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

[Scaly piscine]

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?

Yep, no beamers... yet.

 

[Top_Cat]

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

Only four? Slow day.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Game still in the balance imo. The wicket of KP now would swing it Australia's way.

 

[Top_Cat]

Bloomin' 'eck, didn't that ball just rip? Nice last-ball before drinks!

I'm tipping Bell for some runs, here. 50+, I reckon.

 

[Craig]

Partnership of 30 runs at 4.29 an over - at this rate they will have a 50 run partnership (if still together) very soon.

 

[Shane Warne]

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

I'm sure you thought that they were all plumb

Nope. I point out when they are.

There's enough of them for me not to need to lie about one's that aren't

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bloomin' 'eck, didn't that ball just rip? Nice last-ball before drinks!

I'm tipping Bell for some runs, here. 50+, I reckon.

Brave man, Giles should enjoy bowling at the 4 Australian lefties.

 

[social]

Replay of KP's first ball just on - little doubt he hit it. Could be crucial.

 

[Craig]

Bloomin' 'eck, didn't that ball just rip? Nice last-ball before drinks!

I'm tipping Bell for some runs, here. 50+, I reckon.

Apart from the nick it was almost a Shane Warne special.

 

[Top_Cat]

Brave man, Giles should enjoy bowling at the 4 Australian lefties.

Yup, key man. Exactly why about 10 million pages ago on this thread I said that those people who said he shouldn't be in the side will have big egg on their faces if he takes a bag.

 

[superkingdave]

Is Bell usually a good player of spin?

He's not really faced quality spin so far, but i think he'll get better as the series goes on. He did score 144 for England A in Sri Lanka last year.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Replay of KP's first ball just on - little doubt he hit it. Could be crucial.

After countless replays there might be little doubt, but really Bowden would have been just guessing.

 

[luckyeddie]

Replay of KP's first ball just on - little doubt he hit it. Could be crucial.

Absolutely no way of any umpire knowing that, of course. From the front it could have been forearm, jumper, glove or bat.

Would YOU trust any cricketer who appealed?

 

[Slow Love™]

Game still in the balance imo. The wicket of KP now would swing it Australia's way.

England would have to be substantially in front. The wicket of KP right now would give us a real chance though.

Kasper or Gillespie (or both) really need to step up to the plate today.

 

[Shane Warne]

Would YOU trust any cricketer who appealed?

Not if it was Giles thinking he's entitled to get them, pitching them a foot outside leg.

 

[PY]

Calm down Kevin, no need for a walloping four yet as it's calmed down.

Needs to get his left foot outside leg stump more if he's going to sweep.

 

[Craig]

Warne is turning it a mile on this track going by the 'other website'.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I hope Vaughan is doing something useful after his dismissal - practicing his off-spin.

 

[Slow Love™]

Gillespie's mane is looking very grey in the roots there...

 

[luckyeddie]

Gillespie's mane is looking very grey in the roots there...

No, it's just dirt.