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Post by frag on Jul 12, 2013 23:30:32 GMT 1
Definitely no walking to be had. Didnt see the Aussies rushing after Jonathon Trott when they knew from the replays he had inside edged it or Ashton agar walking when the replays showed clearly he was out of his ground. Agree completely. I can't get TMS where I am, so I've been listening to Test Match Sofa - has anyone else been listening to this? It's basically some blokes (and occasionally a woman) sitting on the sofa, watching Sky and reporting on what happened. Yesterday, it featured Rory Bremner commentating in the style of the Test Match Special guys... the jingles are quite amusing too
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Post by Panda on Jul 13, 2013 2:00:09 GMT 1
I vaguely remember that from the last Ashes. I think they were the first to get an interview with twitter sensation "theashes".
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 13, 2013 9:13:56 GMT 1
I love Cricket and this Test Match has been something special. Hopefully we can grind the Aussies into the dirt today and declare 30 minutes before tea; and the match can go well into Sunday with an England victory being the outcome.
However I won't be surprised if at some point in the future the third umpire Eramus gets linked with a South East Asian betting syndicate, how he could get those two easy decisions (with the technology he had available) wrong is beyond my comprehension for it to just be incompetence.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 13, 2013 22:15:36 GMT 1
Looks like my Day 5 ticket was a worthwhile gamble. 4 wickets or 136 runs. Question is, how long will it take ?
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Post by Panda on Jul 13, 2013 22:19:23 GMT 1
If England can strike inside the first 5 overs, I think it'll be over by lunch. If Agar and Haddin can stick around a while, they can take it into the afternoon and it could be a very tight finish.
I said on Twitter this morning that this test has a similar feeling to Edgbaston in 2005...
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Post by frag on Jul 13, 2013 23:46:51 GMT 1
I said on Twitter this morning that this test has a similar feeling to Edgbaston in 2005... You're on twitter? But your username there isn't misterhamster... It's been an exciting test, and I'm looking forward to the denouement tomorrow. I think we'll manage to win, but with this Aussie tail, you just never know...
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 11:58:58 GMT 1
Agar caught at slip just when Australia were starting to pile on the runs! 207/7
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 12:07:48 GMT 1
Starc gone! Repeat of the last wicket. 211/8
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 12:28:30 GMT 1
Siddle dropped... 227/8
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 12:36:00 GMT 1
Siddle gone! Anderson and Cook combine again! 231/9
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 12:55:57 GMT 1
Finn comes on and gives up 15 off his first over... 262/9
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 13:07:08 GMT 1
Australia need 30 to win...
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 13:23:35 GMT 1
Finn drops a catch. Please don't let him near another test match in this series... 289/9. Australia need 22.
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 13:32:56 GMT 1
291/9 at lunch. Should bring Jimmy Anderson back into play.
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 14, 2013 14:25:19 GMT 1
Cricket.... f***ing Hell.
It just had to end dramatically on a controversial review, and I love it.
Justice done.
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 14:25:48 GMT 1
ENGLAND WIN!!
Haddin caught behind off Anderson. Given not out by Dar but England review and it's overturned! Australia all out for 296, England win by 14 runs. Anderson finishes with 5 wickets in each innings.
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Post by frag on Jul 14, 2013 14:38:18 GMT 1
Phew! Mark and Shireblogger picked a good day to go!
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Post by Panda on Jul 14, 2013 15:02:17 GMT 1
Session-by-session: (some of these are really tough to call so a lot of consideration has been given to momentum and overall match position)
DAY 1 Morning: Eng 98-2 (England's session) Afternoon: Eng 87-4 (Australia's session) Evening: Eng 30-4(ao), Aus 75-4 (England's session)
DAY 2 Morning: Aus 154-5 (Australia's session) Afternoon: Aus 51-1(ao), Eng 11-2 (Australia's session) Evening: Eng 69-0 (England's session)
DAY 3 Morning: Eng 77-2 (Australia's session) Afternoon: Eng 73-2 (England's session) Evening: Eng 96-0 (England's session)
DAY 4 Morning: Eng 49-4(ao), Aus 28-0 (Australia's session) Afternoon: Aus 83-2 (Australia's session) Evening: Aus 63-4 (England's session)
DAY 5 Morning: Aus 117-3 (Australia's session) Afternoon: Aus 5-1(ao) (England's session)
MATCH TOTAL: ENGLAND 7-7 AUSTRALIA
Series totals for previous two Ashes: 2009: England 29-27 Australia 2010/11: Australia 20-40 England
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Post by o on Jul 14, 2013 16:00:23 GMT 1
Wow, looking forward to the highlights tonight!
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Post by frag on Jul 14, 2013 16:36:50 GMT 1
Session-by-session: (some of these are really tough to call so a lot of consideration has been given to momentum and overall match position) DAY 1
Evening: Eng 30-4(ao), Aus 75-4 ( England's session) DAY 2Morning: Aus 154-5 ( Australia's session) Ah, good, you're still doing the session-ometer. I was wondering about that when listening to/watching the first few days. The two sessions above in particular seemed like "sessions of two halves" - the first half obviously going one way, and the second half being a complete reversal. Giving each session to the side that finished stronger seems fair, given the momentum of the match. Does your rubric allow for drawn sessions? Unfortunately, I'll be missing the weekend action of the next two tests: next week, I'm going to a wedding, and the weekend of the third test clashes with a stag do! (No, nothing to do with Mansfield, unless it gets reallly crazy...)
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