Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 1)

Lol, this is too good to be true !

6 down ! Even better !

7/62

I'm lol'ing at these Aussies !

Ball is moving around a bit. Could be tricky for the Pakistani's as well, who haven't been batting that well. Hopefully they smack up a 300 run lead and go for the win by an innings!

Rain... Booo. I'm keen to see the Pakistanis finish them for under 80 !

Might be good that Pakistan won't have too much time to bat today (if they do finish off the bottom order).

Yays ! Back on. Come on Pakistan.

Damn this wagging tail 

All out 127. Now Pakistan will implode no doubt.

Nothing more annoying than letting Aussie off the hook

If they are no more than one down tonight I'll be pleased.

I can't believe Fvck Head Ponting chose to bat first on a blatant green, patchy deck. If Aussie lose this test it was lost at the toss.

On the subject of the pitch there should be far more like them in Test cricket. Makes things far more exciting and interesting. I mean half this day has been washed out yet it's still been a magnificent days cricket, you can't say that alot.

Do you mean pitches NOT like Adelaide and Napier? If so, I agree and so to do many others. A pitch needs to be doing something on the morning of day one, flattening out for days 2/3 and starting to dry and wear for days 4/5. This pitch looks rather fresh for a Sydney pitch so I'm interested to see how it changes over the next four days. Wondering if it may be a bit to under-prepared.

Yes. And any subcontient pitch. Some groundsmen honestly have no idea.

Anyway, they survived (YAAAAAAAAAAY). Will enjoy watching the morning session tomorrow before heading off up north for the week. Hopefully when I get back i'll read on cricinfo a headline along the lines of 'Pakistan demolish Australia to win by an innings'.

Yeah but most of the subcontinent groundsmen don't get a say. They are told how it is to be prepared. Australia like to prepare their 'traditional' pitches according to each ground and similar here [Napier].

Yeah I really hope Pakistan dig in and beat them convincingly.

Oh and I still hope Watson cops a beamer to the head. And a pair for Ponting would be nice too.

Pakistan none down. Proves the pitch is not impossible to bat on. The way Warney and his mates were going on Pakistan would be 4 down by the end of play. 5kux2010-01-03 22:29:15

Shane Warne also said they should declare at 7/60 to have a crack at the Paki top order. I reckon Michael the numpty Man U fan on here would know more than him.

Nothing better than seeing those poor arrogant bastards getting a hiding to nothing, hope the Pakis go on and make a good run total..

Knowing the Aussies they ALWAYS come back.

come on pakistan put the foot to the throat

Still none down, 50 on the board. Go Pakistan !

Is this not the greatest sporting day (other than November 14) ever?

Dadi + Leeds + Pakistan =

Wrong, was there for New Years till last night and it never stopped blowing its arse out, was quite cold at times at Pukekura Park, but it really is a beautiful ground - fantastic to watch cricket from.  Was positioned near the top of the bank just behind the bowlers arm, and I don't remember ever having quite such a good view.

Game itself was a little bit of a yawn, but I guess thats mainly because 20/20 doesn't due it for me - lacks the slow buildup to a climax that cricket requires.

Oram bowled brilliantly yesterday, and other than that, you are completely underrating both Mason (who bowled well) and Thompson (who didn't).  Would take both of them over Hitchcock and Bowden.  Napier was also very good as fourth seamer (looked much better than McKay).  Woodcock bowled well for Wellington, but I think Napier and Oram won it for CD.

Not sites fault - scheduled to bat 3, and padded up from the beginning but kept shovelling himself further and further down the order.  Franky batted very well, but sadly did not move the ball in the air at all, which is the key for him bowling wise.

How 'bout now?

Pakistan lead by 0 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

I hope Umar Akmal rides his luck all the way to a ton. I like him. Pakis still sh*tting all over the aussies, great stuff

uh oh, Paki collapse. No more recognised batsmen left. Slightly to aggressive/risky batting.

20/20 tomorrow anyone going? Should be a good match, Whats the pitch like?

Yeah, I think I'll head along.

The pitch shouldn't play a big part being a T20 but it looks like a good deck and should play well. Hoping for good pace and bounce. Can tell you more come 5.30pm-ish tomorrow!

Firebirds need to find some winning form. Will be interesting to see who plays with the pitch having a lot of grass on and them preferring three spinners in the line up.



In other news.... SHANE 'THE c**t' WATSON OUT IN THE 90's AGAIN!!!!! HAHA FvCK OFF WAN|<ER!!!!

Ah true that

Pakistanis in control. Watson out for 97. Lol.

Ugh, another Australian tail wag...

They're just biding time until I get home and can watch the carnage 

Wait, sorry wrong

Scottishbhoy2010-01-06 13:17:53