The Ashes 2013

[JoeShmoe]

Love these last wicket thrashes, could they squeak up to 400 here?

[dinger]

I'm watching a slightly dodgy stream of the match, so perhaps someone watching on Sky can tell me if these ladies form part of the official coverage? They pop up every time an England batsman plays a good shot...

Edited 19 July, 2013 by skintsaint
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[Smirking_Saint]

I'm watching a slightly dodgy stream of the match, so perhaps someone watching on Sky can tell me if these ladies form part of the official coverage? They pop up every time an England batsman plays a good shot...

 

 

Better looking than bumble

Edited 19 July, 2013 by skintsaint

[SO16_Saint]

looking good for a 100+ run 1st innings lead IMO

[Hatch]

get Clarke and thats them done.

[dinger]

That's a sharp catch to get Smith. Ian Bell continuing to have a good series, and Australia up against it. I like this.

[sussexsaint]

Lovely stuff - for 6 now - wish I was at home ratehr than just watching text updates

[Dimond Geezer]

Another one bites the dust.

[dinger]

Ooh yes! Bye bye Clarkey...

[skintsaint]

Clarke gone...Haddin to get next.

[sussexsaint]

Clarke!!!

[dinger]

Aussies have ****ed their reviews up the wall again. I don't like the DRS particularly, but it's there and England are definitely making much better use of it.

[SO16_Saint]

Lovely stuff - for 6 now - wish I was at home ratehr than just watching text updates

Was that pre-emptive or am I watching 5 mins behind on Sky Go???

[dinger]

Was that pre-emptive or am I watching 5 mins behind on Sky Go???

 

I had to double-check with the radio. Conclusion: sussexsaint is a witch.

[sussexsaint]

I had to double-check with the radio. Conclusion: sussexsaint is a witch.

 

Think I prefer witch to thick git who can't count TBH

 

strange to watch another team collapse, don't want to count chickens and all that but even if the tail wags this is remarkable

[dinger]

Think I prefer witch to thick git who can't count TBH

 

strange to watch another team collapse, don't want to count chickens and all that but even if the tail wags this is remarkable

 

Although this is the 3rd time in 3 that we've got cheaply into the tail. Let's hope we can finish the job this time.

[Smirking_Saint]

Although this is the 3rd time in 3 that we've got cheaply into the tail. Let's hope we can finish the job this time.

 

Trailing by 265 is massive for their tail TBH

[dinger]

Trailing by 265 is massive for their tail TBH

 

And there goes Agar. What a disaster

[SO16_Saint]

Enforce the follow on IMO

[dinger]

Do we think England will enforce the follow-on, if it comes to that? Aus need 66 more to avoid it at time of writing.

[skintsaint]

Enforce the follow on IMO

 

not in this heat, make em run in the field and get a massive score. still so much time left.

[dinger]

Hah, beaten to it. FWIW I wouldn't make Anderson and Broad run around any more than they need to after the shift Jimmy put in at Trent Bridge.

[Smirking_Saint]

not in this heat, make em run in the field and get a massive score. still so much time left.

 

Yeah Ive been toying with the idea, is it worth it ? Is it not ? The heat wont let up, but that wicket will deteriorate aswell. I reckon your right, get out and bat, hit a big score and then take them out. 2 tests down and this test possibly ending early should be enough to knock the wind out of them they accumulated in Nottingham

[hutch]

Enforce the follow on IMO

Nope. I wouldn't

[sussexsaint]

I'd stick them in again - they are all over the shop at the moment with no confidence

[SO16_Saint]

I'd stick them in again - they are all over the shop at the moment with no confidence

 

My thoughts. Don't give them time to et their heads in order

[Hatch]

plus we have only been in the field for a few hours. The quicks haven't bowled that many overs.

[Dimond Geezer]

Hadin gone

[SO16_Saint]

Put em back in!!

[skintsaint]

Aussies played their best game last time out, England haven't yet. One of two of these tests will be embarrassing for the Aussies. This could be one of them.

[View From The Top]

Get them back in - dads opinion.

 

Make them run around for a day in the field - sons view.

[JoeShmoe]

Anyone else feel a bit sorry. Not for the Aussies but for this as a contest

[JoeShmoe]

Enforce the follow on IMO

 

This is Flower and Cook. More conservative than Maggie Thatchet

[dinger]

Excellent bowling performance by England today, didn't let the pressure off.

[SO16_Saint]

BOOOO - England batting

[JoeShmoe]

BOOOO - England batting

 

Expect us to declare with a lead of 600, just about be enough for Cook!

[View From The Top]

My wife & nipper are of the opinion that England should bat until 17.30 on Saturday and really, really pi.ss the convicts off and totally knacker them out.

[sussexsaint]

Excellent bowling performance by England today, didn't let the pressure off.

 

Hmm , sort of agree . But to my mind it was more a dreadful Australia than a stunning performance by our chaps.

[skintsaint]

My wife & nipper are of the opinion that England should bat until 17.30 on Saturday and really, really pi.ss the convicts off and totally knacker them out.

 

bit optimistic at the mo!

[dinger]

Bresnan faces the first and last balls of the day. I wonder what price I could've got for that?

[saints_is_the_south]

My wife & nipper are of the opinion that England should bat until 17.30 on Saturday and really, really pi.ss the convicts off and totally knacker them out.

 

I vote for this. Whether we can actually make it that far is another matter. We'll win regardless, this test is already out of sight for them.

[JoeShmoe]

Expect us to declare with a lead of 600, just about be enough for Cook!

 

Told you

[markr27]

KP is now a doubt for the 3rd Test and Sky were reporting that Eoin Morgan was batting with the Squad in the nets.... surely he is not being considered as a replacement?!

Hopefully, the selectors will go with James Taylor, Adil Rashid or Gary Ballance; men in form.

[Appy]

KP is now a doubt for the 3rd Test and Sky were reporting that Eoin Morgan was batting with the Squad in the nets.... surely he is not being considered as a replacement?!

Hopefully, the selectors will go with James Taylor, Adil Rashid or Gary Ballance; men in form.

 

They will go with Morgan I expect, they will see him as someone similar to Pietersen with his rate of scoring, i would go for Taylor though, he seems to be out of favour right now.

[markr27]

Morgan has not played a first class game for months though and is just back from injury.

I reckon it should be Taylor too, although Ballance does seem to be highly rated by the England Management, I am sure he was in the T20/1-day NZ series squads earlier in the summer, so wouldn't be a total shock if he got the nod.

[dubai_phil]

Great work today by Bresnan & Root, not pretty to watch but they ground the Aussies into the ground and set up the platform to take the p1ss out of them.

 

IF I was Cook, I wouldn't declare overnight, I'd bat on for at least 30 minutes - maybe more, simply to fry Clarke & their openers brains. Always harder to reset your head to batting after a long time in the field.

 

In fact in the long term scheme of things letting Root go to a Double (IF) would be a big boost to the England team & Joe's future morale. Aussies will struggle to 250 at the moment and really cannot see them batting 5 sessions (weather permitting)

 

Mind you I still think they would have struggled to get the 200 odd IF we had enforced the follow on but now we are hurting them

[saints_is_the_south]

Yesterday must have been humiliating for the convicts, out in the field all day struggling to take wickets whilst England plodded along at 2 runs an over safe in the knowledge that they have absolutely no chance of turning this game around. Would have liked to see us declare last night and have the final hour or so bowling at them, knock a couple down then.

 

Michael Vaughan's just tweeted a photo of a very grey and overcast looking Lord's, looks great for bowling. This lead is plenty, I suppose they'll let Root go for his double hundred then declare.

[DG]

Well that was worth it

[ottery st mary]

Watson out LBW again......Believed 24 times out LBW in test cricket:lol:

 

Not even asking for a review this time...

 

But requesting that Anderson stops bowling to him in future:D

 

Rogers now out bowled round his legs by Swann...

Edited 21 July, 2013 by ottery st mary

[saints_is_the_south]

Decent partnership between Khawaja and Clarke, but an amazing final 20 minutes or so before tea, and Convict wickets are tumbling again! On the verge of victory and a 2 nil lead now.