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

[SirBloody Idiot]

Also interesting to hear that when he was got out on 99 against NZ it was actually off a missed no ball.

DIdn't know that until Benaud just said it.

Seriously?

****.

Good shot by MacGill earlier.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Why is it that Giles only goes around the wicket when a tail ender is batting? Very odd.

It's a more attacking tactic - obviously - and probably increases the chances of a bat pad catch on either side of the wicket, especially with how close Gillespie keeps bat and pad together. Also, generally (unless you pull out a peach like the one to Martyn) you have to rely on the batsman being attacking to take a wicket from LA Over, something that Gillespie isn't all that determined to be.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Missed stumping by Geraint.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Damnit Shane.

Jones should have got that, it was about as easy as stumping chances come.

 

[chalky]

Oh no Jones misses another one

 

[marc71178]

Why only the first day?

Because it means the game has started with only 4 days play.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Committed himself down legside for some reason and had to reach for it. Pretty poor if we're honest

 

[Shane Warne]

Look's like Warne's determined to throw it away again.

He just can't help himself in more ways than one.

 

[marc71178]

Errr no because of the fact it was 1 inch outside offstump, therefore benefit of the doubt means he was entitled to give it not out.

Not if at the only look he got he thought it was out.

 

[social]

I thought Jones batted really well in the first innings BUT he remains one of the worst international keepers Ive ever seen.

 

[marc71178]

Because if he did it to a frontline batsman he would get smashed out of the ground.

I guess we'll have to wait for the India series to find that out, since that's the next time he'll face a decent batting line-up.

 

[marc71178]

Unlike Warne though, he was defeated by the ball in which he did it.

Which is how he was deliberately playing the ball with soft hands...

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

**** that is a good ball.

 

[marc71178]

Missed stumping by Geraint.

Absolutely woeful.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Extras our third highest scorer for the series.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Committed himself down legside for some reason and had to reach for it. Pretty poor if we're honest

It looked as though the groundsman had laid some of that concrete he'd used on Geraint's feet.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Thanks Geraint.

He'd almost be in the black soon?

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Big shot Warnie.

 

[Shane Warne]

Not if at the only look he got he thought it was out.

Well the point is that he shouldn't have done.

If anything, being certain it was out makes it even worse.

maybe the average man off the street could be forgiven for it, but not a supposed "elite" international umpire.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

So determined to get himself out.