QF WP’s First Test v Pakistan TR - live

[JohnK]

A very nice no ball saves Warner

Unlike the no ball that took a wicket yesterday?

Why is consistency so difficult?

 

[moa999]

Why is consistency so difficult?

The ball to Warner was a good inch further forward

 

[RB]

Photos certainly show the poor crowd.

 

[QF WP]

That’s because my photo is of the Western Stand - full sun all day. Not popular at all.

Same today (most of the people [like yesterday] are above me in the Eastern Stand.

 

[Rugby]

Waving back

 

[QF WP]

Warner our for 154. 2/351 with Labuschagne on 92

 

[QF WP]

Taylor’s day and the Qld manager visited our table:

2014 The Pioneer Shiraz from Taylor family stock (numbered bottles, 200 in total). $1K...hmmm



Then he brought out the St Andrews. $350 magnum, 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. Yes please - line up a couple of bottles please

 

[QF WP]

Smith gone after facing only 10 balls and Labuschagne just gets his century. 3/370. That’ll teach me to be away from the table

 

[CaptJCool]

Loved the ABC review of the 3rd wicket!

 

[drron]

What a terrible first session for Australia.2 wickets.

 

[QF WP]

Yes, it’s been a great first session. Labuschagne currently 143no and Wade plundered 59 already. 3/466

 

[QF WP]

It’s tough at our table - finished our third magnum of Taylor’s



Sitting next to two famous Australian cricketers a my the first sitting of lunch (Mitchell and Dizzy)



Wait until you see what’s the wine with mains...it’s currently been decanted and sitting waiting for us...

In the meantime, we cracked a Taylor’s Chardonnay for the entree.

 

[QF WP]

Entree:

 

[QF WP]

We went all out for lunch:



Oh, that was a good lunch

 

[Pushka]

We went all out for lunch:

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Oh, that was a good lunch

Fixed that for ya!
Oh, that was a good lunch drink. (Hmm, seems we can’t do strikethroughs anymore).
I’m a little perturbed. You drink Chardonnay?

 

[QF WP]

I pushed myself to drink Riesling and Chardonnay in the past 2 days. Yesterday’s Riesling was the standout for me (on the white wing front). The HoG was the best over the 3 days, but pound for pound the Taylor’s 2012 today and Henschke 2010 yesterday were up there as well

 

[QF WP]

So a steallar last session from the Aussies - Pakistan are 3/75 (last I looked) and still trailing by 280 IIRC. Should finish tomorrow

 

[QF WP]

Oh, I missed dessert - paired nicely with a dessert wine from Torbreck. We all loved the chocolate crackle on top - smooth chocolate that wasn’t sweet.

 

[QF WP]

Sad when a day finishes and one realizes it’s back to the grind tomorrow (kids, mowing, housework and organizing my trip to MEL in Monday). Such a great time with clients, old friends and new friends. Even better when one has prospective clients from an enjoyable day with like-minded cricket aficionados

 

[QF WP]

One think that really makes an event is the staff. A shout out to Jacob, Vish and particularly Phoebe for looking after us so well over the past 3 days - needless to say that Phoebe was well topped and Jacob was invited to taste some of our wines so he would be able to describe to future guests.