05-08-2005 16:22									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Havak You are right about Geraint Jones though Horse - his place in the side has to be under huge threat after yet another failure with the bat.

Hes dire as keeper too, in fact as i write he lets a Giles bowl through his legs for 4 byes.

	05-08-2005 16:22									#32
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I'd like to see what Bell can do - in a losing side of course...

	05-08-2005 16:25									#33
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Good throw.

	05-08-2005 16:27									#34
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Martyn run-out 118-3.

WOO!

	05-08-2005 21:27									#35
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SECOND TEST - MATCH SUMMARY (Day 2):
England 407 v Australia 308-9

Not bad.

	06-08-2005 02:42									#36
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I really liked the way our Shane stayed in there to support Gilchrist and didn't give his wicket away cheaply....

	06-08-2005 14:56									#37
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Trescothick played a terrible shot to get caught.

Vaughn out of form, serious technical problems, bowled.

Tee hee.

	06-08-2005 14:57									#38
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warne 1 for 1 off 4 overs, 3 maidens

The man is a bowling genius.

	06-08-2005 15:03									#39
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Nightwatchman Hoggard gone. England 31 for 4, 14th over.

Goodness - Pieterson almost gone first ball.

Lee hitting 90 mph - muhahaha!!!!!

	06-08-2005 15:04									#40
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Ian Bell............. bunny so far..........

	06-08-2005 15:10									#41
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What a bunch of ****tards.

	06-08-2005 15:11									#42
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1105: The highest score by a team batting fourth to win on this ground is 211 by England in 1999 against New Zealand. On that occasion England trailed by exactly 100 runs after the first innings, before skittling the Kiwis for 107.

:cry:

	06-08-2005 15:19									#43
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its not over by a long shot - they only need about 100 runs to post a competitive total.

Anything above that and it gets harder and harder for Australia.

Pieterson has the right idea hitting out.

	06-08-2005 15:23									#44
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Yeah, I know it's not over but you couldn't have hoped for a much better start.

	06-08-2005 15:28									#45
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Bell really needs to get a score here. I hope he does.

	06-08-2005 17:50									#46
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****ing ****

	06-08-2005 19:15									#47
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they got a good score

	06-08-2005 20:20									#48
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Aus 49-2 (282 req)

It looks like a better score now.

Martyn looks shaky too.

	06-08-2005 20:38									#49
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Flintoff is a beast. Six after six then 2 quick wickets.

	07-08-2005 03:30									#50
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flintoff pulled off one of the most memorable fighting innings for England - its being compared to some of Botham's best

	07-08-2005 16:55									#51
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what a wonderful test match

the only one I can think of which comes close was this one

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/ashes20...1479877,00.html

	07-08-2005 16:59									#52
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It was never in doubt! Not at all!

	07-08-2005 17:06									#53
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I'm glad England won. I don't think they would recover from losing that match. South Africa lost a couple of tight ones in a series like this in Australia and they just folded mentally after that.

Now the series is alive and after 2 brilliant memorable tests, bring on Old Trafford.

	07-08-2005 17:14									#54
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And if anyone's having a bad day, just remind yourself that, right at this moment, you aren't Shane Warne. Funny!

	08-08-2005 01:27									#56
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Great match. I am actuall finding cricket exciting now, which as a non-commonwealth citizen is some achievement Test cricket seems to be a lot more 4/6 slogging and bouncer bowling than when people first tried to get me into it in the late 90's.

	08-08-2005 11:04									#57
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England need to work on their concentration and intensity for Old trafford. To let 9 10 and 11 score over 100 runs and nearly steal the test is not good enough. If England really has a world class attack they should roll the tail for no more than 20 or 30.

And get a new keeper. The incumbent is a liability.

	08-08-2005 13:36									#58
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I can't believe your tailenders nearly pulled that one off. Amazing! What a great test match.

Loved Ponting in the after match interview saying about it being lucky they had Kasprovic out there and weren't relying on McGrath's batting.

	08-08-2005 13:47									#59
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it certainly was close...

well done to ol' blighty

and onward we march

	08-08-2005 14:53									#60
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quote: Originally posted by MikeH I can't believe your tailenders nearly pulled that one off. Amazing! What a great test match.

It was a great test and the crowd shots were priceless - people with heads in hands, biting their nails, grimacing, groaning but as a former bowler it really makes me cringe to see tailenders get so many - both bowling attacks were guilty of lacklustre tactics. Its offensive and embarrassing to see bowlers last that long.

The art of blasting out the tail seems to have been lost. The bowlers of yester year would get rather cross of the tail wagged. They'd work over the tail - one at the head, one at the toes, one in the ribs, one on the hand, one on off stump going away and one spearing in at the stumps. The tailenders would soon start thinking of the dressing sheds and a hot shower. Maybe they are better batsmen today.