The Oval 2005 - Freddie bowls 463 overs unchanged for a second career 5fer as the crims collapse from something like 180-1 to 360ish all out. I love that guy, would give him a big hug if I ever met him. People talk about Pietersen's innings, but we would have been under so much more pressure if we were batting to avoid an innings defeat rather than setting a potential target the next day. My favourite Flintoff spell, including Lord's the other week, Edgbaston last year, Edgbaston 05. They were all better spells in terms of how he bowled, but this one meant so much. God, did I mention I love Freddie?
Edgbaston 97 - Nasser Hussain scores 207, and that was the innings that pretty much made me a cricket fan. I couldn't tell you a whole lot about the intricacies of the innings, but boy did I enjoy it and it still means a lot to me these days, especially as we wound up winning that series 2-0.
Cardiff 2009 - i was close to tears when Paul Collingwood got out after playing a mother****er of a rearguard. I couldn't sit still, was posting utter gibberish in the match thread (no change there), and resigned myself to defeat as Monty strolled out. But with a superstar batsman at the other end, they never looked like getting out, it was 11 overs of sheer hell, when we took the lead I jumped up and down, when time was called, I jumped off the couch and hurled my remote control across the room. got very drunk that night. Maybe I'm overplaying it because it's so fresh in the memory but honestly, I have never felt so relieved. After looking forwards to this series for ages a feeling of here we go again had been setting in, I honestly felt that with that draw we could move forwards and win the series...we'll see, it may lose its place in my heart if we lose next week, if we win it'll gain a point or two. Wub u jimmeh, and cheers Monty
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