4th Ashes Test 07.08.09 to 11.08.09

[Statto]

Joke! Collingwood edges it to slip. 42-4! shocking

 

[Uncle Buck]

Morning Piers. So just because I'm looking more and more right on Bopara with every innings (or six balls, it's the same thing for him) you're having to find something else to disagree with I see. Not that I can see what's wrong with my post. England are batting like mentalists.

England are batting poorly, no question.

However as ever you are taking a sensationalist view on matters to cover your lack of knowledge.

 

[Gazwag]

I don't care what Ponting said about batting first if he'd won the toss, I still think Strauss makes too many fuckwitted decisions in his captaincy.

And make no mistake, this decision to bat first rivals the very worst of them.

Still looking on the bright side, we will be bowling today in the good bowling conditions

 

[Mackenzie]

150 from this position will be considered a recovery. High class Austrailian bowling, to which we seem to have no answers. The selection looked flawed from the off today, our middle order is weak so the extra batter should have been selected.

Austrailia to win by Sunday evening

 

[Uncle Buck]

Lack of knowledge on what?

As far as I can see, I've only commented on Bopara and Bell, both of whom I'm more than familiar with thankyou.

Of course you are. Bopara fine, Bell’s average suggests otherwise and again I doubt you will come up with valid alternatives, but then that actually requires knowing what players are out there, rather than making one line sensationalist comments, which granted is your well know style.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Anyone hazard a guess at to which will be over first - this test or Ronnie Biggs?

I say this test.

Simple way to decide, put Ronny in as a sub fielder.....

 

[CHAPPERS]

Prior is gonna get out in a minute.

 

[Simster]

Prior is gonna get out in a minute.

Disagree. I predict Cook and Prior make 50 each.

 

[Simster]

Oh.

 

[Dave the OAP]

shit......I blame you southerners.

we need more Yorkshiremen in the side...Bresnan and Rashid.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Cook gone...all down to the Oval....

 

[Gazwag]

shit f*** toss what a disaster today is why do we have to have a test match in a shit place like Leeds

 

[CHAPPERS]

120 all out?

 

[Pavilionaire]

Well we ARE into the tail now and WHAT a f***ing shambles of a morning!

Full marks to the Aussies for bowling well, though.

To be honest, once I heard last night that Freddie was f***ed for this test I knew it would be 1-1 going to The Oval. That collapse in the Windies exposed how brittle our batting is, and 1 ton to their 6 in this series confirms that.

Hopefully Matt Prior will show a bit of Sussex bulldog spirit.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

120 all out?

Are you mental

we have no chance of making triple figures NONE

we are bat mentalists

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

You never know, this test may yet be remembered in folklore as 'Harmisons Ashes'........?!

 

[CHAPPERS]

I reckon a Aussie victory here sets it all up quite nicely. That's IF they can get Freddie fit of course.

 

[John Boy]

72/6 Broad gone