Fourth Investec Ashes Test, England v Australia, Chester le Street 9-13 Aug 2013

[Titanic]

Here we go, Cook already going defensive, take out a slip for someone at deep point...

So so defensive, what is this saying to his bowlers when you set fields just in case of a bad ball.

We're not even 8 overs in FFS Cook, show some backbone in the field man!!

You can't just let Rogers and Warner score easy boundaries... they are setting out this in a positive fashion... we need to restrict them to build some sort of pressure.

How many balls have flown through slip in this innings?

Botham and Warne are ridiculously over-optimistic about field placing... they set fields with 14 or 15 fielders!

 

[Titanic]

Big shout for catch behind... given out... reviewed immediately...

another POOR decision from the on-field umpires. Tony Hill really is HOPELESS.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Rogers caught behind off Anderson. Decision given by Tony Hill, so Rogers reviews it! And quite rightly - another terrible decision by Tony Hill.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Is Tony Hill related to Andy D'Urso?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Does anyone know of a website that gives you a live plan of the fielding positions?

 

[spring hall convert]

Is Tony hill on a one man mission to earn a reprieve for DRS? He has been woeful in this test.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Is Tony hill on a one man mission to earn a reprieve for DRS? He has been woeful in this test.

Dunno. But I hope he has another profession to fall back on...

 

[keaton]

He does always have those dark glasses on. Are we sure he's not just blind?

 

[spring hall convert]

Get Swann on.

Both these 2 like the ball coming on.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Edge between 2nd slip and gully.......bascially 3rd slip who isn't there as he's fielding at deep point...

 

[maltaseagull]

Kiss of death from the BBC panel about 300 being a tough target. They are making it look quite easy. What happened to that uneven bounce we were seeing when batting? 2-1 in the series coming up.

 

[Bold Seagull]

50-0 off 12 overs.....game starts to swing again....

 

[Bold Seagull]

.....unlike the ball

 

[Titanic]

50-0 off 12 overs.....game starts to swing again....

Rogers and Warner are taking this away from England... a wicket is needed, and soon!

 

[Titanic]

60-0 (15 overs)

Swann on with the still new ball... bounce and turn? Please??

 

[spring hall convert]

60-0 (15 overs)

Swann on with the still new ball... bounce and turn? Please??

It should have happened 5 or so overs ago, Cook is so reluctant to do something out of the box. It's obvious that these two like the ball coming onto the bat. Rogers in particular has struggled with Swann in this series.

Blimey - that was some shot from Warner there.

 

[Titanic]

Warner ATTACKS Swann... with a BIG SIX over long off.

67-0

 

[Bold Seagull]

What a shot by Warner, in to out to Swann and hoiks him for 6 over mid off. 67-0.

 

[brightonmark1234]

this is so easy for the Australia at moment England don't look like getting a wicket

 

[Simster]

this is so easy for the Australia at moment England don't look like getting a wicket

Absolutely right Mark, as usual. We need a wicket soon mate.