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[Papa]

welp

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

This is going to be a long 2 days for both sides.

 

[santouras]

series is going to be over by the time I watch the boxing day test

 

[Ashes]

Austrailia seemed to be taking the game on.

 

[Papa]

Austrailia seemed to be taking the game on.

pun?

 

[Ashes]

pun?

 

[jambo]

C'mon lads, pile it on!

 

[Gareth Bale]

If only this was Qatar. They'd make the rain evaporate before it reaches the ground.

 

[Ashes]

Australia thundering to 50. Expecting too much if you think that they are just going to roll over and die. It's going to be a good match.

 

[Papa]

God, Broad is so awful. How does he have a place in such a strong English lineup?

 

[Ashes]

He's learning his trade. Anderson has gone for a few runs though.

 

[Gareth Bale]

God, Broad is so awful. How does he have a place in such a strong English lineup?

And yet he's better than the entire Australian attack. I'd say he's there primarily because you need relatively experienced seamers to bowl with the new ball. Also, he can bat and so he kind of fits into Flintoff's place in the side.

 

[edbrat]

unless the pitch deteriorates I think the Aussies could get away with this.

 

[Salazar]

unless the pitch deteriorates I think the Aussies could get away with this.

Katich is a world-class nong for not getting a runner.

 

[Ashes]

There's a little bit of swing there, and Swann is getting close. Patience.

 

[guidop]

i had no idea that the england cricket board technically encompasses wales until tonight.

i was with my welsh friend and was like "presumably you don't give a fuck about us dicking over australia" and he put me straight.

good to know! cricket is the best sport in the world when england are doing okay.

Have you had any similar conversations with any South African mates?

 

[Gareth Bale]

unless the pitch deteriorates I think the Aussies could get away with this.

You're forgetting that we only really need to get 6 wickets. Australia's tail is in a worse state than Kerry Katona's flange.

Have you had any similar conversations with any South African mates?

Strauss/Pietersen joke?

 

[Salazar]

Have you had any similar conversations with any South African mates?

Best thing I've read recently is on Kevin Pietersen's Wikipedia page.

This first spell away from home did not leave him with fond memories for England, in particular "those horrible Black Country accents"

:lol :lol

 

[master15]

In years gone by I would back our batting line up to hold the fort. This time around I am not sure.

It's going to take an innings of epic proportions with a lot of assistance for us not to get demolished here.

 

[Ashes]

Good fightback by Austrailia. Long way to go.

 

[Salazar]

:lol :lol

ADIOS RICKY.

Great stuff, Swann.

 

[Ashes]

Damn that was close.

 

[Empty]

great stuff from swanny after the break. very happy to see ponting nabbed, as that guy can really step up and hit a big innings when the team needs it.

 

[jambo]

Watson's got his half century.

Now it's on to a ton!

 

[Ashes]

You spoke too soon I'm afraid. Still, at least he put up a fight.

 

[Salazar]

If that rain will only stay the hell away, Aussies are proper fucked.

 

[legend166]

Come on raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnn :lol

 

[Ashes]

Not yet. Need to get Hussey and Haddin out. then maybe....

 

[artist]

Come on raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnn :lol

How much time/tide has changed ..

 

[Dead Man]

Come on raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnn :lol

Pissing down at my house, but I'm on the wrong side for the rain to head to the oval.

 

[Salazar]

Il pleut.

C'est dommage.

 

[Papa]

And yet he's better than the entire Australian attack. I'd say he's there primarily because you need relatively experienced seamers to bowl with the new ball. Also, he can bat and so he kind of fits into Flintoff's place in the side.

Seriously? I'd like to see Broad bowl to the English batsmen. He would get slaughtered. Saying that Broad is better than Bollinger or Harris is just silly. The current Australian attack is not good, I agree, but bowling to such a strong English batting lineup is making them seem worse than they actually are.

 

[Dead Man]

Il pleut.

C'est dommage.

Sometimes it's good to be wrong.

 

[guidop]

Those tailenders should be in the nets

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Forecast for Tuesday
Cloudy with a shower or two during the morning increasing to showers and the
chance of a thunderstorm during the afternoon. Warm with light to moderate
northeast to northerly winds and a light to moderate southwest afternoon sea
breeze.

C'mon you bastard!

 

[guidop]

No one wants to watch ch 9 news for fucks sake

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

No one wants to watch ch 9 news for fucks sake

http://www.abc.net.au/sport/cricket/ashes/webcam_radio.htm?layout=popup

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Get out and start rain dancing you bastard.

 

[master15]

Ugh, this is why we suck. Giving away wickets at crucial fucking points in a game.

Fucking hell...

 

[Salazar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmMn4bhi-KU&feature=player_embedded#!

As England have a good chance of winning this one, I was actually ok watching this :lol

 

[Empty]

hope the weather holds up today.

we can take the new ball at the end of pietersen's over, but i'd prefer to wait it out and let swanny continue to spin the older one till that strategy stops working given his form and the way the pitch is working. just need a couple of wickets and we expose the tail but hussey and haddin both look very strong and north is capable when under pressure. should be interesting, though i think we're still good favourites so long as the weather stays favourable.

 

[phisheep]

hope the weather holds up today.

we can take the new ball at the end of pietersen's over, but i'd prefer to wait it out and let swanny continue to spin the older one till that strategy stops working given his form and the way the pitch is working. just need a couple of wickets and we expose the tail but hussey and haddin both look very strong and north is capable when under pressure. should be interesting, though i think we're still good favourites so long as the weather stays favourable.

Sydney Morning Herald reports clear skies over Adelaide and suggests we should be OK for the first two sessions with rain moving in perhaps about teatime.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket...gn-for-australian-batsmen-20101207-18n7b.html

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I'd take Swann with the old ball for now. This is going to be very tight.

Edit: Stuart Broad's out of the tour. Who's to take his place?

 

[legend166]

Tremlett looked good in the Australia A game. I think they'll bring him in.

North is going to get under 10. Guaranteed.

 

[legend166]

lol @ Prior.

Makes England waste a review then drops a catch.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Tremlett looked good in the Australia A game. I think they'll bring him in.

North is going to get under 10. Guaranteed.

North is on 9 atm

edit: 10 now

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

YES!!!!


Hussey down!

 

[Salazar]

:lol :lol

ADIOS HUSS.

Silly boy.

 

[edbrat]

christ huss that was shocking!

nice shot of the catch in front of the barmy army

 

[Empty]

fuckin 'a