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

[superkingdave]

Yea i know the test is far from over,save the situation then

well i was more meaning that if he were to score a hundred it would be to win the test rahter than save it, as barring weather, there is no draw here imo

 

[chalky]

Warne has bell in trouble only a matter of time me thinks

 

[aussie]

i dont know about you people but i wont be writing off anyone else after a bad performace for the rest of the series. First Giles (i surely did right him) now Lee (but i didn't write him off) .

 

[cric_manic]

well i was more meaning that if he were to score a hundred it would be to win the test rahter than save it, as barring weather, there is no draw here imo

Oh yea i see ur point

 

[Shane Warne]

Warne has bell in trouble only a matter of time me thinks

Nah, even if he does, he'll get luck & be given not out or something.

 

[Scaly piscine]

well i was more meaning that if he were to score a hundred it would be to win the test rahter than save it, as barring weather, there is no draw here imo

Yep, it's hard to tell where England are really, with one of the wickets being Hoggard, it's kinda 146 for 3 and a bit.

 

[Slow Love™]

Goes to show how tricky it is to write Australia off, even with a hundred deficit (we were behind by 160 at Galle, although we weren't batting last). I'd still favor England to win this (you'd have to), but Australia are actually just about back in it at this point. We MUST pluck out Pietersen early though, because he can take this right away from us very quckly - he's gotten top of Warne too often so far in the series.

 

[Craig]

Think starting to settle down after Lee's burst of wickets (following on cricinfo here).

 

[superkingdave]

Nah, even if he does, he'll get luck & be given not out or something.

one would certainly hope so

 

[PY]

Forget about England being a spot of bother then?

Hmm, we are in a spot of bother yes but we already have 146 run lead already.

My tears have abated slightly. I'd say these two need to make at least 30 more and then 30 from each of the next two wickets and I'd begin to become confident-ish.

 

[Craig]

Is Bell usually a good player of spin?

 

[shaka]

good shot by Bell, trying to increase his average.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jesus. Thick-ish edge, but Bell kept it down.

Great bit of fielding on the rope from Martyn too just there.

 

[chalky]

I think 250 lead is even anythinh over that England favourites under Australia favourites

 

[Craig]

And of course Flintoff is due for some more runs (that apart from Richard the English won't disagree with and the Aussies will want the opposite) and of course Geriant Jones.

 

[luckyeddie]

Nah, even if he does, he'll get luck & be given not out or something.

Well, so far Shane Warne has gone for four quite ridiculous appeals this morning.

I'm sure you thought that they were all plumb

 

[Magrat Garlick]

good shot by Bell, trying to increase his average.

Well, it IS 82...

 

[PY]

I find myself wondering if KP might have a slightly injured right forearm. I saw him having treatment on it yesterday and he's taken his right hand off the bat several times now.

Obviously isn't restricting shots but might do later on.

 

[Craig]

19.2 Lee to Pietersen, (noball) no run
19.2 Lee to Pietersen, (noball) no run, on the stumps and short of a
length, defended with ease

I assume he overstepped?

 

[aussie]

Is Bell usually a good player of spin?

i guess he would have countered all the mediocre spinners in county cricket very well, but he wouldn't have faced too much quality leg-spin (if any at all) in his career so thats why he's being exposed.