Friday, December 28, 2007

session update lunch day four

No one loves a hand made sign more than an overweight American, but Indians do push them. They quite often make no sense to anyone who speaks English, and are held by middle aged Indians who smile like they just shot a load in the missus.

Tony Greig made a comment about the fact Roy had started to get reverse swing, shame it was only 6 overs into his spell, and he had been reverse swinging it since his first over. What do these guys get paid for?

Last night Harbhajan said they intended to win the series, he also said this was a good wicket to bat on. Reminds me of the political commentator who says a lot of really intelligent things, then he mentions that all American presidents and the British Royal family are giant alien lizards, and you start to question his original comments.

Rahul dug himself into crease, he may have used the same shovel I was going to use to bury him with. Then a Roy off spinner beat him and I put him in the back of a truck and drove for Whittlesea.

Jaffer looks suspect outside off stump, which for an opener is never a good thing. He was in such good form he edged Brett Lee twice in one over.

Brad Hogg came on and all the pressure they had built up disappeared in one over. He did start to bowl better after that, but after overs of intense pressure the tongue let it go for a moment, Australia selectors don’t like that, he needs wickets, he is very lucky McGain doesn’t have any first class games between now and Sydney.

Gilly missed a stumping down the leg side off Roy. Healy made excuses for him. Sorry Gilly, but not good enough. The only wicket keeper that mattered, Darren Chuck Berry, used to take stumpings down the leg side off Pistol Paul Reiffel at full pace on worse pitches than this.

India did exactly what I thought they would do, they allowed themselves to be kept at one end, so the Australian bowlers could work them over.

Johnson needs wickets, Tait is foaming at the mouth every time an Indian plays the short ball badly, and the selectors want him in there.

Oh I didn’t go to the cricket today, too hot.www.cricketwithballs.com "the hooking & pulling specialists"

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