Posts tagged with ‘Nathan Hauritz’

Some might say that a cricket contest took place today. Others, including all of New South Wales, would disagree with a certain amount of muscular vitality. But far more importantly, we can reveal for the first time a hidden secret about the much scrutinised technique of Philip Hughes.

At 198/0 halfway through this first day, England were dreaming of a mammoth score of the type they should have achieved at Cardiff. As it turned out, a dream was all it was, barring more tailend heroics on day 2.

Australia need just three wickets with England 169-7 at tea on day 5. Assuming that they complete the win, the advantage that they have been gifted by England will probably be enough to win the series.

Limited as I am to listening on TMS (and I had to go out to collect my son from nursery. And he’s not even that interested in the cricket. Yet…) my first impressions are somewhat limited. But here goes all the same.

So this is it.  Let the battle commence.
England are playing both Swann and Panesar in the 1st Test.
And Australia will be playing Nathan Hauritz but not Stuart Clark.
Just what we would have wanted…

The Ashes are upon us. In an attempt to crack the mainstream league of Broadsheet Cricket Punditry, I am offering up my exclusive Ashes preview. We can exclusively reveal the key battles that will decide the series and who will win.

Whilst Brett Lee and Stuart Clark both took 3 wickets, Nathan Hauritz endured a rough time at the hand of the Sussex batting lineup, as they plundered 98 runs from his 18 wicketless overs.

Blinkered Ashes Reporting season is well underway. Patrick Kidd, of The Times’ Line and Length blog, thinks England’s inevitable defeat will be all due to the practice the Aussies have had in England over the years. Here’s my alternative take.