***Official*** 5th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground

[Barney Rubble]

Tbf, it is fairly ignorant to not know, especially when there's been a thread in CC in the last week mentioning it.

Meh. I'm ill and my team are losing, I'm in a bad mood anyway. Giving it both barrels today.

 

[Johnners]

102 run lead is alot about 50 more than England could have wanted when they got into the tail.
Gonna need a lead of minimum 200 if not 250 to win this. Can we score 300-350? doubt it

hope so tbh... want to see a total big enough for Langer to make a 50

 

[adharcric]

WTF? How is it funny?

Haha, my bad there. Fixed.

 

[silentstriker]

I cried when McGrath recieved a standing ovation.

 

[ash chaulk]

sooo happy to watch mcgrath walk out and sad/happy to see warnes dismissal well done sons


now Langer better get a bowl

 

[Matteh]

CBE is between OBE and Knighthood, iirc.

Noone ever seems to get one these days so it's hard to tell. Wikipedia claims you're right though.

 

[The Baconator]

****

Shame that a player so successful didn't go something he so badly wanted.

Spose now we've got a Test to save.

 

[Pratters]

Warne last 2 years:

2005 (35y 110d) 15 22 2 416 90 50* 47 20.80 0 2 3
2006 (36y 110d) 10 11 1 218 43 40* 36 21.80 0 0 1

Certainly could have got it up to around 25-32 had he continued to play IMO.

 

[silentstriker]

I cried when McGrath recieved a standing ovation.

And he looked like he was emotional too. My pidge....will miss you mate.

 

[Johnners]

Haha, Warne alone has score more runs than the entire english tail this series

Proof thet Warne >>>>>>> England imo

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Hard luck for Warne. Was probably out early in his innings, but given that Gilly got a shocker and missed out on a ton it would have been nice to see Warne get one. The only thing that fits his showman status better than a test high score of 99 would be a century in his final match.

Incidentally, pretty crucial runs in the context of the game as well. England up against it now. Hopefully they can score 300 odd and set a challening total.

 

[Matteh]

Haha, Warne alone has score more runs than the entire english tail this series

Proof thet Warne >>>>>>> England imo

Someone who is arguably the greatest bowler ever is better than the England tail? Yeah i'll go along with that.

 

[Johnners]

hahahahaha Geoff lawson commentating on the ABC on the Australian Huddle, giving detailed description of Clarke's "well placed bottom pat to pidg"

 

[Demolition Man]

Sir Shane Keith Warne, if he was English, like the other 4 Wisden cricketers of the last century

 

[The Baconator]

Can see us being completely demolished now tbh.

 

[ash chaulk]

McGrath denied his maiden Test century by a selfishly extravagant Warne slog shot ahahaha

 

[Pratters]

Can see us being completely demolished now tbh.

Yeah I was thinking the same.

 

[Johnners]

Yeah I was thinking the same.

hope not... Langer needs a final 50

 

[Matteh]

Sir Shane Keith Warne, if he was English, like the other 4 Wisden cricketers of the last century

Bradman was English?

 

[Jono]

Bradman was English?

Or Viv and Sobers?

Obviously he meant if Warney was English he could have been knighted like the others, but Australians can't be knighted now.