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[reptilescorpio]

Alright I'm going to take a nap until Doolan goes out or retires from sleepiness or whatever.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Looks like dools is starting to play some shots.

JP is actually bowling kind well, honestly.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

So who does Australia make retire next?

Swann, Smith.......

 

[Antiwhippy]

I think australia might actually be deliberately cutting down the runrate. No way is warner not trying to attack duminy.

 

[Rezbit]

I think australia might actually be deliberately cutting down the runrate. No way is warner not trying to attack duminy.

Why lol

Edit: I see on cricinfo they're saying the same. Seems bizarre to me. Should just blaze it.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Why lol

Game it. Make it look like it's tough going so SA are a uneasy when Aus bowl. Doubt it though.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Why lol

I've no fucking clue. Maybe extend it longer to make it harder for the saffers to be able to win?

He's been kicking most of duminy's deliveries. That's just super weird.

 

[kmag]

I've no fucking clue. Maybe extend it longer to make it harder for the saffers to be able to win?

He's been kicking most of duminy's deliveries. That's just super weird.

I think it's a dangerous ploy. SA aren't going to try to chase anything over 400, they're too wedded to their precious unbeaten in series run. You may as well score as much as you can by a set period of time.

It's also a bit unfair on Warner who'll probably get himself out before his ton playing completely against type.

 

[Antiwhippy]

How are some of those duminy balls not called wides?

 

[Rezbit]

This is really weird.

 

[hamchan]

Uh yeah, if this slow strike rate is a strategy then that sounds really dumb to me.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Unless warner really doesn't like batting anything pitched wide outside off stump by duminy, or if he's really bothered by that rough, I can't think that this is anything other than a deliberate tactic.

 

[Rezbit]

What a ridiculous gambit.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I think that's the first run warner got in more than 20 balls.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Current Partnership: 51 runs, 20.5 overs, RR: 2.44 (Warner 17, Doolan 32)

Last Partnership: 123 runs, 20.2 overs, RR: 6.04 (Rogers 39, Warner 75)

Maybe Harris is sore and wants a longer rest?

I don't fucking know, this is bloody stupid by the Australians! >_<

 

[bobnowhere]

They might have an idea of how many runs and how many overs SA will have to try and get them. Score too fast and declare at that number and you leave SA too much time, or go too long and give SA a ridiculous score to chase and they might go into their shells.

You want at least some of the batsmen thinking that they can be the hero and score the improbable not the impossible.

 

[Rezbit]

Maybe Harris is sore and wants a longer rest?

I don't fucking know, this is bloody stupid by the Australians! >_<

But they've still got 9 batsmen. They should just keep going, wtf. Warner could be on 130 by now.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Lehmann, Warne and Clarke having an animated and anxious discussion in the balcony. Lehmann didn't seem happy with what is going on

Hope Lehmann pulls Warner aside and tells him to hit a 12 an over or he's cleaning Clarkes boots for the next 6 months.




Maybe they want Doolan to have a good innings to build his confidence?
#grapsingatstraws

 

[Antiwhippy]

But it's not doolan though. I don't think it's doolan fault. Warner hasn't got anything going at all. Some of it because they are bowling so many negative balls that they really should be called wides, but he has not been looking to attack anything at all.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Also not a bad session at all. We're 153-1 for that session, which for test cricket really is pretty amazing. Still gives us plenty of room to play it out before tea.

 

[elfinke]

Interesting first session. Bit of odd-gamesmanship seems to be taking place.

 

[bobnowhere]

Another 50 runs or an hour, whichever comes first.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Maybe Warner cracked the sads because Clarke sent in the sedate Doolan rather than another player keen to smash on like Warner/Rogers were doing?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Maybe Warner cracked the sads because Clarke sent in the sedate Doolan rather than another player keen to smash on like Warner/Rogers were doing?

Why would he care?

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Warner gets his tonne, Doolan a 50 maybe.

 

[kmag]

I think they'll let them loose for an hour after lunch get to 450/460 then declare.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Maybe Warner really really really needed a poop and didn't want to have to run up and down the pitch.

He called Faf a sissy boom boom pants yesterday for needing to stop the game for a toilet break so he had to hold out until the lunch break to maintain his superior bro position in the bro ladder of awesome men.


EDIT: Yeah 450 declare. Won't need anymore than that.

 

[Rezbit]

Maybe Warner really really really needed a poop and didn't want to have to run up and down the pitch.

He called Faf a sissy boom boom pants yesterday for needing to stop the game for a toilet break so he had to hold out until the lunch break to maintain his superior bro position in the bro ladder of awesome men.


EDIT: Yeah 450 declare. Won't need anymore than that.

Lmao yeah, I can just picture him running down the wicket like a duck saying "hothothothothot"

 

[Antiwhippy]

I guess we're about to start ramping up the runrate.

 

[reptilescorpio]

DONT CALL NO BALL UMPIRE

 

[reptilescorpio]

Is CricInfo broken? Can't get it to show up anything past the start of this session...

 

[Antiwhippy]

Yeah it is.

Nervous 99.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Twin hundreds!

He might be a bit of a pillock but he sure can bat.

 

[elfinke]

Well done Davey.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Stupid cricinfo.

Good stuff from Warner.

 

[elfinke]

Fuckin' swatted. I love it.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Great series by Warner. Averaging 100!

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

lol Smith didn't want to chase that at all.

 

[Antiwhippy]

20/20 mode now.

 

[Rezbit]

Lmao this game

 

[reptilescorpio]

Could have been bowling before lunch if Watto came in first drop!

Tonking stuff!

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Ahhh fences in Africa, absolutely terrifying.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

2/222 Richie.

 

[Antiwhippy]

How the hell does that go for six?

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

The bats they harp on about..... they really do help. Good hitter though.

Declare soonish, don't want to tire Watson out running....

 

[Antiwhippy]

So this just makes the period of play before weirder. Maybe south africa just found out bowling wide is a good way to make warner not play at anything and dools being dools. (he didn't play that poorly though, if we consider normal circumstances)

Maybe they really didn't want to bowl after lunch.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Current Partnership: 44 runs, 4.0 overs, RR: 11.00 (Watson 23, Warner 18)
Last Partnership: 65 runs, 24.4 overs, RR: 2.63 (Warner 23, Doolan 37)

Much better!

Declare soonish, don't want to tire Watson out running....

Nahhhh he can fake a muscle strain and go take a nap for 2 hours once we start bowling.

 

[hamchan]

lol, should have just done this instead of letting Doolan go in and eat away balls.

 

[elfinke]

Swingin' for the fences now. The trigger time/score must be nigh.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Over-rate feels reeeeeally slow.