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The Ashes 4th Test Official Thread
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Reporting from Melbourne- where there are quite a few Seagulls shirts
A pretty garbage effort from England to date. Flintoff bottled it by not putting them into bat and then had gave really easy runs away by poor field placings.
We have had only one good session - this morning we bowled very well but lack the killer touch
The weather has been awful like early April in Hove and with the Albion losing as well - not a great few days!!
Let us all hope that Fletcher gets the chop- picking crocks and his own pets has been hopeless and gave the initiative to the Aussies
A pretty garbage effort from England to date. Flintoff bottled it by not putting them into bat and then had gave really easy runs away by poor field placings.
We have had only one good session - this morning we bowled very well but lack the killer touch
The weather has been awful like early April in Hove and with the Albion losing as well - not a great few days!!
Let us all hope that Fletcher gets the chop- picking crocks and his own pets has been hopeless and gave the initiative to the Aussies
After closing the 2nd day on 372/7, Australia are all out for 419.
Saj Mahmood wrapping up the tail and ending with 4-100.
England face a 1st innings deficit of 260.
Saj Mahmood wrapping up the tail and ending with 4-100.
England face a 1st innings deficit of 260.
Glenn McGrath bagged his 35th Test match duck - now one ahead of Shane Warne!
With a lead of 260 - Ponting sets a very conservative field for Lee to Strauss, with just 2 slips, and a deep gully !
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28-0 at lunch. Strauss 12* and Cook 15* survive the tricky mini-session before lunch, despite significant lateral movement and some playing and missing.
Also as a result of Rudi Koertzen failing to give an LBW to McGrath that pitched middle and would have hit Cook's middle stump half way up!
232 behind with 10 wickets in hand - and The Barmy Army are in fine voice!
Also as a result of Rudi Koertzen failing to give an LBW to McGrath that pitched middle and would have hit Cook's middle stump half way up!
232 behind with 10 wickets in hand - and The Barmy Army are in fine voice!
Typical! Bloody typical.
Cook drags on to Clark soon after lunch for 20*
41-1 Bell comes to the crease and KP is padded up and looks like coming in at the fall of the next wicket.
Cook drags on to Clark soon after lunch for 20*
41-1 Bell comes to the crease and KP is padded up and looks like coming in at the fall of the next wicket.
Sod it! Bell fingered by Rudi (hitting top of middle) for just 2, McGrath bags test wicket no. 557
48/2 KP does come in at 4
48/2 KP does come in at 4
England need a further 212 to avoid an innings defeat.
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Zesh Rehman
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KP cleaned out by Clark... so much for batting at 4
49/3 and staring down the barrel.
49/3 and staring down the barrel.
Oh well... the arms of Morpheus beckon.
dougdeep
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115/7. Can't we come home early? 
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127/8 Nearly over.
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146/9.
Tyrone Biggums
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Pitiful really.
I thought they would have a bit more fight in them than this.
Umpires have been pretty ordinary, but it's been going both ways.
Very disappointing series.
I thought they would have a bit more fight in them than this.
Umpires have been pretty ordinary, but it's been going both ways.
Very disappointing series.
dougdeep
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Thank goodness that's over. 