Re: West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Barbados, 7-11 April, 2012

by Red Fri 13 Apr 2012, 00:44

horace wrote:bit unfair to Cowan...given the GCS is a hit and miss airhead and schoolgirl will only be ever able to make a 50 and run people out some solid knuckle down opener is required

Agree with that but the selectors obviously like the hit bit of that equation!!

by horace Fri 13 Apr 2012, 01:10

at least the selectors no longer include members of the Simper family...I think Moo's efforts in the last test were useful...that said it would be great if he could pull off a ton

by skully Fri 13 Apr 2012, 04:25

I think Moo has the class. Just needs to work harder on milking the quick singles to keep his score ticking over.

by embee Fri 13 Apr 2012, 04:28

skully wrote:I think Moo has the class. Just needs to work harder on milking the quick singles to keep his score ticking over.

He could cream a few fours while he is at it ...

by horace Fri 13 Apr 2012, 04:31

and shred any cheese puffs served up by the bowlers

by skully Fri 13 Apr 2012, 10:38

embee wrote:
skully wrote:I think Moo has the class. Just needs to work harder on milking the quick singles to keep his score ticking over.

He could cream a few fours while he is at it ...

He really only has the cut shot. During Aus's successful chase, I lost count of the number of balls he hit straight to one of the two points for yet another dot ball. "er, hit it on the other side of the wicket, ya dozey Tozzy qunt" was murmured at the TV once or twice.

by Brass Monkey Fri 13 Apr 2012, 12:09

Better than getting half your runs through the French cut, looking edgy a lot and lofting yourself out. Cowan went a long way to making sure Aus won the other night.

by skully Fri 13 Apr 2012, 12:38

Er, what? His strike rate was 30, FFS.

by Brass Monkey Fri 13 Apr 2012, 14:54

He marshalled Aus through the toughest batting period of the match. Allowed all your loose-techniqued f*ckers like WarnerWatsonClarkePonting to face the easier shit. You'd have got blown away otherwise....

by Chivalry Augustus Fri 13 Apr 2012, 19:53

Ed Cowan is an untalented version of Alastair Cook.

by Mick Sawyer Sat 14 Apr 2012, 00:28

Brass Monkey wrote:He marshalled Aus through the toughest batting period of the match. Allowed all your loose-techniqued f*ckers like WarnerWatsonClarkePonting to face the easier shit. You'd have got blown away otherwise....

aye monkey, Ed Cowan did his bit, in his way.

by The One Sat 14 Apr 2012, 00:35

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Ed Cowan is an untalented version of Alastair Cook.

that takes some doing

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