The Ashes 2009
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mattie
missing in inaction
No team with Collingwood could ever be called cavalier.
I dunno, dives around a lot.
TrippyLondoner
Well-Known Member
Meh.
mattie
missing in inaction
I was thinking a failed goalkeeper, but whatever.
Mike Hooper was a ginger goalkeeper.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
no you don't have the intelligence and cricket is obviously more important to you than backing up wht you believe in.
you know i might even borrow a megaphone for tomorrow!
when you cunts call it the ECwB or refer to it as the England & Wales Cricket team then i'll reconsider, until then and whilst you ungratefull cunts moan about it being in Cardiff whilst enjoying our hospitality you can fuck off.
mattie
missing in inaction
You've done it for me, ta muchly.
TrippyLondoner
Well-Known Member
Well, austrailia sure did make that day boring to watch in the end. Hope tmrws better.
Yeh, damn them... Fucking up Sky, England's (and Wales
) party.My money's on a draw too. The weather's gonna play a part, and taking a wicket on that 'pitch' is nigh on impossible.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
Oh dear
Is it worth pointing out that there is a Welshman in the team?
Azertyioup
Wind it up
Long way to go in this one, the last 6 draw lays I have done(SA V Aus x3,Eng v WI X2 SL V Pak x1) have worked, just when you think it's a draw it goes the other way.
But yes the pitch has surprised me a bit.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
The weather may surprise you as well on Saturday.
Azertyioup
Wind it up
Juice up the wicket hopefully.
Nah your right it does look dodgy, should have waited a bit before laying at 2.7, hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I have lost count of the amount of times a Test match looks like been a draw and it does not happen, it is very dangerous backing the draw at odds on after just 2 days play.Good chance of it at least trading above the 2.7 at some point.
Whatever way you look at it, things look grim for England. The Australians demonstrated today that they could deal with anything England could throw at them. Unlike England, their Batsmen buckle down and play safe yet effective cricket. Kevin Pietersen should take note. England, on the other hand, showed a complete lack of inspiration as bowlers, with a range running from weak to hopeless. The Australians may not be exciting, but at this rate they will win the first Test.
Azertyioup
Wind it up
Agreed if they get a decent lead which looks likely, then take early wickets panic will set in, lets say a 150 run lead by Lunch day 4, then England 80/3 at Tea, draw will look a long way off, depends how much rain there is and whether the time lost can be made up, but rain helps bowlers as a rule.
I doubt it.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
It's obligatory at this stage for Ddraig to make a ranting plank out of himself, dontcha know. You could virtually make an ITV4 programme out of some of his more daft contributions: 'When nationalism goes stupid' or something.
shut it thunder boy
had to re route on way home
safer shouting ABE across the river tho
Well done Australia. England look very weak to me. Anderson's hopeless. Broad not much better. Panesar's lost it. Take away Pietersen and Flintoff and they're a very average side. Ponting is still a cut above anyone on either side. Having said that, Anderson will probably take a hat-trick tomorrow, Broad will get a ton in the second innings and Panesar will skittle them in the second innings!!
waterloowelshy
Well-Known Member
may have been on 200? - id settle for them being on 200 now! fair play Ponting and Katich have given us a lesson in how to play test cricket. Was lucky enough to be there this afternoon and it was amazing how easy the batsmen made it look. No dramas, no chances, no rush. Just play the ball along the floor and accumulate runs. It was a class show.
fen_boy
Exits gracefully.
I thought they bowled alright on a flat pitch to two very good batsmen.
All this talk of Australia being able to take anything England can throw at them and it looking grim for England is very premature.
waterloowelshy
Well-Known Member
premature? 25o for 1 and not looking in any trouble. Hardly premature.
fen_boy
Exits gracefully.
Absolutely it's premature. It's a 5 day test (and while we're at it a 5 test series) and they've had 2 good batting sessions.
If it turns or swings today it could be an entirely different story.
England are still 180 runs ahead in the first innings - on balance Australia are ahead because of wickets in hand, but it's not as clear cut as some are making out.
A lot of people on this thread don't seem to have the temperament for test cricket.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
They were on 120 when i said that - they could be on 300 now if harmison was having one of his days! Agree about the batting, you'd think KP wouldn't need lesson like that as well -but if he doesn - there it is.
In test cricket it takes is a couple of good seesions to turn things on their head though.
waterloowelshy
Well-Known Member
Absolutely it's premature. It's a 5 day test (and while we're at it a 5 test series) and they've had 2 good batting sessions.
If it turns or swings today it could be an entirely different story.
England are still 180 runs ahead in the first innings - on balance Australia are ahead because of wickets in hand, but it's not as clear cut as some are making out.
A lot of people on this thread don't seem to have the temperament for test cricket.
I would suggest that England dont have the temperament for test cricket. At leat the Aussies had the deceny to be rubbish at 2020 and can say they are concentrating on the test version. We / England are falling between the 2 version and not mastering either.
I really hope i have to eat my words - but i cant for the life of me think where our wickets are going to come from today. Our boling 'unit' did not look capable of making inroads - so lets hope someone has doctored the pitch overnight or its going to be a long day.
