the final - lunch day 2

I think I have a nickname for Peter Siddle.

Peter Sizzle.

Oh yeah, I like it.

Just perusing the paper and the reason he looked like he was giving birth yesterday was that his tooth was infected.

At some stages it looked like he had swallowed about 3 teeth.

Sizzle accounted for Bracken quite easily.

And that brought out the two stuey’s, two of my favourite tailenders in world cricket.

Stuey Clark got a couple away, and Stuey MacGill looked like a man who hasn’t held a cricket bat in 8 years.

Dirty Dirk finished off Clarke with a short ball he didn’t seem to watch but still hit to deep backward square.

The Speedblitz blues on their way to the grandstand at 280 odd.

I haven’t wanted to jinx this or anything, but the Vics opening partnership is already the best for the year. Probably not statistically, but in real terms this is the best they have looked.

Not sure if I jinxed them, but 10 runs after I wrote the above sentence, Lord Mash got a nick of bracken, typical out for an opener. Must say that the Krab Katich probably made a mistake not giving Bracken the new ball.

Was a pretty quiet first session for the Vics, they lost just L9ord Mash, but overall played the best domestic bowling attack in the world very well.

Nick Jewell was not always pretty, but he is not a pretty guy, he is an old school opener. And so far has done his job.

Bracken was the best of the bowlers for the Blues.

Honours go to the bushrangers for this session.

If Jewell can occupy the crease, the Vics have the cattle at the other end to very quickly get the 280 very quickly.

Highlight of the session was Shane Harwood saying he would take a tooth infection if it got him a five fa.