***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)

[Majin]

GONE! Martyn is out! it's all kicking off now!

 

[Jono]

HES GOT HIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!

Harmy!!!

 

[King_Ponting]

and two quick wickets

 

[aussie]

ahhhhhh pup a bit unlucky, a chance for a supeb century gone but at least all those especially me who was saying that he should be dropped for Katich should be pleased

 

[King_Ponting]

gilly to come in and blaze away

 

[Tom Halsey]

2 new batsmen in... Australia still well on top though.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Martyn's one looked like it stayed down a bit. Well, if England can get another wicket quickly and get the tail in, a target not much beyond 300 is still possible.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Now why did England have to wait til over an hour and a half after a tea before this?

The way that ball moved & bounced almost makes it look even worse for England.

 

[aussie]

unlucky has well Martyn that one kept a bit low, not a good sign for the English batsmen

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Now why did England have to wait til over an hour and a half after a tea before this?

The way that ball moved & bounced almost makes it look even worse for England.

Way to give the opposition credit there. England didn't get a wicket for an hour and a half after tea because they "waited".

 

[Tom Halsey]

Just realised how low that kept (Martyn LBW) - doesn't bode well for England batting.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Well Clarke's shot was a major aberration. That'll make many a Nervous Nineties reel in years to come.

Anyone fancy arguing the Martyn LBW?

 

[King_Ponting]

well its about time something like that happened for england. Mcgrath found that spot a good 80 overs before hand and they only just find it?????? Not really unlucky for martyn as he didnt move his feet

 

[aussie]

Not really unlucky for martyn as he didnt move his feet

he never really does

 

[King_Ponting]

and they call it economical footwork................

 

[Majin]

It's pretty suave that most of the people in this thread are unbiased about the whole thing, and just appreciate the cricket, not who's playing it.

The key word there being "most"

 

[Slow Love™]

Martyn looked completely plumb to me. Does anybody think otherwise?

 

[Majin]

Martyn looked completely plumb to me. Does anybody think otherwise?

Nope, about as plumb as you can get.

 

[King_Ponting]

Martyn looked completely plumb to me. Does anybody think otherwise?

Not me mate. but i suggest a visit to the optometrist if anyone does beg to differ.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Way to give the opposition credit there. England didn't get a wicket for an hour and a half after tea because they "waited".

Well Clarke nearly got himself out in the 20s but Pietersen put down an easy catch, other than that Australia get credit for taking the ample opportunities for scoring - otherwise their lives were made far easier by 9 overs of Giles and other bowlers you'd be fairly comfortable against early on - compared to Flintoff and Harmison.