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

[PY]

I shall indeed mark your words very carefully - in my signature.

"Mark my words, I know talent" -

Score.

 

[Demolition Man]

 

[Demolition Man]

Strauss has battled through hard but he is not in the same touch as tres atm.

 

[social]

When he treated him with contempt and dispatched the worst ball of the century over point for four, then when he carted him for six.[/QUOT

or guided him between first and second slip for four, or edged through slips to third man many times

Lee has interspersed great stuff with rubbish in this innings, but dont blame him for providing the let-offs that put batsmen into form.

 

[Mister Wright]

Gillespie's series is all but over IMO, and his immediate test career. If Ponting won't throw him the ball when McGrath, Warne and Lee aren't getting wickets than it says it all about his confidence in the long haired one.

 

[luckyeddie]

Score.

I'll only leave it there for today.

Much as I despise arrogance in others, I do tend to over-egg it myself - and my jury is definitely out over Ian Bell. As far as talent is concerned, I think he's got every bit as much as Rampers (who had it with some to spare). What he needs is application and confidence.

 

[Mister Wright]

When he treated him with contempt and dispatched the worst ball of the century over point for four, then when he carted him for six.[/QUOT

or guided him between first and second slip for four, or edged through slips to third man many times

Lee has interspersed great stuff with rubbish in this innings, but dont blame him for providing the let-offs that put batsmen into form.

I'll agree he has bowled some beatuies, but in his second spell all he did was serve up short balls when he should have been either mixing his length up or pitching it up.

 

[Demolition Man]

Gillespie's series is all but over IMO, and his immediate test career. If Ponting won't throw him the ball when McGrath, Warne and Lee aren't getting wickets than it says it all about his confidence in the long haired one.

Gillespie looks disinterested, he is lacking agression and desire. He must be dropped, which is a bit of a loss to our lower order but it must be done. He has not threatened all tour.

 

[Demolition Man]

I'll only leave it there for today.

Much as I despise arrogance in others, I do tend to over-egg it myself - and my jury is definitely out over Ian Bell. As far as talent is concerned, I think he's got every bit as much as Rampers (who had it with some to spare). What he needs is application and confidence.

Ouch going out on a bit of a limb there.

 

[Slow Love™]

So when does Dizzy get an over?

Really tough times for Ponting. Wouldn't want to be in his shoes. Or his underwear.

Somehow, we need to keep a lid on this run-rate. Strauss is starting to look very comfortable, and there are 48 overs left today. Oh, who am I kidding, the only way we're likely to save this is probably to lose another hour or two to rain.

 

[luckyeddie]

Gillespie's series is all but over IMO, and his immediate test career. If Ponting won't throw him the ball when McGrath, Warne and Lee aren't getting wickets than it says it all about his confidence in the long haired one.

My drive needs tarmaccing. How's he fixed?

 

[Scaly piscine]

When he treated him with contempt and dispatched the worst ball of the century over point for four, then when he carted him for six.[/QUOT

or guided him between first and second slip for four, or edged through slips to third man many times

Lee has interspersed great stuff with rubbish in this innings, but dont blame him for providing the let-offs that put batsmen into form.

I love the way with you and SW one edge through the slips and little else becomes 'edged through slips to third man many times'

 

[social]

I'll agree he has bowled some beatuies, but in his second spell all he did was serve up short balls when he should have been either mixing his length up or pitching it up.

Not making excuses for him, but he should not even have been bowling. Who was the bowler everyone thought should be bowling and the bowler England fear most - Warne.

 

[Demolition Man]

I think I might change my nick to The Talent Man.

 

[Demolition Man]

Not making excuses for him, but he should not even have been bowling. Who was the bowler everyone thought should be bowling and the bowler England fear most - Warne.

Dammm that merlin bowling machine......................

 

[luckyeddie]

Not making excuses for him, but he should not even have been bowling. Who was the bowler everyone thought should be bowling and the bowler England fear most - Warne.

Warne, despite his obvious genius, cannot bowl from both ends at the same time.

Lee was on at one end, Warne at the other.

 

[social]

I love the way with you and SW one edge through the slips and little else becomes 'edged through slips to third man many times'

If youre bowling with one slip and a gully and the ball goes between them off the edge, guess what, its still an edge

 

[Demolition Man]

Warne, despite his obvious genius, cannot bowl from both ends at the same time.

Lee was on at one end, Warne at the other.

Thats because bowden is at one end.

 

[chalky]

Dizzy on Australia must be desperate.

 

[Slow Love™]

I feel silly for saying this, but, GO DIZZY.

Seems such a shame to end his career (and I do fear that's what's on the cards here) like this. I'd love to see him get something back.