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

[King_Ponting]

Bloody tour on till friggin 12.00 today. meaning we got a whole half hour of play......... Well done SBS.........

 

[Top_Cat]

What's Simon Jones done wrong (other than the fact that he must have slept with AMZ's lady zebra)? I honestly can see a thousand reasons why Geraint might be playing county cricket next week, but Simon bowled his guts out.

Oh dear GOD, he's found another Corky!!!



Sorry, man. I couldn't resist. Plus, I think you're right too. His results in no way reflected the way he bowled and certainly not the effort. As far as I'm concerned, England need a bowler like Jones because even when things are really not going their way and Aust may be 0/300, Jones looks to be the sort of bowler you can rely upon for a good aggressive spell to make something happen - even if he forces a wicket at the other end.

 

[King_Ponting]

Jones has been the england bowler that has looked most likely to get a wicket..... Much more so than harmison and flintoff

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

McGrath getting a bit of swing there, as well as seam.

 

[aussie]

What's Simon Jones done wrong (other than the fact that he must have slept with AMZ's lady zebra)? I honestly can see a thousand reasons why Geraint might be playing county cricket next week, but Simon bowled his guts out.

oops i thought that lad had posted ''I would definately drop Simon Jones`` , my mistake since i dont think neither of Jone's should be dropped.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Bloody tour on till friggin 12.00 today. meaning we got a whole half hour of play......... Well done SBS.........

It's the final stage.

 

[Adamc]

Another one. Can't really expect Mr. Hoggard to be able to play that. I doubt many top order batsmen would've been able to hit that.

 

[King_Ponting]

It's the final stage.

Also the final day of the first ashes test........ I know where my priorities lie.

 

[Adamc]

50 for KP, excellent debut from him (with the bat anyway), even if this innings will be virtually useless in the circumstances... unless it rains for another day-and-a-bit, of course.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Another one. Can't really expect Mr. Hoggard to be able to play that. I doubt many top order batsmen would've been able to hit that.

Indeed, think it hit him just outside off tho, unfortunately the ompact of the ball helped move Hoggard's leg in line with the stumps.

Anyway, just another of those 'plumb' decisions Warne was waffling on about...

 

[The Baconator]

There goes Harmison first ball, not long now.

 

[Adamc]

Warne gets an LBW now. More or less plumb; tailenders generally don't get the benefit of the doubt anyway.

 

[King_Ponting]

Another one. Can't really expect Mr. Hoggard to be able to play that. I doubt many top order batsmen would've been able to hit that.

brilliant ball there. and sbs are covering the cricket now

 

[aussie]

i wonder who is going to be M.O.M, my guess is McGrath...

 

[PommieMacGill]

I'm afraid Geraint Jones isn't the answer to our wicketkeeping woes. I haven't been a big fan of him but this test match has made my mind up.

So far in his Test Match career he hasn't done anything spectacular with the bat and his wicketkeeping is decent at best. The shot he played today was awful and totally irresponsible given the position we were in.

We need to look to alternatives such as Matt Prior or even look to bring back Chris Read who is without doubt the best gloveman in England. Jones is simply not good enough.

 

[PY]

Got to love that strike.....

 

[Adamc]

Not a bad bouncer that... did anyone catch the speed?

 

[Adamc]

All over. McGrath MotM surely, and KP ends with an average over 100...

 

[Scaly piscine]

I said the taff was a compulsive heaver...

And that concludes the most pathetic disgraceful display of batting (bar one player) I've seen in a long time.

 

[NZTailender]

Drop G Jones and Giles NOW!!!

Positives for England:
Pietersen
Harmisons bowling, I guess...

....IMHO.