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

[chalky]

Ball revresing now I think this innings is going to wrapped pretty quickly.

 

[Nate]

I demand a wicket be taken!

 

[shaka]

Brett should bowl a yorker, maybe that will work

 

[shaka]

Clarke and overthrows are a bad combination, happened a couple of times now.

 

[Nate]

Nah, short of a length on off.

 

[aussie]

Come on lets get a wicket now, btw just realised if Freddie does bowl in the second innings he'll be on a hat-trick....

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haha, Giles takes a single on the last ball to keep the strike.

Who says he doesn't have courage?

 

[chalky]

One rolls across the ground for Warne hopefully the pitch is starting to break up

 

[BoyBrumby]

I take Oz from here. Think we need another 50-60 for a realistic chance. The pitch has done a bit, but with the Oz batting you'd expect them to chase down 250, regardless of how few the team batting 4th has made to win @ Edgbaston previously. I doubt many have begun the chase on a third day pitch.

 

[chalky]

I doubt many have begun the chase on a third day pitch.

Good point

 

[Shane Warne]

Flintoff edging all his runs through the slips again.

It's always either that or slogs.

 

[Slow Love™]

Great ground-fielding from Clarke on the boundary.

Flintoff and Giles are doing pretty well here - by the looks of things, Freddie's in some pain, too.

 

[Top_Cat]

Geez, what piece of fielding from Clarke!!

 

[Neil Pickup]

This feels like that Bristol ODI again - everyone thinks it's even but I can't see past the Australians at 90%+ to win.

Interesting stat now - highest fourth innings total ever at Edgbaston is 277, highest to win is 211-3. Maybe I'm just being overly pessimistic (again). If we can get to tea I'll feel a damn sight better.

 

[chalky]

Flintoff edging all his runs through the slips again.

It's always either that or slogs.

Just saw pie chart of Flintoff's innings and on he has only 6 runs through the slips. And as there have been no sloggs this innings I don't know he has scored the rest of his runs do you?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Wagon Wheels

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Wagon Wheels

Never mind fact, Neil.

(plus, the correct link is Wagon Wheels)

 

[chalky]

This feels like that Bristol ODI again - everyone thinks it's even but I can't see past the Australians at 90%+ to win.

Interesting stat now - highest fourth innings total ever at Edgbaston is 277, highest to win is 211-3. Maybe I'm just being overly pessimistic (again). If we can get to tea I'll feel a damn sight better.

Initially I thought 250 was even but the more I think about it Australia are going to score at 4 runs an over minimum then if England have a lead of 250 they are going to have to bowl Australia out in under 65 overs. Very difficult me thinks. Hopefully I'm being too pessimistic here.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Wonderful variation from Warne there. Australia will be hoping to chase 250 or less now.

 

[Top_Cat]

Giles gone. Good bowling by Warnie. Still good bowling rather than a nasty pitch doing the work here.