vic_orthdox
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Flintoff does it again.
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***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)
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vic_orthdox
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Anyone else see Hoggard's walk back to his mark after the first ball of the innings, flopping his left foot in front of himself as he walked? He looked like a mini version of a yeti.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
If he can't bowl further into the innings, that means more Harmison, which is probably good for Australia given how he's been performing. Also can't see Giles do much on this pitch on the third day.BoyBrumby said:
Over to Film Four I go.....
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Jones looks a lot better now he's getting into the spell. Perhaps it was just a touch of cramp.FaaipDeOiad said:
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Solid mini-session there for Australia. If they can play like that for the rest of the day and be close to level pegging with no more than 3 or 4 down, anything is possible tomorrow...
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Keep your chin up - that's the spirit.FaaipDeOiad said:
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Catching is a huge part of Austalia's problem. Put simply, if they take those chances, they could have been in a much better position in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th test, be it a symptom or not.greg said:
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Gee, you must think Gilly is a pretty ugly batsman then, if you think Katich was playing more elegantly.SirBloody Idiot said:
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Hey, I remember a couple of guys from India doing it to us. There's always hope.luckyeddie said:Keep your chin up - that's the spirit.
I believe we had a day 4 with no wickets at all... fancy one?
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Almost 1000 of those in this thread...Samuel_Vimes said:Heh, I seem to recall Marc saying that Jones would be the key to this series. How right he was.
Congrats on 5000 posts, btw.
Congratulations, pretty much all your posts are quality and add something to the threads.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
It happens every couple of hundred tests or so.Pratyush said:Australia have followed on. Oh man.
Slow Love™
International Captain
I actually think there's a pretty strong argument for replacing Hayden with Hussey next match, and not waiting until the end of the series for the inevitable axing. I think our situation could accurately be described as desperate. There's no shame in the word - the seventh listed definition in the dictionary is "extremely intense".
Even if for whatever reason we don't persist with Hussey long-term, he obviously handles the conditions over there extremely well, and Hayden at this time is essentially deadwood - a man awaiting the noose. There really has to be a limit as to how long we're willing to carry a guy that just isn't coping, in a series we're losing. We already carried Gillespie for too long. The series isn't over yet, McGrath will be returning, and if we can somehow manage to win the last test, we can still retain the Ashes, improbable as that may seem right now.
Even if for whatever reason we don't persist with Hussey long-term, he obviously handles the conditions over there extremely well, and Hayden at this time is essentially deadwood - a man awaiting the noose. There really has to be a limit as to how long we're willing to carry a guy that just isn't coping, in a series we're losing. We already carried Gillespie for too long. The series isn't over yet, McGrath will be returning, and if we can somehow manage to win the last test, we can still retain the Ashes, improbable as that may seem right now.
Slow Love™
International Captain
Langer dropped!