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

[Pedro Delgado]

"Our premier number one"

David Lloyd making perfect sense...

Watching Channel 4 here. Is Tony Blair in the crowd or summat?

 

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They're sweeping against him now, also a bit risky as it's a pretty plumb LBW if they miss.

Having said that, Trescothick goes and smashes it straight down the ground for six. So maybe they aren't sweeping him anymore.

 

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Watching Channel 4 here. Is Tony Blair in the crowd or summat?

He was talking about what the team management would be saying after losing McGrath...I think...hard to tell sometimes with Mr Lloyd.

 

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Trescothick's highest score against Australia is only 76, from the way he's playing today this innings is a good opportunity to beat that. Saying that might jinx him though!

 

[Pedro Delgado]

The forum Aussies have gone very quiet, or gone to bed.

 

[andyc]

good half century for trescothick

 

[aussie]

Sky Sports commentators all get very excited as soon as england start doing well. You almost feel as if they are trying to jinx it.

mate if i were you i would turn down the TV and listen to the radio commentary, those skysports blokes give me an headache, i've had enough of them over the last 5 years.....

 

[Pedro Delgado]

50 up for Tres, good show. Where is everone? I feel like Barney on the English Domestic thread. 100 up now.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

<Boycott mode>Add two wickets and Aus are back in it<Boycott mode>

 

[aussie]

Jesus Christ 103 in the 23 over, has Atherton said i while ago maybe McGraths absense is certainly a factor but records show Birmingham is his least most successful ground in this country, so i would guess even if McGrath have played England may have still have done well thus far in the first session but may not have scored that many runs, but ya never know..........

 

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The look on Warne's face after Trescothick's last four says it all really.

 

[Steulen]

Echoes of Brisbane, really. "Calamitous decision by Ponting to field first" etc.

 

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A very unusual bowling card for Australia.

Warne 6-1-37-0!

The most economical is Kasprowicz with 25 from his seven overs. Amazing stuff.

 

[Nate]

Holy shizzle.

All of a sudden I feel a bit better.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Nice one Strauss, get out playing back with a angled bat 5 minutes before lunch.

 

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Great ball from Warne, so many batsmen have been out that way in the last decade. Now Vaughan comes in, not in the best of form (apart from good innings in OD for Yorks between tests), now it gets interesting.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Strauss gone, poor stroke from him playing against the spin this close to lunch. Good spin from Warne though.

 

[andyc]

'Twas a hell of a ball from Warney

 

[andyc]

lee bowling pretty much rubbish

 

[aussie]

now that was an top shot for 6 by Tres, must commend him & has i type another 4, # 22 for the morning