The Ashes 2009
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Azertyioup
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FFS ! 
Still if you look the ball has been doing a bit, 350 is probably a pretty good score, that's if we get there mind. But yeah it's swinging a fair bit, lets hope Anderson gets the ball on a bit of string. Not having to bat last could be worth 40-50 runs.
Annoying card though, loads of starts.
Still if you look the ball has been doing a bit, 350 is probably a pretty good score, that's if we get there mind. But yeah it's swinging a fair bit, lets hope Anderson gets the ball on a bit of string. Not having to bat last could be worth 40-50 runs.Annoying card though, loads of starts.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Very disappointing, tbh, that six of the top seven batsmen reached 30, but none of the six reached 70. I've only been following on cricinfo, but that implies a lack of application to me.
TrippyLondoner
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Despite the decision to put anderson in, i'm very satisfied with 336-7.
Azertyioup
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I like the 336, just not the 7 wkts, '55%' Aussies days IMO, although we'll know more about our score in time, don't quite buy the 'oh it's a 400 par score wicket', 350 is respectable, especially if you don't have to bat last.
And if it keeps swinging fact is Anderson is about the best in the world at that right now.
And if it keeps swinging fact is Anderson is about the best in the world at that right now.
Azertyioup
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Bit of both in so far as your never totally in, it's a slow pitch but it's swinging and spinning a fair bit, a lot depends on how the pitch shapes up on day 5 for me.
Odds atm
Eng 2.92
Aus 3.55
Draw 2.72
Think I will lay some of that draw, result here imo.
TrippyLondoner
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I don't really see it as austrailias day, it was when they had the first session, but then we pulled it back and gained momentum, ok we threw it away at the end abit, but overall atm it seems just about even to me.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I see it as even too. But a little disappointing that it wasn't England's day. Game on, certainly. England have some runs already in the bank, Australia took seven wickets, which is pretty good.
Azertyioup
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Even(ish) but they got the momentum at the end there, so they just shade it by 5% say.
TrippyLondoner
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Hard to say, really. Stupid decision with the nightwatchman, we always do that.
I think it put prior off abit.Azertyioup
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Shaping up to a good game though, as I said earlier just enough in it for the bowlers, a good cricket wicket for me, should go 5 days but with a result.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
init! no 'W' to be seen, no 'England & Wales to face the aussies anywhere in the press... oh no
got your cap to doff?
ai! don't even get a small w no ECwB or nuffin!Nah, england and wales cricket BOARD, not team.
oi! Viv Richards played for Glamorgan (when they ws good) you knowI knew about the ECBbut that there wiki says the England team is England and Wales.... is there county cricket in Wales?
do we have to give them a google map to Cardiff you reckon?doh! where do you think they are playing?
purlease don't start!
just had to negotiate through a fair few oinks on my way home
something different to see i spose and the aussies are a bit cheery
TrippyLondoner
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purlease don't start!
just had to negotiate through a fair few oinks on my way home
something different to see i spose and the aussies are a bit cheery
its comin home its comin home its comin ashes is comin home(just not to wales)
baldrick
hmmmmm
yeah, just gifts them a wicket. again.Hard to say, really. Stupid decision with the nightwatchman, we always do that.
we did ok i think, but a lot of our players got themselves out really. some risky behaviour that would have been better suited to a one-dayer.
Barking_Mad
Non sibi sed omnibus
id say just England's day if only for the fact they batted first on a pitch that will become increasingly trickier to bat on...Pieterson - will never make a great player with shots like that tho....
Azertyioup
Wind it up
They finished for the day? I've been radio and telly-less for 2 hours. And highlights... any on terrestrial telly?
On channel 5 now mate..19.15-20.00
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Biddlybee
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ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
Took my old man for his bday. £200 for 2 tickets, but we had front row ast 3rd man, couldnt ask for better. We both bloody loved what was a historic occassion and a great days cricket to boot. Wish I had the money to go everyday!
On the subjetc, why shouldnt we get a match in Cardiff? Glamorgan have produced fine players for England over the years and a couple of Engalnd captains so its our bloody turn!
On the subjetc, why shouldnt we get a match in Cardiff? Glamorgan have produced fine players for England over the years and a couple of Engalnd captains so its our bloody turn!
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
True that, Simon Jones was the man in 2005
That Clarke ball truly was world class, though admittedly on the small youtube screen with all the pixellation you have about as good a view of it as Clarke did.
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
i still regularly watch my 2005 ashes dvds
spose you gotta grasp what you can.Not many happy memories for England in the past 20 yearsBesides that i would say it was Englands day and they have built a good platform for the rest of the game.Hard to beat from here.Might salvage a draw but i think that batting on the fourth or fifth day will be a bit of a chore,considering the wicket and swing.
