Brisbane Day 5
Ho Hum! 1-o down and 4 to play..sounds very familar!
Now correct me if my memory is playing tricks, but at last year's ashes, weren't the queues round the grounds for miles on the last day as people clambered for tickets? Last day here... 5,000 brits and a few cobbers who arrived in the same taxi. This meant that the Barmy Army was able to sit together and the atmosphere was superb for the first time. They didn't stop singing from the minute they arrived.
So it's an early finish in Brisbane this morning and the loss of KP in the first over of the day was the end of the very slender hopes that we had. He tried to force the pace from the first ball of the day and was out by the fourth after trying to cream every delivery. Compare Collingwood and Pietersen to Langer & Ponting's march from 90 to a 100...the latter all done in singles and nudges. It just simply a matter of professionalism. They are and we're not.
However optimism beckons. McGrath is struggling with fitness, Ponting's back is creaking and we made their bowling look ordinary in the second innings. So hopefully the tide might start to turn. Vice-captain Hilditch is good enough to come back from 2 abysmal shots and the team is capable of regularly posting scores of 450+. The only change required for Adelaide is Monty for Anderson and playing with two spinners, the convicts are talking about bringing MacGill in for Clarke anticipating that the wicket will turn.
And finally can idiots like Botham please keep schtum in the press. What a great idea, let's call the Aussies "Dad's army", of course that won't wind them up and get them to play out of their skins.
Personally I fly to Adelaide on Wednesday morning so have a day and a half to make the most of Brisbane. I might try and be a bit of a culture vulture and see if I can find any decent museums or galleries as it really is too hot to do anything outdoors. To put this heat into perspective, I literally have to pull my belt away from my shorts every night as the the two have welded together during the day and become stuck!
Looks like I spoke too soon in the Fantasy footy, back to my usual mid-table antics....
Up the Monty
Now correct me if my memory is playing tricks, but at last year's ashes, weren't the queues round the grounds for miles on the last day as people clambered for tickets? Last day here... 5,000 brits and a few cobbers who arrived in the same taxi. This meant that the Barmy Army was able to sit together and the atmosphere was superb for the first time. They didn't stop singing from the minute they arrived.
So it's an early finish in Brisbane this morning and the loss of KP in the first over of the day was the end of the very slender hopes that we had. He tried to force the pace from the first ball of the day and was out by the fourth after trying to cream every delivery. Compare Collingwood and Pietersen to Langer & Ponting's march from 90 to a 100...the latter all done in singles and nudges. It just simply a matter of professionalism. They are and we're not.
However optimism beckons. McGrath is struggling with fitness, Ponting's back is creaking and we made their bowling look ordinary in the second innings. So hopefully the tide might start to turn. Vice-captain Hilditch is good enough to come back from 2 abysmal shots and the team is capable of regularly posting scores of 450+. The only change required for Adelaide is Monty for Anderson and playing with two spinners, the convicts are talking about bringing MacGill in for Clarke anticipating that the wicket will turn.
And finally can idiots like Botham please keep schtum in the press. What a great idea, let's call the Aussies "Dad's army", of course that won't wind them up and get them to play out of their skins.
Personally I fly to Adelaide on Wednesday morning so have a day and a half to make the most of Brisbane. I might try and be a bit of a culture vulture and see if I can find any decent museums or galleries as it really is too hot to do anything outdoors. To put this heat into perspective, I literally have to pull my belt away from my shorts every night as the the two have welded together during the day and become stuck!
Looks like I spoke too soon in the Fantasy footy, back to my usual mid-table antics....
Up the Monty
posted by Ant | 3:05 am
2 Comments:
Mr Ball. 1-0 does sound familiar however the only thing your gunna have to cheer about this summer is a token drawn test which is likely to occur in adelaide cause even nigel and mickey carr would be able to bat for two days down their. im heading down their for the 1st 3 days so if you get the chance give me a call on 0414656542 and we can catch up for a schooner or ten. hopefully see you soon. wheelo
I'm telling you if the England keep up this performance i'm going to bring an end to my midnight antics. Who the hell scores 92 only to chuck it all away in the first over of the following session!!?? NOT COOL. At least SA beat you guys in Rugby, not that it's something to shout about. Oh well. Anyway see you on the flip side.
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