philmophlegm: (Bush Tucker Man)
philmophlegm ([personal profile] philmophlegm) wrote2009-03-08 11:28 pm
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One to watch

Anyone else see any of the South Africa / Australia test match?

Phil Hughes. 20 years old. Second test. 115 first innings. 136 not out second innings. Youngest player ever to score two centuries in the same test. And you should have seen some of the shots he was playing.

England need to start working out how to get him out in time for the Ashes.

[identity profile] king-pellinor.livejournal.com 2009-03-09 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
Should that not be "Australia need to start working out how to get him out..."? ;-)

[identity profile] lanciatore.livejournal.com 2009-03-10 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Not seen any of it on account of not being allowed Sky (becuase I would watch Test matches all the time I'm told by tovaglia)

Hughes got a 4th ball duck in his first Test, trying to uppercut Dale Steyn over the slips. Sounds like he has carried on in the same vein. But batting like that he will give you a chance or two- you just have to make sure you take it. Michael Slater used to play the same way.