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

[Nate]

Whoa! Hayden`s first ever golden in Test cricket!

 

[Nate]

Why do the Aussie batsmen always seem to go down when hit, whereas the English (namely Trescothick) just have nothing...

 

[Swervy]

Don`t tell me... England get the best of the conditions.

AGAIN!

who won the toss

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Why do the Aussie batsmen always seem to go down when hit, whereas the English (namely Trescothick) just have nothing...

Could have something to do with how they got hit?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Could have something to do with how they got hit?

Na you're just a bunch of sissies.

 

[Nate]

who won the toss

I`m not doubting that. Dumb, dumb captaincy. But it`s just annoying that the rain falls right before Australia go out to bat.

 

[Swervy]

I`m not doubting that. Dumb, dumb captaincy. But it`s just annoying that the rain falls right before Australia go out to bat.

covered pitches..its hardly a sticky wicket is it.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

covered pitches..its hardly a sticky wicket is it.

Haven't seen any of it yet, but if Harmison is swinging it conditions are obviously more helpful for bowling now than they were. I don't see what the point of denying that would be.

The key is that Australia bat well anyway, and things should get easier.

 

[Nate]

covered pitches..its hardly a sticky wicket is it.

Not saying that either. But it`s certainly moving around quite a bit more than yesterday.

 

[Nate]

Sun!

 

[aussie]

Haven't seen any of it yet, but if Harmison is swinging it conditions are obviously more helpful for bowling now than they were. I don't see what the point of denying that would be.

The key is that Australia bat well anyway, and things should get easier.

they should, btw sean i think we have reason to be seriously worrried about Hayden's form now....

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hoggard bowling absolute tripe without even including the no-balls.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Hoggard really not swinging it much from the little bit I have seen. Nice start from Langer and Ponting.

 

[Craig]

Ponting is loving this flat wicket.

I need him to get some runs for Australia to help the Gower Tribe.

 

[Nate]

I need him to get some runs for Australia to help the Gower Tribe.

I think what you meant to say, is for Martyn to get in and score 500, to help Border.

 

[aussie]

Harmison is bowling very well to ponting here....

 

[Nate]

I really like Simon Jones. One of the only English players I do like I guess.

Action reminds me of Geeves of Tasmania, but Jones is better.

 

[Scaly piscine]

England pretty much gifted every one of Ponting's runs so far, Harmison been unlucky but has bowled too many pullable deliveries.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Bit too short from GBH, some good balls though. May be time for Fred now. SJ keeping it tight, no leg-stump half-volly's as yet.

 

[Nate]

Almost one there PD.