The Ashes 2013.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

91-6, Broad gets Clarke! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agar in to save the day again. :bow:

[LDG]

Aussie!
Out!
Aussie!
Out!
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
Out! Out! Out!

:dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasser stills owes Rawalpindi a fridge. Disgraceful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

96-7, embarrassing run out for Agar. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And 96-7 at tea.

Aussies. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Said he should have retired after that first innings...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He saw more glory. :lol:

Also, Warney is being inducted in to the Hall of Fame. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was 1993 Nass, not 03.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liz Hurley got the biggest cheers.

GHELs. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

104-8, off goes Siddle.

Anderson. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

104-9 off goes Haddin. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

10-0 is happening.

Australia are horrific

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's a dreadful review from England :lol:

Shouldn't cost them though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann just dropped the Ashes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies bowled out for 129!

Enforce the follow on you negative gits, though I imagine they won't.

[LDG]

Gonna enjoy sitting in the beer garden watching us steam into the Aussies this avo. All out for 150.

You heard it here first.

In true cripps fashion.

:gp:

[Ollie the Optimist]

LDG :bow:

Aussies :haha:

England :bow:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Aussies bowled out for 129!

Enforce the follow on you negative gits, though I imagine they won't.

i wouldnt enforce it myself. bat tomorrow, get another 250/300 runs, two days to bowl them out. this has nothing to do with me being worried about bowling them out again tomorrow and me not being able to see cricket on sunday

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England collapse on the way.

I'd enforce it, grind them in to dirt when you can.

[Cripps_orig]

England 200+ runs ahead already.

Batting again so quick runs can be scored. Also no pressure so get some batting practise in

[LDG]

Timid from England.

What would they have done to us 10 years ago.

They're down. Make em bat.

Silly.

[LDG]

Cook is thinking selfishly here. He wants a bat himself.

We should win it anyway, as they're poor. But wrong decision for me

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Root edges, how hasn't Haddin gone for that? He's supposed to be the wicketkeeper!

[LDG]

Such a bad decision to bat.

Hashtag#

Fuming.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

22-1, Cook drags on. :doh:

[LDG]

What a knob.

Hopefully that has taught him a lesson or two.

Idiot. Put his side right under it because he wanted to face a few himself.

[LDG]

Twat.

[Cripps_orig]

Surely the end for Cook?

[Cripps_orig]

Trott gone :lol:

[LDG]

Arhghfgggggg...

Cook :angry:

[LDG]

What a load of shit.

[LDG]

Cook needs sacking for this. Awful.

[Cripps_orig]

KP gone

[LDG]

Night watchman :haha:

From having them on the rack, to this.

Arrogance abd pure selfishness on cooks part.

[Ollie the Optimist]

I disagree. Tea on day 2, 230 odd ahead, I wouldn't go for the follow on. I'd bat them out, get another 350 runs, then they know they have to chase 600 to win and England have 2 days to bowl them out, I think that's more demolising here, however that plan didn't work at the start, but we can still get to a 500 lead.

Also, by not enforcing the follow on, and hopefully batting till end of play tomorrow really makes the Aussies work hard, especially their fast bowlers. In this heat having to run in for best part of 3 days, really tire them out for rest of series. Gives our bowlers a rest too

[Cripps_orig]

Cook :haha:

[LDG]

Or.

After being stuffed off the park, and having to lick their wounds you stick em straight back where they feel under pressure.

You tell me what is the best call.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Or.

After being stuffed off the park, and having to lick their wounds you stick em straight back where they feel under pressure.

You tell me what is the best call.

Given how most on sky, and channel five said bat instead of enforce it, I'll go with that.

[LDG]

We'll still win this btw. But it certainly won't be through any good captaincy. I tend to side wit Cripps. Very poor so far.

[Ollie the Optimist]

We'll still win this btw. But it certainly won't be through any good captaincy. I tend to side wit Cripps. Very poor so far.

If you bowl a side out for 120, you can't be that bad a captain in that match. I feel batting on in this instance will do more harm to the Aussies, then following on. If they score 300 amd England chase down the 70 runs and win, I don't think it's as deflating as bowling for three days, and hopefully having to chase over 500 and only getting 250.

Also I think conditions play a part here, it's mean to be like today for next three days, great batting conditions, and most Aussie wickets were stupid shots. If they played sensibly they would have got more. If it was overcast and swinging round corners, I'd enforce follow on, but not today. Think batting is better choice. After watching the highlights again, neither side is making the ball swing round corners etc, most wickets came from stupid shots ams just pressure bowling. With the ball not doing much, bowlers work harder. Rest ours, run Aussies into the ground instead.

[LDG]

Dude, the cricket so far has very poor. Very very poor. A few sparks, granted.

Awful decision to bat again.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Dude, the cricket so far has very poor. Very very poor. A few sparks, granted.

Awful decision to bat again.


Oh I agree, cricket has been poor. Thrilling yes, but quality wise poor. I think we will have to agree to disagree here, I think bat again, you think bowl.

[Rors]

It's been all-action, but generally pretty weak quality-wise so far. Rogers' dismissal in particular just flat out took the ....er...pie.

[Ollie the Optimist]

It's been all-action, but generally pretty weak quality-wise so far. Rogers' dismissal in particular just flat out took the ....er...pie.


I think that's the worst bit of cricket we will see all round. The ball, the shot. The decision and amd then not referring it. Proper village cricket

[Cripps_orig]

Pakistan 229-6 off 50 overs

WI 229-9 off 50 overs

Match tied. Great excitement.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The fielding demonstation. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 60-3 currently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Root gets his 50. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

113-3 now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

114-3 at lunch.

[Cripps_orig]

Worst day of Ashes cricket ever in terms of quality and excitement?

Nothing has happened

[McNamara That Ghost...]

129-4, Bresnan off. Pattinson with the wicket.

[Cripps_orig]

Never before has an English wicket been cheered so loudly in England by their own fans.

Bresnan was having a shocker

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies denied a wicket.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2ed495ebc47e25f50d7ae6b019e0562/tumblr_mhue02IWR01re7wsmo1_400.gif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Root is determined to get his century, no matter if it takes 300 balls.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The second he gets to his 100 (or gets out) we should declare.

Which of course means we'll wait until Bell does...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies chasing on the fifth day. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

171-4 at tea. Leading by 404.

Root is putting in a Boycs like display.

[Cripps_orig]

The lead is big enough already ffs.

Just smack it around now. Sure you might only score 50 or 60 more but most importantly it will entertain.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Go on Nass, say it: Root has a lovely smile!

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23391621

Ollie :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Root gets his century! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Declare once Bell gets his 50, please.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Bell does get his 50, after treatment for cramp.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England closed on 333-5, leading by 566. :lol:

Root on 178. :bow:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

England closed on 333-5, leading by 566. :lol:

Root on 178. :bow:

To be honest i was quite surprised the first test was as close as it was, this is about par for what you'd expect given the overall difference in quality between the two sides. Just think how bad it will be for them if Cook and Trott start batting themselves into form.

I know people love to predict the death of test match cricket but i don't see it, 20/20 for me is a gimmick pure and simple and whilst entertaining cannot replace the chess match tension of Test Cricket. Just because we are not seeing it in this particular Ashes series doesn't mean it's not there.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Christ it's only Saturday. :lol:

May as well bat on until lunch...

[Cripps_orig]

Let Root go for the world record.

[Cripps_orig]

KP out for the rest of the Test and a doubt for the 3rd Test with a calf injury

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

who cares...at the moment he's about as useful as a lego hip replacement.

[cricketsi]

who cares...at the moment he's about as useful as a lego hip replacement.

:gp: KP can do one, completely bored of him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BBC's live text page is little bit broken.

[Cripps_orig]

who cares...at the moment he's about as useful as a lego hip replacement.

Tbf he's the only player who excites in this boring England team. With him out, you can literally hear the sound of tickets being ripped up for the 3rd test

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maybe he should stop getting out then.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fair point from Holding, Aussies need to make it take Root as long as possible to reach 200.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

344-6, off goes Bairsy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agar just dropped Prior. He's been having a mare with the bat too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

349-7, off goes Root.

Finally they have declared.

[Rors]

Ah Agar. Those were the days..


--

And now, THE CHASE IS ON. :popcorn: .......<_<

[Rors]

If 'KP' is out for the Third Test, then please not Bopara or Morgan..

[Cripps_orig]

Root gone and the declaration comes

Broad and co must be pissed.

I would be

[Rors]

"I'd send for Ramprakash"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If 'KP' is out for the Third Test, then please not Bopara or Morgan..

Bopara. :lol:

Bell turning in to a legend against the Aussies was one thing...

[Cripps_orig]

Graeme Hick tbh

[Cripps_orig]

583 needed. More than enough time.

they'll have to bat well but just heard it only 3 runs an over.

As a great man once said, it's on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Will it be in the 30s or 40s Watson gets out this time?

[Rors]

Will it be in the 30s or 40s Watson gets out this time?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BPnzEAgCQAEG3LS.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

24-1, Watson goes for 20. :lol:

[Rors]

No review :faint:

[Rors]

Was just about to say before the wicket, Boycs was commending Watson on his forward defensive stroke ability. "Sublime". :rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

2 down

8 to go

Rogers gone

[McNamara That Ghost...]

32-2, Swann bowls Rogers. :lol:

Well left. :haha:

[Rors]

Bunny :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hughes is out there. Clarke bottling it. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That slo-mo replay is hilarious. Rogers saw it on to the wicket. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Hughes gone?

Review it is

[Rors]

Now here comes Clarke. Maybe;)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And out it stays. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Prior misses a stumping chance on Clarke.

[Cripps_orig]

Want England to win but hope Clarke gets 100+ whilst the others fall around him

[Cripps_orig]

McGrath and Gilchrist on TMS :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann gets hammered from behind by Khawaja. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warney. :haha:

Also, I think Sky have taken the cameras to view Summerisle. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies on to 101-3.

[Cripps_orig]

What happens to fans who got day 5 tickets if this is over today?

What happens if Aussies are 9 down and they get a couple of overs in tomorrow?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Khawaja moves on to 50.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clarke moves on to his 50. :popcorn:

133-3.

[LDG]

Stubborn resistance <_<

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clarke so close to chopping it on to his stumps.

Bresnan. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

134-4, Root gets Clarke. :haha:

Bloody hell.

[LDG]

Get in.

Just when i switched TMS off <_<

Jim Maxwells eloquent comment earlier has come to pass.

The Aussies have been rooted twice.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Might be worth seeing if the Old Guard can come out of retirement for Australia.

I daresay the team of the 90s would do better than this lot have...

[Rors]

Root :bow:

Move over Agar...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott. :haha:

Good thing it never would've been out anyway.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

135-5, Root gets Khawaja.

Root. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

I'm surprised Hussey quit so close to the Ashes.

Ponting is still playing and he's in the country.

[Rors]

Bring back Katich

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bring back North.

[Cripps_orig]

The likes of Bevan and Symonds struggled to get in the Aussie team few years back, they'd walk in to this one.

[LDG]

Bring back Mitchell Johnson.

:ninja:

[Rors]

Bring back North.

I don't think he can balance the rigours of Test Cricket with fronting Jimmy Eat World....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith goes to review.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

136-6, Smith. :wave:

Aussies. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think he can balance the rigours of Test Cricket with fronting Jimmy Eat World....

He wouldn't need to work that hard to get in the side now though...

Ah tea now.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The Waughs must be turning in their graves.

[Rors]

:pal:

[Rors]

He wouldn't need to work that hard to get in the side now though...

Ah tea now.

To get out in...'The Middle'

:tiphat:

[LDG]

Waugh! Huh! What is he good for! Absolutely nothing!

[Rors]

Agar :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four boundaries in a row for the great one. :bow:

[Rors]

Agar :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

154-7, how can the third umpire give that out? Weird.

[Rors]

Hotspot :rose:

[Cripps_orig]

Umpires are shocking

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Part time bowler on instead of Root now.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Even though it'll be the system getting grief, it's the people using it which is the problem. Third umpires who are seemingly idiots, and on-field umpires who seem to be scared of making a tight call, like stumpings or iffy catches.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Get Holding in there to tear them to pieces, doubt they will make the same mistakes again.

Eight more tests with the same four officials/umpires. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's Insult Lehmann Time. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1631:
DAVID WARNER STATEMENT

We've had the following press release through from Cricket Australia, on behalf of opening batsman David Warner.

"Earlier this week, my brother Steven Warner published a tweet about Shane Watson. Like everyone, he is entitled to his opinions but I want to state categorically that I do not endorse his comments and fully support Shane and all my team mates."

We've not seen the Tweet but, rest assured, we are trying to find it. Are the Aussie deliberately looking for trouble?

What a mess.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

162-8, Swann gets Haddin!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was missing the stumps.

Umpires. :lol:

Root drops one. :rose:

[Cripps_orig]

No more reviews left for either team.

England using their one up incorrectly

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save by Anderson, stopped Trott getting a catch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

192-9, Anderson bowls Siddle!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New ball taken.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England overthrowing Australia to victory. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pattinson is Australia's third top scorer in this innnings, on 23. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One over remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win by 347 runs! :bow:

Can't be reviewed. :haha:

Aussies. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Bell MOTM?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Probably a fairer choice than Root, given Bell's innings was more critical.

[Cripps_orig]

Root has it.

Harsh on Bell.

Changed both tests England's way with centuries but hasn't won MOTM in either

[Rors]

That'll do..

[Cripps_orig]

No more Glenn McGrath on TMS :rose:

[Rors]

I was rather hoping he would leave us with a 3-2 prediction. He's actually been pretty good all told.

[Rors]

Rogers :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

No more Glenn McGrath on TMS :rose:

Has he been roped into their squad?

[Cripps_orig]

Cricket theme music on the BBC :bow:

Haven't heard this since BBC lost the cricket years ago

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It'll come as a shock to him not batting at no.11...

Pigeon. :bow:

He was on Cricket AM with Mark Waugh yesterday. Very funny.

Rogers. :haha:

What county backwater did they dredge him up from?

[Cripps_orig]

Watching the highlights on 5.

Khwaja putting Swann on the floor :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Embarrassing wicket for Khwaja

[Rors]

Still plenty of Katich talk doing the rounds. That's the equivalent of England sending for Colin 'Tolland Man' Cowdrey in 74-75...

[Rors]

Erasmus has had a shocker. Get Alan Erasmus in there. No dispute with HIS decisions I promise you...

[Cripps_orig]

Haddin :doh:

That's why you don't leave balls

The Agar decision was a shocker. Just saw it.

[Rors]

Watson only opened in the first place after Hughes cocked it up in '09. Why the hell is he still there? And as for.....er... Hughes... :haha:
Disarray.

[Cripps_orig]

Why can't Michael Clarke be a **** and easy to hate?

[Ollie the Optimist]

What a day yesterday. Glorious weather, lots of beer, and giving the Aussies a dam good thrashing. Lords even started chanting towards the end, jimmys song was being bellowed out at the end. Love it.

England :bow:

Ashes :bow:

Tests :bow:

Aussies :pal:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Pattinson has been ruled out of the rest of the series with a stress fracture In the back


Aussies luck keeps getting worse

[IBK]

Pattinson has been ruled out of the rest of the series with a stress fracture In the back


Aussies luck keeps getting worse

He ain't been all that, though....

[LDG]

Pattinson has been ruled out of the rest of the series with a stress fracture In the back


Aussies luck keeps getting worse

I would say that was good luck. He's been woeful.

[Ollie the Optimist]

I would say that was good luck. He's been woeful.

He's been one of their best batsman ;)

Thought he bowled well at Trent bridge myself, but it's bad luck IMO because they really have no one else in reserve. They seem to break all their bowlers. Unless it's a return for Johnson. Which would be funny

[Cripps_orig]

Never heard of him before this series and no idea how he's done as I've hardly watched it but looking at the pubbers they have to come in, it's not a good thing for Aussies.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

To be honest if i was Lehmann i would think there would be nothing to lose by getting Mitchell Johnson on a plane.....despite the fact he's woefully inconsistent.
If they got an on form Mitchell Johnson they would have in their armory the best pace bowler in the world.

[Dennis Bendtner]

They have a few good bowlers at a similar level, none having much experience. Cummins, Bird, Starc have made promising starts but that's it for now. The other thing is that Sir Ashton for all his batting prowess clearly isn't ready as a bowler. In truth Anderson has shown up most of the bowlers so far.

[Rors]

Mummy's boy Johnson making a return? Book it!

[Ollie the Optimist]

To be honest if i was Lehmann i would think there would be nothing to lose by getting Mitchell Johnson on a plane.....despite the fact he's woefully inconsistent.
If they got an on form Mitchell Johnson they would have in their armory the best pace bowler in the world.


An on form Mitchell Johnson is no where near best pace bowler. Jimmy and steyn ahead by miles

[Ollie the Optimist]

They have a few good bowlers at a similar level, none having much experience. Cummins, Bird, Starc have made promising starts but that's it for now. The other thing is that Sir Ashton for all his batting prowess clearly isn't ready as a bowler. In truth Anderson has shown up most of the bowlers so far.

Starc is inconsistent , cummins seems to be very injury prone, never heard of bird so will reserve judgement. If I was Aussies. I'd forget this series. Risk losing 5-0 but try out players and go all out for home series in November. It's their only chance to get ashes back.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Starc is inconsistent , cummins seems to be very injury prone, never heard of bird so will reserve judgement. If I was Aussies. I'd forget this series. Risk losing 5-0 but try out players and go all out for home series in November. It's their only chance to get ashes back.

They have to 'give it a go' so to speak and not rip it up mid-series. The problem is that those bowlers mentioned plus Harris and Pattinson (both injury-prone) have only played a handful of Tests between them. I think Bird has played a Test or two, Cummins has died and Starc is fairly new too. Faulkner is the other one I forgot about - another potential debutant. And their batting is a revolving door with mostly average players. Any progress they make in the bowling will be offset by poor batting. You'd think if there were many good batsmen coming through we'd have heard of them.

[Rors]

The 'Ashes 2005' boxed-set then? Yep, I thought so too.

[Rors]

"Out! Oh no ball, bad luck, bad luck you Aussies"...

[Ollie the Optimist]

"Out! Oh no ball, bad luck, bad luck you Aussies"...

love geoff boycott. :lol:

[Rors]

Here's how I am filling the dead days with no Ashes (this and watching the 05 series on DVD. Trent Bridge up next :scarf: ) :

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQFMAQbCAAAPtVM.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pires. :bow:

What's Farooq doing as an umpire?

And Bell. :haha:

He's back!

[Cripps_orig]

Aussies 354-5

[Rors]

Umpire Farooq :lol: "Hope you like the look of pavilion/cos it's all you're gonna see"

Bell :pal: That was down to my usual 'flick everything through midwicket even if it pitches on a full-length two yards outside the off-stump whilst playing a cricket computer game' thing.

[Cripps_orig]

England squad: Alastair Cook (Essex) (Capt), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Monty Panesar (Sussex), Kevin Pietersen (Surrey), Matt Prior (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), James Taylor (Nottinghamshire), Chris Tremlett (Surrey), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)


Month :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Month :bow:

Month Panesar :lol:

Best month of them all.

Also, good to see Tremlett back, even if he will probably break his legs running in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Umpire Farooq :lol: "Hope you like the look of pavilion/cos it's all you're gonna see"

Bell :pal: That was down to my usual 'flick everything through midwicket even if it pitches on a full-length two yards outside the off-stump whilst playing a cricket computer game' thing.

Damn!

[Rors]

Kawaja out for 1. That is all.

[Cripps_orig]

Stupid auto correct.

[Rors]

Harmison being stumped at Trent Bridge in '05.. :haha:

[Rors]

"Morning everybody. Stirring moments"

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benaud. :bow:

[Rors]

And there's Warne dropping the Ashes....

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

What's the weather prediction for the next five days?.....i have a feeling we will lose quite a bit of the game through rain and it will be a draw and an anti-climatic Ashes retention for the English.

[Ollie the Optimist]

My team tomorrow would be same as lords except drop broad for tremlett. If kp isn't fit then play Taylor.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia win the toss and will bat first.

Starc and Lyon are in for Pattinson and Agar. Warner replaces Hughes. :lol:

England are unchanged. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

KP :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (wk), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson.

Australia: Shane Watson, Chris Rogers, Usman Khawaja, Michael Clarke (capt), Steven Smith, David Warner, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Australia win the toss and will bat first.

Starc and Lyon are in for Pattinson and Agar. Warner replaces Hughes. :lol:

England are unchanged. :doh:


How come your not happy with an unchanged team Maccy? Who would you have played?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh it's not that as such, it's just, I always find it odd when a team makes changes to a squad and really it just turns out to be a road trip for them.

I can understand Taylor as KP had an injury but for Tremlett and Panesar, less understandable - especially if it means they can't play with their counties!

[LDG]

Oh it's not that as such, it's just, I always find it odd when a team makes changes to a squad and really it just turns out to be a road trip for them.

I can understand Taylor as KP had an injury but for Tremlett and Panesar, less understandable - especially if it means they can't play with their counties!

Wouldn't Monty be a decision based on conditions? I mean an extra spinner in case it was going to be dry as a bone again?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Probably, they'd be able to tell that before a squad announcement is made though I'd have thought.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson flinging his bat out at wide ones. :faint:

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Rogers is playing well. Perhaps he is not a pub player after all, although I guess it'll take one of Swann's full bungers to test that out fully.

Ritual abuse of Lehmann via his headset. :bow:

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Watson. :haha:

Surprised he didn't chop that on to his stumps.

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Three boundaries out of four for Rogers. :o

Stunning play tbf. On to 52 for him.

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76-1, Watson goes. Bresnan with the wicket.

Watson does it again. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Most entertaining session of the ashes so far

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82-2. Huh?

No evidence to show Khawaja hit it yet it stays out. Ridiculous.

[Cripps_orig]

Another controversial DRS moment?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Evidently you don't actually need to know what you're doing to be a 3rd Umpire.

Again, not a problem with the technology. A problem with the morons using it.

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Holding is going to go all guns blazing on them if they speak to him at lunch. :popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Whats snicko saying?

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Snicko is saying, noise from bat touching pad, then no noise because he didn't hit it. Then there was a noise when the ball was well away from the bat.

Hotspot says no mark here.

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92-2 at lunch.

Third umpire. :lol:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Nothing wrong with Drs there, just human error. Shocking decision

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Holding. :bow:

As expected.

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Runs given off Clarke's thigh pad. :bow:

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129-3, off goes Rogers for 84. Concentration ballsed up by morans up in the stands.

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Smith just stays in. England use up a review.

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Clarke gets his fifty!

157-3.

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I don't think this can be given out (on Smith). There is a noise though which seems to attract the umpires in to making odd decisions.

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176-3, Smith stays in. No reviews remaining for England. :popcorn:

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Aussies 180-3 at tea.

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Absolute shocker to not give Smith out. Completely plumb. :lol:

England can't review it though.

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Man in a truck on the pitch now. :bow:

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People chucked out of their cosy seats where all the suits are. :lol:

About time, just sit down when they're bowling towards that end. It's not hard.

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Clarke on to 90, Mark Nicholas will be getting excited.

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Clarke on 99. :popcorn:

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Clarke gets his century! Well done to him.

251-3.

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Smith gets his fifty, somehow.

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300-3.

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Aussies close on 303-3. Safe to say it has been their day.

[Rors]

Highlights time!

[Rors]

So the new Old Trafford just looks like an industrial estate.

And as for the stepping stones on the pitch...

[Rors]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ViEzjcc6sE

[Rors]

Watson :lol: What is the point? :lol:

[Rors]

Well that decision should have been overturned (if not even made in the first place), but I have no idea what Kawaja was doing having a mow at that one against the spin.

[Rors]

That was knocking leg out. How the hell is that Umpire's Call?

[Rors]

And how was Smith not given out caught there? :lol:

[Rors]

That one from Broad was ripping middle out.

Umpiring :haha:

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Equal opportunities. :bow:

[Ollie the Optimist]

so umpiring and DRS has failed again. while the kawaja decision was atriocious, and should have been overturned, england suffered too.

With the umpires call lbw for smith i think. how the hell is it umpires call when the ball is knocking out the entire stump? not the edge of the ball on the edge of the stump but the whole pissing ball in the middle. thats not umpires call, thats out. It also reaffirms my belief that england were not wrong in challenging the call because hawk eye cant predict as technology isn't 100% accurate so that while the decision stands, the team referring shouldnt lose their review because its not their fault and its close enough to be out/notout so while you cant overturn the decision you shouldnt lose a review.

the smith edge. sorry but thats out. they got it right at lords, clear noise, nothing on pad/ground, he nicked it and should be given out.

and then the lbw, plumb, knocking middle out. shocking umpirining from everyone. not a great day from england either, thought they bowled reasonably well but aussies for once were better. cant see england winning this test from here, a draw would be nice

[Cripps_orig]

Seen the incidents.

Umpires are awful.

Bob Wilis is awesome.

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Bob is hilarious on The Verdict.

356-4, Smith went for 89, Swann with the wicket.

Clarke is on to 159 now. Whacking Bresnan all around the park.

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Warner takes ages to review one, he should know if he hit or not. :unsure: