The Ashes Thread

[Number 1 Jasper]

It's a tight call...Haddin and Johnson have been the main difference between the two sides. Johnson has whipped away the English tail, but Haddin has rescued every Australian 1st innings

You and Puck make a fair comment , had not looked at it like that !

 

[saintlyhero]

Might be more fun to do a "worst man of the series" for England.

This has more contenders....I'd go for Matt Prior as I can't think of anything positive he has done

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Australia all out for 202. Come on England!

 

[AL.]

The Aussies got 40 or so this morning. That is not great really, but at least we have a 50 run lead. One of the openers need a century please.

 

[Puck]

This has more contenders....I'd go for Matt Prior as I can't think of anything positive he has done

Swann possibly? 7 wickets at 80.

Not a great morning's work from the bowlers but we do at least have a lead. Cook has started quite nicely while Carbberry seems becalmed, currently 1 not out off 37 balls.

 

[Puck]

Naturally as soon as I post that Carberry thumps the next ball he faces for 4.

 

[AL.]

Cook playing quite beautifully so far. 40 off 45 so far, and he has passed 8000 test match runs. Only the 6th Englishman to do so, and the youngest ever.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

54-0. at lunch . Lead of 105 .

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Cook out for 51 . Carberry 6 off 65. balls .

 

[Puck]

86-3. Carberry goes for 12 off 81 and two balls later Root runs himself out.

 

[Puck]

Oh dear. 87-4. Bell spoons his first ball to mid off.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

173-6 .

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

174-8. Bresnan and Broad both out for 0 . Lyon took the wickets . KP still there on 45 .

 

[RelentlessPressure]

Dreadful from Broad. The tail should be blocking and leaving only with Pietersen set.

Pietersen out. ****.........no need for it either should have taken a single. I guess he just decided he had to target Lyon and didn't care how many balls were left in the over.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

179-9 .KP out . In fairness to him , he had to go for it , he has played really well this innings .

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Dreadful from Broad. The tail should be blocking and leaving only with Pietersen set.

Pietersen out. ****.........no need for it either should have taken a single

He had to start going for it , he was running out of partners . I have slated him in the past , but this innings he has been brilliant .

 

[RelentlessPressure]

He had to start going for it , he was running out of partners . I have slated him in the past , but this innings he has been brilliant .

I agree but he could have taken a single then gone for it with 6 balls to bat in the next over. Might have got a bad ball with more fielders up. Obviously the problem would be the bowler would be Johnson. I'm not blaming him at all, he's been great in this game. He didn't necessary have to tee off at that moment was all I was getting at. Not very confident of England defending this

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

179 all out . lead of 230 . personally I don't think it will be enough , history suggests it will be though .

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Australia put on 40 for the last wicket , England scored 6 runs for the last 5 wickets.......

Lyon took 5 wickets.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

**** this **** . I'm going back to bed !!!