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[Grug]

Healthy? Warne looks pretty gross.

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Warner may have to retire hurt here and continue the onslaught later.

 

[Grug]

Wow, talk about seizing back the initiative.

BANG! 4!

BANG! 4!

BANG! FUCKED OVER BY A SEAGULL!

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Toughing it out and punishing them back.

 

[bobnowhere]

Bloody seagulls!

 

[Rezbit]

That's fucking awesome. Gets clipped in the ear then smacks 2 fours. Lol at the seagulls fielding.

 

[reptilescorpio]

What time does it finish? Warner may get his ton. May have to slaughter a few seagulls to get it though.

Would love to see a BUPA ad with Shane Warne walking down the street with a ciggie in one hand and a Zinger works burger in the other and he runs into a healthy, skinny version of himself.

Don't give them ideas! He doesn't need the money but he would probably find it hilarious enough to do it anyway.

 

[AdventureRacing]

lol @ the Aussies who were calling for Warner's skin now ready for his dick. Toldya Warner should be in there.

No guts.

He's chopped the ball within a bee's dick of the stumps three times this innings. Same way he got out in Sydney.

I stand by my call he isn't a test cricketer yet. He's a woodcutter. Exciting when it works (and when the bowling side is bowling cream buns) but he's going to fail a fair bit with it too.

The "I told you so" heroics are pretty funny though.

Yeah i'm gonna side with Grug on this one, one big innings doesn't make him a test cricketer (i'm not saying he won't be a great player but one innings doesn't make a career). I mean you could probably rassle up the seagulls from around the ground and they would perform better than India is right now.

 

[Grug]

That's pretty fucking epic.

Cowan loving it. He had the best seat in the house.

 

[reptilescorpio]

What a shot!

 

[Rezbit]

He may not be a settled test opener yet but that was fuckin awesome!!!!!

 

[Andiie]

What a legend!

 

[DaMan121]

lol @ super slow-mo 'oh what a feeling' jump.

 

[Dead Man]

Changing the face of cricket? Get off it.

 

[Grug]

4 of the top 7 fastest test centuries of all time were in Perth.

That's pretty amazing.

 

[Grug]

How good is the DRS system.

 

[tri_willy]

looking forward to a random bloke named warnest to be playing for australia sometime in the next decade or so

 

[Rezbit]

Hahah. Awesome acting Cowan.

Lol willy...nice.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Even Cowan is coasting pretty easy at this point.

 

[Yagharek]

Truth hurts, Sheila. Take a sip and slip on that Mankini.

The only refuge for a badly beaten troll: insults.

 

[reptilescorpio]

lol need the blue circle around the glove to show the hot spot?

Looked guilty as hell. DRS time India!

 

[Omikron]

Even Cowan is coasting pretty easy at this point.

Yeah, minus gloving one behind

 

[legend166]

looking forward to a random bloke named warnest to be playing for australia sometime in the next decade or so

I love this post. I may have to steal that joke from you.

 

[Window]

Whats with the mugs guys?

 

[Omikron]

Good start from cricinfo, Australia 760 for 1 since Cowan got out in Sydney.

Incredible.

 

[Grug]

Good start from cricinfo, Australia 760 for 1 since Cowan got out in Sydney.

Incredible.

I like that stat.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Epic tonne is epic.

Hahah. Awesome acting Cowan.

Lol willy...nice.

That was the guiltiest mofo I had ever seen. OJ could have had the gloves and knife in his hand and if Cowan was there looking like that he would have been in the clink.

4th fastest test tonne.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Whats with the mugs guys?

Real Pic January in Australiatown.

 

[Rezbit]

Zaheer really carrying this attack. Bowling well this over but damn he looks tired.

Great day for the Aussies.

 

[Grug]

What a dream first day. Amazing.

 

[Dead Man]

Yep. Really happily surprised so far, even if I do wish the commentators would get off Warners dick.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Good start from cricinfo, Australia 760 for 1 since Cowan got out in Sydney.

Incredible.

Holy shit. Honestly i would expect Zimbabwe or Bangladesh to be more competitive than this.

Yeah, minus gloving one behind

He just wanted to let India feel like they had a chance .

 

[DeSo]

What a dream first day. Amazing.

Seriously. I was hoping no wicket for 50 at best. That was fucking incredible.

When Warner got hit I thought he'd struggle a bit. Two short balls, Warner dispatches them with ease. So awesome to watch.

And I laughed really hard at the Cowan not out.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Was hoping there would be a Big Bash 20/20 game tonight to see if they would make what Warner and Cowan did.

 

[Rezbit]

With the pitch talking I was honestly just hoping for a lead of 70-100; thought that would be super competitive. Obviously still could happen with a collapse, but damn they're in a good possie.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

I thought we would bat just as shit as India, I am honestly surprised.

Oh its Friday the 13th

Shoop Warner and a bat in there.

 

[crazy monkey]

I think around 75-100 monkey. India will be out in 150.

hey monkey you were off by 50 runs. That is ok. Now they will make 450 and declare. Australia will not have to bat again. Bangladesh would have put more competition than this lol

 

[artist]

Yeah i'm gonna side with Grug on this one, one big innings doesn't make him a test cricketer (i'm not saying he won't be a great player but one innings doesn't make a career). I mean you could probably rassle up the seagulls from around the ground and they would perform better than India is right now.

This is his second big innings. Besides, Warner is very close to Gilchrist's style of play. Given how shitty other Aussie openers have been, Warner is a very good candidate. Pair him up with Watson and I think England will be gulping one down for the next ashes.

This knock is miles better than Hussey's 150 in the previous test.

Good start from cricinfo, Australia 760 for 1 since Cowan got out in Sydney.

Incredible.

Some more stats:

* India's eighth score of less than 250 in the first innings in their last 16 Tests.
* The two fastest centuries against India have been scored in the last 13 months.
* In 19 overseas innings since the start of the tour to the West Indies in 2011, India's average opening partnership has been 14.31, with a highest of 63.
* If Australia score 13 more runs without losing a wicket, it'll be only the third time that a team surpasses India's first-innings total without losing a wicket. The last time it happened was against South Africa in Ahmedabad in 2008, when they were bundled out for 78.

From the above stats, its easy to say Indian test team has been down the shitter over the last couple of years. Axe Sehwag, Dravid and replace them with Rahane, Rohit Sharma. Drop Vinay Kumar for Irfan Pathan.

Axe Dhoni as the test captain and player - he has already admitted to quitting tests in a couple of years. Get Dinesh Karthik in his place.

 

[Grug]

Good afternoon/morning NeoGAF First XI.

Ready for another day of it.

 

[Dead Man]

On the road today with no radio. Going to try the live app for it.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Tidbit on the turnaround in the bowling attack

Nine times from nine innings they have bowled the opposition out this summer, for an average total of 225. Last season, England averaged 409 per innings in the Ashes. That three members of this WACA attack were part of the toothless group that faced England only highlights how far they have come in 12 months. It also serves to emphasise how poor India's batsmen have been.

The sledging comeback from the Indian players of, "wait til we have you in India!" is quite lol worthy. Not expecting much fight from them for the rest of the series.

 

[snoopen]

So good, c'mon Australia!

 

[Grug]

The sledging comeback from the Indian players of, "wait til we have you in India!" is quite lol worthy.

Yeah, basically translates to them conceding this series. Aren't sledges meant to add pressure on the opposition, not release it entirely?

 

[Grug]

Australia enter the profit zone with 10 wickets in hand.

 

[Rezbit]

Talking about Watto coming back in. Cowan needs to get a hundo here to cement his spot. Love having the stodgy player up front, I have to admit. Marsh in danger?

 

[pieatorium]

Talking about Watto coming back in. Cowan needs to get a hundo here to cement his spot. Love having the stodgy player up front, I have to admit. Marsh in danger?

Marsh is gone even if he gets 200 i think heh



edit: well its between Marsh and Cowan and I just think cowan fits into the side better

 

[Grug]

If Warner stays in, that ball is going to be like mashed potato by over 60.

 

[Grug]

Nice fifty Edward.

Keep it up.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Great 50, scored at a great pace. Been a fantastic addition to the team and a perfect opener for us. Seems the perfect contrast to Warner.

I will be incredibly pissed off if they drop him for Watson rather than Marsh.

 

[Grug]

I will be incredibly pissed off if they drop him for Watson rather than Marsh.

It will totally be Marsh who gets dropped. Fear not.

 

[master15]

I missed the Warner demolition yesterday

Edit: I see it's still on. Sharma getting some stick here