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Post by Robin on Jan 5, 2011 12:51:24 GMT 1
I don't think England will be in too much of a rush, they'll want to build as big a lead as possible!
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Post by frag on Jan 5, 2011 19:15:54 GMT 1
Depends on how the wicket looks when play resumes. I reckon they might have Prior + Swann slogging it for an hour or so. You don't want to spend two sessions building a massive lead and then not get the Aussies out in the remaining four...
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Post by wonderwall on Jan 5, 2011 19:26:02 GMT 1
I reckon we will finish the game off tommorow there battings that crap
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Post by frag on Jan 6, 2011 14:43:04 GMT 1
Time to repost this... England's 600+ scores vs Australia903-7 dec (The Oval, 1938) - won by innings and 579 runs658-8 dec (Nottingham, 1938) - drawn644 (Sydney, 2011)636 (Sydney, 1928) - won by 8 wickets (target was 15)627-9 dec (Manchester, 1934) - drawn620-5 dec (Adelaide, 2010) - won by an innings and 71 runs 611 (Manchester, 1964) - drawn - aus scored 656!So this could be a third innings victory in the same series. That can't have happened many times before for any team!
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Post by wonderwall on Jan 6, 2011 18:23:54 GMT 1
awesome display
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Post by frag on Jan 6, 2011 19:49:36 GMT 1
Play resumes at 11.03pm tonight!
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 6, 2011 20:53:49 GMT 1
Hopefully, I'll go to bed after we have won the Series 3-1. With a bit of luck before midnight.
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Post by suedehead on Jan 6, 2011 21:22:24 GMT 1
Play resumes at 11.03pm tonight! 11.03? That's a strange start time
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Post by suedehead on Jan 7, 2011 1:57:23 GMT 1
3-1 to the Engerland
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Post by wonderwall on Jan 7, 2011 4:58:17 GMT 1
not flatttering at all could have been more. Australia really in the doldrums, lost respect for them as well in this test there really bad losers
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Post by frag on Jan 7, 2011 12:19:21 GMT 1
Play resumes at 11.03pm tonight! 11.03? That's a strange start time That's what I thought, but then cricket is full of idiosyncrasies. Presumably a telly thing - maybe the Aussies don't go in for pre-amble? After all, we occasionally have football kicking off at xx:05 or xx:35.
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Post by Tom on Jan 7, 2011 18:55:41 GMT 1
Actually decided to watch the final day rather than relying on 5Live or the bbc text commentary for updates. Switched on at 11.30 only to find it was raining! Saw some play before succumbing to sleep at about 12.15 knowing the wickets would fall pretty soon after, which they did! Damn rain, would have seen the conclusion of the series had it stayed dry..
Anyway, thoroughly deserved 3-1 win. I'm with wonderwall, the final match total (sessions won) will be so overwhelmingly in our favour 4-1 prob wouldn't have flattered us either..
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Post by wonderwall on Jan 7, 2011 19:28:22 GMT 1
2 major challenges left for Andrew Strauss get to number one in rankings and beat india in india.
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 7, 2011 22:08:17 GMT 1
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Post by o on Jan 7, 2011 22:37:49 GMT 1
Nice one, let's hope they haven't peaked like Strauss said...
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Post by Panda on Jan 8, 2011 10:39:26 GMT 1
11.03? That's a strange start time That's what I thought, but then cricket is full of idiosyncrasies. Presumably a telly thing - maybe the Aussies don't go in for pre-amble? After all, we occasionally have football kicking off at xx:05 or xx:35. I think it was all to do with making up the time lost on day 1 and also taking into account the extra half hour's play at the end of day 4 when England were trying to wrap up the match.
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Post by Panda on Jan 8, 2011 11:09:29 GMT 1
5th test, session-by-session:
Day 1: Morning: Aus 55-1 (England's session) Afternoon: Aus 56-1 (Australia's session) Evening: Aus 23-2 (England's session)
Day 2: Morning: Aus 96-4 (England's session) Afternoon: Aus 50-2, Eng 73-0 (England's session) Evening: Eng 94-3 (Australia's session)
Day 3: Morning: Eng 110-2 (England's session) Afternoon: Eng 101-0 (England's session) Evening: Eng 110-2 (England's session)
Day 4: Morning: Eng 148-2 (England's session) Afternoon: Eng 8-1, Aus 77-2 (England's session) Evening: Aus 136-5 (England's session)
Day 5: Morning: Aus 68-3 (England's session)
MATCH TOTAL: AUSTRALIA 2-11 ENGLAND
SERIES TOTAL: AUSTRALIA 20-40 ENGLAND
1 session lost to rain, 14 sessions not required
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Post by Panda on Jan 8, 2011 11:14:07 GMT 1
For comparison purposes, the session-by-session for the 2009 Ashes was 29-27 in England's favour.
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Post by frag on Jan 10, 2011 13:09:27 GMT 1
Thanks, mrh. Good summary and excellent series overall. Now for the one-dayers...
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