Ashes thread - England vs Australia * SPOILERS *

platty · 24 Nov 2006 at 04:49

Good session for England. The important thing is our returning bowlers Anderson and Harmison looked a lot better. Harmisons accuracy and length were a lot better, hopefully hes finding some rhythm. Ashley Cannon Fodder Giles took a bit of a hammering after lunch, just got no spin.

Big Kev · 24 Nov 2006 at 06:02

Declared on 602-9

This is going to be a very nervy end to the second days play for us now.

platty · 24 Nov 2006 at 06:48

Very bad start. No need for Strauss to try pulling McGrath especially as they had two fielders waiting for it. Got McGrath pumped and then a beauty to Cook. They just needed to stay at the crease and see off the new ball.

29-2

Edit make that 42-3. Just shows how pathetic our bowling with the new ball was.

lemonkettaz · 24 Nov 2006 at 11:34

we are going to get tortured

Rotty · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:47

poor decision :mad:

lemonkettaz · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:48

would have been difficult to see that though.... was very close...but still wrong.

Starting dropping like flies now me thinks

Rotty · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:49

lemonkettaz said:
would have been difficult to see that though.... was very close...but still wrong.

Starting dropping like flies now me thinks

unfortunately I think you are right

Innings defeat looks a foregone conclusion

Rotty · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:52

make that an innings and 300 runs

SpeedFreak · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:52

flintoff for a duck :eek:

cheets64 · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:53

holy crap, come home now

lemonkettaz · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:53

Its over.

Lol....a miracle from Jones and Bell maybe..

Doubt it. Cant stand McGrath and Lee either

platty · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:56

another great start to the day. Pietersen out to one that would have hit a 4th stump and then Flintoff out off a no ball.

SpeedFreak · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:57

Wouldn't be so bad if the Australians were't so up their own behinds.

lemonkettaz · 25 Nov 2006 at 00:58

that was a no ball from Lee....

his foot was way over.

platty · 25 Nov 2006 at 01:00

They showed a replay about 15 mins earlier of a Lee delivery and it looked a no ball so Buknor's missing a few.

SpeedFreak · 25 Nov 2006 at 01:01

lemonkettaz said:
that was a no ball from Lee....

his foot was way over.

platty said:
They showed a replay about 15 mins earlier of a Lee delivery and it looked a no ball so Buknor's missing a few.

Missed that, funny he seemed to notice them all by Harmison.

platty · 25 Nov 2006 at 01:04

Just one of them things. Some bad batting last night putting us under pressure and then a couple of bad decisions puts us all but out of it.

Toekiller · 25 Nov 2006 at 01:34

I predicted a 5 - 0 whitewash to the Aussies. On course so far...

cheets64 · 25 Nov 2006 at 01:40

Billy the umpired just got ****ed with the ball.

Zip · 25 Nov 2006 at 02:48

SpeedFreak said:
Wouldn't be so bad if the Australians were't so up their own behinds.

/Me looks at the score.

I think they have a Pretty good Excuse tbh