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

[Vrock]

Day two hath arrived and here's the thread to discuss it.

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[Vrock]

Perfect start for England; Ponting gone playing the pull shot and skying the ball to mid on (ish).

Maybe we could take some more wickets... oh wait, Hussey just came to the crease.

All three wickets to Flintoff so far.

[south beds mikey]

Englands bad luck continues. Hussey fortunate to escape a very close LBW. The force is definately with Hussey at the moment. Let him use it up now and hopefully get a couple of bad ones come 2009

[Vrock]

Originally Posted by south beds mikey

Englands bad luck continues. Hussey fortunate to escape a very close LBW. The force is definately with Hussey at the moment. Let him use it up now and hopefully get a couple of bad ones come 2009

I don't know there mikey, Hussey will probably be averaging 150 by then and scoring centuries in his sleep!

We've bowled pretty well so far. I think Hoggy should be taken off as the sun is shining and the ball ain't swinging a lot. Harmy could just ruffle some feather whilst the ball is still hard.

Okay, scrap that, take off Freddie instead. Keep his bursts nice and short with plenty of pace.

[south beds mikey]

Harmy will be on in the next over or 2. If he doesn't do something fairly soon it won't just be the ODIs he'll be missing

[Vrock]

Originally Posted by south beds mikey

If he doesn't do something fairly soon it won't just be the ODIs he'll be missing

Well I certainly don't disagree with that. Harmy needs to give us at least one performance that we can latch on to as an excuse for playing him.

[Vrock]

A cracking delivery from Hoggard finding the gate and sending Hussey for a walk to the Pavillion.

81-4 and out comes another guy in form. The Clarke spelt with an 'e'.

[south beds mikey]

A failure at last for Hussey so the 2 of the form horses have gone. Makes Harmys spell even more crucial

[south beds mikey]

So far so good for Harmy, clarke gone. 1 form horse in gilly left, Symonds not great if the balls moving so we'll see how he goes

[Vrock]

I agree Mikey, Steve appears to have not sprayed himself with deodorant today. He doesn't appear to be trying to spray more to get more.

Great start from Harmy though; Bunny Symonds should go when his predator Monty gets a bowl.