The Ashes - Final Test - Day Two

[Marc]

Heavy downpours/thunderstorms expected later in the day.

Will Shane Warnes wrist/fingers be able to continue his ONE MAN TEAM run to glory? I reckon he'll be as stiff as hell and wont bowl much!
Either way we need to get past 400 then really anything past that is a bonus, 450 would be nice in fact a 50 from Giles would be perfect.

Strauss Says:

Team-mate Andrew Strauss believes a score of 370 would be acceptable.

"I think there'll be a result and if we play like we have done there's no reason why we can't win it from this position," Strauss commented.

"The wicket seemed to me like more of a day two wicket, it was quite dry, which means come days four and five it might break up a little bit.

"It's obviously going to be very important, in Australia's first innings, how we bowl at them and how they react to the situation."

 

[Scarface]

If we can bat for an hour or two and maybe these showers will help us bat into the afternoon. But in reality we will probably be bowled out in 15 minutes this morning!

 

[JJ McClure]

Wearing my pesemistic hat I reckon we'll finish closer to 350 than 400.

 

[Hiney]

Giles and Jones have the ability to hang around and with a bit luck, 400 is achieveable.

Follow this with a hat trick for Harmison in his first over and we're back on top.

 

[Marshy]

id be happy with 370 as Strauss sais.

 

[Croydonbloke]

I reckon an early wicket will fall and we will finish on 350ish. Should be enough to ease any worries..

 

[tedebear]

But in reality we will probably be bowled out in 15 minutes this morning!

Thats my concern from the other side of the fence - if we don't bowl you out this morning then we'll be looking at chasing 400+ which will be tough...

Hope Warney's rested, as McGrath is just looking a little over the hill....

 

[bhafc99]

If we can bat to lunch we'll have one hand on the Ashes I reckon.

The Aussies need a first innings lead of at least 100 to stand a realistic chance of winning. If we get to lunch and post 400, that means they're looking at an ask of 500 – which is a good 4 sessions of aggressive batting. With rain around later today and early tomorrow, that would make it early Sunday before they'd get there (even if they did). Time would start to run out.

Strauss' 370 is a good benchmark. Anything under it leaves the match poised. Anything over it and the above scenario starts to come into play.

 

[nevergoagain]

survive for an hour hopefully, and the Aussies will hopefully be trying to get a big quick score knowing there is rain forecast and perish to an all out assault from Harmy & Freddie.

 

[Parson Henry]

I reckon an early wicket will fall and we will finish on 350ish. Should be enough to ease any worries..

No we need late 300's. Thought you didn't like cricket blokie?

How are Slurrey doing?

 

[Stinky Kat]

the weather forecast on BBC says no rain in London today (hope Michael Fish forcast it) so the boys need to stick around as long as possible - I would be etstatic at anythiong around 370

 

[Gazwag]

We need to bat until lunch, Jones and the Spanish King CAN do it, then lets hope for a few hours of..................................

 

[Parson Henry]

What is this King of Spain thing with Giles?

 

[CHAPPERS]

What is this King of Spain thing with Giles?

Something about some Warks fans ordering a load of flags with King of Spin written on them only for the flags to be delivered with a typo.

 

[Parson Henry]

Something about some Warks fans ordering a load of flags with King of Spin written on them only for the flags to be delivered with a typo.

Cheers CTS. That is fecking funny.

 

[Trigger]

Something about some Warks fans ordering a load of flags with King of Spin written on them only for the flags to be delivered with a typo.

I thought it was mugs? Either way it works though.

 

[Gazwag]

I thought it was mugs? Either way it works though.

Yeah is was mugs, there were ordered for his benefit season

 

[Marshy]

it was Mugs.

 

[Grendel]

Something about some Warks fans ordering a load of flags with King of Spin written on them only for the flags to be delivered with a typo.

It was actually the Warwickshire club shop, who ordered mugs. Contrary to popular belief, only a few of these were made and put on sale before the mistake was realised, by which time it was picked up on by the Edgbaston crowd and stuck.

 

[Marc]

Jones gone 325-8