The Ashes 2006/07: The Melbourne Test Thread - Day Two

[sambino239]

Looks injured, Read looks good upto the stumps though the bowlers have confidence on him stood up!

[south beds mikey]

I wish I had your confidence Vrock!! Hoggard gone in the side. More work for Mahmood

[sambino239]

Reads a natural Keeper looks it as will, Ive always liked a good keeper, but runs from Stewart and
Jones have swayed me in last few years but a good keeper is worth watching

[south beds mikey]

decent morning for england. saj bowling quick. Monty on against Symonds a must

[south beds mikey]

Monty on but mid on and off both on the fence. Surely let him go over the top a couple of times before sticking them out?

[Vrock]

Originally Posted by south beds mikey

I wish I had your confidence Vrock!! Hoggard gone in the side. More work for Mahmood

Well I did have the help of a few bottles of a little something alcoholic.

Hoggard's worry should keep Mahmood happy for this match; it's probably an opportunity for him to bowl a little more ordinary and finally get sent back to play for Lancs for a while.

Harmison looking really good against the right handers, sadly he looks all at sea against the lefties.

Originally Posted by south beds mikey

Surely let him go over the top a couple of times before sticking them out?

I'm thinking the same thing. It really is silly to start an aggressive spin bowler with an Ashley Giles field(note to Freddie there).

[south beds mikey]

Yep. Just conceding any initiative.

[Aussie-Yank]

Ok, looks like everybody has beat me to it..... I am not impressed with Flintoff's Captaining of Monty - to me it shows it still has no trust in the spinner.

[Vrock]

It's as if Freddie's first thought with a spinner is to attack by defending. Surely it should be the other way round? He keeps three slips for Harmison so why not some more guys around the bat/close in for Monty?

[south beds mikey]

Can only agree boys. Really poor captaincy. We must gamble with Monty v Symonds but then let him off with easy singles

50 stand when we just didn't need it!!

Whats the thinking for crying out loud?