***Official*** 2nd Test at the Adelaide Oval

[superkingdave]

I'm going for Stu Clarkes 270 call

 

[marc71178]

Goes without saying that Bell is, but Collingwoods clearly absolutely petrified of Warne too.

Employs a pre meditated French cricket defensive block to every single ball. No doubt Fletcher will say he played him well.

 

[NZTailender]

Nice, Marc. Nice.

 

[superkingdave]

knuckle down now Paul. Well Done

TT...

 

[Goughy]

Well batted lad

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Well deserved. Very happy for the lad.

 

[grecian]

Top innings mate.

Nice one Colly, I've been crirical of him in the past, but I'm willing to admit I was wrong. The bloke knows his limitations and plays within them, never a bad thing.

 

[NZTailender]

Nice one, Collers!

 

[TT Boy]

knuckle down now Paul. Well Done

TT...

Well played Paul!

 

[superkingdave]

hmm, looked out on first replay to me. but then maybe not, would like to see that hotspot majiggy

 

[chalky]

Looked like a gap between bat and ball to me - good appeal anyway.

 

[rawowl]

Lee should be fined for celebrating before it being given . Viv Richards esqe !!!

 

[superkingdave]

Steve Bucknor rising up the LG ICC Umpire Rankings?

 

[chalky]

Pietersen hitting through the line of Mcgrath's lengh balls then pulls a lengh ball 3 4s of the over.

 

[chalky]

LOL @ the Barmy Army to those fans in the fat chefs outfit: "Are you Warnie in disguise"

 

[superkingdave]

Good first hour for England, could have been undone with that run out chance on the last ball before drinks.

 

[social]

Memo to Oz selectors - youre !@#$#@!@#$ morons

4 bowlers on this wicket was never going to work - it's as flat and slow as you'll ever see in Aus at the moment and was predicted to be by all and sundry for weeks

If players get dropped for poor performance then the same rules should apply elsewhere

 

[Nate]

Steve Bucknor rising up the LG ICC Umpire Rankings?

He`s been excellent this series.

McGrath and Warne have bowled too slowly for mine.

 

[superkingdave]

great work from Hussey

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Great session for England so far. Scoring rate is a slight concern though, looking at 350 odd at lunch, and presumably not much above 450 at tea, if they keep going. You can't really declare at that sort of score, so if they don't get bowled out England may well keep batting to stumps.