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

[Slow Love™]

Pietersen looking a little dodgy outside off-stump again.

Dammit, not the rain again! I thought we might just about get a full session here.

 

[Demolition Man]

Well, there was actually some cloud cover very early on, but Lee and Kasprowicz got nothing, while Tait got one to go early in his first spell. And, when Tait got Tresco out, the sun was actually out. It's very odd, and I guess we won't know exactly what's happening until Lee bowls shortly, and we see if he gets it to move.

Placebo !

 

[howardj]

The main thing with a debutant that you want to see, is whether their good balls are good enough to get wickets at the highest level. With Tait, they are.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Gah. Not a good time to drop one.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yet another caught & bowled spilled this series, must have been half a dozen of them at least with none of them taken.

 

[Slow Love™]

Kasper should have taken that one - he made it look harder than it was. I can't remember an Australian taking a C&B opportunity this series so far, and there seem to have been a few.

 

[Slow Love™]

Aaaargh. 172/4 would actually be looking pretty decent right now.

 

[Demolition Man]

The main thing with a debutant that you want to see, is whether their good balls are good enough to get wickets at the highest level. With Tait, they are.

Refresh my memory, did you not want to leave him out ??

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm Boycott was right, that one to Bell was a half-volley. Lee's over seemed to be straight up and down.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Damnit.

 

[Demolition Man]

Rain, meh, I think if they go off, punter will unleash Lee on the return.

fffffffffudggggeeee hayden again dropped

 

[Slow Love™]

Bloody hell, Hayden!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

That's two more drops, and a wicket off a no ball. Really quite shocking as a follow-up to the last test.

 

[Slow Love™]

Ponting giving Haydos that intimidating chimpy stare.

 

[Demolition Man]

Bloody hell, Hayden!

His concentration has not been decent all series, both in the field and while batting.

 

[Demolition Man]

Only a matter of time before kaspa knocks off K.P.

 

[Slow Love™]

Kasper looks like he's gonna get Pietersen any minute.

LBW call just now hit outside the line, but lots of umpires will give it out when no shot's being played.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Only a matter of time before kaspa knocks off K.P.

At the rate he scores at thought he may have a 50

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

His concentration has not been decent all series, both in the field and while batting.

His catching has been excellent up until now, and he's made some good ground stops as well. He's the leading non-keeper catch taker in the series, with 7. He did drop this one, obviously, and I believe he missed a really sharp one off Warne at Old Trafford.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Kasper looks like he's gonna get Pietersen any minute.

LBW call just now hit outside the line, but lots of umpires will give it out when no shot's being played.

Even tho it was going over by miles?