Ashes 2010/11

[Dave Cooper please]

Just watched the highlights and that was a great catch from Collingwood to dismiss Ponting.

Great?

It was fucking brilliant.

[KevinGage]

Strauss lucky there.

[KevinGage]

Cook gone, flashing at a wide one.

[KevinGage]

Trott a gwarn.

I have a funny feeling KP might be following soon.

[VillaZogmariner]

Oh dear, need Bell and Prior to play well this afternoon.

[Colhint]

morning chaps

[OzVilla]

187 all out and much as I hate to say it that was a superb bowling performance by Australia.

Johnson has just shown everyone that on his day he can destroy sides - he's either a world beater or a panal beater with not much in between. That's the first time he's bowled to anything like his potential against England.

I honestly can't fault the batsmen too much, they were got out by some really good bowling.  We really need to start well against these now as 80 odd runs is alot to concede in a low scoring game.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Another day that we've domianted. We are stopping their top order from finding any sort of form and they can't make much of an impression on ours.

England are stronger individually and collectively.

 

Don't believe the hype.
The media here made out that we only had to turn up to beat them.

It's the England Football squad scenario and again we've been found wanting.
We failed to nail it at 69-5.
Then the age old collapsing domino routine when we bat.
If the Aussies win this test, they'll go on to win the Ashes.

[UK Redsox]

Well, that didn't go too well, did it ?

However, on Radio Five this morning, even Sir Geoffrey (who's normally the first to have a dig) said that it was mainly impressive bowling rather poor batting that was the problem.

[Villan For Life]

The two sides are more closely matched than has been suggested.

The Crims best periods of play have coincided with some excellent performances; Hussey and Haddin with the bat at Brisbane; Siddle's hattrick and Johnson's bowling today. Whenever they've been on top we've clawed it back with strong performances of our own and every player has contributed in one way or another.

If we can grab another couple of quick ones today and have them 5 down overnight then game on!

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Still not comfortable with only 4 front line bowlers, you've got to be a top, top side to do that.

Still think the Ashes rest on this.

Hussey and Haddin are the danger men.

[OzVilla]

So effectively 200-3 overnight - We looked like we were missing someone like Broad in that last session, someone with some experience of bowling in tight Test Matches.  Well as they've done so far neither Tremlett or Finn has that and Swann bowled poorly. 

Strauss field was strange.  This in/out field works at times but if England are going to get back into this Test match it'll be by taking wickets consistantly and the best way to do that is by getting it up there and building pressure - easy singles down the ground are gimmies to the likes of Hussey and Watson.  If they want to score runs straight then they need to go over the top, if they do then fair enough, they take that chance.

On a positive note, there's so much grass that I can't see the pitch breaking up at all so it should stay a good wicket right through the game - South Africa chased 414-4 at the WACA 2 years ago in the 4th innings to win the game.

Early wickets tomorrow and it's well and truely game on.

[Dr Butler]

Another day that we've domianted. We are stopping their top order from finding any sort of form and they can't make much of an impression on ours.

England are stronger individually and collectively.

 

Don't believe the hype.
The media here made out that we only had to turn up to beat them.

It's the England Football squad scenario and again we've been found wanting.
We failed to nail it at 69-5.
Then the age old collapsing domino routine when we bat.
If the Aussies win this test, they'll go on to win the Ashes.

I do not agree with this, domino routine ? we scored shed loads in the first two tests against their assorted test attack and as for winning it ? England are a better side than you give them credit for.
rarely are there two cricketing days the same and I cannot see England collapsing in the second innings.

[Shrek]

An interesting stat.

I can't remember exactly but in the last 4 matches at this ground, the team
Batting last has scored over 300 with south Africa scoring over 400.

So all is not lost if we can minimise their lead.

[beness]

Get them down to a 300 lead and we have a chance.
 
 3 days left to go yet.