Quite, seems rather hard done by.
2009 Ashes Series - England vs. Australia **Spoilers**
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cook out, England all out before tea for 150. You read it hear first.
Actually is 150 being too positive?
Actually is 150 being too positive?
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Here's a pretty amazing stat. Well I think so anyway.
Batting from 4 downwards, Bell averages 46.93.
46.93! He's played 32/49 of his games batting outside of 3, I have to wonder would his career have been quite different had he played his cricket in an England team who had a dependable no. 3 in the side throughout?
but having said all that, the way he's playing Johnson's short ball, it wouldn't matter where he bats.
Batting from 4 downwards, Bell averages 46.93.
46.93! He's played 32/49 of his games batting outside of 3, I have to wonder would his career have been quite different had he played his cricket in an England team who had a dependable no. 3 in the side throughout?
but having said all that, the way he's playing Johnson's short ball, it wouldn't matter where he bats.
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Hang on, when?
When he fended off two short deliveries which he had no clue about. The ball could have very easily gone to a fielder.
If Ponting had a leg slip in Bell would have been caught.
Just my pessemistic view of Bells batting so far really.
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oh right - thought you meant when he sort-of-maybe got a bit of his glove on that one to siddle!
Probably because Johnson is again spraying the ball all over the place...im surprised they left out Lee...would have thought he was a shoe in seeing as he was more or less fit or have i missed something...seems like they have gone with the same team from the last test.
Just hope that it doesnt backfire in their faces....they need to get Sherminator aka Bell out
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Probably because Johnson is again spraying the ball all over the place...im surprised they left out Lee...would have thought he was a shoe in seeing as he was more or less fit or have i missed something...seems like they have gone with the same team from the last test.
Just hope that it doesnt backfire in their faces....they need to get Sherminator aka Bell out
Looking at it, I think they're going to regret not playing both Hauritz and Lee, although I still don't know who they would have dropped!
I'm actually thinking we should have played Monty instead of Harmison!
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Yup, totally unchanged. I was a bit confused about Lee as well but if they though Johnson could replicate the form he found in the last test then it'd make sense. I saw Lee at sussex before the series started and he didn't look half as good as the on form Johnson or Clark. Happily though Johnson is spraying them about again but that said he did have the measure of Bell early on who sounds like he's incapable of handling the shorter ball.
Don't speak too soon re Bell, he's only got 37 and could chuck his wicket in yet. After lunch is going to be a nervy time.
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Well the theory was the oval = fast and bouncey. By the looks of this morning though, it ain't, and Onions would be much better suited imo.