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2nd npower test Lords 16th-21st july
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Seagull over NZ
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OK, so now I'm torn. Due to watch day 4 on Sunday at Lords. I would guess that England will enforece the follow on if they get the chance so I knid of want Australia to score 350 in the 2nd innings and then see England knock off the 100 runs they need on Sunday evening.
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
Don't you remember Trent Bridge 2005? It got down to Giles and Hoggard to get us over the finishing line. Please god I don't think I can take that again. So a nice Innings win.
John Bumlick
Banned
jesus cocking christ! what's going on? at this rate, we might get to see pricky c_unting cry...we've already made siddle puke.
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
If Ricky Ponting cries, I will love it f***ing love it. The Aussie scumbag.
Jimmy Anderson, take a bow son, take a bow
Sensational bowling from England for the last couple of hours or so. Maybe we're not as hopeless with the ball as everyone thinks? I think the convicts out-wicketing us in Cardiff was only down to our batsmen getting themselves out and the convict batsmen being sensible. Here, on a pitch that is possible to get people out on, we're putting up a great show. Suddenly my 3-0 England prediction is not looking so retarded
It was some good bowling but aided by some of the worst batting that you're likely to see in a test match,
Still, if Australia want to commit cricket suicide that's fine by me.
Please let's see Ponting crying...
Well, isn't that the billion dollar question?
He would either have
a. taken 6-20, like he did for Durham yesterday.
or
b. thrown six conescutive deliveries down leg-side for 24 byes, then gone home early becuase he missed his Mum.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Minutes silence this morning prior to play starting for the late Henry Allingham.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
YES! Hauritz gone. 196/9. 30 short of follow-on
Mendoza
NSC's Most Stalked
This bouncer tactic is shit!!!
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
All out...to follow on, or not to follow on?
pasty
A different kind of pasty
England going to bat. No follow-on. So we're basically 210/0 in our second innings.
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mistake not to enforce follow on
Reckon the pitch will be best for batting today before it loses pace. The bowling this morning didn't suggest the England bowlers where on top form either.
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
I agree Kinky, unless we can rattle of maybe 250 or more before lunch tomorrow then set them a really big total with maybe five sessions remaining...the most likely result is probably a draw, unless England are skittled for something like 150!
Skint Gull
New member
I am NEVER a fan of not enforcing the follow on, especially with the English weather!
The only time it may be excusable is if the 5th day pitch will be horrendous and the opposition have Warne or similar. There is no logical reason to not enforce the follow on today and it makes us look like a bunch of bottlers
The only time it may be excusable is if the 5th day pitch will be horrendous and the opposition have Warne or similar. There is no logical reason to not enforce the follow on today and it makes us look like a bunch of bottlers
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
What a load of crap, should have made the Aussies bat again.
John Bumlick
Banned
i really wish Botham would just shut up. this indignant, i don't understand that decision, i don't understand that field placing crap is really getting on my tits. and you just know, once he starts he isn't going to stop.
remind us, Sir Ian, what was your record as England captain?
remind us, Sir Ian, what was your record as England captain?
Mendoza
NSC's Most Stalked
Good decision to bat, Flintoff isn't fit to bowl and it's perfect batting conditions to get 250-300 today, declare and bowl at them for 2 days