oafcprozac Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I accept and know he's always been a decent bowler and taken wickets against us in the past -especially in the shorter formats. His lack of consistency in the test arena means we should have put him off his stride and manned up to him, instead we've been like rabbits caught in the headlights of Holding, Walsh or Ambrose. A couple of miles an hour and bit more bounce from his previous outings have us on the run. I'm still not convinced he's any more threatening then Lee was in his pomp and certainly not as controlling as McGrath was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 McGrath was the most consiatant bowler Ive ever seen. Lee too had spells of inconsistancy. I personally think Johnson bowling like this would have caused most sides problems. I have no doubt he will revert to being crap at sone point. He'd not have done it in England. Everything has fallen into place for him, but I think he has bowled very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Johnson is our Harmison. Lethalmwhen mummy has tucked him in and dreadful when his nerve goes. My Convict mate has been bragging that he would rip us up for ages, I still believed he would choke. He may yet, but too little too late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 More good news.... http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/ashes-2013-england-set-to-sweat-again-as-heatwave-hits-perth-20131211-2z6hi.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 great start but again thwarted by the middle order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Aye was a good start that this morning. Grrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 And here comes the self destruct button, KP what the f**k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Very excited about England winning tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 if we can bat the first hour and get to 320ish without losing a wicket then we have a very very very very very faint chance, realistically though we need to be around the 380 mark before the new ball comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 if we can bat the first hour and get to 320ish without losing a wicket then we have a very very very very very faint chance, realistically though we need to be around the 380 mark before the new ball comes in. Is Broad going to bat? Don't think we've got a hope. Would be one of the great comebacks if they were to pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Is Broad going to bat? Don't think we've got a hope. Would be one of the great comebacks if they were to pull it off. He will bat 'if needed'. If we're 9 down before mid-afternoon I wonder if they'd bother. They showed him coming out of the nets with Mushy before and he was hobbling about. Is this ridiculous rule change still in force? Edited December 16, 2013 by jsslatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Is this ridiculous rule change still in force? As far as I know, yes. If he goes out, he's just going to have to try and stay there and hit the odd boundary. If he tries to take runs, he won't last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 As far as I know, yes. If he goes out, he's just going to have to try and stay there and hit the odd boundary. If he tries to take runs, he won't last long. if he's struggling to move then it could end up nasty if Johnson's pinging them into his ribs at 90 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Can we close this thread now please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Could have done with us holding on until after xmas. Now my winnings will just get pissed up the wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 a lot of the 'senior' players have to take a long hard look at there selves after this, the Aussies are an average bunch at best and we have made them look like world beaters. Thank :censored: we wernt playing someone like South Africa as they all would have of been over in 3 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Fourth test line up for me: Cook, Carberry, Root, Bell, Ballance, Stokes, Prior, Bresnan, Tremlett, Finn, Panesar. I've not been particularly impressed from what I've seen of Ballance for Yorkshire but may as well give him a go whilst he's out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 id go similar, might as well blood a few younger players whilst there's little to play for, cant do much worse than the current crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Swann retiring mid-tour is interesting. I assume he was told he won't be playing at Melbourne and decided he'd rather be home for Christmas. He's had a brilliant few years, but hasn't really delivered of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Swann retiring mid-tour is interesting. I assume he was told he won't be playing at Melbourne and decided he'd rather be home for Christmas. He's had a brilliant few years, but hasn't really delivered of late. Sadly, I could see this coming. Thanks for the memories Graeme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Johnson really is box office stuff. Even if it's just the sledging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Nathan Lyon. Five wickets today. He hasn't turned the ball once. Very average bowler showing how bad our batting is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Mitchell Johnson on form for me is a top bowler, but Lyon is nothing more than average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Something is seriously wrong if our back room team think a fast bowler with a hamstring strain should be charging in again hours after pulling up. Basic stuff. Time for a clear out behind the scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Might be a bit of a radical racist idea this, but how about we try picking some English players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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