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

Knopfler

School Boy/Girl Captain
Pratyush said:
Exactly! Saving face would be only possible if Australia can retain the Ashes. So if even 8 an over would be required in an extreme scenario, Australia would certainly go for it.

Eight an over being required is not an extreme scenario.
 

FaaipDeOiad

Hall of Fame Member
Superb, series saving effort from KP there.

He should have been out before lunch, there's no doubt about that, and Warne may indeed have dropped the Ashes. Since lunch however he's been excellent and has taken the game away from Australia.
 

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Knopfler said:
Eight an over being required is not an extreme scenario.
According to me its more likely England will not bat the next 20 overs as opposed to England will bat those overs.
 

Linda

International Vice-Captain
Pratyush said:
Usually saving face means playing or a draw. But Australia's face would not be saved in that scenario here. So they would obviously go for saving their faces. But for doing that, they would have to go for a victory and not a draw. :)
Um. Yes.
 

Slow Love™

International Captain
First century for Pietersen - BIG innngs in the context of the match, as others around him succumbed to the pressure.

Mind you, the drops didn't hurt though. :)
 

Linda

International Vice-Captain
Slow Love™ said:
First century for Pietersen - BIG innngs in the context of the match, as others around him succumbed to the pressure.

Mind you, the drops didn't hurt though. :)
Like I said a long time ago.... "South Africa wins the Ashes!"
 

Mister Wright

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Slow Love™ said:
Oh, come on, mate. At the very least, you could acknowledge that he has done, as honestbharani said, "reasonably well".
When?

When he went for over 100 during the 2nd test, when he went for 97 in the first innings of this test, or at 6 an over in this innings.

He is a new ball bowler, and he is supposed to be a strike bowler, but last time I checked the series stats he was averaging in the mid 30s.

What do we want from him? To bowl one good spell every 3 tests or to be a consistent new ball bowler?
 

Demolition Man

State Vice-Captain
Slow Love™ said:
First century for Pietersen - BIG innngs in the context of the match, as others around him succumbed to the pressure.

Mind you, the drops didn't hurt though. :)
Imagine if the poms dropped gilly as often as that.
 

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