The Ashes 2010/11

[a_chap]

Anderson's gone now

 

[Kaye]

Is there much psychological difference between declaring and being bowled out, on either side? Just thinking if Australia can bowl us out they'll at least have some sense of achievement, whereas if we don't evengive them the chance...

This is a joke, yes?

 

[JimW]

Aaaaaned we're done. And so will they be by close today, let's hope.

 

[Santino]

Highest Ashes lead ever after batting second.

 

[shagnasty]

Early lunch now .lets see how we do with ball

 

[butchersapron]

Here we come.

 

[embree]

We can win this tonight

 

[a_chap]

This is a joke, yes?

Boycott was saying something similar on TMS; that Aus taking wickets to bowl England out will give them (the Aussies) a positive boost.

 

[embree]

Is there much psychological difference between declaring and being bowled out, on either side? Just thinking if Australia can bowl us out they'll at least have some sense of achievement, whereas if we don't evengive them the chance...

Not when we broke 500 yet again and lead by over 400, no

 

[butchersapron]

We can win this tonight

It's moving. They've got no bottle. Yep. We can.

 

[Lo Siento.]

Unlikely. But I reckon I'd give 5/2.

60 overs to bowl today, no? Took 42.5 on day one

 

[pennimania]

Trott weighing up whether to protect his average or go for the 200. He's not exactly a dasher is he? 1500 Test runs and not one 6.

it worked for Boycott

 

[Santino]

I don't think going for a 6 is ever sensible in this form of cricket (obviously chasing a total excepted).

The game would be much poorer if batsmen didn't go for sixes. Would KP's 158 at the Oval in 2005 have had the same impact without 7 sixes? It says something to the bowler. It says 'Don't bother mate, you're shit.' It says 'I don't care if you're the leading wicket-taker in the world, I've just reverse swept you for six.'

 

[Lord Camomile]

This is a joke, yes?

Well I didn't mean in this specific instance (rather academic now ), but just in general. I dunno, I suppose it's obvious, but I don't follow cricket much so I wondered if there were subtle arts of... whatever.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

i'd rather be a kiwi than a con, etc etc

 

[Lo Siento.]

Boycott was saying something similar on TMS; that Aus taking wickets to bowl England out will give them (the Aussies) a positive boost.

Boyc's declared we were going to lose this test after 12 minutes. Obviously got a bee in his bonnet about something.

 

[Santino]

Boycott was saying something similar on TMS; that Aus taking wickets to bowl England out will give them (the Aussies) a positive boost.

The same Boycott who wrote off England's chances of winning this match after 12 minutes?

 

[butchersapron]

i'd rather be a kiwi than a con, etc etc

Paulie, my mum had a great laugh at your pic on the ugly mug thread.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Boycott was saying something similar on TMS; that Aus taking wickets to bowl England out will give them (the Aussies) a positive boost.

I win!

 

[butchersapron]

Boyc's declared we were going to lose this test after 12 minutes. Obviously got a bee in his bonnet about something.

He ain't wrong yet.

 

[a_chap]

The same Boycott who wrote off England's chances of winning this match after 12 minutes?

I heard that and thought it was odd at the time. So he's not always right. Me, I wouldn't argue with him.

 

[Santino]

Let's have one of these:

 

[Santino]

And one of these:

 

[Kaye]

Well I didn't mean in this specific instance (rather academic now ), but just in general. I dunno, I suppose it's obvious, but I don't follow cricket much so I wondered if there were subtle arts of... whatever.

Valid; there are a large number of declarations with 8 or 9 down. I often think they're because of the waste of time sending someone in for almost no runs, but I have heard Boycott (OK, I've read what was said) talk about the impact of a declaration.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Paulie, my mum had a great laugh at your pic on the ugly mug thread.

great!!!

(which one??? )

 

[Lo Siento.]

Valid; there are a large number of declarations with 8 or 9 down. I often think they're because of the waste of time sending someone in for almost no runs, but I have heard Boycott (OK, I've read what was said) talk about the impact of a declaration.

it's definitely valid. If you've got numbers 10 and 11 in, it's a waste of time for them to scratch about adding a few paltry runs when you've already got a bit lead. If the other team bowls you out they go off having just got 10 wickets and they feel alright about themselves.

On the other hand when you're leading by 415 runs the comfort is gonna pretty meagre, I should imagine.

 

[embree]

I think in these specific circumstances, the argument is irrelevant

 

[butchersapron]

great!!!

(which one??? )

The quite mad one recently, done a by a webcam - 'me 30 secs ago'

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

The quite mad one recently, done a by a webcam - 'me 30 secs ago'

yes, just went and found it

time for one more tea-time rum and then bed i reckon. bring on the aussies.,

 

[Kaye]

They've got near 20 without loss. Crisis.