27-08-2005 16:08									#151
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Oh dear, are the Aussies heading out to bat again? Oh dear

	27-08-2005 16:11									#152
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The first time the Aussies have had to follow on for a thousand years ...

	27-08-2005 16:11									#153
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Last time was in Karachi some 16 years ago.

	27-08-2005 16:43									#154
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i think we need to send out a search party to locate our missing austrailians...

	27-08-2005 23:00									#155
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Good game, good game!
It's beautifully poised for 10.30 tomorrow. Australia are under the cosh, but far from out of this one - it'd be stupid to talk about England winning already with the track record that Australia have.
If Jones had taken that stumping properly then it might be a different story - and fingers crossed that Simon Jones is all right. Hopefully he will be back on the field tomorrow.

Any comments about the return of Trevor Penney Alex? Ponting had a thing or two to say about sub fielders.

	28-08-2005 01:30									#156
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Yeh, the Aussies are far from out... bare in mind that England will bat last, and after the follow on the pitch will be in a condition that will favour the bowler. I would personally have not enforced the follow on as a result, especially since Kadich and Warne are likely to take advantage of the damaged pitch.

Fingers crossed for England! A stunning day's play regardless

	28-08-2005 01:34									#157
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No, I think that we had to enforce the follow-on. It would have been foolish not to, with the form that our bowlers have been in this test. Unfortunately, we may have lost Jones, but the initial tests at hospital were inconclusive, so there is still hope he'll be bowling tomorrow. I have no doubt that he'd raise himself from his sickbed if there was a chance of beating Australia, although whether this would make sense in the long term is another matter. Fingers crossed!

Last edited by duke o' york on 28-08-2005 at 02:09

	28-08-2005 01:59									#158
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Of course you have to enforce the follow on. You have to try to get the game finished as quickly as possible, because you need to win the game. We could lose 2 or 3 days to rain at the Oval, so we need to win where we can.

	28-08-2005 02:02									#159
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Signing up for a noble cause - laughing at the Aussies.

	28-08-2005 02:37									#160
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The DL's are jinxing England... this affront must cease!

	28-08-2005 03:33									#161
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Welcome to the thread Joe, and ignore the Whale's dance.
Now to progress to the next level in this thread, you need to be able to wind up Alex Hoss.

	28-08-2005 03:47									#162
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quote: Originally posted by duke o' york Welcome to the thread Joe, and ignore the Whale's dance. Now to progress to the next level in this thread, you need to be able to wind up Alex Hoss.

An Aussie in hiding, right?

	28-08-2005 04:12									#163
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Well he ain't here at the moment. I'm sure he'll turn up to whinge pretty soon though. Possibly something about substitute fielders.
I can't believe Ponting's comments though. If his batting partner hadn't called for a stupid half-chance in the first place then he needn't have been run out. Sub fielders have been in the game for a long time, and it's not as if Jones just went for a pint at the local or anything.

	28-08-2005 04:21									#164
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Yeah. Just a bit ridiculous. They summed it up quite nicely on Test Match Special this afternoon:
"Dismissed by a Pratt, whinging like a Pom".

	28-08-2005 04:25									#165
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quote: Originally posted by duke o' york Well he ain't here at the moment. I'm sure he'll turn up to whinge pretty soon though. Possibly something about substitute fielders. I can't believe Ponting's comments though. If his batting partner hadn't called for a stupid half-chance in the first place then he needn't have been run out. Sub fielders have been in the game for a long time, and it's not as if Jones just went for a pint at the local or anything.

Who's to say he didn't

	28-08-2005 04:26									#166
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The doctors at (I don't know) Nottingham General (or something).

	28-08-2005 04:42									#167
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He might have offered them some Foster's

	28-08-2005 22:10									#168
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Oh dear, 116-7?!

	28-08-2005 22:14									#169
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England need 10 runs from 3 wickets.

Even if the Oval is rained off - Best. Series. Ever.

	28-08-2005 22:19									#170
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We'll still lose...

	28-08-2005 22:22									#171
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Thats the spirit!

	28-08-2005 22:23									#172
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Hoggard hits a four off Lee

4 runs to win...

	28-08-2005 22:28									#173
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2-1

	28-08-2005 23:23									#175
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I've got this horrible feeling we're going to lose at The Oval now.

	28-08-2005 23:35									#176
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Yes, but what a way to win. We certainly ensure that each game is exciting.

Hoss hasn't visited this thread for a while - bring on a substitute fielder!

	29-08-2005 00:36									#177
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp I've got this horrible feeling we're going to lose at The Oval now.

Would we be English otherwise...

	29-08-2005 07:57									#178
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Ponting and Katich both fined.
Ponting 75% for spitting the dummy about the subs, Katich 50% for dissent about the lb decision against him.
Katich, at least, had a case but Ponting?

Now if only Englands greatest player shows up for the last test ...

	29-08-2005 15:19									#179
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Flintoff is fine.

	29-08-2005 16:32									#180
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but simon jones may be ruled out