* * * The Ashes - Official Thread * * *

[Lady Whistledown]

i can't believe i will be at the mcg on boxing day and we might well have already retained the ashes!

Bastard!!

<jealous>

 

[rcf0712]

Looking forward to watching this when we wake up, should be a good day's cricket, daughter cried off on surf club in the morning after staying up late.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Tick tock, comeoncomeoncomeon!

 

[GT49er]

Swann was getting abit of turn on Day One so chances are he will continue to get turn at the end of Day Three or into Day Four, what we really need is KP to get to his Ton then go 20/20 style and smash it all ove the place....same with Prior later when he comes in. That way we get a big lead quickly so more time to bowl them out should the rain showers hinder play on days four & five.

This

 

[highway61]

I certainly think it vital that we take advantage of our position and look for the win. Ok, a draw would be no disaster I know but getting a win under the belt and only having to draw the series would put us totally in the driving seat. If however we end up drawing 3 or 4 tests then we could end up having maybe a dodgy session or two in the last test and a ashes defeat could be grabbed from the jaws of victory! so lets get into them while we are are on a roll. c'mon England

 

[Beach Hut]

Does it start at midnight or 1130 ?

 

[Horsham Gull]

play starts midnight

 

[Beach Hut]

Thanks, got caught out last time and missed the first half hour

 

[Horsham Gull]

try and bat one more full day then declare at 400+ ahead hopefully

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Dodgy weather forecast for last two days Alex.
Need to press on and get 340 ahead then have the last hour at them tonight, get 3 down by the close.
IMHO

 

[Marc]

jesus has this been the SLOWEST day on record? still got one hour to wait...COME ON!

 

[highway61]

I know the feeling Marc, and I have had my Sky cut off grrrr. So it will be streaming tonight on that p2p site with TMS commentary i reckon

 

[pasty]

Not long now...

 

[sam86]

That fly caused Trott more trouble than the Aussie bowling line up!

 

[highway61]

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[Marc]

That fly caused Trott more trouble than the Aussie bowling line up!

I wonder if they get them in the middle, would be bloody frustrating to have a few flies buzzing around as you're about to face a 90mph ball!

 

[jakarta]

Bastard!!

<jealous>

Sorry Edna, its a long story about why me & Mrs Jakarta will be out there - I can tell you it wasn't planned but if you are in Melbourne on Boxing Day where else would you want to be?

I don't suppose you want to hear that I'm also going to be in Sydney for the New Year and hope to be at the SCG on the 3rd of January as well!

Not quite once in a lifetime trip but don't see me being out there again for a long time....

 

[Marc]

that clouds got rain in it!

 

[Marc]

rain around:

128 km Adelaide (Buckland Park) Radar

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Go KP