Archive for the ‘Sydney’ Category
Ump errors
Cricket is a great leveller and it doesnt consider if its India or England. Some Aussie blogs have mentioned that had Ponting taken the Strauss catch of may be Hussey then his effigies would have been burnt in India. Well may be yes, but then they should have known the anger and the pain when you are resigned to loss for not the game you play, but owing to over appealing and claiming catches when they are not…
English reaction to this catches and umpire reactions have nothing but idiotic. Something they would have learnt while watching Sydney 2008.
And not everybody is like Anil Kumble and his Indian lads who wont sulk. Not everybody takes this incidents in good taste. It would be interesting to see Ponting’s reaction on result today if they lose or even if they win……Lets see how the hunters feel when they are preyed down by their own medicine…..
SCG test, Aussies make a good start
445 is a good score after what it looked at 4/143 with Hayden, Hussey and Ponting contributing just 61.
Hauritz was magical today with the bat with quick fire 45 along with Mitch’s 64. He is one man who is in the thick of action right this summer. Highest wkt taker in India, this series and no fluke with the bat. And as Soulberry suggests affordable than high ego Andrews of the world….
The ball has already started keeping low. A good 4th innings total could see Safs choke to the usual ways, but then Aussies will have to bowl well in 1st innings and then unlike Perth and MCG, bat well in 2nd innings.
Meanwhile Boulinger is troubling McKenzie with short pitched stuff. Looks to have a good quick action. Right now i m at a loss to remember whose action Boulinger resembles…..
I assume, the talks of replacement of Aussies as number 1 team might just be baseless and a bit too early 
