The Ashes 2010/11

[Idaho]

A couple of overs this morning so the batsmen can run up and down the wicket in long spikes then declare?

 

[strung out]

i'd probably declare immediately

 

[TrippyLondoner]

I would to.

 

[Idaho]

I would declare that I wasn't sure what I was going to do.

If the forecast looks a bit mixed, I think I would have a few overs.

 

[kabbes]

Ask to play it both ways and see how it goes.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

They wont bowl us out and have enough time to get a decent lead with the rain on the way. Might aswell go for it.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

 

[Lord Camomile]

Aye, is there no way of playing advantage or something?

 

[Lord Camomile]

This is quite addictive

 

[shagnasty]

I think they will bat out this innings and want at least four sessions to bowl out the aussies

 

[Santino]

Perhaps they should just bat out the rest of the series and retain the Ashes 0-0.

 

[strung out]

I think they will bat out this innings and want at least four sessions to bowl out the aussies

but with very bad weather forecast for tomorrow, we may not even get 4 sessions in the rest of the match, let alone once we've been bowled out.

 

[ferrelhadley]

Bowl now, fuck everything else. Trust the batsmen not to lose in a second innings and just have a fucking bowl at them.

E2A morning moisture, get Jimmey and the other swingers on now.

 

[strung out]

innit. we're not going to lose, so bowl at them with a 300 lead. i'd rather be put back in to knock off a few runs, than bat on and have an extra 100 runs we might not even need, but run the risk of running out of time.

 

[strung out]

apparently we're batting on. good luck boys. knock off a hundred runs asap and then declare

 

[marty21]

Strauss will at least give Pietersen a chance to beat his highest test score which is 226 (thanks TMS)

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Pah. Strauss the conservative again. Should be bowling.

 

[ferrelhadley]

A Steve Waugh might have sent his batters out to take the piss and go mad for about 5 overs, just to unsettle the other sides game plan.

Though with Strauss he may just want 700 on the board to be sure hes safe from losing.

 

[Santino]

Australia's plan worked!

 

[ferrelhadley]

6 for Bell

 

[strung out]

let's hope that wicket secures doherty's place for the next test!

 

[marty21]

Strauss will at least give Pietersen a chance to beat his highest test score which is 226 (thanks TMS)

he got 227, well done Pietersen, highest test score (227), now we can declare surely!

 

[twentythreedom]

classic, screwing up a piss-easy catch off bell!

 

[ferrelhadley]

600 up

 

[TrippyLondoner]

someone tell me why we are still batting?

 

[twentythreedom]

strauss must have a cunning plan

 

[ferrelhadley]

someone tell me why we are still batting?

Cause Strauss has a Phd in meteorology and has worked out the weather for the next few days....

 

[TrippyLondoner]

throwing the game away, what a cunning plan indeed!

 

[strung out]

they've obviously got 400 lead in mind, so get there asap and declare

 

[TrippyLondoner]

don't need it though, the aussies are fucking hopeless.