The Ashes 2009

[Nemo]

What happened to aiming at the top of off?

 

[Cerberus]

Might help if the bowlers aimed at the stumps for an over or two, rather than relying on tailenders to be good enough to edge the swinging ball.

This ^^

They look quite comfortable dont they?

 

[kabbes]

Might help if the bowlers aimed at the stumps for an over or two, rather than relying on tailenders to be good enough to edge the swinging ball.

This drives me mad and always has done. Bowlers never seem to grasp the idea that they should just try to bowl the rabbits out, old-school stylee.

 

[Nemo]

And he bowls one at the stumps and gets a catch to gully.

 

[DaRealSpoon]

All done

 

[Cerberus]

That'll do then

Nerves start to kick in now

 

[JimW]

Wasn't too far off with me initial 250 prediction, but could have been 230

 

[tangerinedream]

About time

Well done Mr Onions

 

[tarannau]

Hayden's absolutely right about Boycott though. Tiresome fuck that man.

It was interesting to see the reaction to Boycott in the Windies. He was kind of seen as an onjectionable figure of fun. In the aftermath of England being skittled out for 45 many years I've rarely seen so many jubilant replays of Boycott getting it wrong - in this case his pitch report using his key and talking of it being an excellent batting wicket.

 

[tarannau]

Oh, and well done Onions.

 

[kabbes]

Five for Jimmy, Four for Onions, who got the other?

 

[Nemo]

Five for Jimmy, Four for Onions, who got the other?

Swann got Katich yesterday.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

 

[kabbes]

Swann got Katich yesterday.

Ah yes, so I remember. A vital wicket.

A good day. Frustrating to let them get about 30 runs for no reason, but brilliant overall!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Hayden's absolutely right about Boycott though. Tiresome fuck that man.

It was interesting to see the reaction to Boycott in the Windies. He was kind of seen as an onjectionable figure of fun. In the aftermath of England being skittled out for 45 many years I've rarely seen so many jubilant replays of Boycott getting it wrong - in this case his pitch report using his key and talking of it being an excellent batting wicket.

So he got that wrong. So what? He often gets a lot right.

When he went toe-to-toe with Holding at the Oval, 1976, and lost, he didn't back down. He showed commitment and not a small amount of physical courage. And you never ever heard a peep out of him about the West Indies' short-pitched bowling. He considered it a perfectly fair thing to do at a time when others were bleating about it.

 

[Nemo]

Now it's up to Strauss and Cook to show the convicts how it's done.

 

[SpookyFrank]

That Boycott's batting style emptied stadiums. (Said to Boycott.)

Hayden, IIRC, was one of the dullest batsmen of his generation

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Hayden, IIRC, was one of the dullest batsmen of his generation

Hayden was something of a flat-track bully. He obviously wasn't a grinder like Boycott, but I for one think his overall test stats flatter him a bit. England certainly found him out in 2005.

 

[kabbes]

Here we go! COME ON ENGLAND!

 

[Nemo]

And there goes Cook.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Fucking impressive after the aussies had looked so imperious yesterday!

 

[SpookyFrank]

Aww shit

 

[DaRealSpoon]

oh dear

 

[TrippyLondoner]

bollocks

 

[kabbes]

And there goes Cook.

Noooooo!

Cricinfo hasn't said that it is happened yet, so I shall hope that you are lying.


ETA: You weren't lying.

 

[mattie]

good ball or shite batting?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Sorry, I've got to come back to this Boycott thing. Hard, tough test cricket with a batsman determined to stay in against high-class bowling can be great to watch. Atherton v Donald, Dravid v lots of people. People who think the only exciting cricket is the fast-scoring variety don't really understand cricket imo.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Oh fuck

Cricinfo still isn't saying it

 

[JimW]

Oh shit. Three good balls in the over by sound of commentary

 

[SpookyFrank]

Sorry, I've got to come back to this Boycott thing. Hard, tough test cricket with a batsman determined to stay in against high-class bowling can be great to watch. Atherton v Donald, Dravid v lots of people. People who think the only exciting cricket is the fast-scoring variety don't really understand cricket imo.

Quite so.