The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

If all international players in world cricket agree a code whereby they walk if they know they've edged  it, then maybe (and good luck in getting Australia to agree to that).

Until that day, Broad was 110% in the right to do what he did today.   

Agree totally - Broad had every right to stand and wait for the umpire - as Sir Geoffrey pointed out very few Australians walk.

These things even themselves out - Trott's decision etc.

The only moral argument is England should not appear to give the impression that they need dodgy decisions to win. The Aussies appear to be trying their hardest to avoid this series being a walkover for England as some were predicting.

Yes I'm hoping England win but I hope the Aussies put up some resistance. The Broad incident might help fire them up a bit.

How does that argument stand up with Armstrong then ?

If everyone is in tacit agreement there is no problem ?

Unless Broad is blood doping or starts batting with a bionic arm there is no comparison there at all John.

One bloke set out in just about every major event he entered to rig the outcome, the other guy gave an umpire enough time to make his own (inaccurate on this occasion) decision.

Indeed no comparison at all.

[PaulWinch again]

Come on get rid of Agar and Haddin.

[PaulWinch again]

We're big favourites now, but it's still not over.

[paul_e]

We're big favourites now, but it's still not over.

We have been all day, the pitch was always going to wake up eventually, australia would've been hoping to score quickly and keep wickets in hand, and they started well but once we started to slow them down and take wickets we started to take the game away from them.  The reality is they need one of the bowlers to do what Agar did again, on a far tougher pitch.

[Chris Smith]

Really good day of hard fought test match cricket. We're in the driving seat but there's still a lot of work to be done.

[Dave Cooper please]

Not just the Trott dismissal, but Agar was definitely, definitely not in his ground when given not out on that stumping decision early in his innings, far as I'm concerned. The Aussies have benefited from some poor decisions in this match and now so have we

But Agar would not have known whether he had made his ground or not, Broad absolutely knew he had hit it. Big difference.
I don't want cricket going the way of football. Golfers still call their own fouls.

[olaftab]

Here is a prediction. If the match goes into the post lunch session than Aussies will win. However it won't and I see 4 wickets tomorrow morning falling in the first session.

[olaftab]

The Aussies have benefited from some poor decisions in this match and now so have we

As they say it equals out over time. Human's make mistakes and as long as its just that and not "fixed" it's fine.

[olaftab]

All hail King Olaftab.

I like that Monty. I think I will have that for my user name if we can do a deal?

[OzVilla]

Aussies are quietly confident of knocking these off.

They are also endulging in some olympic style whining about Broad's non walk too - typically while totally failing to mention the Agar stumping or Trott dismissal.

I do love this country but my God they're the most one eyed, whining sports fans you'll ever have the misfortune to meet. They're like a nation of Olybiun fans.

[Monty]

All hail King Olaftab.

I like that Monty. I think I will have that for my user name if we can do a deal?

Feel free. I was definitely a little too proud of the Mellberg tie-in there.

[The Left Side]

What is the weather looking like for Sunday?

[olaftab]

Hot and sunny about 31 degrees at peak in Nottingham.

[The Left Side]

Cheers Aftab

[wombat]

Well I'm up fuelled and two hours from starting a Half Ironman, I trust by the time I finish (about 1230-1300) that England will have this sewn up! I can then have a beer to celebrate!

The tickets I have for Old Trafford could see the Ashes retained.... Mwahahahahahahahaaa let's hope so!