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

[aussie]

ah yes Lee has bowled his best ball of the match

edit: then he gets smashed through square leg , oh dear i miss pigeon.....

 

[luckyeddie]

Still Gillespie was unlucky. And keep in mind that Australia have been doing it for the last 10 years - Duncan Fletcher talked in the ODIs how it was a psychological win for England when someone (can't remember who) refused to give strike to a tail-ender towards the end of an innings, because Australia never does it.

Yes, he was unlucky - I must confess though that I was screaming 'OUT', so spectacular a ball it was. Only when they played the slomo did I realise that it just did so much. Shades of Wasim Akram in his pomp. Mind you, the next ball deserved 2 wickets.

Regarding 'hogging the strike', it seems to be becoming a thing of the past.

 

[Shane Warne]

Macgill and Warne for the next test.

Should have been in this one as I first said after Lords, but better late than never.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I'll have to have a dig around for that game where Flintoff put on 100 or just short of it with Harmison.

 

[aussie]

Macgill and Warne for the next test.

Should have been in this one as I first said after Lords, but better late than never.

he'll no now that McGrath wont be playing at old trafford it makes no sense in picking Macgill now.....

 

[luckyeddie]

Macgill and Warne for the next test.

Should have been in this one as I first said after Lords, but better late than never.

If those are the strengths, then yes, play to them.

From England's point of view, I hope we get a bouncy track, although that's unlikely at Old Trafford this year.

Does that mean you go with just 2 seamers? You can't play 12.

 

[Slow Love™]

Wow, excellent leave from Strauss there.

 

[Isolator]

Still Gillespie was unlucky.

Nope. The ball hit him on the full, in line with leg stump, and according to the rules, should be given out.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I'll have to have a dig around for that game where Flintoff put on 100 or just short of it with Harmison.

Found it, They put on 99 in 18.1 overs - Harmison has scored 3 off 33 balls. That to me was the sort of partnership you'd expect if someone hangs around with a guy like Gilchrist.

 

[PY]

That's turned a mile............

Strauss made to look like a fool.

 

[Shane Warne]

My God.

Does that Warne ball make Pontings decision at the toss look bad or what?

if that was day 3 Imagine Warne on days 4 & 5.

 

[aussie]

Jesus look how far that turned

 

[Beleg]

WOW!

Warne at it again.

 

[Scaly piscine]

That's turned a mile............

Strauss made to look like a fool.

I'd say more like an idiot, can't even cover his stumps. I notice when England got a wicket before lunch they went for lunch, Australia get a wicket the same amount of time before the end of play and they stay on. Is it some rule or is it just more blatant pro Aussie bias... ?

 

[aussie]

Shane Warne is the one who can bring Australia back into this match, he has a pitch now that is giving him superb assistance. Come on WARNIE.....

 

[steds]

if that was day 3 Imagine Warne on days 4 & 5.

Yeah, old lardarse could have had a field day in three days time, but he won't be, so there's no need to even think about it

 

[PY]

I'd say more like an idiot, can't even cover his stumps. I notice when England got a wicket before lunch they went for lunch, Australia get a wicket the same amount of time before the end of play and they stay on. Is it some rule or is it just more blatant pro Aussie bias... ?

You and SW should get on MSN together.

I was being kind, fool was about as light as I could make it.

 

[Beleg]

In this case 7 minutes were left. The over before lunch was the last. No pro-Aussie bias here.

 

[luckyeddie]

Shane Warne is the one who can bring Australia back into this match, he has a pitch now that is giving him superb assistance. Come on WARNIE.....

He'll have to do it on his own, because frankly on current form he's the only Australian bowler on show who would get into the England side.

 

[Scaly piscine]

In this case 7 minutes were left. The over before lunch was the last. No pro-Aussie bias here.

There weren't that many and that over was the last, there's no difference except for one being lunch and one being the end of play.