***Official*** NatWest Series/Challenge

[Mister Wright]

Gilchrist drops a sitter (for a keeper).

Then Trescothick caught off a no-ball - It's all happening.

Brett Lee needs to work out his no-ball problem - it was a big one!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Lee's not being helped by coming down the hill. Gilchrist just wrong footed himself, I think.

 

[Linda]

Sometimes, I just want to punch Brett Lee in the face..

 

[Mister Wright]

Lee's not being helped by coming down the hill. Gilchrist just wrong footed himself, I think.

Gilchrist still should have taken it.

 

[Adamc]

Luckily McGrath didn't throw the ball over his shoulder in celebration - bad enough as it is without it going for six.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Gilchrist still should have taken it.

Indeed. Merely explaining for those of us not fortunate to have a TV feed

 

[Mister Wright]

Why did Australia choose Hogg as their sub? What a waste.

oh dear...Gillespie.

 

[aussie]

whats wrong with all the bowlers today, everyone is bowling short when all they need to do is pitch it up & they'll have all the assistance in the world

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

whats wrong with all the bowlers today, everyone is bowling short when all they need to do is pitch it up & they'll have all the assistance in the world

I wouldn't really say that any more. Australia have bowled far too short, but the wicket is much more placid now than it was with the clouds over earlier.

England, in all honesty, should cruise it from here. Sun out, seen off McGrath and Lee, moderate total to chase.

 

[Adamc]

whats wrong with all the bowlers today, everyone is bowling short when all they need to do is pitch it up & they'll have all the assistance in the world

The pitch hasn't been doing nearly as much since the sun came out. England should get home comfortably if they're sensible. Australia need a wicket in the next two or three overs, or this game will be over quickly.

 

[Linda]

Did Gillespie leave his talent back in Adelaide?

 

[Mister Wright]

Did Gillespie leave his talent back in Adelaide?

Maybe the ghosts stole it.

 

[aussie]

I wouldn't really say that any more. Australia have bowled far too short, but the wicket is much more placid now than it was with the clouds over earlier.

England, in all honesty, should cruise it from here. Sun out, seen off McGrath and Lee, moderate total to chase.

yeah thats true but they are still bowling too short. but anyway things are looking quite glum for Australia

 

[aussie]

Did Gillespie leave his talent back in Adelaide?

well it could be, something has to explain is below par performaces on tour thus far.

 

[Neil Pickup]

yeah thats true but they are still bowling too short. but anyway things are looking quite glum for Australia

Wrong Smiley

 

[Mister Wright]

Ponting hasn't made enough runs on this tour to just give them away like that....

 

[Slow Love™]

Maybe the ghosts stole it.

They sucked Watson dry.

 

[greg]

I can't remember the last time there was a game (one day or test) at Headingley where the bowlers didn't bowl too short, with all the commentators tearing their hair out in disbelief. The only exception was India... who won the game with spinners!

 

[Neil Pickup]

And Watson's broken. Hogg on... but not as supersub yet.

 

[Slow Love™]

Well, it's all looking pretty dire here, and hard to see us working our way back into this one. I wonder if there's any chance of another look at Kasper in the last two games - could be that Gillespie has koala status though.