The Ashes 2013.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't know. Maybe Tremlett will bowl in the ODIs so they don't want to risk him but they do look quite crap.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies 112-1 at lunch.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I'm not even sold on experimenting in the first place. But especially when they look like they've been found down the back of the sofa.

Wring the Aussie's necks! Been waiting the best part of 2 decades for the chance to do it and when they get that chance they take their foot off in favour of giving these two a nice day out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's why I don't ever think we'll win a series against them 5-0, even if the weather was clement. When it comes down to it, we're just too nice for that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

118-2, Swann gets his bunny Rogers. Again!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clarke lobs it in to the air, could've been caught at short leg, or hit his stumps, or ran in to his stumps. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson on to 91.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Broad has whacked Watson on the head.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Caught him just around the back of the ear. Ouch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clarke gloves one in to the air from Broad, was a no ball though. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

144-3, Anderson bowls Clarke! Anderson now passes Bob Willis for test wickets. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson gets his century! :faint:

His first in 40 odd innings. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook drops Watson. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP. :haha:

Open your eyes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies 186-3, Watson on 123.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Faulkner looks depressed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson on to 150! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith gets his fifty.

263-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson stays in on review! He avoided an lbw. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

New ball taken.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Third man runs galore.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

289-4, what a catch from KP to get rid of Watson on 176!

Broad only just avoiding a no-ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies close on 307-4, Smith on 66, Siddle on 18.

[Cripps_orig]

Lehmann :bow:

Watson :bow:

Broad :haha:

Who the hell are the pubbers? Did they just pick 2 people from the crowd Santino Marella style?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think that would've had more success tbf.

[Cripps_orig]

"It wasn't as clear-cut as everyone had thought, although I knew I'd hit it," he said.


Knowing you've hit it and not walking sounds pretty clear cut to me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They were practising the short ball in the Ashes Zone. Strauss clocked Nasser in the grill serving. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rain delaying play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play to finally begin in five minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

320-5, Anderson bowls Siddle!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What are England doing reviewing that? Nowhere near the bat! Idiots.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith on to 93. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith smacks it for six to get his first test century! :bow:

384-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

385-6, Trott gets Haddin dragging on! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

422-7, off goes Faulkner. Woakes with the wicket. :o

Trott did well not to slide it in to the ropes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

446-8, Swann bowls Starc.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

491-9, Anderson gets Harris C&B. Great work running down that hit. Wasn't near the crease at all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

492-9 dec.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

STFU Bumble.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 32-0 at the close of play.

[Cripps_orig]

Rain to save England again?

Broad cheating and the weather is the reason why Aussies don't have the ashes

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/8882522/always-wear-a-helmet!

Nasser. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warne and Holding. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 50-0. First 50 partnership from Cook and Root. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wasted review from Australia. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 68-1, Cook edges one to Haddin! Harris with the wicket.

Cook out on 25 from 88.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Root moves on to 50!

92-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 97-1 at lunch, trailing by 395.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

118-2, Lyon gets Root for 68!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP is living dangerously.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies take the new ball. 176-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott goes to review, originally given lbw.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stays out. Not even umpire's call. :lol:

176-3, Starc gets Trott first ball with the new ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

181-3 at tea.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

202-3. England scoring so slowly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies go to review.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP stays in. Aussies have no reviews left.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP scuffs a four to get his 50.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP might be out here...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson was right. KP out, Starc with the wicket.

217-4, KP off for 50. A dog slow 50.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warner is a brilliant fielder.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 247-4, trailing by 245.

[Rors]

For a day of 'just kicking 'em away', not bad. Felt like Day 5 as opposed to Day 3..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A lot of rain expected tomorrow. Arse it.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23821215

:doh:

[Rors]

It will never happen of course, but if the weather is okay today, how about a couple of 'sporting declarations'? Meaning England have a legitimate run chase and there is a bit of point to today even existing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England being aggressive? Hmm I doubt it.

[Rors]

England being aggressive? Hmm I doubt it.

"Pipe down, pipe down"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Play isn't due to start until midday from what Nasser was saying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play starts at 11:30.

[Rors]

"Hitting sixes and fours and all that rubbish". Morning Geoffrey...

[Cripps_orig]

Is there anyone actually in the crowd?

Such mugs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Hitting sixes and fours and all that rubbish". Morning Geoffrey...

:lol:

Not legitimate scoring in Boycs' Cricket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

269-5, Harris gets Woakes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

299-6, Bell goes for 45. Faulkner with the wicket. Another great catch from Haddin.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

315-7, Starc bowls Broad!

[Rors]

England. It is very simple. Press 'Start'. Move the D-Pad down to 'Declare'. Press 'A'.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann on 20 from 8. :haha:

[Rors]

Instead, they are just pressing 'B' :lol:

[Rors]

"I don't like the word 'entertainment' " - Boycs wheeling out the big guns today..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

350-7 at lunch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

363-8, off goes Prior for 47. Good catch from Starc, Faulkner bowling.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Haddin drops a dolly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

368-9, off goes Anderson, Faulkner with the wicket.

Haddin equals Marsh's record for catches in a test series.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kerrigan. :haha:

Would've been a hilarious dismissal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England all out for 377.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia should be in full on ball bashing mode.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson and Warner in to bat. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How did Broad drop that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson hammers it for six.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

34-1, great C&B from Anderson off Warner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies 44-2, Watson out on 26.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

50-3, Haddin goes for a duck.

[Cripps_orig]

Do England look like they want to win this Test?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England go to review.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stays with umpire's call.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Do England look like they want to win this Test?

We'll find out when they bat.

Faulkner aiming for somebody's drink!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

67-4, Broad with his second wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fat bloke with the falsetto. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

83-5, off goes Smith. Broad with his third wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BAWLED HIMMM!

85-6, Broad has four-for! :bow:

Harris the one to go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Starc. :lol:

Tempting the run out but the sub fielder was half asleep.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies 100-6.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

111-6 at tea. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And declared!

[Rors]

Utter :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Couple of boundaries for England straight up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

22-1, Harris gets Root!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

86-2, off goes Cook!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great review from the Aussies.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

127 needed for England.

[Rors]

Can't enjoy this until The Show Pony gives his wicket away in a pathetically self-righteous fashion. It'll come.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Credit to Australia for somehow making a game of it.

[Cripps_orig]

KP leading England to victory :bow:

And not in a boring way.

[Rors]

KP leading England to victory :bow:

And not in a boring way.

"It's clobbering time"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lyon straddling the camera.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP is nailing it.

93 off 16 odd overs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pure buffet time from Starc.

[Cripps_orig]

Need Trott to get out for England to have any chance of winning this

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP moves on to 50. Fastest Ashes 50 ever for England.

[Rors]

Nngh.

[Cripps_orig]

KP is awesome.

Batting for the team and his country rather than his average like certain players.

Cook and Trott :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott on to 52! :bow:

[Rors]

That's not bloody surprising, mun...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rank full toss from Watson, smashed for four.

[Rors]

Bring Thommo on.

[Rors]

Don't think I can cope with waiting another three months to hear Jim Maxwell describe a shot in the air as "high, long, and strong", or his bafflement at the Shipping Forecast. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

163-3, off goes KP!

[Rors]

:scarf:

Now come on England, let's get these....

[Cripps_orig]

And with him goes all hope

[McNamara That Ghost...]

170-4, Trott out lbw!

[Rors]

Kerrigan to hit the winning runs :popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Hope is rekindled

[McNamara That Ghost...]

50 off 7.2 needed.

Warming up for the ODIs. :bow:

[Rors]

Trevor Chappell on to bowl the final over....? :whistle:

[Cripps_orig]

Slightly embarrassing for Tests that there has been more excitement in this period of play than in most Tests ever?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

38 needed now!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Exactly 6 an over needed.

One six per over. :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

This would be easy on StickCricket, which I have got horribly addicted to again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's easy to get hooked.

23 off 4.5 needed.

[Rors]

If they go off for light now... :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They can't end it with bad light surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 200-4. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Full toss, four. :haha:

No ball! :haha:

[Rors]

Sit down Blowers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Don't do it Aleem, you can't value your life if you check it. :rose:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I wonder who are supplying the tanks for the umpires...

[Rors]

Blowers doing his best to take me out of the moment by saying "ingots of gold" every ten zillionth of a gabillisecond

[McNamara That Ghost...]

206-5, Bell run out! Brilliant from Starc.

[Rors]

There goes Bell. What the fuck is going on? :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Umpires take them off for a draw. :haha:

FFS.

[Rors]

THEY ARE GOING OFF OH MY FUCKING GOD.

[Rors]

ICC :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cricket is nuts at times.

[Cripps_orig]

Ridiculous.

All those fans spending money to get there for this?

Just fuck off.

Tests have truly died today. Can anyone defend it? Didn't think so. You see ODIs and T20s go much later than this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

On to the presentation.

Aussies. :haha:

[Rors]

Maxwell is right. Start test matches at 10:30 (especially when you're in the end of August)! They do on 'Graham Gooch World Class Cricket' for the Amiga after all..

[Cripps_orig]

A farcical end to quite possibly the worst series I've ever seen quality and excitement wise.

Hope the next ashes is better.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maxwell is right. Start test matches at 10:30 (especially when you're in the end of August)! They do on 'Graham Gooch World Class Cricket' for the Amiga after all..

They always make up time earlier in the day in Australia (I know that wasn't possible today).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann cracked open the beers again.

On to Buds today.

Peroni. :rose:

[Cripps_orig]

Men of the series for both sides and overall?

England - Bell

Aussies - that bowler whose name I can't remember

Overall - Bell

[Marc Overmars]

What's the point in having the floodlights on?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Men of the series for both sides and overall?

England - Bell

Aussies - that bowler whose name I can't remember

Overall - Bell

Presumably you mean Harris. Yeah.

Man of the Match...probably Watson.

MO, none. In situations like this, they should change in to ODI gear.

Also, umps booed. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Watson has won more MOTM awards this series than Bell.

Harris, that's the one.

I kept thinking Husky something :blink: don't know why

[Marc Overmars]

I don't understand why they couldn't play on when limited overs games go on late at night.

[Cripps_orig]

I don't understand why they couldn't play on when limited overs games go on late at night.

Tests have to be unique. They dare not follow limited overs example

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

What a wonderful ODI i mean day five of a test match....made out for the wash out on day four and the turgid england batting on day three.

Pietersen gave a fantastic cameo....and we were so close....feel cheated by the Umpires but it's not their fault they have to follow the law no matter how silly or arbitrary that law is.

[Rors]

Tests have to be unique. They dare not follow limited overs example


Heaven help me, but I agree here.

There's a very simple question arising from this farce. Fucking why?!!

[Cripps_orig]

Surely common sense should prevail

But they went by the rules.

Blame Cook and Trott for being awfully slow again.

34 off 53 and 59 off 87 was terrible

[Marc Overmars]

Just seems ridiculous with only 4 overs left.

Not the best advert to casual viewers like myself.

Pathetic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clarke has become the new Ponting within an hour.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ashes winners! :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

So overall, was 3-0 right?

1st test - Aussies would have won bar Broads cheating and umpires shitness

2nd test - England won and rightfully so

3rd Test - weather costs Aussies

4th - Aussies well in it but collapse so give tis to England

5th - Aussies dominating but rain fucks it up again.

So Aussies would ave won 3-2 overall.

[Rors]

Look Clarkey,I am on your side here, but look, stop starting every sentence and clause with look, because look, otherwise I will get angry.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Athers, how hard is it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Look Clarkey,I am on your side here, but look, stop starting every sentence and clause with look, because look, otherwise I will get angry.

Arh look. It's something most of the Aussies do. Even Tom Moody and Greg Blewett couldn't stop themselves on the Verdict. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finn. :lol:

What's he doing there?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gower tearing in to those rowdy, nasty ruffians in the crowd.

[Rors]

Finn. :lol:

What's he doing there?

Looking forward to Kerrigan MBE...

[Cripps_orig]

British Bulldogs theme music :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Macho Man up next? :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Macho Mans theme music :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looking forward to Kerrigan MBE...

Colly. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Anyway series over.

Time for the main event in 4 days time

A T20 match which starts at half 6.....

No doubt players will come off at 7.45pm

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

England squad performance

Alastair Cook 6/10 - Given a higher mark than his performance merits because he has tried very hard this series but it just hasn't gone for him with the bat. Like his predecessor Strauss is a rather Conservative captain and won't take any unnecessary risks...field setting hasn't been great but has had a canny knack of picking bowlers at just the right time.


Joe Root 5/10 - With the exception of his second innings at Lords has had an Ashes series to forget, gives you the impression that he could do well once he gets settled at the crease.

Jonathan Trott 5/10 - Gives you the impression he is trying too hard, this has been his first bad patch in the England side....reasonably good performance at the Oval gives you confidence to think he will be back in form by the time we play again in November.

Keven Pietersen 4/10 - Overall total isn't bad (though poor by his standards) but you feel that Pietersen is getting himself out by playing at shots he doesn't need to in order to both prove a point and entertain the crowd.

Ian Bell 9/10 - When we have reached over 300 in an innings it's usually because of the contribution of this man an excellent performance in an otherwise poor series for Batsmen.

Matt Prior 5/10 - Subdued with the bat and with the gloves has been very ordinary


Stuart Broad 6/10 - Mr Inconsistency, excellent spells in the second innings at the riverside and at the Oval offset with rather listless token contributions throughout the rest of the series.


Johnny Bairstow 4/10 - A wicket keeper batsmen who looks susceptible with the bat playing across the stumps and obviously had no oportunity to displace Prior as wicket keeper.


Graeme Swann 8/10 - Deserves to be the highest wicket taker in the series, nothing spectacular just bowls over after over and keeps a good economy rate for a spinner and wears the batsman down.

James Anderson 7/10 - On form the best fast bowler there is, not perhaps his imperious best but with the wickets shared out much of the burden was taken off him.


Tim Bresnan 7/10 - Series cut short by back injury generally looked decent with both bat and ball....should be a starter in Australia.

Steve Finn 4/10 - Very expensive with the ball


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Not really fair giving points to Woakes and Kerrigan as were both thrown in at the deep end rather although Woakes looked pretty decent with the bat.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

So overall, was 3-0 right?

1st test - Aussies would have won bar Broads cheating and umpires shitness

2nd test - England won and rightfully so

3rd Test - weather costs Aussies

4th - Aussies well in it but collapse so give tis to England

5th - Aussies dominating but rain fucks it up again.

So Aussies would ave won 3-2 overall.

As an aside England are now back to no2 in the test rankings

[Rors]

Strauss is a rather Conservative captain

Ain't he ever...Oh right.


Broadly agree, I'd go a mark higher for Anderson despite his occasional barren spells, and Bresilad was invaluable with both ball and bat when call upon. Trott in particular needs to sort it out - today's biff does not atone for a very awkward looking series.

[Cripps_orig]

Extremely harsh on KP.

Not at his best but vastly better than Cook and Trott.

And also, if you're out playing a shot, nothing wrong with that. If you're out when you leave or block a ball which happens all the time, that is the embarrassing wicket cos the whole point of blocking is to not get out.

Anderson for me was a 6/10.

Bar the first test, very ordinary. I heard people call him the best in the world :lol: The likes of Dale Steyn and Sharma must be rolling in their graves

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Bar the first test, very ordinary. I heard people call him the best in the world :lol: The likes of Dale Steyn and Sharma must be rolling in their graves

Rolling in their graves do you know something I don't?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

And leaving shots you don't need to play is the difference between a test cricketer and a one day cricketer, Pietersen batted through the series like a one day cricketer with the exception of his knock at Old Trafford which came after a patience build up from him.

[Cripps_orig]

And leaving shots you don't need to play is the difference between a test cricketer and a one day cricketer, Pietersen batted through the series like a one day cricketer with the exception of his knock at Old Trafford which came after a patience build up from him.

Getting out to a shot you don't play is far worse than trying to score runs and getting out.

There is a reason KP is our best batsmen by a mile

[McNamara That Ghost...]

From Facebook:
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Aggers is pissed. :bow:

[Rors]

From Facebook:

Aggers is pissed. :bow:

Sprinkler Dance II :pray:

[Ollie the Optimist]

3-0. Aussies thrashed. England while not being outstanding where efficient and won the pressure moments. The Aussies are acting as if they only didn't win 5-0 because of the rain, they haven't won a test in 2013.


Return the urn went well for them. Now lets stuff them in their home grounds

[Cripps_orig]

We still using this thread for the T20s and ODIs?

Alastair Cook and James Anderson, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann all dropped for the limited over matches :lol:

Morgan as captain

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yup, all part of the Ashes tour.

Bit of a pub team squad from England really. Didn't expect to see Luke Wright back. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23861041

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies 71-1 currently.

[Cripps_orig]

Ryan Harris out for 2 months

[Cripps_orig]

This Finch guy is awesome.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

178-2, Finch on 121 off 52. :blink:

[Cripps_orig]

Best innings in ashes tour history?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

151. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

226-3, Finch finally goes. 156 off 63 balls. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

227-4, Dernbach bowls Watson. Review for Watson?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

228-5, off goes Bailey. :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

242-6.

[Cripps_orig]

What's the highest innings in T20s?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies make 248-6. :wacko:

And I don't know but I imagine Gayle was behind it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

14 sixes from Finch. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 38-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

42-4, off goes Morgan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bopara to save us?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

154 from 63 needed. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

137-5, Bopara went for 45 not long ago.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

75 off 19 needed. Might be unlikely now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia win by 39 runs.

[Cripps_orig]

Aussies win the one that matters

England :haha:

Sri Lanka has the highest score. 260 but that was v Kenya so shouldn't count tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 195-5 off their 20 overs. Hales went on 94. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies 8-1, off goes Finch. :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

15-2.

Watson. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

82-3, Root bowls Marsh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finn calls to take the catch of Warner, telling Root to go away and he doesn't get anywhere near it. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warner does go though for 53. Nelson strikes. 111-4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

113-5, Bailey goes for 23.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

123-6. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

148-7, off goes Maxwell for 27.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

148-8, Morgan with a great catch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

162-9.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia need 34 off the last over. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No ball from Dernbach, no wicket. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win by 27 runs! :bow:

Series drawn at 1-1. Friday for the first ODI at Headingley.

[Cripps_orig]

Aussies :haha:

[Master Splinter]

What are Aussies?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

First ODI is due to start today but the weather oop norf is little bit shit so any play is unlikely.

[Cripps_orig]

'twas washed out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Second ODI. Should actually be a match today. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win the toss and will bowl first.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1, Finn gets Marsh!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson reviews on lbw. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Changes to not out. I'm not sure that's the right decision but the technology can't prove it conclusive either way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England go to review, 60-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

60-2, Watson goes on review. Bopara with the wicket. :bow:

All based on sound again, like in the Ashes series.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

104-2 now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

116-3, Finch out, caught Root, bowled by Finch according to BBC's live text.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clarke on to 57.

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Aussies 207-3. :(

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Clarke nearing his century.

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And Clarke gets his century!

270-3.

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271-4, Bailey goes for 82. Bopara with the wicket.