Second Test

So far so good, Australia won the toss and elected to bat, both Finch and Harris looked sketchy early, but starting to find some runs after the first 5 overs.

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Be nice if one batsman could hang around

Fri, 2018-12-14 17:10

 Hundreds are getting a bit rare for out batsmen lately .

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Fri, 2018-12-14 17:35

Don’t think it’s going to happen any time soon, we’ll not on this track anyway. 

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I get home, turn on the TV,

Fri, 2018-12-14 17:40

I get home, turn on the TV, and there’s still cricket on, magic! 

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Good day

Fri, 2018-12-14 18:21

Good toss to win and we batted well enough. Was there all day drinking piss in the sun, magic

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 Ill be there with my 7 year

Fri, 2018-12-14 18:25

 Ill be there with my 7 year old son tomorrow. He gets to play during the lunch break. Glad its not stupid hot for his first time 

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Some of

Fri, 2018-12-14 18:36

 Was at the game some of tge square driving was awesome hata of to the wicky was copping it today  saved alot of byes

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Wicket

Fri, 2018-12-14 20:28

Glad its not a runfest and theres some unpredictability in the wicket to keep the bowlers excited. Pretty lose from Head after getting a start.

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I'm with you there Adam. Good

Fri, 2018-12-14 20:46

I'm with you there Adam. Good to see an even contest between bat and ball after years of flat piches being rolled out in Australia. 

WTF was Head thinking?

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Fri, 2018-12-14 21:21

Good question 

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 This Test somewhat makes up

Sat, 2018-12-15 10:34

 This Test somewhat makes up for that horrorfest against the Kiwis here a few years ago. 

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 Yep it was actually

Sat, 2018-12-15 11:49

 Yep it was actually enjoyable to watch and hear some of the game yesterday.

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 Im at the game with my boy

Sat, 2018-12-15 12:03

 Im at the game with my boy and the crowd is pretty dismal. Dominated 2 to 1 by indian support

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 My mate just posted a pic,

Sat, 2018-12-15 14:07

 My mate just posted a pic, he's surrounded by Punjabi's lol

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Sat, 2018-12-15 15:34

Thinking about going to try and find some paint to watch drying. 

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Sun, 2018-12-16 12:28

Well, did he grass it? 

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 I dont think he did. Had a

Sun, 2018-12-16 13:41

 I dont think he did. Had a couple of fingers under the ball. 

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Reckon we might have a sniff here

Sun, 2018-12-16 15:08

 A bigger 1st innings lead would have been nice, but they just need to get a reasonable lead and the pitch should get harder to bat on for the curry munchers as it wears.

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Spoke too soon

Sun, 2018-12-16 16:19

 Doh!

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Early knock off today, so

Sun, 2018-12-16 16:47

Early knock off today, so taking in the cricket, be able to watch it all tomorrow, aren’t allowed to go up to site after some Rio guy went off at me for working 15 days straight, what’s that all about?

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Sun, 2018-12-16 20:12

Rio safety nazi’s got you, it’s all to do with the mines regs, can’t do more than 14 days without a break.  

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Naziess, was a bloody female

Mon, 2018-12-17 10:53

Naziess, was a bloody female safety person, carried on like an idiot. Told my boss I wasn’t allowed to work today in the workshop in town either, don’t know what that’s got to do with it. But anyway, it’s too good a contract to lose by upsetting Rio over something so trivial. It was a good sleep in, crickets on, do some shopping later.

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 Wow, Head walked straight

Sun, 2018-12-16 17:22

 Wow, Head walked straight into that one...completely set up

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Doesn't say much about SA

Sun, 2018-12-16 18:59

Doesn't say much about SA cricket when he is their captain. Talented player but got the Shaun Marshes about him for sure

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Come in spinner 

Sun, 2018-12-16 17:27

Come in spinner 

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How much do we need?

Mon, 2018-12-17 11:59

 I think about 300. Usman looks like he's got his eye in. Need just over a day to bowl'em out.

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Maybe see if we can get

Mon, 2018-12-17 12:58

Maybe see if we can get another 70 runs in the next session and come out for quick runs in the 3rd and send them in and try snag a couple of wickets before stumps

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Looks like we'll be defending 250-270

Mon, 2018-12-17 13:30

Will be enough

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Valuable tail end runs

Mon, 2018-12-17 14:16

Valuable tail end runs accumulating. Cummins is going to be a nightmare on this pitch

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Mon, 2018-12-17 14:28

286 is the chase, would have like 300 but that was valuable runs by the tail. 

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New Ball

Mon, 2018-12-17 15:00

 Make the most of it, 2 down already. Lyon should have a bit of fun with this pitch.

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Lyon Lyon Lyon

Mon, 2018-12-17 16:49

 You Bloody Beauty. Stick that in ya pipe and smoke it Virat.

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Tim Paine:"I know he's your

Mon, 2018-12-17 18:18

Tim Paine:

"I know he's your captain but you can't seriously like him as a bloke".

Bwahaha

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 ^ Appears that ViRAT is

Mon, 2018-12-17 23:30

 ^ Appears that ViRAT is crickets equivalent of Fyfe

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 Surely Marsh has now had his

Mon, 2018-12-17 19:57

 Surely Marsh has now had his last outing...

All the talent in the world but can't hack it on the big stage.

You'd think that WA would've been where he'd shine.

 

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Others ahead of him for the chop

Tue, 2018-12-18 07:33

with the slim pickings we have ATM I am sure he is not the first to go. Handscomb ahead. Think Mitch Marsh should probably come in, but who knows what the selectors are thinking.
Hard to change a side that won ( I hope that is).

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 Yet he was top score in the

Wed, 2018-12-19 08:22

 Yet he was top score in the first innings.

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We are on unprecedented

Tue, 2018-12-18 08:15

We are on unprecedented ground and there's no need to panic untill at least Bancroft becomes available.

MMarsh is hacking it up in the Shield and the only ones making big runs with a history of making runs are Burns, Wade and Hughes. Do we wants to go back to either of the first two?

I'd be willing to give Handscomb a decent run at it and keep Smarsh in until the banned trio are available.

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Smarsh

Tue, 2018-12-18 08:56

Gotta put both marshs above handscomb. Good to see a win and to stick it up Virat, attitude to spoil the talent.

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Well done to the Aussie's

Tue, 2018-12-18 13:44

 Pretty well smashed them in the end. Hopefully that settles nerves a bit.

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 Langer doing wonders

Wed, 2018-12-19 14:27

 Langer doing wonders already.

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Was a good win for sure,

Wed, 2018-12-19 18:26

Was a good win for sure, sitting back with some fish and chips watching the big bash, still 37ish here, so inside in the air con, only issue is my beers are in the fridge down the bottom. Small price to pay.

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Wed, 2018-12-19 19:00

Bring your beers up top with you 

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I could, but it’s more

Wed, 2018-12-19 19:19

I could, but it’s more complicated than that.