The Cricket Thread

[Bhootnike]

haha yeah, maybe. maybe 1 more if there are any left!

khwaja is good, he wont be, surely not!

warner on the otherhand seems to have cemented his spot as opener hahaha

[Ravit]

hughes, really how can be you be constiently crap
khawaja, seriously needs to make a better total, if he couldn't against NZ it will be a struggle against india's ballers.
Warner, a new hope for the Australian top order

Do you guys think this is ponting last test?
Personally i hope not, i think having a test, with Punter, Tendulkar and Dravid on the same field will be OMGGG legendary!

Really want Ishant to play in Australia, he performed really well last time and maybe Harbhajan, i miss the passion and atmosphere he brings to game

Do you think guys think Bhaji/ Harbhajan will come down under?

[Reckoner]

Do you guys think this is ponting last test?
 

I doubt it, the state that our batting line-up is at the moment we need his experience.

This session has been so good to watch. Just 15 more Warner/Lyon!

[thushan]

Woah. NZ pulled that off!

[Bhootnike]

It's official,  australia suck. 3 wickets by Doug in 8 balls! That to of ponting,  Clarke and hussey!

hughes, really how can be you be constiently crap
khawaja, seriously needs to make a better total, if he couldn't against NZ it will be a struggle against india's ballers.
Warner, a new hope for the Australian top order

Do you guys think this is ponting last test?
Personally i hope not, i think having a test, with Punter, Tendulkar and Dravid on the same field will be OMGGG legendary!

Really want Ishant to play in Australia, he performed really well last time and maybe Harbhajan, i miss the passion and atmosphere he brings to game

Do you think guys think Bhaji/ Harbhajan will come down under?

No the squad has already been done.  Not that it cannot be changed but it's unlikely!
Ashwin and ojha have proved to be lethal spinners in the recent test series against west indies!
I think ishant is in the squad,  praveen isn't sadly and zaheer is 50 50 based on his fitness!

[Ravit]

Australia nearly had it

Did you guys see the anticlimax of the award ceremony, and how reluctant the Australians were to accept the trans-whatever trophy :DD

[Bhootnike]

It's good they lost,  they'll be forced to make changes!

Trans tasman I think!

How did warner get MoM.?

[Ravit]

He scored 123, his first test century, he played out a near successful innings with a tailender, thus nearly winning the match for Australia and personally showed he was a top class test batsman:D
What more did he need to win M.o.M:D

[HarveyD]

public votes for MoM so obviously he won it

bracewell was more worthy considering he won the game for new zealand with 9 wickets in the match...

[Russ]

Splitting hairs to choose between them, they both played key roles. Warner probably deserved it more for his innings on a hostile pitch

[Random_Guy]

Why was Ross Taylor so depressed? Lighten up, mate!

[Phy124]

Considering he scored more than double what anyone else did in a single innings and was more than half of Australia's innings total, I believe it was well deserved.

If it had've been less of a bowling pitch then their would be merit for giving it to Bracewell.

Warner was the true standout from the match. Bracewell only took one more wicket than Pattinson for the match. Warner scored ~60 more runs than anyone else across both innings, so it seems relatively fair.

My opinion anyway (probably slightly bias), I guess we're all entitled to one.

In the end it was a good game despite low scores and that's what most people ask for, so despite losing it was still enjoyable to watch.

Although I don't like to say it, Australia are in some deep trouble come boxing day, that on the other hand, might not be so enjoyable to watch.

[Reckoner]

Although I don't like to say it, Australia are in some deep trouble come boxing day, that on the other hand, might not be so enjoyable to watch.

Same, I'm dreading seeing Australia all out for 200, then for India to come in and make 600 odd

[pi]

Good test, really exciting finish!

Hopefully Hughes will be out, and pressure on Hussey, Kwhaja and maybe Ponting. Aussies really need to fix their middle-order to stand any chance against India.

[marr]

Although I don't like to say it, Australia are in some deep trouble come boxing day, that on the other hand, might not be so enjoyable to watch.

Same, I'm dreading seeing Australia all out for 200, then for India to come in and make 600 odd

I'm dreading the exact same thing, expect I can see Australia making less than 100.