*****Official Ashes thread*****

[rotters]

And then put us in for the last 45 to 30 mins.

 

[Cosimo]

And then us to lose two quick wickets just before the close.

321-3.

 

[Cosimo]

Smith out

 

[Pighardia]

Smith gone!...all out for 350?

 

[Cosimo]

Lol he threw it away on 89. 343-4.

 

[Sankari]

Got to give Smith full credit for a stand of 89, and equal credit to Swann for trapping him so neatly.

Game on!

 

[Gilly]

It's still gonna be a huge target for England no matter what they get the rest out for.

 

[Sankari]

Oh wow, Clarke's cleared 150—with three consecutive 4s off the same over!

It's still gonna be a huge target for England no matter what they get the rest out for.

Not so sure about that. I reckon we'll need a first innings score of ~500 to make England work hard.

 

[Pighardia]

Here we go

..Worst review ever!

 

[rotters]

He deserves all he gets hehe. What a silly review.

David Warner gone for 5.

 

[Yas786]

Oh dear Warner what the hell you doing lad??...no way that should have been reviewed...out all day long and should have walked straight away but decides to review it

365-5

 

[Locky]

I predict big score of near 550 runs and a calamity English collapse.

 

[rotters]

If we can get Hardin cheaply we are then into the tail....should be an interesting afternoon.

 

[rotters]

Bloody hell locky you really are a misery.

 

[Sankari]

Oh Warner, you knob!

Come on guys we need another 130 here...

 

[Locky]

Bloody hell locky you really are a misery.

Realistic, this is England we're talking about and their luck is about to run out.

 

[Pighardia]

Realistic, this is England we're talking about and their luck is about to run out.

What does this even mean?...for a start, England are one of the best test teams in the world, and it is nothing to do with luck!

 

[Sankari]

Realistic, this is England we're talking about and their luck is about to run out.

Mate you don't need luck, you already have the better team and a 2-Test lead. You can draw this game and still retain the Ashes, it's practically a dead rubber.

 

[Locky]

What does this even mean?...for a start, England are one of the best test teams in the world, and it is nothing to do with luck!

What with the dodgy decisions? I would call that luck.

 

[Pighardia]

What with the dodgy decisions? I would call that luck.

But you say it like we are back in the 90's, and we are just waiting for an England collapse and subsequent bashing, when there is nothing to indicate that will happen at all.

The Aussies have had some decisions go their way as well, just not as blatant...Smith was out at least twice yesterday!