Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:44 am  

Nodded off at the 6am drinks break so I missed all the late innings fun.

Seems we have got under their skin and they are a bit rattled, superb. Now we need to put in a decent batting display and turn the screw on them from here.

The only downside is that I am beginning to like Jimmy Anderson as a bowler bit too much, must remember he's a Lancastrian!

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:59 am  

Asim wrote:

The only downside is that I am beginning to like Jimmy Anderson as a bowler bit too much, must remember he's a Lancastrian!

You know it makes sense mate
He's bowled absolutely brilliantly so far hasn't he? Certainly dispelling all the talk of him not being able to bowl in Aussie conditions.

And a very welcome return to form from Swann too. Put pressure on at one end on a fairly unresponsive surface.

No idea what Haddin was whingeing about at the end, maybe the fact that England just waltzed off after the 1 over even though it was well after the scheduled close of play time. I seriously can't stand him, he just looks horrible, seems to think he's brilliant when he isn't and he's always gobbing off. Nothing new in an Aussie cricketer I know!

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:15 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

The aussies were miffed by the Harris decision because, unless Harris is in the wrong profession and should be an actor, he was clearly absolutely convinced he'd nicked it. But there was never any legitimate reason for over turning it and no reason whatsoever for blaming Strauss.

There's something curiously self-righteous about the way these Aussies react to any controversial decision going against them. They seem to feel they occupy some form of moral high ground; there always seems to be an undertone to their reactions suggesting that, in the same circumstances, they would have withdrawn their appeal or would have walked. Which of course they always do.

I read somewhere last week that the advertising stickers on the reverse of a bat have a tendency to baffle the hotspot gadget, which of course can be an advantage if you get a thin edge into the keeper's gloves, but not if you get one into your pads. Swings and roundabouts really.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:42 pm  

Ordsall Quays Red wrote:

You know it makes sense mate
He's bowled absolutely brilliantly so far hasn't he? Certainly dispelling all the talk of him not being able to bowl in Aussie conditions.

Definitely, he's stepped up, developed his use of their ball and has taken on the responsibility of being our lead bowler, fair play to him, I've always had my doubts about him but so far so good and I'm happy to eat a bit of humble pie if he keeps it up.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:15 pm  

Asim wrote:

Nodded off at the 6am drinks break so I missed all the late innings fun.

Seems we have got under their skin and they are a bit rattled, superb. Now we need to put in a decent batting display and turn the screw on them from here.

The only downside is that I am beginning to like Jimmy Anderson as a bowler bit too much, must remember he's a Lancastrian!

He's not Lancastrian anymore as he hardly plays for them, he's English now

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:46 pm  

I live in Sydney, I thought I'd catch a bit of the Cricket in my lunch hour, so wandered to the local pub only to find a pub full of Aussies sat watching normal daytime TV because 'they were losing' apparantly kind of sums up the Aussies attitude to sport in my experience, if they aint doing any good they don't want to know.

I would have asked them to change the channel but there was a lot of them and only one of me

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:59 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

He's not Lancastrian anymore as he hardly plays for them, he's English now

Once a Lancastrian always a Lancastrian unless your name's Michael Vaughan

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:07 am  

Well what on earth was Strauss doing there? That's two terrible dismissals in the series already. Admittedly with a nice knock in the middle.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:26 am  

Two England wickets fall in the same day. We're in decline!

KP hopefully on course for an overdue ton.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:05 pm  

Another great day for us, I think for the first time watching England I didn't worry when Strauss got out early - in times gone by I'd have been sure this was about to spark a collapse, but I was confident that Cook and Trott could go on and do what they did.

Both batsmen now in look in great touch, we should hopefully bat them out of the game tomorrow then have two days to push for the win.