The Ashes - Final Test - Day Two

[Gazwag]

Brilliant 20 from Harmy and very important 28 for the last wicket.

Question is do we want to stittle them out for say 200 and risk Warne doing us for 150 or so or do we want to draw the game out and let them score as slowly as possible

 

[Uncle Buck]

That'll do for me. 373 isn't a bad score if you look at the Aussie battign efforts this series. A couple of earlyish wickets and they are in trouble.

My worry is we are going to have to the flog the 3 seamers and if wickets do not come it could be a horror show...

 

[RonnieO'Sullivan]

Harrison sprinted off, looking ready for action, fun and blood

Not a bad considering.

whose this new harrison bloke weve got then?

 

[Pavilionaire]

We've batted for an hour and a half, added 54 runs, Harmy did a great job there as did Hoggard so both will be confident. I'm happy with the total, we'd have taken that at the start.

Looking at the 5 day forecast it doesn't seem like the weather will make that much difference, so there will be a result in all likelihood.

 

[Simster]

My worry is we are going to have to the flog the 3 seamers and if wickets do not come it could be a horror show...

I think that's everyone's worry, given the fact that Collingwood was picked.

 

[Uncle Buck]

I think that's everyone's worry, given the fact that Collingwood was picked.

and then only scored 7 runs.

Still the pitch seems to have some bounce in it, so time for GBH to set forward...

 

[Trigger]

Hoggy has just bowled an absolute corker, very unlucky not to take a wicket.

 

[CHAPPERS]

3.2 Hoggard to Hayden, no run, fullish and outside the off, left well
alone to the keeper, not a great deal of swing here for Hoggard



Hmmmmmmmm

 

[Trigger]

Great work by GBH, saved a run by calling for LBW when it was nowhere near and completely put the Aussies off.

 

[Simster]

3.2 Hoggard to Hayden, no run, fullish and outside the off, left well
alone to the keeper, not a great deal of swing here for Hoggard



Hmmmmmmmm

I've just popped down to watch a couple of overs. Hoggard IS getting occasiional swing

 

[Trigger]

Lunch.

 

[Marc]

YES, I have the Nandos advert where the bloke goes:

"Gooch I like very much.........he a very HANSOM man!" <cheesy grin>

GENIUS!

 

[London Calling]

29-0 AT 1.22

 

[Pavilionaire]

42-0 off 14 overs. Nevermind cos Collingwood will come on and take 2 or 3 wickets...

 

[Simster]

This is going rather badly.

 

[Scoffers]

Come on, we need a couple of quick wickets, otherwise lets have a THUNDERSTORM!!

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

could do with 'doing that breakthrough thing'

 

[Stinky Kat]

early days - once we get one things will start happening and it looks cloudy, c'mon the rain

 

[Grendel]

42-0 off 14 overs. Nevermind cos Collingwood will come on and take 2 or 3 wickets...

Almost certainly. The Australian batsmen, having faced Harmison, Flintoff and Hoggard, will be utterly deceived by the lack of pace and movement, and dutifully surrender their wickets.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Like Anderson would have come on and taken 2 wickets immediatly? Jesus guys don't give it up just yet eh?