Best side, 3rd best side....they'll always be the best side in my book!
Remember Ashes game 2 2006/07..........that was one of the best tests i ever saw!
Australia did it again!
While they wern't so hot on the first day, credit where credit is due, Australia were superb today. They only won one day of this Test and in the end it was the only day that counted.
On the other hand, Pakistan were absolutely abysmal today. They lost this game in the first session this morning by sitting back and expecting it to fall into their laps. Then, this afternoon they did a brilliant job of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. In my books, they were always a good chance of getting the colliwobbles.
Yesterday, just after the tea break when we were effectively 4 down for 7, Glenn McGrath on ABC radio predicted we'd win my 37 runs -- in the end we won by 36. Where are those commentators and journalists who were suggesting only a month-odd ago that Mike Hussey should be dropped from the test-team? Feasting on crow me-thinks!
Well maybe if the Pakistani cricket team had a wicket keeper who can catch a ball the ending would be different. Mike Hussey was dropped 4 times. 4 TIMES!!! Are you serious? Need I say more?
Where are those commentators and journalists who were suggesting only a month-odd ago that Mike Hussey should be dropped from the test-team? Feasting on crow me-thinks!
Yep....and sharing it with a massive number of everyday sports fans who likewise were calling for his head.
Sure...he had a good second innings (dropped 4 times, though) but he's been fairly average of late too. Not that he's Robinson Crusoe in that regard!
have you seen how the ranking system works Matt? we are number one by a mile.
Not according to the official International Cricket Council (ICC) website I've been looking at, Mick. Certainly not according to their Test rankings.
Maybe you're looking at an overall standing which includes Test, one-day international and 20-20 standings, or the ODI list rather than the Test standings alone?
Anyway....it was a great finish and will do wonders for the confidence of some of the 'transition' players like Hauritz and Siddle who are trying to establish themselves in the side.
After Pontings' and Husseys' irresponsible shots to lose their wickets in our 1st innings, I was ready to call for their heads , the Pakis played well for the first 3 days, all over us, but their tactics today were mystifying. Why they didn't surround Hussey and Siddle and really put pressure on our tail end batsmen during the 1st session today and then when they get a sniff, drop 4 catchs, they only have themselves to blame unfortunately.
The big moment, to me, was Hauritz' brave caught & bowled of the Pakis' captain, if that chance wasn't taken , the Pakistanis probably would've won. After that the inexperienced middle order and tail end batsmen couldn't hold their nerve and capitulated with an unseemly lack of fortitude and the game was ours.
Don't you just love summer and the cricket on tele, almost as good as Parramatta and the Swans winning their respective premierships this year.
How on earth can Pakistan lose the Sydney Test???
I thought we gone after day one, even up till midday today. Some sloppy fielding and loose batting cost them the game.
