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Faster ThanJesus
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Posted - 2005.08.24 14:54:00 -
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I reckon a draw... it's been hammering it down today (and forecast for the next few).
If so, that would be a great result, as I fancy England at the Oval (fast pitch, abrasive for the reverse swing, england have a good record there).
It's a shame they dropped Gillespie, he's been Englands best player this series. I must admit to contributing to that though, as Dizzy stated the England fans have wrecked his confidence. He was fielding near where I sat at Old Trafford, and I did enjoy applauding his every mistake 
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Posted - 2005.08.25 09:37:00 -
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Yeah, Tait had a nightmare in the County Championship.
He went back to play in Aus and was the leading wicket taker in the Pura Cup last year
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Posted - 2005.08.25 12:13:00 -
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RAIN
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Faster ThanJesus
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Posted - 2005.08.25 13:46:00 -
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 Originally by: Monty Burns
Originally by: Faster ThanJesus
RAIN
and they start play .... and RAIN again
You think the Aussies have some sort of rain machine/weather control device? 
They probably get all the remaining Aboriginies to do a rain dance around some turf taken from the test grounds.
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Faster ThanJesus
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Posted - 2005.08.25 16:52:00 -
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Originally by: Baldour Ngarr
Vaughan's up over 50 .. once he gets that far, he doesn't usually stop till he's nigh on 200 
Well done Baldour 
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Faster ThanJesus
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Posted - 2005.08.26 12:32:00 -
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Or Midd*****rough
384-5
Hope Freddie gets his tonne
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Posted - 2005.08.26 14:47:00 -
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477 AO advantage England
What do you think of an Aus win now Omber?
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Faster ThanJesus
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Posted - 2005.08.26 15:52:00 -
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Australia: 21-2
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Posted - 2005.08.26 20:13:00 -
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Australia 99-5
A couple of poor decisions, particularly an unfortunate Damien Martyn (but I have no sympathy after his claimed catch off Strauss at Old Trafford clearly bounced in his hands). England a long way better than Australia did though, bowled a full length and let the ball swing and hit the pads 20 times already this innings and maybe had a couple of legitimate LBWs turned down. Australia bowled too short and had fewer LBW shouts in the entire England innings than England have managed so far.
Unlike Baldour, I'm not going to make a prophetic statement that will come back to my face in the egg-shaped form, but England are definitely way on top.
Any comment yet Omber?
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Faster ThanJesus
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Posted - 2005.08.27 11:08:00 -
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Edited by: Faster ThanJesus on 27/08/2005 11:09:27
Australia 218 AO
Edit: England enforce the follow-on. The first time Australia have followed on in 18 years apparently.
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Posted - 2005.08.27 15:56:00 -
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Edited by: Faster ThanJesus on 27/08/2005 15:59:44
Flintoff has Martyn caught behind
Aus now 170-4
Edit: If you don't like cricket, don't bother posting in the thread
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Posted - 2005.08.27 17:17:00 -
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Originally by: babyblue
Big storm in a tea-cup tommorrow. Ponting was none too pleased with Englands' use of the substitute fielder - he was effing and blinding at the England balcony and fielders as he walked off the park. I sense sour grapes - but I'm sure the match referee will have something to say about it after close of play.
They don't like it up 'em!
He doesn't have a leg to stand on, like Simon Jones who is currently in hospital having a scan on his ankle. England would not leave off their star performing bowler from the first innings for a sub fielder. Whinging Ponts.
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Posted - 2005.08.28 11:34:00 -
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Originally by: Baldour Ngarr
He's already apologised anyway .. he knows he was out of order. He was just ticked off, and took it out on the England pavilion.
There is a fundamental disagreement on how this "12th man" thing should work though. In Oz, you select a squad of 12, and the guy who doesn't make the team of 11, is the substitute fielder. We don't do it that way, we ask whichever county isn't playing this week, to send the best fielder they have. It must be within the rules, or we wouldn't be allowed to do that - but the Aussies don't do it that way and don't really think it SHOULD be allowed, which is what ticked him off. He knows perfectly well he shouldn't have gone off the handle, though.
Absolutely. It's similar to Rugby Union where the two hemispheres have totally different interpretations of the driving maul and crossing.
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Posted - 2005.08.28 18:16:00 -
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Originally by: Omber Zombie
lmao 
That took a lot more effort for you to win than it really should have.
We were just keeping it interesting.
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Posted - 2005.08.28 23:17:00 -
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Originally by: Baldour Ngarr
I have to say, hats off to the Australians. They've been splattered all over the field for the last three tests, and they damn near won two of them, and forced a draw in the third.
Just goes to show why they are the world champions. You can beat them hollow in 14 out of 15 sessions of a Test match, and still lose the game.
A major achievement for England - we cannot lose this Ashes series. That's already our best result for 18 years. Now to the Oval, to finish the job and bring the little urn back to Lord's from - errr, Lord's, because the MCC won't allow it to be moved
Don't worry, I've hired out a load planes to do some cloud seeding over the Oval for the next 10 days.
But really, It always rains in September...
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