Saturday 4 January 2014

Two Unsung Heroes

All the focus at the moment is on the dismal performance of England and now it's just a matter of a few sessions before they'll find themselves whitewashed, unless a miracle comes their way over the next 3 days. Take nothing away from Australia of course as they've made a remarkable turnaround from where they were 3 months ago.

But as I'm sure everyone is tired of having witnessed the same pattern for 5 consecutive test matches now, let's talk about two unsung heroes other than Haddin and Johnson for a change. The two umpires out in the middle at the moment, Alleem Dar and Marais Erasmus has had an outstanding game thus far. They've already had to make numerous tough decisions and I'm struggling to think of either of them getting any wrong.

It's good to see that in an era where more and more decisions are being taken out of the hands of the men in charge out in the middle, that we can still see outstanding performances. Let's hope this carries on.

So, to say England are up against it, is an understatement and with them already needing more runs than what's ever been successfully chased down in a test at the SCG, I'm afraid I guess they'll do well to take play into day 4.

Summary:

Aus 326 all out  &  140/4
Eng 155 all out



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