Now that makes a nice change. How interesting is it to watch Test cricket when wickets are falling?
Australia were on toast against the Kiwi's on Day 1. To be honest once Australia got passed about 180, I thought the Kiwi'sbatting was always going to struggle to score enough runs to win the match. This is a side that was dismissed for 170 odd against Bangladesh. Anyway, that was exactly how it turned out of course, but I still think there were some worrying signs for the Aussies - yet again. Too many batsman still batting like millionaires. This was old fashion Test Cricket. The only players that were prepared to change their natural game and bat according to the conditions were Clarke and Kattich, and they were pretty much the difference between the two sides.
Why is it that Hayden, Ponting, Symonds and these blokes think they can just blaze away under any circumstances and smash bowling attacks into oblivian. They can't. What about some old fashioned patience and grafting. Some decent footwork to the moving ball and soft hands to the high bounce?
There is so much Test cricket played I guess, the they'll just get another chance to make up for again next week I suppose, and most likely and a pitch far more suited to thumping some happless fast bowler to all part of a lightning fast outfield and batting soundly for a day and half to save a match is a bit much like hard work.
Well one bloke who just may not get too many more "next weeks" would be Matthew Hayden. Surely, his days are now numbered. I for one doubt, he'll be opening the innings in the 2009 Ashes tour.
NZ's Southee looks exiting though doesn't he? Young, built, quick and can hit a ball too! What will the Kiwi's do to ruin this one?
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