*Official* Fourth Test at Trent Bridge

[Hurricane]

Probably settle down by lunch. If you don't have "them" 3 down by then you are in trouble.

 

[Cabinet96]

At the end of the day, do you think this pitch will be worse to bat on on days 2 and 3? If the answer is no, bowl first, given the overcast conditions. If you don't get early wickets then so be it, you probably wouldn't if you batted first anyway.

 

[Uppercut]

Yeah surely no one will even think about batting on that.

 

[King Pietersen]

Is Botham pissed? Making even less sense than normal.

 

[GIMH]

We'll be batting by tea ftr

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Exploit the Aussie weakness first up then.

 

[jan]

A Marsh swap?
Spark and Howe in the com box?
Are AUS going to win this? Because tehy should!
Should be able to watch more or less the whole day today

 

[Swingpanzee]

this might be just like edgbaston

 

[Hurricane]

I could see Brendon batting first.

 

[King Pietersen]

Why does Cook put on a fake South African accent when trying to sound posh? Sounds like a right tit.

 

[Cabinet96]

Interesting that Australia have changed their "drop a batsman after every test loss" to "drop the all-rounder after every test loss".

 

[Gob]

boned

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah surely no one will even think about batting on that.

I don''t know, it's actually very seldom that Australia bowl first, and while the wicket looks fresh, it's hardly up there with the greenest we've seen for sometimes. Add to that the nightmare Aussies are still having today over Ponting's decision to bowl first in Edgbaston in '05.

 

[Uppercut]

Clarke's response to the "what would you have done?" question. Looked like he was about to cry.

 

[Swingpanzee]

hmm MMarsh was bowling okay, would have preferred Voges to go but the extra batsman might be handy, and by handy I hope it's more than an extra 5 runs

 

[LegionOfBrad]

To Clarke "what would you have done"

"Well we're batting so doesn't really matter"

Bowled then.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Clarke at 5, yes this is done folks we've won the Ashes

 

[Cabinet96]

Surprise package: Smarsh

Remember this when he ends the day 130 not out.

You can forget all my other predictions though

 

[Hurricane]

I don''t know, it's actually very seldom that Australia bowl first, and while the wicket looks fresh, it's hardly up there with the greenest we've seen for sometimes. Add to that the nightmare Aussies are still having today over Ponting's decision to bowl first in Edgbaston in '05.

I don't think it is a green top either, Even though it has patches of grass.

 

[Gob]

hmm MMarsh was bowling okay, would have preferred Voges to go but the extra batsman might be handy, and by handy I hope it's more than an extra 5 runs

Yeah if they bowl well they won't need a 5th bowling option.

Bat the day out and win...highly unlikely though