The Ashes 2009

[Santino]

Follow on, or not?

Wouldn't want to bat last on that.

No way, bat again, rack up a 500 lead. 2 days to bowl them out.

 

[Discordia]

Out of interest, are you ever interested in the quality of the Cricket, or only in the quality of the umpiring?

Certainly! There just hasn't been that much high quality cricket in this series, sadly. A few very good spells (Broad's now is good), and a few good batting performances, sprinkled among a whole lot of rubbish from both sides.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Really not sure about whether we should enforce the follow on or not, were bowling well, so....(anyway, gotta get there first )

 

[Nemo]

Follow on, or not?

Wouldn't want to bat last on that.

Probably not, no.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Yes. Normally I favour enforcing a follow on, but I wouldn't in this case. Still four wickets to get, though, and Johnson can be very dangerous.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

ooohhh yeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss

 

[Nemo]

5 for Broad! Through the gate!

 

[Diamond]

Warne on Sky - England are all over Australia like a cheap suit

Said without a hint of irony.

 

[baldrick]

Follow on, or not?

Wouldn't want to bat last on that.

it's a difficult one. i do see your point but we have the momentum and the confidence at the moment. will that still be there if aus get us out cheaply?

 

[Santino]

Broad!

 

[Balbi]

MICHELLE

Broady

 

[JCB]

Broad 5-FOR!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

that was just AMAZING

 

[Pie 1]

Fuck me!

 

[big eejit]

Ding dong!

 

[marty21]

five for

complete collapse (almost)

 

[Nemo]

Excellent delivery to take that wicket.

 

[Santino]

I feel a bit funny when I look at Broad now.

 

[skyscraper101]

This is SWEET!!!!!!

 

[Diamond]

Broad strikes on a nelson. Brilliant.

 

[Mumbles274]

wasn't there a huge cry for broad to be dropped at one point in this series?

 

[Balbi]

Follow on though, I mean - the potential, if we kept this up, is massive - both ways

Given Stuarts performance, I believe Boycott may be eating his stupid hat right now

 

[littlebabyjesus]

wasn't there a huge cry for broad to be dropped at one point in this series?

Yep. Not least from me. He wasn't bowling well. He is now!

 

[Nemo]

The Aussie scorecard is the stuff of nightmares.

 

[Balbi]

The Aussie scorecard is the stuff of nightmares.

I won't be losing any sleep

 

[baldrick]

fuck me, this is awesome. i have never seen aus collapse like this

 

[Mumbles274]

it wasn't just on here though was it?

 

[Nemo]

Yep. Not least from me. He wasn't bowling well. He is now!

I've always had a lot of time for Broad after his performance to rescue an ODI with the bat a while back. But I have to say that recently I'd thought he wasn't ready for test cricket.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

fuck me, this is awesome. i have never seen aus collapse like this

earlier in the series, when we got 7 wickets in one session is similar to this

 

[agricola]

The way they have collapsed you would think Strauss has to enforce the follow on... yes, you wouldnt want to bat last but asking them to get 200+ on this pitch in these conditions with the atmosphere as it is is a tough ask in itself.