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

[Jono]

Dont rain! I want to see more cricket

 

[chalky]

Oh no its Bucknor any excuse to get off the field.

 

[Adamc]

Another nice boundary catch for Hodge, that one the better of the two because of the ground he had to cover - both of them right up next to the rope though. Rain threatening a brief delay sometime soon.

 

[luckyeddie]

What's this the 36th over and Gillespie still yet to get an over? Ponting being tested here.

But it won't matter - the rain is coming.

You'll be lucky to see a drop. The nearest thing Old Trafford will see to water before the close of play is Australian lager. Granted, it's hard to tell the difference.

 

[Mister Wright]

You'll be lucky to see a drop. The nearest thing Old Trafford will see to water before the close of play is Australian lager. Granted, it's hard to tell the difference.

Maybe my t.v. is playing up, but I'm sure I saw a few drops of rain before.

 

[luckyeddie]

A catch and its raining - things are looking up.

Those little bits aren't raindrops - they're flies.

It IS Manchester.

 

[Mister Wright]

Is anyone else getting annoyed with Shane Warne yelling "catch" after every ball? It's flying of Flintoff's bat for six - "catch". Vaughan crashes one through cover - "catch". It's starting to become embarrasing.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Hit the stumps there but didn't knock the bails off!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Is anyone else getting annoyed with Shane Warne yelling "catch" after every ball? It's flying of Flintoff's bat for six - "catch". Vaughan crashes one through cover - "catch". It's starting to become embarrasing.

It's just an attempt to build pressure, it doesn't bother me. And, most of the time it involves close fielders, where it really is fairly legitimate.

 

[chalky]

Superglue on bails there.

 

[The Baconator]

Big bit of luck for Bell there, ball hits leg stump, bails stay on.

 

[Demolition Man]

Is anyone else getting annoyed with Shane Warne yelling "catch" after every ball? It's flying of Flintoff's bat for six - "catch". Vaughan crashes one through cover - "catch". It's starting to become embarrasing.

I love it

 

[Adamc]

Hit the stumps there but didn't knock the bails off!

Hehe. Brett Lee just saw the replay, too. Seems to be happening a lot lately: Lee, Tremlett, Vettori (while batting - can't remember who the bowler was).

 

[social]

When youre not playing well, things dont seem to go your way.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Superglue on bails there.

Meh, gotta utilise that home advantage...

 

[Demolition Man]

Who put the heavy bails on ?????

 

[Slow Love™]

I'd be surprised if England set less than 400. It'd be really ballsy to declare under that, and hopefully Vaughan would be just a tad nervous.

I don't really see us chasing anything more than 300. All I'm hoping for is that we can somehow have them use up a fair slice of the first session tomorrow. Some rain and some good defensive cricket (in the field as well as with the bat) would help.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Lee could be dangerous here with some reverse.

 

[Mister Wright]

Lee could be dangerous here with some reverse.

What, to Australia's chasing total?

 

[Slow Love™]

I'm pretty happy at the moment with Strauss and Bell fiddling around, actually.

Ushering Pietersen and Flintoff to the crease doesn't really appeal that much.