2009 Ashes Series - England vs. Australia **Spoilers**

[Xinn]

Do they have to reach Englands total to avoid the follow on or less?

 

[Rich_L]

No, 200 less (225) to avoid the follow-on

 

[dirtydog]

Do they have to reach Englands total to avoid the follow on or less?

They need to get within 200 runs of it.

 

[_Gizka_]

England can force the follow on if the Aussies score 200 less. So Australia need 86 to avoid it.

 

[Mr Jack]

The follow on is looking likely, but the Aussies have turned round worse situations than this before. Still, does sound like our boys have got 'em by the short and curlies.

 

[Xinn]

There's another!!

Looks like they might just end up with the follow on at this rate!

 

[dirtydog]

Of course England can choose not to enforce the follow-on and could choose to bat Australia out of the game but given the weather forecast I expect they will enforce it if they can.

 

[matthewhotdude]

Ohhh my fav player has gone

 

[_Gizka_]

Are my eyes deceiving me, or has Broad actually taken a wicket?

 

[Owenb]

The follow on is looking likely, but the Aussies have turned round worse situations than this before. Still, does sound like our boys have got 'em by the short and curlies.

Yeah but before they were good, this team is very ordinary.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Russell Crowe!?

 

[matthewhotdude]

Another one for Broad

 

[Rich_L]

Clean up that tail Broad

Tricky decision with the follow-on tbh, - bat all day tomorrow, put on 200+ and then have 2 days to knock over the Aussies on a 4th/5th day wicket?

Or enforce the follow-on, risk the Aussies putting on 350-odd and then putting us in for a day and a half on the 4th/5th day wicket.

 

[_Gizka_]

And there goes another one, the follow on looking a distinct possibility! Especially with Haddin out

 

[Peter Diffey]

Russell Crowe, best third man yet

 

[matthewhotdude]

What a joke ******* shadows.....just get on with it

 

[Greenlizard0]

That'll be it for the day then..

 

[JohnnyG]

If we can scrape to 425 I'd be happy as I don't think it's going to be that easy batting today

You knows it dood

If the weather stays iffy from here on we've actually got a chance of winning this, if it washes out 2 or more sessions or brightens up totally I still think it'll be a draw, time to do an average weather dance.

 

[Stewy]

I think I have a man-crush on Russell Crowe.....

 

[Rich_L]

Well well, quite a day - didn't expect that!

*starts patented JohnnyG average weather dance*