by sdavmo » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:50:07
by jzfredrick » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:10:24
England played well, in all departments.
Not a good combo for Aus. Yet the series can still end 2-2.
by SultanOfSwin » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:07:47
> > <http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/494665.html>
> No spinner.
> No number 6.
> No decent replacement for Katich.
> Quicks were just ok.
> Captain and VC didn't turn up to bat.
> England played well, in all departments.
> Not a good combo for Aus. Yet the series can still end 2-2.
by alve » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:21:47
> They need to draft in Nathan Hauritz in the playing XI to have any
> chance
> of winning the Sydney Test.
alvey
by Dick Boock » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:54:55
> > ? ?They need to draft in Nathan Hauritz in the playing XI to have any
> > chance
> > ? ?of winning the Sydney Test.
> That doesn't make sense, so it'll probably happen.
by alve » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:38:15
>>> ? ?They need to draft in Nathan Hauritz in the playing XI to have any
>>> chance
>>> ? ?of winning the Sydney Test.
>> That doesn't make sense, so it'll probably happen.
> It makes perfect sense, but for the selectors to save face they might
> have to play both Hauritz and Beer.
alvey
by subi.. » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:19:52
> > <http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/494665.html>
> No spinner.
> No number 6.
> No decent replacement for Katich.
> Quicks were just ok.
> Captain and VC didn't turn up to bat.
> England played well, in all departments.
> Not a good combo for Aus. Yet the series can still end 2-2.
by John Hal » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:53:36
>>>> ? ?They need to draft in Nathan Hauritz in the playing XI to have any
>>>> chance
>>>> ? ?of winning the Sydney Test.
>>> That doesn't make sense, so it'll probably happen.
>> It makes perfect sense, but for the selectors to save face they might
>> have to play both Hauritz and Beer.
>That's only one of the reasons why it doesn't make sense.
>Another is that a certain Boy Wonder is supposed to be, as he was first
>picked, a spin bowler.
by alve » Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:13:48
>>>>> ? ?They need to draft in Nathan Hauritz in the playing XI to have any
>>>>> chance
>>>>> ? ?of winning the Sydney Test.
>>>> That doesn't make sense, so it'll probably happen.
>>> It makes perfect sense, but for the selectors to save face they might
>>> have to play both Hauritz and Beer.
>>That's only one of the reasons why it doesn't make sense.
>>Another is that a certain Boy Wonder is supposed to be, as he was first
>>picked, a spin bowler.
> Is his bad back restricting his bowling? Otherwise, given how useless
> Doherty and Smith have been, it's strange that he hasn't bowled more.
alvey