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

[MarcLister]

Idiot. Bopara should be dropped. He has been rubbish all series. Surely Shah would even have been better.

He has. Did well before the Ashes but if ye aren't any good against Australia, ye aren't any good.

 

[oli collett]

Harmison to get 7-12?

If only we had played a game at Old Trafford

 

[ringo747]

And all these people saying we won't miss KP. I think otherwise.

 

[Gooner14]

Why on earth did we bat?

 

[mmj_uk]

Why on earth did we bat?

Illiusions of grandeur.

 

[ringo747]

Looking like a very bad decision to bat first. This is painful listening.

 

[Rich_L]

Only 37 to go to 100

Oh balls...Cook out 63-5

 

[dirtydog]

Looking like a very bad decision to bat first. This is painful listening.

Only with hindsight - I don't think choosing to bat was necessarily the wrong decision, but the batsmen need to perform and not give their wickets away.

 

[Teaf]

And another, 63-5

:/

 

[dirtydog]

Cook out and 100 looks a long way off...

 

[ElliorR]

The only way England can redeem themselves is show that it's a bowlers wicket and take the Aussies for a low score as well.

/me does a rain dance

 

[dirtydog]

The only way England can redeem themselves is show that it's a bowlers wicket and take the Aussies for a low score as well.

/me does a rain dance

Indeed but how many times have we seen England get out for a small score, then get smashed for a huge score by the opposition on the same pitch. We'll see.

 

[dirtydog]

I mean the Aussies are bowling well but they aren't bowling hand grenades, the ball isn't doing anything extraordinary and the pitch isn't terrible, England are just batting badly.

 

[ElliorR]

Oh dear

 

[McBain]

Oh dear... not looking good.

Got to laugh at Strauss pre game interview;

"We have decided to go for an extra bowler. I think we have got the batting there"

 

[Rich_L]

Oh &^%$.

Lets get this over and done with and focus on winning at the Oval, lol

 

[ringo747]

Oh dear... not looking good.

Got to laugh at Strauss pre game interview;

"We have decided to go for an extra bowler. I think we have got the batting there"

Lol. Typical England team interviews. Pile of crap.

 

[platypus]

Just came back from lunch to see the score..

 

[Cosimo]

Can't get much worse, match over in three days.

 

[JAzz]

Ouch a very bad first session, why was Clarke not picked earlier? From what I'm reading he has just bowled an incredible spell.