Ashes 2010/11

[olaftab]

With a lead of 346 in the bag the most important thing now is  time. England must go for maximum time to ensure no foul up. Bat for no more than 1 hour and declare  with about 400 on and than let them stew.

[Warren Aspinall]

The Aussie papers.

The Australian

The Sydney morning herald

Their warming up again.

[Legion]

[olaftab]

It was a fantastic decision by Alim Dar....and so good to see whinging b*stard get nothing!

[KevinGage]

Poetic justice for Aleem Dar.

Not questioning his integrity but I do wonder whether he'd have been more inclined to let Johnson's no ball slide had he not been harangued by Ponting and some of the other muppets who were nowhere near the original KP incident.

Ponting should have been banned for the next test and Siddle + one or two others fined.

Time to enjoy it today.

The hard yards have been put in.

Don't see any need to rush a declaration. Trott looks in good nick and Prior is playing himself back into form. Stick on 500, with every run causing them more pain at this stage. If the run rate is decent enough and runs are being scored quickly, get as close to 600 as possible. Weather reports over the next few days are decent, time isn't a huge issue and Bresnan and Swann could do with some batting practice. 

All this talk about the Aussies stepping it up for this test, that they'd found the secret formula to beat England. They were going to sledge the enemy to death apparently. As it is, Johnson is getting dogs abuse from the crowd and Ponting looks a broken man. Keep them out in the field a bit longer, really humiliate them.

[The Situation]

Easeh Easeh Easeh

They're dire. No attack, no defence... the Ashes is ours.

[Mac]

They are dire, but we've lost one test and could have lost the first one too.  Let's not get too cocky over this.

[KevinGage]

I do think that it's not entirely out of the question for them to win in Sydney, and win well.

They could at least say then that as bad as they are, with possibly the worst Aussie team in living memory, the Poms still couldn't win a home series against them.

[olaftab]

 KG How  do you calendarise as "iving memory" because  the post Packer team captained by cry baby Hughes was possibly the worst Aussie outfit I have seen?

[taylorsworkrate]

They are dire, but we've lost one test and could have lost the first one too.  Let's not get too cocky over this.

True, but without Hussey we would have probably been 2 or 3 nil up coming into this test.  He deserves a medal for the way he's single handidly kept them in the series.

[taylorsworkrate]

I do think that it's not entirely out of the question for them to win in Sydney, and win well.

They could at least say then that as bad as they are, with possibly the worst Aussie team in living memory, the Poms still couldn't win a home series against them.

They could only give us a game on a pitch like Perth.  Unless it's near enough identical they won't have a chance of beating us in Sydney.

[TheTimVilla]

They are dire, but we've lost one test and could have lost the first one too.  Let's not get too cocky over this.

Very true indeed. On the other hand, it would be ace to retain the Ashes in the next day or two.

[Colhint]

Ponting should have been banned for the next test

nah we need him playing for them, if he gets dropped they might get someone in who scores runs

[olaftab]

I take back what I said about only batting for an hour today. Didn't realise that only two days have passed 3 still to go! Yes bat on all day or till all out. Grind them into dust!

[TheTimVilla]

ANOTHER early session wicket. Another deserved wicket for Siddle though, about the only threat they've got.