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hucks

hucks

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Yeah, normally I'm on KP's side when he gets out on 98 caught sweeping but in all fairness..
 
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we can delay.ay.ay...
this is looking really ominous now....
can KP bowl or is he carrying that injury? the main england spinners are really not on it...
 
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simon silverdollar

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anderson comes good! sounds like the new ball is swinging and freddie's being brutal...if clarke or ponting goes soon things are going to get exciting!
 
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crackerjack

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simon silverdollar said:
anderson comes good! sounds like the new ball is swinging and freddie's being brutal...if clarke or ponting goes soon things are going to get exciting!
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ponting gone, so bring on the brutality. ii predict a first innings lead of 26 for England (OK, I'm still a bit drunk from last night)
 
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don_quixote

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ok ive given up on england. well played australia. well done on retaining the ashes.

despair has a habit of still turning into hope this series
 
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we can delay.ay.ay...
17-2 and this is physically painful now...
it's a bit disappointing to see so much criticism instantly being hurled at strauss' captaincy, what was he supposed to do? none of his bowlers turned up?!

hope rashid gets a chance in the next test, panesar looked fairly inert and unthreatening to me and he's let through about 50 runs in misfields...
 
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crackerjack

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hucks said:
I know we're not following this any more but ohmyfuckinggod
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did you write this when KP left a straight ball on his off stump? When Strauss almost did the same, or when he slashed and top-edged a long hop? Or when Prior tried cutting a ball that span a yard back into his ribs?

OI almost posted so many times this morning about how sensationally shit our batting was, until i remembered i wasn't really watching :slanted:

Shame Colly and Swann couldn't quite hold out, they had me believing for a few overs there. You don't even entertain the possibility with Monty in...
 
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crackerjack

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I think it underlines one thing - there are 2 very mediocre bowling sides in this series.

that said, big up Colly and the tail - fabulous stuff
 
jenks

jenks

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No, the time wasting was a bit daft but the Australians are playing with a guy who quite clearly slings/chucks the ball.

plus points for England:
the tail wagging massively twice - a new feeling for us.
Collingwood really coming into his own
Flintoff spending some time at the crease - thise thirties will turn into half and full centuries, i feel.
when the pressure came the australian bowlers choked and Ponting's much vaunted cptaincy looked stale and unadventurous

negatives for England:
KP - two stupid decisions from him in both innings
our bowlers - do they really look like taking 20 wickets?
no-one scoring a ton while 4 australians managed, rather easily.

I'm hoping this is a turning point - got out of gaol and now time to knuckel down, re-assess. I truly believe this result hurts the australians almost as much as a loss.

Thursday will be interesting - i hope that Harmison isn't there, though
 
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