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

[marc71178]

Field sure is spread...

I do question the fields for most of the Egland innings.

If the only way your side stands a chance is by dismissing the opposition, why go with 1 slip from one end?

Suggests to me Ricky was saying "we'll be attacking from Shane's end but defending from the other"

 

[marc71178]

Another bad LBW decision goes against Australia.

Conveniently ignoring decisions that go in Warne's favour...

 

[marc71178]

Whether its Eng or Aus on the receiving end, the umpiring in these 2 tests has been sub-standard.

Based on?

 

[Shane Warne]

Conveniently ignoring decisions that go in Warne's favour...

There was only one.

So that's still 90% that he's been hard done by.

 

[marc71178]

282 to win, for me its even steven if Australia get through the day with onl 1 wicket down they are going win this.

I'd be interested to know what you base that assumption on (before the game continued)

 

[steds]

There was only one.

So that's still 90% that he's been hard done by.

Bell...Pietersen...one...hmmm...



Starting to wonder if you can actually see the game or if Warne's stomach is getting in the way

 

[marc71178]

The fact is there have been at least 6 plumb lbw appeals turned down against the English in their last 3 innings.

List them.

 

[marc71178]

Fair enough.. I'm so confidant Australia will walk this that I'm reminding you all about my KP avatar forfeit, should England win a test this series

Do we get to choose the picture?

 

[marc71178]

It's a shame Flintoff's injury didn't end up preventing him from bowling, to even it up with Mcgrath's injury.

More luck going in Englands way.

I assume that in 2003 you said the same about England missing several players through injury?

 

[marc71178]

Seeing Flintoff bowling a lot of no balls as usual, has got me wondering...

Did anyone notice whether either of his wickets came off no balls again?

Yawn, even if there's nothing to moan about you'll still try...

 

[twctopcat]

I've got the feeling that Shane Warne is going to be here a long time.........

 

[Jono]

does anybody else find this at all ironic?
amazing isnt it, no matter how good a ball the bowlers bowls, both of these 2 manage to come up with some way to blame their own batters for making a mistake.

I totally agree!

 

[marc71178]

I don't troll. I spread knowledge and present facts.

And Australia will be going 2-0 tomorrow...

 

[marc71178]

It's been game eversince Ponting was out.

Some could argue its been game over since Ponting elected to field.

 

[steds]

It's a shame Flintoff's injury didn't end up preventing him from bowling, to even it up with Mcgrath's injury.

More luck going in Englands way.

But it wouldn't. You see, the Australians had the chance to replace him with another bowler. Meaning they play the ful test with eleven men. England would be playing the rest of the game with ten men, so Australia would have an advantage rather than it being even, like you said.

 

[marc71178]

Good enough to get Ponting, Clarke, Katich, Gilchrist and Warne out in this match so far.

All hail the King of Spain

I have to laugh at the blokes in the crowd holding a Spanish flag with "Gilo is our king" on it.

 

[marc71178]

I'll say it again - with the exception of Flintoff, Eng's bowling has been ordinary, the pitch is fine, and our batting has been pathetic.

Convieniently ignoring Giles in the first innings...

 

[marc71178]

It wasn't a low chase.

Had Australia turned the screw it would've been.

 

[Shane Warne]

Bell...Pietersen...one...hmmm...



Starting to wonder if you can actually see the game or if Warne's stomach is getting in the way

Everyone thinks Bell's was out, and that snicko showed itself to be flawed.

His bat moved on the impact.

 

[marc71178]

Yes.

A huge difference.

How so?
We already scored at more than 5 an over.