Australia v New Zealand, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5-9 November, 2015

skully wrote:Have I mentioned "Thank fark Twatson is not in the XI"?

begging that he plays a large chunk of the season with the spivs

Speaking of going to bed - it's that time over here.

Got to be up tomorrow to watch England's heroic victory abject collapse and defeat, followed by catching up on my recording of this test, followed by the full SA v Ind test.

Big day in front of the telly for me tomorrow - everything else can get fcuked.

Enjoy the day's play fellas.

Lindsay no.2 wrote:

skully wrote:Have I mentioned "Thank fark Twatson is not in the XI"?

I'll miss him. lumbering out at no.3, taking guard then doing his inevitable fist to bat review signal (followed by the equally inevitable baleful look and shaking of head as he drags himself reluctantly from the field, like an 8 year old boy being told to go to bed by his mum).

spot on L Number 2. you only missed the petulant bottom lip which always seemed to indicate 'hey I'm Watto - you can't give me out.'....doubt there has been a non cheating cricketer more disliked than Clotto in recent times

Are NZ not a quick short? Wagner, McClenaghan, or someone?

Maybe they could have winged Plunkett over, before he gathers cobwebs in the UAE.

50 partnership.

PeterCS wrote:Are NZ not a quick short? Wagner, McClenaghan, or someone?

Maybe they could have winged Plunkett over, before he gathers cobwebs in the UAE.

Bracewell 1st change and allrounder Neesham as 2nd change quick.

Monty tonks a couple over mid-off from Craig.

I don't like GCS's little cross batted poke to midwicket. As Nein have shown, he is prone to top edge that stroke.

Monty has done well to catch GCS.

What a ridiculous review.

Crikey, GCS has had enough. He's just carted Bracewell back over his head for a massive six.

Decent 50 up to GCS. Man, he's got such steely wrists. He just flicked that and it flew through point.

Sheep are gonna be 5 overs short at Lunch. Another 7 hour day's play here today.

skully wrote:Monty has done well to catch GCS.

Warner has added 23 at pace to Monty's zero since then.

But now the Banjo smacks a 4 through midwicket.

Aus sure motored in the last 90 mins. They were 0-8 after 7 overs and 35 odd minutes. Now they've just brought up their 100 opening stand. So that's better than a run a minutes 3/4 of the session.

Well, after a pensive first half hour, Aus would be delighted with 0-100 at Lunch.

better than i expected. un zud bowled a bit too inconsistently to take advantage of the pitch

So the home track bullying has begun.


All is well with Aus cricket again, then....

LOL @ Trev.

Well done to Monty on a Gabba 50 after a very careful start. Nice to see him playing mostly straight.

0 fer One-fitty - handy.

surely Mudge has provided the post of the day...never happy unless Oz are performing poorly

Monty hangs the bat out and goes for 71. 1-161.

not a bad knock, given the circumstances

Nice cut shot to get the Koala his 1st boundary.