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

[Slow Love™]

Yikes, we might be about to see a flogging here. Bell just put down Katich - very tough one though.

 

[social]

Amazing how Clarke looks so at ease whilst others are having trouble laying bat on ball.

 

[King_Ponting]

i cant watch..... radio time....

 

[Anil]

unless there is some tremendous rearguard action from clarke and gilchrist, australia will lose this test....wow! never saw this kind of result coming....

 

[Slow Love™]

Think he's slightly redeeming himself today.

Oh yeah, he is. In the main he's pretty much owned Hayden all series, but has looked pretty innocuous otherwise.

 

[maxpower]

holy crap Eng is actually gonna win the ashes !!!..

 

[King_Ponting]

Prays for england weather to once again save australia...

 

[aussie]

Amazing how Clarke looks so at ease whilst others are having trouble laying bat on ball.

their is something special about this kid, even though he may have been selected early has Kyle has been stressing on their is no way he should be dropped, he has been the shining light for Australia with the bat & he is holding the torch again this afternoon

 

[Slow Love™]

Amazing how Clarke looks so at ease whilst others are having trouble laying bat on ball.

Yep, I think Clarke has actually been very good, and outside of the odd inability to read Jones (which he certainly hasn't been alone in), he's looked very solid at the crease - he's shown some real nuts this tour, and will certainly come out of it all with far more positives than the rest of the top 7 (excepting that one innings from Ponting, which would have meant a great deal for him).

To be fair, Martyn actually hasn't been too bad either, but has copped some howlers from the umps.

 

[King_Ponting]

ponting looked good today until he was triggered

 

[aussie]

To be fair, Martyn actually hasn't been too bad either, but has copped some howlers from the umps.

he should sue them.....

 

[Adamc]

he should sue them.....

I don't think batsmen are covered by unfair dismissal laws...

 

[King_Ponting]

Well as long as the match finishes, with the decisions evening out i wont complain. The stress the umpires are under is enormous, something which must be taken into consideration

 

[Slow Love™]

Regardless of what happens in this match (and let's face it, we may as well ask for a kiss first, 'cause we're about to be f**ked), I would LOVE to see a big innings from Gilly today.

 

[aussie]

I don't think batsmen are covered by unfair dismissal laws...

hehe, but Martyn must be aggravated he has got some tough ones, its up to him if he wants to go down that road but thant wont be happening

 

[social]

Flintoff's last appeal was the result of early decisions - missing leg by a stump and high yet everyone goes up.

 

[pskov]

Simon Hughes another good point. Lee has been absolutley spraying it to the left-handers, and has been too short. Hoggard and Jones much better line and length.

 

[King_Ponting]

Flintoff's last appeal was the result of early decisions - missing leg by a stump and high yet everyone goes up.

Similar to the langer bat pad. Everyone was up for the lbw, cause of martyn and punters decisions, even tho the ball was hammered.

 

[social]

Regardless of what happens in this match (and let's face it, we may as well ask for a kiss first, 'cause we're about to be f**ked), I would LOVE to see a big innings from Gilly today.

Id prefer Monday but hey, any friggin scrap will do.

 

[pskov]

Just a thought, surely Gilchrist will fire this innings. Just by the law of averages, he'll have to get at least a solid fifty sometime time this series.

Edit: Didn't see your post there SL