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Post by wonderwall on Aug 9, 2013 17:33:17 GMT 1
189/6 absolute crap
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Post by o on Aug 9, 2013 17:44:57 GMT 1
Utter sh*te, how on earth we won the ashes is beyond me, please tell me we are not the #1 country in cricket at the moment? We are playing an average aussie team on an average pitch and are struggling to make 200 runs, pathetic!
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Post by Panda on Aug 9, 2013 17:49:35 GMT 1
South Africa are easily #1 at the moment. England are arguably the best of the rest, which is slightly scary.
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Post by o on Aug 9, 2013 19:25:48 GMT 1
Are India and Pakistan that bad these days?
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Post by Panda on Aug 9, 2013 19:59:07 GMT 1
Well we beat India in India last winter. India are currently #2 in the rankings, just ahead of England. Pakistan are #5 behind Australia.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2013 12:35:36 GMT 1
England fighting back this morning with Broad finally finding his bowling form, taking the wickets of Clarke, Khawaja and the over-rated slog merchant they have opening.
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Post by suedehead on Aug 10, 2013 12:41:27 GMT 1
And another DRS confusion. Rogers given out caught behind and Australia go for a review. There was no contact with the bat so not out given. However, it should - apparently - have been lbw. What a mess.
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Post by Panda on Aug 11, 2013 14:14:43 GMT 1
Action-filled day so far. England polish off the Aussie tail before lunch but lose Root, Cook and Trott. 52/3, a lead of 20.
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2013 14:44:03 GMT 1
Another eventful morning. Australia getting a few quick wickets but Bresnan and Swann piling on the runs to leave the Aussies chasing 299 to win the match.
Afternoon session has been delayed by rain.
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 12, 2013 15:40:11 GMT 1
I hope this match gets through to a conclusion without being stopped by the rain.
If the Aussies get to 299, then it will finally silence those who think this England team is unbeatable and the Aussies are awful. The truth lies somewhere between. And if England win, then it will make the Ashes victory more legitimate, given we won the first Test by just a handful of runs, and only avoided defeat in the third because almost a day was lost to rain.
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2013 18:30:54 GMT 1
So many twists and turns in this test match! Australia seemingly crusing towards victory, then they lose 5 quick wickets after tea! 179/6 - Australia need 120, England need 4 wickets.
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Post by rubcale on Aug 12, 2013 18:51:46 GMT 1
Hard to say how this will eventually go.
I suppose England are favourites but.........................
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2013 19:03:32 GMT 1
Broad gets another one. This must be one of his best spells in an England shirt. 200/8
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2013 19:17:14 GMT 1
Broad gets his 10th of the match. 211/9. One wicket to win the series.
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2013 19:41:16 GMT 1
And it's Broad who gets the final wicket to seal victory. England win the Ashes!
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Post by o on Aug 12, 2013 19:58:25 GMT 1
Wow, we can bowl!
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2013 20:19:52 GMT 1
Amazing performance by Stuart Broad but what does Ian Bell have to do to get a MOTM?
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2013 20:37:50 GMT 1
4th test, session-by-session:
DAY 1 Morning: Eng 57-1 (even session) Afternoon: Eng 98-3 (Australia's session) Evening: Eng 83-5 (Australia's session)
DAY 2 Morning: Eng 0-1ao, Aus 75-3 (England's session) Afternoon: Aus 73-1 (Australia's session) Evening: Aus 74-1 (Australia's session)
DAY 3 Morning: Aus 48-5ao, Eng 24-1 (England's session) Afternoon: Eng 99-2 (England's session) Evening: Eng 111-2 (England's session)
DAY 4 Morning: Eng 96-5ao, Aus 11-0 (England's session) Afternoon: Aus 104-1 (Australia's session) Evening: Aus 89-9ao (England's session)
MATCH TOTAL: ENGLAND 6-5 AUSTRALIA
SERIES TOTAL: ENGLAND 25-23 AUSTRALIA (7 sessions not required, 3 sessions lost to rain, 2 sessions called even)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2013 20:47:57 GMT 1
NOW you can start celebrating, although this is the worse Aussie cricket team to ever exist, regardless of the crap umpire decisions. Usually when players yell for a wicket, the umpire usually raises his finger 8 times out of 10, this time in this series it's been 50/50.
They should change the signal and replace it with a middle finger.
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 12, 2013 22:23:04 GMT 1
Another sensational day's cricket. The Test Match format remains so much more interesting than T20. Bell has played very well this series - and should get the Man of the Series award - but Broad's bowling in this Test has been amongst the most devasting I have ever witnessed.
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