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***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)
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FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
One swing too many for Pietersen, and Lee gets one. Not a particularly special ball, but a good catch.
You'd think that should end the chance of a 400+ score, but England have probably hit par now. Australia will need to bat very well to get much of a lead, and England have the runs on the board and can put pressure on if they bowl well.
Certainly, it looks like a result match right now, with 350 odd runs and 8 wickets done already with a while left in day 1.
You'd think that should end the chance of a 400+ score, but England have probably hit par now. Australia will need to bat very well to get much of a lead, and England have the runs on the board and can put pressure on if they bowl well.
Certainly, it looks like a result match right now, with 350 odd runs and 8 wickets done already with a while left in day 1.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Another innings that turns out to be not much more than a cameo, I thought the guy had more brains than Flintoff to be going for 6 or out routine when there were 3 wickets left.
Slow Love™
International Captain
Pietersen gone! England very unlikely to top 400 now. Regardless of the odd chance he's offered, he's really challenged Australia, and so far, is in front. He's a beautiful striker of the ball.
I guess once again though, people might be wondering if he could have been a little more careful and nursed them past the 400 mark.
I guess once again though, people might be wondering if he could have been a little more careful and nursed them past the 400 mark.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Well done KP, once again undone by some awful batting around him. 400 looking distant, my word we'll have to bowl like champions to stay in this match. Entertaining days cricket but.
Langeveldt
Soutie
Interesting play by England.. They've come out like scaredy cats and tried to cover up their flaws by going hell for leather.. So they can't post a matchwinning total on an absolute belter, and of course, they have given Australia lots more time to bat.. I'm not a fan of this "lets score as quickly as we can cricket", but if it puts bums on seats...
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
yeah Warne has every right to feel completely p*ssed off, they both looked plumb, Giles looked uncomfortable anyway.
Well interesting day, got to the pub for an hour before tea just after Vaughan had gone, had a great hour there. Left at tea to get the train home, got home 6 down
Got to be dissapointed if you're England, there is some uneveness in the pitch and Australia are batting last, but i just dont think we've batted long enough for it to count.
Well interesting day, got to the pub for an hour before tea just after Vaughan had gone, had a great hour there. Left at tea to get the train home, got home 6 down
Got to be dissapointed if you're England, there is some uneveness in the pitch and Australia are batting last, but i just dont think we've batted long enough for it to count.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
The thing that depresses me most is the way we have thrown wickets away, Aus don't deserve to be in this position.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yea, can't help liking it when Harmy pulls a 94mph ball through mid-on tho.Pedro Delgado said:
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Scaly piscine said:
But if he can do it, feck knows what the Aussies will make of it. Real magic spell needed by someone tonight or early doors tomorrow.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I seem to remember him doing something similar in the last Test England won in Australia, maybe not as straight as that pull shot. Think there were something like 3 400ish scores in that game, before Australia were bowled out for under 300 in the last innings.Pedro Delgado said:
But if he can do it, feck knows what the Aussies will make of it. Real magic spell needed by someone tonight or early doors tomorrow.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Um, if England had scored at 2.5 an over, and made 500, they'd have used nearly seven sessions. That would leave eight sessions for Australia to be bowled out twice, not to mention that England would have had to bat between those, and that weather would permit play for those eight sessions.Langeveldt said:
The way England's batted has probably been a bit stupid - particularly Vaughan - but it's increased the chances of a result in this match. Plus, England tried defensive cricket at Lord's, and it went t*ts-up. A 5-day match that goes to a draw with seven wickets in hand for one team is possibly the worst advertisement for cricket that there can be.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
The only time I've seen him bowl splendidly in Tests' was at Lord's just, looking like the pitch had more to do with it rather than himself. He should stick to ODI's, Kasper looked far more threatening today. Maybe Tait could be the great white hope for you lot.aussie said:Lee's bowling performace today brings back so much memories of his bowling performace in 2001
Shane Warne
Banned
Depends how his figures end up at the end of the match and whether he can get any runs.marc71178 said:
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Oh come on, what excuses? Everybody has said that a) he has bowled poorly, and that b) the conditions haven't suited his style of bowling and he's struggled to deal with it. Where are the excuses, and what do you disagree with?marc71178 said: