Balls to the Aussies the cricket thread (Read 359795 times)

SA Chris · July 17, 2009, 12:36:01 pm

Good work at the tail there. Be good if they can get an early wicket or two.

galpinos · July 17, 2009, 12:37:09 pm

Quote from: SA Chris on July 17, 2009, 12:36:01 pm

Good work at the tail there. Be good if they can get an early wicket or two.

As requested.....

Sloper · July 17, 2009, 12:41:23 pm

10 for 2 can we see a rare aussie collapse?

butters · July 17, 2009, 12:43:00 pm

Ponting is apparently a bit unhappy with that decision but frankly I don't care - get the fuck off the wicket you miserable bastard!

Jaspersharpe · July 17, 2009, 12:45:32 pm

Quote from: bluebrad on July 17, 2009, 12:43:00 pm

Ponting is apparently a bit unhappy with that decision but frankly I don't care - get the fuck off the wicket you miserable bastard!

Sloper · July 17, 2009, 12:52:24 pm

Can we get Gary Pratt down for the next test match, just to carry the drinks out and have a chat with Ponting.

Cricket, it's for giving atheists an appreciation of eternity.

SA Chris · July 17, 2009, 01:24:48 pm

Quote from: galpinos on July 17, 2009, 12:37:09 pm

Quote from: SA Chris on July 17, 2009, 12:36:01 pm
Good work at the tail there. Be good if they can get an early wicket or two.

As requested.....

Sweeet.

Jaspersharpe · July 17, 2009, 01:39:30 pm

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Jaspersharpe · July 17, 2009, 03:08:13 pm

Well while the rain is spoiling things let's enjoy this quality photo of Ponting being given out:

GraemeA · July 17, 2009, 03:28:57 pm

TMS and pictures of Punter are keeping me sane in hot and sweaty Taiwan

Adam Lincoln · July 17, 2009, 05:30:50 pm

118-5, lets not get too excited just yet

butters · July 17, 2009, 06:33:14 pm

Quote from: Adam Lincoln on July 17, 2009, 05:30:50 pm

118-5, lets not get too excited just yet

Permission granted to get excited at 156\8?

Adam Lincoln · July 17, 2009, 06:37:13 pm

Quote from: bluebrad on July 17, 2009, 06:33:14 pm

Quote from: Adam Lincoln on July 17, 2009, 05:30:50 pm
118-5, lets not get too excited just yet

Permission granted to get excited at 156\8?

This is England we are talking about.

Fingers crossed though.

butters · July 17, 2009, 09:37:47 pm

I really can not let this delicious metaphor from here go unnoticed by the UKB crew:

"But at Lord's on Friday the Australians pulled enthusiastically but with spectacularly poor reward - like boarding-school teenagers let loose in the West End for a night."

Aussiegav · July 17, 2009, 11:20:10 pm

4 days Rain

Adam Lincoln · July 18, 2009, 08:26:22 am

Quote from: oldfella on July 17, 2009, 11:20:10 pm

4 days Rain

You only need three days of rain

Jaspersharpe · July 18, 2009, 12:40:52 pm

I don't understand why we haven't enforced the follow on.

tommytwotone · July 18, 2009, 01:57:59 pm

Please England, no. Don't blow it from here...

GraemeA · July 18, 2009, 06:08:27 pm

500 in the lead, get in. Eat dirt Punter

tlr · July 18, 2009, 10:12:30 pm

Can somebody please explain why we didn't make them bat again?

I just don't understand. And god help help me Boycott agreed with me.

rich d · July 18, 2009, 11:26:37 pm

The thinking behind not enforcing the follow on is as far as I understand: it gives a chance for the bowlers to have a rest - in this case pretty much flawed as an argument, as they'd not exactly had a tough long drawn out time in the field. There is also the chance that australia rack up a large score and pass england's total by say 250 and then england have to bat out a full day, or possibly a day and a half on a quickly deteriorating pitch - again I'd say this doesn't really stack up, as Lords doesn't really change as a pitch. Do basically I don't think there was any reason not to force the follow on. Still think the result is dependant on the weather though.

Jaspersharpe · July 19, 2009, 12:35:37 pm

Pray that it doesn't rain.

Jaspersharpe · July 19, 2009, 02:31:02 pm

They're on the ropes here. COME ON ENGLAND!

Richie Crouch · July 19, 2009, 06:41:59 pm

Looking a bit nerve wracking now with only 209 needed and 5 wickets left to get, We need the ball to swing and Jimmy and Freddie on fire

DaveC · July 19, 2009, 10:52:01 pm

I'm tipping England to win by around 80-120 runs, and deservedly so, they've clearly been the better side since the game started. It's been a brave rearguard from Clarke & Haddin but I just can't see them holding on right through the morning session against rested bowlers (which is what they need to do to.)