AB reads my blog (probably)

Fleming compared the Krab to Laxman, steady on chap, comments like that will get you a gig on channel 9.

I said yesterday Victoria has a fielding advantage.

Well they are giving that away with some beautifully shoddy work.

The Vics are playing this game on their terms, which is good and bad. They have decided on part time off spin while McDonald clogs up the other end.

They like to slow the game down, make it a war when they bowl, that is how they make their bread.

That said, White took it too far, Hodge bowled 3 overs too many, and when the change was made the breakthrough was had.

Siddle got Jacques with a very nice nut, was touch and go, but Siddle’s appeal was what won Rocket Tucker over.

He has bowled very well the young man.

Jacques has out crabbed the Krab today, fairly ordinary effort.

Michael Clarke comes out, with a 1st class average of 42, that Brendan Julian says are nice numbers.

No they are piss poor for a man of his talent.

The ball has started to reverse, so the angry man from Ballarat has been brought back on, in what could be his last game of cricket for Victoria.

Clarke is batting intelligently, he doesn’t look in great form but is rotating the strike, Phil Jacques should be watching this.

ALLAN BORDER JUST CALLED DIRK NANNES DIRTY DIRK.

Does he read my blog.

McGain tricks Katich with some flight and Nick Jewell does something he never threatened to do for Richmond, he takes an overhead mark.

McGain really likes bowling to katich, he is the only bowler who has had the wood on him this year. THis is the 4th time he has got his wicket I think.

Dirty Dirk comes round the wicket and Clarke is out, you fu©ken beauty.

Pretty plumb that, Clarke lost a bit of balance.

This is a sexy session, the money men are all but gone. One more wicket and Beau Casson has to come out.

Very good first day so far on a flat wicket.

Bring on session 3.