Fourth Investec Ashes Test, England v Australia, Chester le Street 9-13 Aug 2013

[Titanic]

Review... Haddin LBW to Swann... looked good to me...

YES surely that is OUT!

224-6

 

[Beach Hut]

**** Haddin wastes a review, ha

 

[spring hall convert]

Billy, don't be a zero. I will not resort to outright abuse but can't you see that I want England to play well ? I have no mission to decry the sainted KP. I just want England to bat,bowl and field better than the Aussies and win well and win with some style.

I can see you are struggling with this but we are ONLY JUST WINNING against what is reckoned to be a poor Aussie team and I would really like us TO PLAY BETTER. Geoff Boycott has his faults but he is a very good summariser of a game of cricket and he even said today that apart from Bell, most of our batsmen look out of form and that he is struggling to see where the runs are going to come from.
He also said that we missed a trick by not playing Onions on his own ground where his local knowledge and experience would be a boost for the team. A couple of years ago we had a strong batting line up and a good bowling attack, if one of the top order or if one of the bowlers had an off Test the others would rise and plug the gaps. Recently if the batting crumbles, we are relying on Bell to dig us out or if the bowlers lack penetration Swann or Anderson would get the wickets. We seem somewhat rudderless on the field for long periods and we are now hoping that someone will come to the party and do something rather than playing as a team with a plan A and a plan B.

There you go and I haven't even mentioned KP.

Boycott as entertaining as he is, is a professional troll, employed by the BBC to be controversial.

As normal the truth is somewhere between the two extremes. England's batting hasn't been great but Australia have bowled & fielded well, shepherded by an inventive and decisive captain. South Africa didn't score too many against them.

A bad Australia side is also relative, I mean this lot would probably be the best West Indian side since the early nineties.

 

[Titanic]

Review for a catch by Prior, diving forward...

Prior seemed certain... almost DEMANDED the review...

did it hit the glove first before pad??

 

[vegster]

England bounce back ! Rogers gone !

 

[Titanic]

YES that is OUT! There is a tiny hotspot on the glove...

and a great tumbling catch by Prior...

Rogers gone for 110.

233-7

 

[Taybha]

Remarkable reflexes by Prior

 

[Titanic]

New ball due... with Rogers and Haddin already gone... great start for England!

 

[Titanic]

A wicket for JIMMY!

Siddle goes to a good low catch by Captain Cook at first slip.

Australia 245-8 (lead by 7)

 

[vegster]

We are clawing our way back in to this game, lets hope we can bat a bit better 2nd time around.

 

[spring hall convert]

No tail end heroics here and it's start again time, an excellent morning for England thus far.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Good stuff!!

This is the BBC's scorecard at the moment:

• England: Yet to bat
• Australia: 24-1 (12.0 overs)
• Venue: Durham

[h=3]Australia 1st Innings[/h]
In Play

View full scorecard
Haynes		b Shrubsole	10
Lanning	not out		13
Elliott	not out		0
Extras	1lb	1
Total	for 1	24

 

[Taybha]

Good stuff!!

This is the BBC's scorecard at the moment:

• England: Yet to bat
• Australia: 24-1 (12.0 overs)
• Venue: Durham

[h=3]Australia 1st Innings[/h]
In Play

View full scorecard
Haynes		b Shrubsole	10
Lanning	not out		13
Elliott	not out		0
Extras	1lb	1
Total	for 1	24

***BBC Andy D'urso matchcards update automatically every 20 years ***

 

[KZNSeagull]

***BBC Andy D'urso matchcards update automatically every 20 years ***

Ha!

Just realised its the women's match, so not important

 

[topbanana36]

20 ahead with one to go.

 

[vegster]

England tidying up the tail quite nicely now.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

This morning Broad is bowling like a club wicketkeeper!

 

[Mackenzie]

Its been a good morning.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Some top quality buffet bowling from Broad there. Lead now 32

 

[Titanic]

Another RUBBISH decision from TONY HILL. He really is hopeless. That was hitting half way up middle.

Australia 270 all out. 1st innings lead of 32.

Stuart Broad 24.3-7-71-5

Come on the BATTERS! It is now your time to make a significant contribution.