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

[Tom Halsey]

Now Ponting's leaving stuff that's too close.

 

[Slow Love™]

Oh crap, the fantasy has just about evaporated now. 30 overs to go and bright sunshine.

 

[Demolition Man]

From the stands it is very hard to see if its bounced or not.

Well other stands in the world don't seem to have that affect, smacks of bandwagoners.

 

[Slow Love™]

Has anyone witnessed a crowd so lacking of cricket knowledge, the crowd catches are quite pathetic atm.

It's just a fun thing. Happens all over the world.

 

[Demolition Man]

i would say they have cricket knowledge, it just that they want a wicket every bowl. I don't blame them, when was the last time England won two test in a row against Australia.

Yes point taken but it is quite pathetic.

 

[Slow Love™]

Well other stands in the world don't seem to have that affect, smacks of bandwagoners.

Unlike you, who smacks of bitterness.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Now Ponting's leaving stuff that's too close.

Yea, he is usually getting his pad across to cover the stumps however.

 

[Demolition Man]

Unlike you, who smacks of bitterness.

I call it how I see it, do you disagree that there has been an overdose of crowd catches.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Agreed, I don't think we'll get Ponting the same way we did Clarke.

 

[Demolition Man]

Yea, he is usually getting his pad across to cover the stumps however.

Just , England would best look to the other end for wickets.

 

[Slow Love™]

I call it how I see it, do you disagree that there has been an overdose of crowd catches.

They just don't bother me. It's a bit of excitement, and the crowd are loving it. What's wrong with that?

 

[Scaly piscine]

England being conservative with the field positions again.

 

[Kweek]

from that far, its quiet hard to see if it bounces or not.
and they just want a catch SOO Bad...nothing to do with lack of knowledge

 

[social]

Yea, he is usually getting his pad across to cover the stumps however.

Precisely. If it hits his pad, he's outside off.

Katich (in the first innings) and Clarke just assumed the ball was going to miss and didnt cover anything. Not exactly smart if you dont know which way its swinging.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Hoggard bowling a number of no-balls.

 

[Demolition Man]

ohhh how cute, KP wants to play but Warnie is not interested.

 

[Demolition Man]

Precisely. If it hits his pad, he's outside off.

Katich (in the first innings) and Clarke just assumed the ball was going to miss and didnt cover anything. Not exactly smart if you dont know which way its swinging.

Katich is a serial leaver-get bowleder

 

[Adamc]

I call it how I see it, do you disagree that there has been an overdose of crowd catches.

I think everyone else is too busy watching the cricket to notice - it's not that much of an issue is it?

This must surely be one of the most important innings of Ponting's Test career to date; he's been exemplary so far. Warne has been Australia's player of the series by a distance, so it would be fitting if he plays a useful knock here. Only three balls for this to be all over though, and England look like taking a wicket every over.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Drinks. 174 legal deliveries to go.

 

[Slow Love™]

Warne's keeping his impulses in check reasonably well so far ("touchwood"). Even though I really don't fancy our chances to save this one, I'm really glad that we didn't crumble to defeat in the first two sessions. We've given ourselves some kind of chance, and shown some more sensible play.