Last Man Standing: Ashes 2010/11

[Jarquis]

Yes
No

Just so FoS doesn't win after 1 round

 

[kp4captain]

I'm in

Yes
No

 

[chalky]

Yes
Yes

 

[MW1304]

Yay I (joint) won!

Yes
Yes

 

[BoyBrumby]

Question 1: Will Cook & Strauss put on 50 or more for the 1st wicket?

Yeeesh. That lasted a long time. Hideous leave from the captain and it's 3/1, so "no".

Fallers:

morgieb Yes
TumTum Yes
f_o_s Yes
marc Yes
pasag Yes
GF Yes
pskov Yes
Marcuss Yes
kp4captain Yes
chalky Yes
MW1304 Yes

Standing:

Spark No
Howe_zat No
NUFAN No
candy No
Adamc No
stephen No
fertang No
Pothas No
Brumby No
Vimes No
Pickup No

 

[BoyBrumby]

Question 2: Will the incoming Australian bowlers (i.e. Harris & Bollinger) have taken more wickets than the first test survivors by COP on day 2?

2-0 to the newbies, so that's a "yes", even if it's a slightly defaulty one.

Fallers:

NUFAN No
Adamc No
fertang No
Brumby No

Standing:

Spark Yes
Howe_zat Yes
candy Yes
stephen Yes
Pothas Yes
Pickup Yes
Vimes Yes

For our remaining magnificent seven:

Question 3: Will Cook have completed back-to-back double tons by COP on day 3?

Question 4: Will England have exceeded their 1st innings total from the 2006 Adelaide test (551) by COP on day 3?

 

[Spark]

Yes
Yes - if they don't it'll be a pretty poor effort on their behalf

 

[stephen]

No
No

More out of hope than belief on the second question. I don't think Cook has the legs for another 70 odd runs.

 

[Neil Pickup]

No
No

If I'm right I survive, if I'm wrong it's hilarious.

 

[Howe_zat]

No
Yes

 

[Spark]

Happy to be wrong.

 

[marc71178]

Think we've a new contest for Day 4 then, well played Howe_Zat.

 

[Spark]

Darn. Was tempted to go No on Cook as well. Bloody pessimism...

 

[gwo]

Hmmm, I thought England for 551 last time. So the answer is No to question 4 (assuming no more play by COB day 3)

 

[Spark]

It would be bloody hilarious if they closed on exactly 551.

EDIT: And they do.

 

[Howe_zat]

For. ****'s. Sake.

 

[stephen]

It would be bloody hilarious if they closed on exactly 551.

EDIT: And they do.

 

[Spark]

For. ****'s. Sake.

All we need is one more run...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Question 3: Will Cook have completed back-to-back double tons by COP on day 3?

Not even 150; what a hack. So "no"

Fallers:

Spark Yes
candy -
Pothas -
Vimes -

Standing:

Howe_zat No
stephen No
Pickup No

Question 4: Will England have exceeded their 1st innings total from the 2006 Adelaide test (551) by COP on day 3?

Cricketing gods not without a sense of humour it seems. Exactly 551, so "no".

Fallers:

Howe_zat Yes

Standing:

stephen No
Pickup No

For our remaining duo:

Question 5: Will the next wicket fall to a right-arm seam-up bowler?

Question 6: Will Ian Bell complete his ton?

As question 6 could conceivably be answered before question 5 the first one to be resolved in real time will decide our winner.

 

[stephen]

Yes
No