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amused by some English fans and commentators on the Guardian blogs who still don't rate Siddle - he's constantly described as being "workmanlike" or "big-hearted" as a patronising backhanded compliment, or "trundler" who "doesn't move it, isn't quick and doesn't get any bounce" if they're trying to sledge him properly.
He's got better career figures than Stuart Broad, who is apparently awesome and going to dominate Australia's batsmen. Better average, better economy rate, better strike rate, higher average wickets/innings, and now he has a better best bowling figures/innings. And a Test hat-trick.
Mat Inn Balls Runs Wickets Best Best M Ave Econ SR 5w 10w
**Broad **32, 56, 6274, 3328, 97, 6/91, 6/87, 34.30, 3.18, 64.6, 3, 0
**Siddle **17, 32, 3763, 1892, 60, 5/21, 8/113, 31.53, 3.01, 62.7, 2, 0 -
this overnight upsidedown cricket thing is great. it's like learning a language subliminally in your sleep. you can go to bed just as it's starting, knowing roughly what's required score wise and when you wake up, the radio tells you what happened and you can straight amongst the banter, speculation, bickering and punditry without actually having to watch any cricket.
there's not even any point in watching highlights because by the time you're back from work and able to watch last night's coverage, you've been hearing about it and seeing clips and endless anlysis all fucking day and anyway, the next session's about to start. so you know roughly what's required so you go to bed... etc.
fucking great it is.
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yeah - it doesn't seem to work
dude there are like 12 different streaming sites here. Most of them work.
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"one could sense England's confidence rapidly draining and Australia's growing massively."
Yes, one could. One could, indeed. One thinks one should have gone for the Square Pie hat trick but one might have made a pig of one's self so one avoid such interesting ideas. One is now regretting one's decision. One will live to pie again another day, won't one?
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that was an interesting day of play. Good middle session from England.
Marcus North isn't a test number 6. you can't afford to have a feast or famine player sitting in that position - his inconsistency is a big part of why Australia keeps losing Tests. But they can't bloody drop him because he keeps hitting centuries in between his abject failures.
Hussey saved our arses today, and not for the first time. First session tomorrow obviously vital with England taking the new ball.
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that was an interesting day of play. Good middle session from England.
Marcus North isn't a test number 6. you can't afford to have a feast or famine player sitting in that position - his inconsistency is a big part of why Australia keeps losing Tests. But they can't bloody drop him because he keeps hitting centuries in between his abject failures.
Hussey saved our arses today, and not for the first time. First session tomorrow obviously vital with England taking the new ball.
thinks its going to be similar to 1995 small margins to win games, if Hussy can get a ton++ it could be the difference, rellenjoying it so far, although the 3rd ball i was head in hands...here we go agian!!!
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Like 2005 its going to be tight, good to see a bit of the dog from England today. This one aint dead yet, not just yet.
In the Standard yesterday Siddle was quoted as not liking the celebrations after 2009 win, after 15 years of playing club cricket and having to listen to average cricketers advising and stuffing how good they where down our throats at every available opportunity, it struck me as a bit rich after one day of the series. Still all good fun.
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Great effort by the Aussies to roll England for 260 on a pitch that didn't seem to hold many demons. Siddle's hat trick was a cracker - three excellent balls.
Here's hoping Aus bat England into submission.