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

[FaaipDeOiad]

Looked like just a hint of reverse for Kasprowicz there...

 

[Slow Love™]

Even tho it was going over by miles?

It may have been going over, but I didn't think by miles. Being struck like that (and on the back leg, too) while not offering a shot is always going to be very risky, and I've no sympathy for any batsmen given in that situation - and I have a lot of sympathy for batsmen been given out under a myriad of other circumstances.

 

[Jono]

Quite a few missed opportunities by Australia in this session. They could have had England on the ropes. Now England have to make Australia pay.

 

[aussie]

Australia better lift the standard of the fielding not only for the wrest of this series but for the next generation of quicks because they ought to realise when Pigeon retires not that many edges will be coming thus they got to improve their catching

 

[Demolition Man]

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.

Well Mike Atherton just agreed with me

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Haha. Creepy laughter in the background on channel 4 there.

 

[Demolition Man]

Kaspa and hayden, dammm queenslanders couldn't catch a cold.

 

[Demolition Man]

Haha. Creepy laughter in the background on channel 4 there.

I reckon, it is normally nicholas(pretty much at some point during evry single over), but that smacked of atherton.

 

[Demolition Man]

Are Taiter-nuts and Lee just going to rotate in 5 over spells ?

 

[Demolition Man]

OMG ponting is bowling WTF>

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Ponting brings himself on.

 

[Jono]

PONTING!

What a first up ball

 

[The Baconator]

Ponting's bowling and starts with 2 wide ones.

Edit: And then KP nearly runs himself out

 

[Demolition Man]

I remember him bowling against pakistan in brisbane years ago, 1-4 IIRC, is that the last time he bowled ???

 

[aussie]

geee when last has ponting bowled , methinks its bridgetown 2003

 

[Slow Love™]

Haha. Creepy laughter in the background on channel 4 there.

Apparently Mark Nicholas is almost as superstitious as David Shepherd, and when the score's on 191, he lifts his shirt and rubs his nipples.

 

[PY]

I don't really know why but I get the feeling that Pietersen is winding up for a big one, get the feeling when Freddie is in as well. Think it must be the style of player they usually are. KP has done a job here which needed to be done, just hope he carries it on.

Lucky not to be gone there, that was schoolboy calling.

 

[luckyeddie]

Ponting brings himself on.

Why not?

I can remember Boycott taking 3 top South African wickets for England

(before your time, dear boys).

And didn't Vaughan get out to a dibbly in the last match?

 

[luckyeddie]

Apparently Mark Nicholas is almost as superstitious as David Shepherd, and when the score's on 191, he lifts his shirt and rubs his nipples.

Doesn't everyone?

 

[Demolition Man]

Why not?

I can remember Boycott taking 3 top South African wickets for England

(before your time, dear boys).

And didn't Vaughan get out to a dibbly in the last match?

Butcher didn't do to badly last time we were in this neck of the woods,