By Jim Morton
November 27th 2009 @ 1:16am
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Aussie batsmen rue missed opportunities
Australia’s batsmen were Thursday night lamenting an opportunity lost as they took the foot off West Indian throats at the Gabba.
After winning the toss and dominating with the bat to be 2-200, Ricky Ponting’s men were left to wonder what could have been as they went to stumps at 5-322.
Simon Katich (92), Ponting (55), Mike [...]
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Brett McKay said | November 27th 2009 @ 7:17am | Report comment
Peter Roebuck this morning:
“Until he lost his way in the 80s, a fate also suffered by Duran Duran, Katich was the most settled of the batsmen.”