So...this spinners paradise...

What happened?

And what's with all this stuff about Swann being so much more superior to Monty?

Cardiff want their £1.5m a day over 5 days, not 3. And Swann is better than Monty, but that's not necessarily huge praise. Australia play spin very well - if either Monty or Swann bowled at English batsmen there'd be carnage.

SBS had a pre-day's play analysis session featuring the woeful Mo Matthews talking about the technical aspects of off-spin. Equiped with slow-mo and freeze-frame he showed the body position of Haurie v Swanny at delivery, with Haurie basically vertical and Swann leaning over to the left at 80 degrees.

Apparently that makes Haurie grouse and Swanny sh!t.

Mo was crapping on about seam position or something. Too flipping technical!

Aye, the man's a twat.

Looks like BM called this about right.

skully wrote:SBS had a pre-day's play analysis session featuring the woeful Mo Matthews talking about the technical aspects of off-spin. Equiped with slow-mo and freeze-frame he showed the body position of Haurie v Swanny at delivery, with Haurie basically vertical and Swann leaning over to the left at 80 degrees.

Apparently that makes Haurie grouse and Swanny sh!t.

The figures in this test support that.

Please carry on picking Haurie & believing Swanny is rank on the basis of 1 test match. Be our guests..... it means Stuart Clark is unlikely to play for starters

JKLever wrote:Please carry on picking Haurie & believing Swanny is rank on the basis of 1 test match. Be our guests..... it means Stuart Clark is unlikely to play for starters

Sage, JKL. Farkin madness.

Haddin looking anything but comfortable against the spin of Minty and the duck.

Yet he's 50 not out at Lunch.

Can be thanfkful Strauss decided to take the new ball and release the screws.

Phurt, Swanny went off with a split spinning finger.

skully wrote:Phurt, Swanny went off with a split spinning finger.

get the crazy glue and he'll be fine