Cricket Thread: Twenty20 World Cup

[Vader]

Lyon has now equaled Courtney Walsh, with 519 test wickets. Only 6 bowlers have taken more wickets in Test matches.

Next on the list - GD McGrath, with 563 wickets.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Do we make them follow on? That 8th wicket was a bugger.
At start of play who would have thought we would have been in this position.

 

[Cap]

Lyon has now equaled Courtney Walsh, with 519 test wickets. Only 6 bowlers have taken more wickets in Test matches.

Next on the list - GD McGrath, with 563 wickets.

i wonder how many years he has left.

 

[Vader]

... and Smith goes 3rd ball.

This Smith to opener move is really having mixed results.

 

[Cap]

... and Smith goes 3rd ball.

This Smith to opener move is really having mixed results.

He really doesn't look the part.

Marnus needs to fire here

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Ouch. Smith and Marnus out and Lyon dropped on last ball of the day.

Good to have that big lead .

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Do we make them follow on? That 8th wicket was a bugger.
At start of play who would have thought we would have been in this position.

VVS Laxman killed the follow on

 

[Interloperer]

Ireland about to win their first Test victory ever.

 

[El Doederino]

Marnus really needs to be dropped.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Marnus really needs to be dropped.

Lyon can bat three

36*

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Head needs a big score. He is looking a bit wobbly atm. The NZ bowling has been good.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

4/113 at lunch. AUS lead by 317 runs. Not a bad lead. Maybe it's another of those Trav days coming up. On 24 atm.

 

[spenze]

Marnus really needs to be dropped.

I would, put Renshaw to open and Smith to three

 

[Concussion test]

They probably have enough already but Carey needs some runs

 

[Eagleboy2011]

They probably have enough already but Carey needs some runs

He got 3.


Nathan Lyon top scorer with 41.

 

[Interloperer]

An old fashioned "realised too late that two spinners would help" pitch.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

An old fashioned "realised too late that two spinners would help" pitch.

Nathan Lyon doing the job and Head get one. Hard to drop any of the quickies though.


Will NZ make lunch?

 

[GreyCrow]

Just retire Will

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Just retire Will

It's becoming ridiculous how regular this happening now.

Great talent, but he is going to have serious problems later in life if he doesn't retire.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Just retire Will

He just doesn't know how to play short balls. Until he does, he'll continue to cop helmet knocks.

 

[Interloperer]

Nathan Lyon doing the job and Head get one. Hard to drop any of the quickies though.


Will NZ make lunch?

New Zealand could have used at least one full-time spinner though

 

[Scorpus]

He just doesn't know how to play short balls. Until he does, he'll continue to cop helmet knocks.

At Test level teams would exploit this and send 145kph bouncers right at his head

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

I would, put Renshaw to open and Smith to three

Renshaw has had a poor Shield season averaging only 24.9 in 15 innings.

The most consistent opening batsmen in the Shield for the past few seasons has been Bancroft but his papers appear to be stamped.

 

[skam85]

Neser is a more complete batter than any of the other options right now.

 

[Vader]

Kiwis currently 5/88, after being sent in by Australia. Hazlewood the destroyer, with 4/19 off 11 overs.

The question is whether or not the Australian batsmen will fare any better?