Phillip Hughes 115 vs SA

Debut century.

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[saadparekh]

He reminds me so much of Ganguly. Unusual technique, gifted timing, two centuries in his first tour & that too overseas and no to forget the short ball vulnerability. Do he have the bounce-back-ability of Ganguly?

[Binkycool]

@saadparekh haha wats bounce-back-ability? you mean proving his critics wrong? well we'll just have to wait and see.

[SempreSami]

Why the bloody Linkin Park song?

[Binkycool]

@SempreSami I regret it myself now, didn't like the commentary though, SA commies are so boring. Sorry can't re-upload it as I don't have the original.

[tintumonuttan]

Any Aussie here? Please explain how a player who is very vulnerable to short bowling scored back to back hundreds against Dale Steyn and Co.? How good is his domestic record?

[Binkycool]

@tintumonuttan is that a rhetorical question?

Well it is believed that SA didn't bowl at his body enough. He is averaging above 50 at both Test and FC cricket.

[4812megan]

@tintumonuttan I'm Aussie. He was not that vulnerable to short pitched bowling. He has an unusual technique but so what! People said Steve Waugh was vulnerable to short bowling. Hughes' biggest problem cam from inept selectors, who have now been sacked. Hughes made 1000 runs in 6 weeks and after just 2 low scores was dropped and told to change his technique. Hughes hasn't been the same since, he's trying to please the slectors instead of simply watching the ball and smacking it. Fantastic eye.

[cricket4life45]

now he is such a bad player he swings way 2 late and finds lots of outside edges he didnt even get picked 4 the boxing day team against india 2011/2012

[Snorklex]

Mute button we meet again....

[MrBen51309]

Hahah I can't say that I've seen too many batsman go for a 6 when they're on 99. He has strange technique, but hey, if it works it works.

[CoolStoryBrosauce]

I'm sure Hughesy will become a great player for us in time, he's still young, and he's definitely been working on his technique. Given the proper time and opportunity, he can easily be as good as Hayden, Langer, Katich and Watson have been for us.

[sweetandsoward1]

its a shame hughes hasen't been making runs. I have alot of time for him, I think he is a potential match winner. It seems watching this innings against SA, he is playing his natural game, but against England, he was much more defensive and look a different player than the player who pumped SA and domestic bowlers around Australia.

It is not easy coming into a team mid series, when everyone is performing terrible. If he was batting with Hayden or Langer now, confidence would be much higher.

[ColloidalWarrior]

@tintumonuttan The Poms figured him out during the Ashes tour, he hasn't been the same since. His domestic record at the moment is pretty shocking, he's still pretty young so there's time for him to figure out how to fix his problems.