tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post6331508765410556955..comments2023-11-02T18:51:25.885+11:00Comments on Down the wicket: Catches win matchesCris Cochranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04966824752959729517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-18066119826417673272017-06-14T22:30:35.338+10:002017-06-14T22:30:35.338+10:00Sign up Thrills Casino and get €200 + 50 spins wel...<a href="https://777spinslot.com/thrills-casino-online-review/" rel="nofollow"> Sign up Thrills Casino and get €200 + 50 spins welcome bonus </a>. Remember that your success depends on you. Leonie Daecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563760596713364986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691219939930045300.post-52162914387264378902009-08-09T15:05:47.352+10:002009-08-09T15:05:47.352+10:00Oh what a difference a day makes. This test starte...Oh what a difference a day makes. This test started ominously for Australia. A dead set plumb lbw turned down. I expected to see Rudy shaking his head. There were two noises but the bat was way too late. I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach as visions of Strauss plundering a big one cavorted in my head. Thankfully quality bowling and some extraordinary clean hands put paid to that nightmare. North's catch was just the thing to kickstart the carnage and from then on it was as if the clock had been turned back to the halcion days of McGrath and co. Australia used the pitch and conditions to perfection and the Poms became obsessed with bat on ball. Line and length, the bread and butter of bowlers everywhere became the weapon of choice and it worked a treat. What a contrast the Poms when it was their turn to fling the leather. Line and length gave way to aggressive short and wide bowling accompanied by even more aggressive batting. Before you knew it Australia had their first 50 and it became clear the capitulation of the English batsmen was not to be repeated by the Aussies. As the innings wore on the agression from the batsmen was replaced by watchful patience, something I have been imploring Australia to utlise when the situation calls for it. Had Australia continued with the cavalier approach it had maintained in it's period of dominance it could have been a much different overnight scoreline. <br />So Ricky and the selectors, you are to be congratulated. Number one for the masterstroke of choosing four pace bowlers. Each one looked likely to do danage at any time. And number two for the change in mindset of the batters which surely put Australia in a commanding position. This test should be over by lunch on day three and then it's off to The Oval where a draw is the norm. It will be England that will have to make all the play to take the urn unlike four years ago.Nospmasnoreply@blogger.com