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Post by Maximo Mark on Jul 19, 2009 11:05:54 GMT 1
Rain has delayed play, think it'll start at 11:15. England have declared and will bowl. Hmm, slightly worried but if it's dark and damp we can hopefully get a couple of wickets before lunch!
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Post by Tom on Jul 19, 2009 12:52:56 GMT 1
The forecast that i saw yesterday was for showers throughout the day so i expect they'll only have half a days play today, if that. It is slightly concerning, they were saying yesterday that there were 2 days left so plenty of time, but i knew that it would rain today, and that was without knowing what the forecast was like for tomorrow!
Your wish has been granted though! - Aussies are 73-2 currently
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2009 20:42:11 GMT 1
313-5 at the close. Australia need 209 more to win... The highest-ever 4th innings total in a 5-day test was 451 by New Zealand against England in 2002. England won.
Session-by-session: Morning: 76-2 (England's session) Afternoon: 102-3 (England's session) Evening: 135-0 (Australia's session)
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Post by frag on Jul 20, 2009 11:06:59 GMT 1
WICKET! Haddin gone for 80 off Flintoff (caught by Collingwood) during the second over of the day, 313-6 I'm listening to TMS in the office (trying not to distract officemates and trying to work) - very nervous, but that's a great breakthrough.
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Post by frag on Jul 20, 2009 12:02:26 GMT 1
Clarke gone! Clarke b Swann 136, 356-7
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Post by frag on Jul 20, 2009 12:11:37 GMT 1
Bowled 'im! Hauritz gone for 1, bowled by Flintoff, 363-8...
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Post by Robin on Jul 20, 2009 12:22:36 GMT 1
Having to watch it on BBC website commentary only! Would love to be watching it live!
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jul 20, 2009 12:51:50 GMT 1
Woohoo!!
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Post by o on Jul 20, 2009 12:55:13 GMT 1
Amazing! Cant wait to watch the highlights with Sam tonight! What a turnaround after Cardiff, let's just hope we can keep our noses in front all along now...
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Post by suedehead on Jul 20, 2009 18:20:22 GMT 1
So win at Edgbaston then hope for five days of rain at Headingley
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Post by Panda on Jul 20, 2009 20:54:37 GMT 1
Session-by-session: Morning: Aus 97-5 (England's session)
Sessions: ENGLAND 9-4 AUSTRALIA
ENG 1st innings Strauss b Hilfenhaus 161 Cook lbw b Johnson 95 Bopara lbw b Hilfenhaus 18 Pietersen c Haddin b Siddle 32 Collingwood c Siddle b Clarke 16 Prior b Johnson 8 Flintoff c Ponting b Hilfenhaus 4 Broad b Hilfenhaus 16 Swann c Ponting b Siddle 4 Anderson c Hussey b Johnson 29 Onions not out 17 Extras 25 Total 425
Bowling figures: Hilfenhaus 31-12-103-4 Johnson 21.4-2-132-3 Siddle 20-1-76-2 Hauritz 8.3-1-26-0 North 16.3-2-59-0 Clarke 4-1-12-1
AUS 1st innings Hughes c Prior b Anderson 4 Katich c Broad b Onions 48 Ponting c Strauss b Anderson 2 Hussey b Flintoff 51 Clarke c Cook b Anderson 1 North b Anderson 0 Haddin c Cook b Broad 28 Johnson c Cook b Broad 4 Hauritz c Collingwood b Onions 24 Siddle c Strauss b Onions 35 Hilfenhaus not out 6 Extras 12 Total 215
Bowling figures: Anderson 21-5-55-4 Flintoff 12-4-27-1 Broad 18-1-78-2 Onions 11-1-41-3 Swann 1-0-4-0
ENG 2nd innings Strauss c Clarke b Hauritz 32 Cook lbw b Hauritz 32 Bopara c Katich b Hauritz 27 Pietersen c Haddin b Siddle 44 Collingwood c Haddin b Siddle 54 Prior run out 61 Flintoff not out 30 Broad not out 0 Extras 31 Total 311-6 dec
Bowling figures: Hilfenhaus 19-5-59-0 Johnson 17-2-68-0 Siddle 15.2-4-64-2 Hauritz 16-1-80-3 Clarke 4-0-15-0
AUS 2nd innings Hughes c Strauss b Flintoff 17 Katich c Pietersen b Flintoff 6 Ponting b Broad 38 Hussey c Collingwood b Swann 27 Clarke b Swann 136 North b Swann 6 Haddin c Collingwood b Flintoff 80 Johnson b Swann 63 Hauritz b Flintoff 1 Siddle b Flintoff 7 Hilfenhaus not out 4 Extras 21 Total 406
Bowling figures: Anderson 21-4-86-0 Flintoff 27-4-92-5 Onions 9-0-50-0 Broad 16-3-49-1 Swann 27-3-87-4 Collingwood 6-1-29-0
ENGLAND WIN BY 115 RUNS
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Post by Maximo Mark on Jul 20, 2009 21:40:15 GMT 1
Watched the highlights earlier, Flintoff was bowling incredibly well! Will be sad to see him retire!
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Post by Panda on Jul 23, 2009 1:01:49 GMT 1
So Kevin Pietersen's achilles injury needs surgery and he is out for the rest of the series.
Ian Bell will almost certainly play at Edgbaston, as it's his home ground but there's no guarantee he'll remain in the team beyond that. Owais Shah is probably the other main contender. After that, you have to look at players with little/no test experience (Jonathan Trott, Stephen Moore, Michael Carberry, Ed Joyce) or players who've been out of test cricket for a long time (Rob Key).
One alternative that has been mentioned is the possibility of bringing James Foster into the side as wicketkeeper, but keeping Prior in the team and moving him up the batting order.
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Post by Panda on Jul 30, 2009 23:25:43 GMT 1
The 3rd test got underway today after a 6-hour delay due to a wet outfield.
Bell for Pietersen was England's only change with Flintoff passed fit. Australia dropped opener Phil Hughes (as he exclusively revealed on Twitter!), replacing him with all-rounder Shane Watson. The Aussies were then forced into another change after the toss when wicketkeeper Brad Haddin broke a finger in the warm-up, meaning a debut for Graham Manou.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. They dominated the session, finishing on 126-1, with Graeme Swann getting England's only wicket.
Session-by-session: Morning: no play Afternoon: no play Evening: Aus 126-1 (Australia's session)
In other news, the ECB have announced the Riverside will host an Ashes test in 2013, as will The Oval. The other 3 tests are still open to bidding. The Rose Bowl will become England's 10th test venue and will host a match against India in 2014.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 31, 2009 7:46:38 GMT 1
I spent the last 2 days staying in the same Birmingham hotel as the England cricket team. What a smashing bunch of blokes:-
Tuesday evening (7pm). I wander into the bar. Swann, Bell, Bopara and Anderson having a quiet drink at the bar. They smile as I acknowledge them, and sign autographs for one of my colleague's children.
Tuesday evening (11pm). Return to the bar, having been out for dinner. Only Freddie Flintoff still there (chatting to a couple of journalists). One of my colleagues has met him before, and wanders over to say hi. Freddie comes and joins our small group. Shakes everyone's hands. He's looking very fit. Talks confidently about the third test, and makes a baseball joke to one of my American colleagues. No arrogance - just a surprisingly down-to-earth guy who knows he is under intense scrutiny.
Wednesday breakfast (7am). Its the guys with families down at this time of the morning. Slightly disarming to see a sporting hero spoon feeding his baby son. Andrew Strauss holds up the lid while I help myself to sausages - I return the compliment on the scrambled egg. Broad is remarkably tall and wiry.
Wednesday early afternoon. Rotten weather, and the team is back in the hotel, having only been able to practice in the gym and nets. So much hanging around with nothing to do. The wives and girlfriends seem a tightly knit bunch - smart, but not glitzy. Enjoying a lifestyle where you can order tea and scones in a nice hotel lounge.
Wednesday evening. No sign of the players. A few ex-players and journalists now in the hotel bar - Merv Hughes, Geoff Miller spotted.
Thursday morning breakfast. Same as the previous day, but the players look a little anxious, and don't linger over breakfast. An Australian travel group has now arrived at the same hotel. In the lift I tell one of them to have a good day, but not too good. He laughs.
Thursday 6pm. I check out, while the game is finally underway.
I've been in the same hotel as Manchester United before. The contrast is extraordinary. Footballers, with their posse of hangers-on in the bar, glaring at anyone who looks in their direction. No smiles in the lobby, and an air which says "how dare you occupy the same space as me". (The sole exception to this was Solksjaer). Cricketers: the sort of people you hang around with in real life, its just that they have this extraordinary sporting talent.
C'mon England.
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Post by frag on Jul 31, 2009 11:08:57 GMT 1
I've been in the same hotel as Manchester United before. The contrast is extraordinary. Footballers, with their posse of hangers-on in the bar, glaring at anyone who looks in their direction. No smiles in the lobby, and an air which says "how dare you occupy the same space as me". (The sole exception to this was Solksjaer). That might be because United players are a bunch of w*nkers First ball of the day - Onions - WICKET! Second ball of the day - Onions - WICKET!
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Post by frag on Jul 31, 2009 13:22:27 GMT 1
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 31, 2009 17:47:38 GMT 1
now thats a good start, looks like we have found our feet with the bat aswel
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Post by Tom on Jul 31, 2009 19:21:50 GMT 1
Lesson learnt so far in this test - try to watch as little as possible. All the aussie wickets fell when i wasnt watching! Missed both the england wickets too! After seeing the forecast for tomorrow they prob wont get much play in. Anyone else see this petering out as a draw?
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