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[Grug]

Another one bites the dust.

Siddle is smashing the tail.

 

[Ydahs]

Another one bites the dust! Every time I flick over to the game someone is always out. Guess I'm good luck.

Edit: You stole my line!

 

[mclem]

Another one bites the dust! Every time I flick over to the game someone is always out. Guess I'm good luck.

Mental note: Break into Ydahs's house and steal his remote.

 

[Zapages]

Ouch on England... They can now have draw of the Ashes instead of winning them...

 

[Grug]

And thats it.

5-fa for Siddle... will be on a hatrick next innings.

Ouch on England... They can now have draw of the Ashes instead of winning them...

Suits Australia just fine.

 

[Yagharek]

:lol :lol :lol

Fuck off england, next!

What an innings, total domination. Hopefully our batsmen learnt what not to do on this pitch.

 

[newelly87]

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Grug]

It will all be for nought unless we back it up with the bat. Time will tell.

 

[Ghost]

omfg.

Good old England.

 

[i_am_ben]

what the weather forecast for the next few days?

 

[legend166]

That's the England I know and love.


Let's hope Australia doesn't do the same!

 

[Grug]

what the weather forecast for the next few days?

Very good.

Haha, Watson hits fours off the first two balls.

 

[legend166]

Nearly 10% of the way there already.

 

[Yagharek]

11%.

 

[Grug]

Nearly 10% of the way there already.

Haha, just made the same comment elsewhere.

 

[mclem]

Australian fielders dont claim fake catches like english captains and indian slipsmen.

Now *that's* just trolling. Particularly in light of Onions' later dismissal. He could have added a further 200 runs to our total!

Right? Right? Please?

 

[Opus Angelorum]

The BBC coverage is horrible, the web site hasn't even shown that Australia are batting.

 

[i_am_ben]

ok i can't watch Australia bat. It stresses me out too much ;-;

 

[Yagharek]

Now *that's* just trolling. Particularly in light of Onions' later dismissal. He could have added a further 200 runs to our total!

Right? Right? Please?

It was pretty damn close, so I dont think it was a malicious appeal like Strauss' fake catch. 90mp with 2cm difference from being out or not out. He shouldnt wear arm guards next time.

edit: 14%!

edit 2: ahh fuck

 

[Grug]

Harmison gets an early wicket.

Katich gone.

 

[mclem]

I was thinking we were just being shit, but perhaps it's just an awesome bowling pitch.

Nah, we're shit.

 

[legend166]

katman, noooooooooooo.



Come on Ponting, you're due for a 100.

 

[mclem]

The BBC coverage is horrible, the web site hasn't even shown that Australia are batting.

The *coverage* is great, but they do seem to be beset with a ton of technical hitches these past few days.

 

[Grug]

Crowd booing Ponting hard.

Was always going to happen.

 

[Tim the Wiz]

Crowd booing Ponting hard.

Was always going to happen.

The request not to boo him probably encouraged them even more. :lol

 

[Pachael]

That's the England I know and love.


Let's hope Australia doesn't do the same!

In many ways, I wasn't expecting a collapse this spectacular. Clark does prove that bowling wins matches!

 

[legend166]

Ponting is hooking and pulling everything in sight here.

The 50 up already. Daaaaaamn. Halfway there.

 

[tri_willy]

wow... just fucking wow... just got back from heading out and i see the aussies killing the poms in the first innings. how clark is just playing now we will be lost for words, fucking useless hauritz

 

[artist]

I'm not sure why a few folks are more happy at England's dismal performance rather than the awesome performance from the Australians? :lol The aggresive start by Ponting is a good approach, dont let the foot off the accelerator.

 

[Pachael]

I'm not sure why a few folks are more happy at England's dismal performance rather than the awesome performance from the Australians? :lol The aggresive start by Ponting is a good approach, dont let the foot off the accelerator.

Same reason we weren't hailing Onions as the next best thing when he was doing five-for last match. Bowling performance tends to be underplayed in this series.

 

[Grug]

I see plenty of people praising the bowling efforts of Clark and Siddle.

Plenty.

50 for Punter. Boo that bitches.

 

[mclem]

I'm not sure why a few folks are more happy at England's dismal performance rather than the awesome performance from the Australians?

Because I was getting worried. England being crap at cricket is one of the constants in life, and when something - like the last two tests - crops up to appear to change that it leaves me scared and confused. It renders a young English cricket fan such as myself bemused, and uncertain of the nature of the world today. I couldn't leave the house for a week after 2005, the world outside was *wrong*.

Normality being restored is relaxing, and I can go back to supporting them as the underdog; this is what I'm used to, this is right, this is ordinary. And when they lose, I can just go "Tch, England, eh?", and the world is back to normal.

 

[Grug]

We've entered the profit zone. 9 wickets in hand.

 

[Grug]

Vintage Ponting today. A joy to watch.

 

[Grug]

Watson gets his 50 and then gets out plumb LBW to Liver & Onions.

 

[tri_willy]

watson was looking good til he got plumb. at bit slow to react i reckon

 

[tri_willy]

lucky broad/slut/whore

 

[Grug]

Unlucky decision there for Ponting. That ball did plenty and looked to be going down leg.

Got to hold this together boys.

 

[mclem]

Unlucky decision there for Ponting. That ball did plenty and looked to be going down leg.

Got to hold this together boys.

You guys already have the lead, to not have something very strong going into the second innings you'd need a batting collapse of... well... English proportions.

Edit: Mind you, that'd probably be an interesting stat if it happened. There can't be many historical major Tests where a full innings was completed in a day.

 

[tri_willy]

wtf!? hussey out too!!! broad's just getting these decisions the lucky fuck
damn aussie meltdown!!!

 

[i_am_ben]

oh ffs

 

[Grug]

Another questionable LBW. This is really a little suss.

 

[mclem]

Maybe the umps read my last post and are now trying to get in the record books?

 

[speedpop]

Just flicked it on. What the fuck is going on :lol

 

[master15]

It's really imperative these two stick out there and bat until stumps. Nothing worse if we fail to gain a big lead here after bowling performance.

Can't wait to watch the highlights

 

[Grug]

Just flicked it on. What the fuck is going on :lol

Stuart Fucking Clark!

 

[Grug]

Clarke and North survive till stumps. Good effort.

Nice platform to build the lead further tomorrow.

Bumble says it was Australia's day.... really put his balls out there with that call.

 

[legend166]

I'd really like to see us put on another 150 minimum. Clarke to get another hundred.

 

[Yagharek]

Siddle is on a hattrick too, isnt he?

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Bump for awesomeness.