England v South Australia, Adelaide, Nov 11-13

I've heard Footit's a rare talent.

While Dello is in residence....Scott Newman could have added balast to the England batting,

It's a quandary - which is better: Newman's balast or Cook's sacrifical lamb-ery (possibly not a word)?

Perhaps Carberry should stop being such a big girl's blouse with his "blot clots" and "lung injuries" and "potential death from long-haul flights".

Man up and get out there. Oletta Adams style - by railway, sailboat, ropeswing, unicycle, whatever. Just get there, if you can...

Cook has deep brown eyes I could happily lose myself for eternity in.

Raise you deep brown eyes and a spangly ear-ring.

There's always Adam Lyth. A talented 23 year old who has discovered the elixir of eternal agedness...

That's just what young people look like up North.

Dead by 40.

Gary 111 wrote:If the MCG is anything like it was last year for the Pakistan Test on the first day Jimmykins will be deadly. But when the ball stops swinging he is a concern.

What other options do we have though? Bresnan? Tremlett? Holloway? Saj the wonder horse?

The G is pommy patto'shome ground

James Harris is on standby if everyone else fails a fitness test.

For organ donation?

DJ_Smerk wrote:I'd be happy if all the qucks average 30-33.

They showed a stat on something I was watcing the other night that India's bowlers had averaged 37 over the past few years. And that has been enought to see them become the #1 side.

If your quicks average 30-33 you'd be looking at a whitewash or near to it.

Not picked Morgan, even after Sachin backed him. Big mistake.

G.Wood wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:I'd be happy if all the qucks average 30-33.

They showed a stat on something I was watcing the other night that India's bowlers had averaged 37 over the past few years. And that has been enought to see them become the #1 side.

If your quicks average 30-33 you'd be looking at a whitewash or near to it.

Not always....

Hilfenhaus - 22 at 27.45
Siddle - 20 at 30.80
Hauritz - 10 at 32.10
Johnson - 20 at 32.55

vs

Broad - 18 at 30.22
Onions - 10 at 30.30
Swann - 14 at 40.50
Anderson - 12 at 45.16
Flintoff - 8 at 52.12

Not that i'm complaining......

I hate you

He's not as slow as Ponting, but Hauritz isn't a quick...

I was about to say Ferguson has a great opportunity to put himself forward for test selection but he's just been dismissed for 35- Caught Broad bowled Finn, which to me suggests he was out pulling or hooking.

Aiden Blizzard's FC average goes above 100. Seems like he's been around for years.

Not any more it isn't.


Menawhile, Timmy P is putting together a typically gritty innings against a test attack.

forget that, I'm talking rubbish. Paine is playing against Qld, not England.

SA 221
England 94/0

So far, so good - even Jimmy got wickets!

Good warm up. Would think England would like Cook, Trott & Prior to have a knock tomorrow rather than try and force a result. And give Colly some overs with the ball because he'll be needed.

Looks like the 4 man bowling attack is settled, so the A game will see Tremlett, Bresnan etc get a run out. Aus 'A' v England Lions?

JGK wrote:forget that, I'm talking rubbish. Paine is playing against Qld, not England.

Can I have some of your drugs, JGK?

JKLever wrote:Good warm up. Would think England would like Cook, Trott & Prior to have a knock tomorrow rather than try and force a result. And give Colly some overs with the ball because he'll be needed.

Looks like the 4 man bowling attack is settled, so the A game will see Tremlett, Bresnan etc get a run out. Aus 'A' v England Lions?

Meh, just try and win the game and keep the momentum going. Cook and co will get another chance in Hobart. Treating games as glorified practice sessions has never worked for us in the past.

Things are going fairly well.

I don't like it. ...

Interesting territory we're in.

You just know three of our key players will get inured on the eve of the first test, though. Fatty Bresnan out of nowhere producing an "inspired" spell of net bowling to break Strauss and Swann's digits and Broad getting punched in the ribs by a Panesar left hook.