The War: Game 1, Day 1

~ Cheryl

It has been Australia’s day. From winning the toss through to ending the day on 364-3, nothing has gone wrong for them. England, in contrast, were disappointing. Harmison and Anderson were poor, and Hoggard was never going to get the conditions he needed in Brisbane (Adelaide may be another matter). The most significant action of the day, however, game in the final hour when KP got a couple of deliveries to bounce and turn sharply, beating Hussey quite comprehensively. If a part-time spinner like Pietersen can do that, goodness only knows what Warnie will do.

6 thoughts on “The War: Game 1, Day 1”

  1. I think we can all guess, though . I’m guessing Australia will push through till tea tomorrow, if they can. Try to get 600+, and then go for the throat. If England don’t have a very good first session tomorrow, or if the pitch doesn’t prove to be completely dead, this one will struggle to go to four days.

  2. So, the guy who got the 100+ was actually standing there hitting the ball for 3+ hours? With around 150 pitches made to him? At least that’s what I managed to get out of the stats they were putting up. Yeesh, and people complain about long at-bats in baseball.

    [Currently in Cairns, so yes, I actually did see some of this Ashes thing on the telly]

  3. Yeesh, and people complain about long at-bats in baseball

    Sure they do. How long would it take a baseball player to score 100? Given that the most I’ve ever seen one score in a 3-hour match is around 5? Talk about watching paint dry. In contrast Punter is managing better than 1 run every 2 deliveries.

    But there are alternative forms of cricket that might be more to the American taste. We can do fast (one-day), frenetic (Twenty20) and so-fast-you-need-a-few-beers-to-play (six-a-side). The nice folks at Mediazone have some six-a-side you can download here.

    Or if you want cricket that is more like baseball I can try to find some video of Geoff Boycott batting.

    Enjoy Cairns. Have been trying to get Kevin there to see the reef before it is all gone. Fabulous sight.

    Oh, and don’t assume that cricket is all soft and gentlemanly because the English bowlers were poor. Wait until you see Brett Lee in action.

  4. I think the thing to watch for is Warnie on the last day of a test match played on a pitch that, according to Ponting, is already cracking up.

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