The Krab Katich – batted like he has all year, took the facebook kid nice byrce to get him out. Was in control for most of the day, but is out now, and cannot hurt us for a day or two.
Phabulous Phil – seems to have lost all touch at the moment. Lucky he had the Krab free flowing at the other end, because he was stuck in a hole, hole, holeee, and it was deep, deep, deeeeep. Siddle eventually ended his innings.
Once in a generation Clarke - looked bubbly, fresh, alive, in control and went out on tea just when his team really needed him. Perhaps he thought he was still playing for Australia where that sort of behaviour is tolerated.
Their brad – was a little flighty early on, but then he took complete control, and although he never looked like taking the game away from victoria he did look like he was gonna make it uglier. Then he went out in the last over of the day.
Brett Lee – spent all day ducking and weaving, getting hit, slashing to the boundary before Dirty dirk bowled a ripper.
Dirty Dirk – was brutal early on, pretty good with the reverse swing, and then looked tired and flat with the second new ball. But still angered one through the crease to end Lee’s day and set up Victoria for tomorrow.
Peter Siddle - is about 20 has had more shoulder operations than a centre half forward, but somehow he just picks up wickets like other people pick up socks. Another 4 today, and I’ve seen him bowl a lot better as well.
The facebook kid Nice Bryce – not his best day, but he dines on Krab tonight.
Angry man Harwood – bowled some good spells, but is still the bet when it reverse swings.
The Big bear – Captained well, no matter what the fox sports team said, and bowled pretty well. Also seemed to have a new cap on.
Our Brad – dropped catches, miss fields, falling over and generally making me laugh.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sunday, December 2, 2007
vics vs nsw day three (tea)
Updates, Hugh Trumble café and gift shop both air conditioned, and its appreciated.
In the gift shop the state stops are a 110 bucks a pop. What a disgrace. Australian tops are a 100. The state tops must be made better.
This session is the Bryce McGain show, he is the only bowler who look likes getting a wicket. And I’m not just saying nice things about him because he is old and he may die soon.
He dropped Forrest off his own bowling. But Forrest was so confused by the incident he thought the only gentlemanly thing to do was to run himself out.
Then he pegged Katich down, before getting him out for his first real failure of the year.
He dried up the runs and probed like an alien, while nameless faceless fast bowlers toiled at the other end.
Perhaps Hodge is more imaginative than I thought (I doubt it). With Dirty Dick bowling to Thornely, he had a short leg, leg gully and short mid wicket. All this while Dirty Dick bowled into Thornely’s arm pit.
Dirty Dirk gets so angry when anyone scores off him, its quite amusing.
Someone needs to check the water supply to the Nsw changeroom, it may have lithium in it. They have lost 3 wickets (one to a run out) and they are batting like they want a draw not a win. Quite odd.
The pitch is still a small pr1ck to bat on, but its not as bad as it was on the first two days. You can play your shots on it, not that NSW have tried that radical tactic.
Oh Greg Mail is still in, he has blazed to 95 not out.
In the gift shop the state stops are a 110 bucks a pop. What a disgrace. Australian tops are a 100. The state tops must be made better.
This session is the Bryce McGain show, he is the only bowler who look likes getting a wicket. And I’m not just saying nice things about him because he is old and he may die soon.
He dropped Forrest off his own bowling. But Forrest was so confused by the incident he thought the only gentlemanly thing to do was to run himself out.
Then he pegged Katich down, before getting him out for his first real failure of the year.
He dried up the runs and probed like an alien, while nameless faceless fast bowlers toiled at the other end.
Perhaps Hodge is more imaginative than I thought (I doubt it). With Dirty Dick bowling to Thornely, he had a short leg, leg gully and short mid wicket. All this while Dirty Dick bowled into Thornely’s arm pit.
Dirty Dirk gets so angry when anyone scores off him, its quite amusing.
Someone needs to check the water supply to the Nsw changeroom, it may have lithium in it. They have lost 3 wickets (one to a run out) and they are batting like they want a draw not a win. Quite odd.
The pitch is still a small pr1ck to bat on, but its not as bad as it was on the first two days. You can play your shots on it, not that NSW have tried that radical tactic.
Oh Greg Mail is still in, he has blazed to 95 not out.
vics vs nsw day two
I got to the G at lunch, had a sleep in, and then had to do some work.
From time to times I do work.
When I got to the ground Hodge and Hussey were making their way to the wicket.
I was struck by the lack of people at the ground. I’m used to small crowds but this was small for a NSW game.
Hodge didn’t last long, played the ugliest cut shot this side of Tori Spelling.
The Speedblitz side continued to bowl at Hussey’s head. He continued to make runs.
Katich must have played some innings yesterday, this is a not an easy deck to bat on, in the words of my father “it’s a pr1ck of a pitch”. Only the best seem to manage it.
If you didn’t know it was impossible you’d swear Hussey was batting on another pitch altogether.
Small note, Nicholson is probably ten years older than Bollinger, but you’d swear it was the other way around.
The pace of the pitch can be explained by the fact that Haddin start taking bouncers on the second half volley.
Katich is such a reactionary captain, he waits for Hussey to hit a ball somewhere, then he puts a fielder there. I hate when captains put out deep point fielders, how about telling your bowler to stop bowling sh1t short balls.
Hussey eventually went out for 95, I think this was the 6th 50 I’ve seen him make, still never seen him make a ton. After all the bouncers, he went out to the slow medium pace of the MAILman.
Put this in my file of wickets that slow medium pacers get at the G. The rate of medium pacers getting wickets here is oddly high. As I finished that last sentence Thornley took another wicket.
Cameron White signed autographs while on crutches. Top effort.
Then I went to interview the guitarist from My Chemical Romance.
True story.
Somehow victoria limped to first innings points, with Bryce "i'm not that old" Mcgain leading the way.
From time to times I do work.
When I got to the ground Hodge and Hussey were making their way to the wicket.
I was struck by the lack of people at the ground. I’m used to small crowds but this was small for a NSW game.
Hodge didn’t last long, played the ugliest cut shot this side of Tori Spelling.
The Speedblitz side continued to bowl at Hussey’s head. He continued to make runs.
Katich must have played some innings yesterday, this is a not an easy deck to bat on, in the words of my father “it’s a pr1ck of a pitch”. Only the best seem to manage it.
If you didn’t know it was impossible you’d swear Hussey was batting on another pitch altogether.
Small note, Nicholson is probably ten years older than Bollinger, but you’d swear it was the other way around.
The pace of the pitch can be explained by the fact that Haddin start taking bouncers on the second half volley.
Katich is such a reactionary captain, he waits for Hussey to hit a ball somewhere, then he puts a fielder there. I hate when captains put out deep point fielders, how about telling your bowler to stop bowling sh1t short balls.
Hussey eventually went out for 95, I think this was the 6th 50 I’ve seen him make, still never seen him make a ton. After all the bouncers, he went out to the slow medium pace of the MAILman.
Put this in my file of wickets that slow medium pacers get at the G. The rate of medium pacers getting wickets here is oddly high. As I finished that last sentence Thornley took another wicket.
Cameron White signed autographs while on crutches. Top effort.
Then I went to interview the guitarist from My Chemical Romance.
True story.
Somehow victoria limped to first innings points, with Bryce "i'm not that old" Mcgain leading the way.
Friday, November 30, 2007
vics vs nsw day one
Dirk “say it out loud” Nannes and Gerard Denton completely destroyed New South Wales today.
Unfortunately for them they couldn’t beat the West Australian Katich, the man who bats like a crab.
This year must have a new shell (boom). He's made a kazillion runs, at an average that would make Hussey uncomfortable. He outscored his team mates by 30 runs. That’s a pretty good effort.
All day the Vics were only a Katich away from taking over. This didn’t happen until Dirty Dirk Nannes came on with the new ball.
Denton and he shared 4 wickets apiece.
You get the feeling that 250 may not be a terrible score in the scheme of things. Katich, other than a brief period against McGain, was mostly kept quiet, which means the deck must have had something in it.
Hodge sent the blues in, whether it was a strategic decision or he did a dravid/ganguly/tendulkar and was protecting his average we don’t know.
Wednesday’s destroyer Quiney lost his wicket on stumps to the oldest young dude on the planet Doug Bollinger.
If this wicket does have a bit of spice in it, then the majority of the runs will have to come from Hodge and Hussey.
Unfortunately for them they couldn’t beat the West Australian Katich, the man who bats like a crab.
This year must have a new shell (boom). He's made a kazillion runs, at an average that would make Hussey uncomfortable. He outscored his team mates by 30 runs. That’s a pretty good effort.
All day the Vics were only a Katich away from taking over. This didn’t happen until Dirty Dirk Nannes came on with the new ball.
Denton and he shared 4 wickets apiece.
You get the feeling that 250 may not be a terrible score in the scheme of things. Katich, other than a brief period against McGain, was mostly kept quiet, which means the deck must have had something in it.
Hodge sent the blues in, whether it was a strategic decision or he did a dravid/ganguly/tendulkar and was protecting his average we don’t know.
Wednesday’s destroyer Quiney lost his wicket on stumps to the oldest young dude on the planet Doug Bollinger.
If this wicket does have a bit of spice in it, then the majority of the runs will have to come from Hodge and Hussey.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
shield wrap up - day 2
Victoria stumbled across first innings points. Brad Hodge didn’t quite get his ton, but he did get his groove back. Hussey and Jewell both got starts, but they didn’t go on to really press home Victoria’s advantage. The best red headed all rounder in Australia made sure Victoria got the points.
The game is still there abouts for Tassie, if they can plough through Victoria’s amazingly fragile looking tail.
Hodge and Hussey need to make hundreds not 50’s and 90’s if they want to push for selection. Remember boys, selection is only a hamstring strain away.
For Nsw, Simon Katich made a hundred to almost single handily beat South Australia on his own. These days you only need a player or two to beat them.
While for the warriors, Matthew Inness
31.4 19 38 5 1.20
destroyed Queensland, I checked the score at 5/215 and then I heard they were all out for 228. Their batsmen are now turning the screws on the game.
When Inness was a youngster (and a Victorian) he was a terribly exciting young cricketer, but over the years he struggled to take enough wickets and ended up outside the side.
From there he has struggled to be a permanent fixture in Wa, but he is now there with some other Eastern state bowlers, and he seems to be finding the wickets again.
The game is still there abouts for Tassie, if they can plough through Victoria’s amazingly fragile looking tail.
Hodge and Hussey need to make hundreds not 50’s and 90’s if they want to push for selection. Remember boys, selection is only a hamstring strain away.
For Nsw, Simon Katich made a hundred to almost single handily beat South Australia on his own. These days you only need a player or two to beat them.
While for the warriors, Matthew Inness
31.4 19 38 5 1.20
destroyed Queensland, I checked the score at 5/215 and then I heard they were all out for 228. Their batsmen are now turning the screws on the game.
When Inness was a youngster (and a Victorian) he was a terribly exciting young cricketer, but over the years he struggled to take enough wickets and ended up outside the side.
From there he has struggled to be a permanent fixture in Wa, but he is now there with some other Eastern state bowlers, and he seems to be finding the wickets again.
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