mold who could swing it both ways in all conditions would also help...

[lino6]

Swings both ways, isn't that a description of Shane "useless" Watson!

But yes, some who can play swing and seam and spin bowling would be a good start. Does Matty Hayden have kids?

[paceman]

Swings both ways, isn't that a description of Shane "useless" Watson!

But yes, some who can play swing and seam and spin bowling would be a good start. Does Matty Hayden have kids?

what a waste of time and resources watson has been...

one of the most over-rated cricketers in recent memory...

[lino6]

what a waste of time and resources watson has been...

one of the most over-rated cricketers in recent memory...

x infinity

There are plenty of others out there that could play in his spot. Faulkner, Marsh, even someone like Coulter-Nile would be better. For that matter, anyone with a bit of ticker...!

[Bird]

Swings both ways, isn't that a description of Shane "useless" Watson!

But yes, some who can play swing and seam and spin bowling would be a good start. Does Matty Hayden have kids?

its been the same since the dawn of time, it appears almost as once your in the team, your there until you retire..
As long as you score once in a tour, your safe... I still say Cluck needs to go too.. hes more up and down on form than a pogo stick

[paceman]

x infinity

There are plenty of others out there that could play in his spot. Faulkner, Marsh, even someone like Coulter-Nile would be better. For that matter, anyone with a bit of ticker...!

if they only realised that they have an allrounder already - mitchell johnson.

then they could pick another bowler (like coulter-nile, for example) and also put in a batter that actually has some technique and give them 5 tests to prove themselves.

[D4D]

Batting practice...Pakistan 3/ 503 (149.0)

Younis Khan* 201
Misbah-ul-Haq 101
This Partnership: 180 Runs From 313 Balls (R/R: 3.45) 

[lino6]

Hopefully it's a flat track......

[Bird]

Hopefully it's a flat track......

... everything that's wrong with test sleeping.. cricket. pointless games with at least 1 captain happy to have no result.

[lino6]

... everything that's wrong with test sleeping.. cricket. pointless games with at least 1 captain happy to have no result.

What I meant was hopefully it wasn't the aussies bowling crap, it was just a dead wicket. Its usually only the poms who like to play for draws. Bur when the aussies are 1 for FA perhaps we were just bowling crap and now time to bat the same.... 

On the plus side for the summer of cricket at home I have my tickets for Aus vs South Africa ODI this month, Aus vs Poms opening world cup game and tickets to the world cup final. 3 ODIs in the 1 season will be a PB for me, looking forward to it. Might even sneak a couple of big bash games to top it all off!

[Paul (SA)]

Take nothing away from Pakistan - they are playing very good cricket at the moment. I am not sure if we can blame the pitch yet, have to wait until the Aussies bat.

Despite that, we have to get better playing on low, slow turning decks. Can't keep whinging and pining for a fast bouncy pitch or a green top.  Australian pitches are not the centre of the cricket universe anymore.

[Paul (SA)]

Don't know if anyone is watching the cricket. Aust are just being outclassed by Pak. Take nothing away from them, some of the wickets are top drawer. I wish Pak played like this all the time, it would make test cricket more interesting.

[D4D]

Good on Marsh for getting his 50 but nothing much else to be happy about...

[lino6]

Bugger out for 87....

[alnjan]

It's doable