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

[Scaly piscine]

It is just all so mindless - the taff has bowled 7 overs all innings... Giles 24-3-86-0

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Batting certainly very easy now. Soft, no reverse or seam movement, and Giles is bowling outside leg to two right-handers who don't have to score. Australia should be able to make it to the new ball without losing another. Fingers crossed.

 

[Tom Halsey]

It is just all so mindless - the taff has bowled 7 overs all innings... Giles 24-3-86-0

I agree - bring on Jones now, with Flintoff and Harmison to take the new cherry.

 

[chaminda_00]

Has Vaughan forget that Hoggard not great with the old ball and Jones is playing

 

[Tom Halsey]

Apparently so. Hopefully Jones comes on soon though for the useless Giles.

EDIT: Giles is off. Maybe on for Harmison?

 

[chaminda_00]

his warming up, but that might be his way of telling Vaughan his still on the field and can bowl

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Greg Matthews offered two million to one odds during the tea break for an Australian win, and said to send the money to SBS and he'd cover the winnings. Some of the nervous England fans in this thread might want to get on that.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Wahey, at last.

 

[Tom Halsey]

DAMN. Well bowled Jonesy.

 

[Adamc]

No second slip...?!

 

[Slow Love™]

Good lord, Jones looks dangerous.

Clarke needs to calm down.

 

[chaminda_00]

Richard mode: Simon Jones must be the most luckless bowler outside Sri Lanka

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

No second slip...?!

Go figure hey. Australia chasing 400+, 5 down with a session to play, and no second slip. Absolutely missed the boat there Vaughan, inexplicable decision.

 

[Eclipse]

Clarke just can't help himself atm..

only good thing is as Slats said his movements do look very good and he's hiting it nicely..

 

[chaminda_00]

Go figure hey. Australia chasing 400+, 5 down with a session to play, and no second slip. Absolutely missed the boat there Vaughan, inexplicable decision.

His hardly had one all innings, it was going to happen sooner or later

 

[Tom Halsey]

****ing get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Tom Halsey]

Jones and Flintoff = Gods.

 

[chaminda_00]

bad miss or great swing bowling, i say great swing bowling

 

[Demolition Man]

Pontings innings has been simply superb.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Wonderful bowling from Jones. Why he wasn't used earlier is beyond me.

4 overs after this until the new ball, and then 28 more overs after that to survive.

Gillespie coming in ahead of Warne - statement of intent for Australia.