The Cricket - ashes 2005

[matt b]

oh bollocks. just as you start to like something, it's taken away...

its normally on radio 4 long wave through the night though- TMS is by far the best way to enjoy cricket- tv coverage sucks

 

[Grievous Angel]

The incredible drama of the Edgbaston victory need never have happened; with more ruthlessness, it should have been a comfortable England win...

I too thoroughly enjoyed the cricket this summer, caught quite a bit of it and would have loved to have seen more. There's this zen-like cosiness to it even if you're not watching it stoned .

However I can't quite agree with this comment -- Edgbaston proved that this Australian side was still truly great, because even when not playing at their zenith, they were simply very, very hard to beat. Something for both Australian and English cricket fans to draw comfort from.

 

[matt b]

However I can't quite agree with this comment -- Edgbaston proved that this Australian side was still truly great, because even when not playing at their zenith, they were simply very, very hard to beat. Something for both Australian and English cricket fans to draw comfort from.

look at these averages:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/averages/default.stm

the australians underperformed badly and england played around par. don't forget that in the first test england were awful, both in performance and in attitude (horribly unsportsmanlike- ponting got cut by a bouncer and NO ONE from england went to see if he was alright!- which continued throughout the series in relation to use of substitutes)

 

[Rambler]

Can someone explain to me how batting averages work - I mean, according to that table Glenn McGrath averaged 36, having only a high score of 20, and scoring a total of 36 runs in 5 innings. Surely his 'average' should be just slightly over 7 (36/5)?

 

[matt b]

Can someone explain to me how batting averages work - I mean, according to that table Glenn McGrath averaged 36, having only a high score of 20, and scoring a total of 36 runs in 5 innings. Surely his 'average' should be just slightly over 7 (36/5)?

runs scored divided by number of times been out.

so gcgraths average= 36/1 (he had 4 not outs)

having lots of not outs improves your average considerably

 

[jack]

in this series it was totally Australia's inconsistency and England's consistency (a total reversal of 90's/early 2000's roles) that decided matters. All 5 of England's main bowlers took over ten wickets, whereas Aus relied mostly on three.

my fave moment: Harmison's three card trick to Clarke at Edgbaston- fast and hostile, then slower yorker. magic.

 

[don_quixote]

i cant wait till november when i'm back at university and will wake up in the morning to test match special and england playing pakistan.

i only wish theyd do test match special for test matches not involving england. i'm pretty sure i could get absorbed in any test match between england-india-australia-pakistan-south africa-west indies-new zealnd-sri lanka