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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 21, 2009 19:18:57 GMT 1
why do i get the feeling whoever wins the ashes will all be down to who is the least rubbish. both teams have caved in several times and the bowling hasn't been anything special with england going from god damn awful with the ball to getting the ausies all out for 160. looks like we have weathered the storm and picked up 20 more runs without loss of wicket
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Post by Panda on Aug 21, 2009 21:11:59 GMT 1
Session-by-session: Morning: Eng 25-2, Aus 61-0 (Australia's session) Afternoon: Aus 72-8 (England's session) Evening: Aus 27-2, Eng 59-3 (England's session) (tough call, but taking the match position into account, I gave it England's way. I think Australia needed another wicket.)
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Post by frag on Aug 22, 2009 9:37:15 GMT 1
Fifteen wickets in one day! Is that the most in this series? (I remember that the very first day of the Ashes in '05 had seventeen wickets)
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 22, 2009 10:38:04 GMT 1
why do i get the feeling whoever wins the ashes will all be down to who is the least rubbish. both teams have caved in several times and the bowling hasn't been anything special with england going from god damn awful with the ball to getting the ausies all out for 160. looks like we have weathered the storm and picked up 20 more runs without loss of wicket That's the ebb and flow of Test cricket. It's why a well matched series is one of the best sporting contests man has devised. The current teams have genuine talent, but also inconsistency and self-doubt. To describe either team as rubbish is just wrong. Frustrating - yes. Prone to bouts of thoughtlessness - yes. Give Broad and Swann some credit. Their bowling was brilliant. And Flintoff's was very good - he was rather unlucky. Three bowlers firing at the same time is usually enough to win a match.
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Post by Maximo Mark on Aug 22, 2009 18:02:41 GMT 1
So we've set Australia a target of 546 (the record 4th innings chase to win is 418). They've got to 52 without loss off just 12 overs and I'm feeling incredibly nervous, I genuinely think they've got an excellent chance of smashing the record. I think Strauss may rue declaring. Jimmy and Harmy should've been allowed in, what's the worst that could've happened? If we don't have time to bowl them out we've lost anyway...
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Post by Panda on Aug 22, 2009 19:45:15 GMT 1
Session-by-session: Morning: Eng 99-1 (England's session) Afternoon: Eng 133-3 (England's session) Evening: Eng 83-2, Aus 80-0 (England's session)
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Post by frag on Aug 23, 2009 18:09:44 GMT 1
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Post by rubcale on Aug 23, 2009 18:49:55 GMT 1
I suppose this means that they will receive The Team Of The Year Award at the BBC review.
But in all honesty as mrh as already suggested on a balanced view it should go head and shoulders to the English Women's Cricket Team.
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Post by aeroco on Aug 23, 2009 20:44:15 GMT 1
Great that they have won but Team of the Year for beating ONE country. There are plenty of other sporting teams that have done better internationally.
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Post by suedehead on Aug 23, 2009 21:43:16 GMT 1
As long as it isn't decided by public vote then the women's cricket team still stands a good chance of winning.
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Post by Panda on Aug 23, 2009 23:17:09 GMT 1
An amazing finish to the series!
In terms of quality, it wasn't as good as 2005 but it was just as dramatic. As daz mentioned previously, the teams have been very inconsistent throughout the series but it made for a dramatic, unpredictable spectacle.
What a turnaround for Stuart Broad. He went from being England's worst player in the first 3 tests to England's best player in the last 2. In the end, what was supposed to be Freddie's last hurrah turned into the passing of the torch.
Session-by-session: Morning: 91-2 (England's session) Afternoon: 94-3 (England's session) Evening: 78-5 (England's session)
Match total: ENGLAND 9-3 AUSTRALIA
Series total: ENGLAND 29-27 AUSTRALIA
7 sessions lost to weather, 12 sessions not required.
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 24, 2009 9:09:53 GMT 1
It's been a terrific summer for cricket.
The Twenty 20 World Cup was great fun. The Ashes have been full of drama and excitement. I think this summer has proved that both forms of cricket can live happily alongside one another.
I know from talking to occasional followers of cricket, that both events have enthralled them.
Now, if only the TCCB would sell the broadcasting rights to a terrestial tv company...
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Post by o on Aug 24, 2009 10:44:32 GMT 1
What a runout by Freddie, turned the game! Brilliant that we won, both teams have been poor, but that makes it more even, and yes the women's test team should deffo win team of the year, it's barely had a mention which is disgraceful!
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Post by Earl Purple on Aug 24, 2009 11:57:00 GMT 1
Australia had no real chance of winning the final test going in requiring so much on the last day, but there was no guarantee we'd get them all out, so they might have managed a draw and with the series tied, would have retained the ashes.
So yes, well done.
As for "team of the year" awards, does anyone really care that much about those? Teams need to win the sporting competitions in which they compete - that is what really matters isn't it?
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Post by Robin on Aug 24, 2009 12:16:38 GMT 1
My thoughts exactly, it's only a poxy BBC award, since when did that have any real significance in the grand scheme of things!
I have to admit I was getting a little anxious when Hussey and Ponting where in bat. It didn't look like anyone was going to get them out, and as it proved, it took something extra special! I don't think it would have been a draw, Austrailia had ample time to get the runs, even with an extremely low run rate
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Post by Maximo Mark on Aug 24, 2009 13:41:52 GMT 1
Australia had no real chance of winning the final test going in requiring so much on the last day, but there was no guarantee we'd get them all out, so they might have managed a draw and with the series tied, would have retained the ashes. Going into yesterday a draw was easily the most unlikely result. There was no way Australia were going to bat for two whole days and not manage to score 450 runs. It was a great finish to the series and nice to see Harmy get three wickets, though I still hope we don't see much more (if any) of him. I hope Broad and Swann can continue their form and given that he's just 21, Adil Rashid makes it a great prospect that we can have three great bowlers who are all more than handy with the bat! Two recent matches he's got a 5-for with the ball and a century with the bat!
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