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Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 15:20:10 England's squad is the same as the last test,so i think it'll be the same team with maybe Lewis coming in ahead of Plunkett.Looks like the big problem [aside from our crap fielding :roll: ] is going to be the good old fashioned English weather,its not a great forecast for Birmingham for the next few days :(
The Sri Lankan team could be interesting,they've brought Malinga into the squad,he bowls with a awkward sling-arm action from almost in front of the umpire, apparently :wink: Title: Second Test Post by: Spud on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 15:20:58 I'm so glad i pulled out of the works trip to Edgbaston on Saturday. :mrgreen:
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 15:23:27 :soapy tit wank:
It don't look good,the weather i mean,not the cricket :wink: Title: Second Test Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 16:58:17 i shouldn't worry about the fielding too much we always drop catches at lords. we did it in the ashes as well
Title: Second Test Post by: Johno on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 19:33:02 my mate has tickets for tomorrow....i hope it is nice weather cause i ain't at school at the moment cause of as exams, so want to watch some cricket!
Title: Second Test Post by: STFC Village on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 05:54:30 Sunshine and showers forecast for today, draw on the cards i imagine. Luckily, i have tickets for the 3rd test next week, so hopefully the weather will have improved by then :beers:
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 08:15:04 Quote i hope it is nice weather cause i ain't at school at the moment cause of as exams, so want to watch some cricket! Bad luck mate,i have a bad feeling its going to be one of those on/off tests :( Still its on Sky,so they should play some ace cricket to replace it 8) unlike Channel four who'd show some old film and a load of horse racing. Title: Second Test Post by: Foggy on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 10:05:50 Morning Larwood,Goodmorning everyone and welcome to the first days play at Edgbaston. The umpires have had a look at the pitch and have decided to delay the start until afterlunch, in the mean time we will show some highlights of the recent tour of india .
Title: Second Test Post by: Johno on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 10:34:53 16-2. lovely, i say i say lovely!! hoggy got wicket in first over and then plunkett bowled, colly caught at gully i think it was.
Title: Second Test Post by: Johno on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 10:38:51 make that for 3, plunkett got 2.
my mate is there, what a crud. Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 11:09:49 34-4 now,another for the Hogster :)
I'll have to forget about becoming a weather girl. Title: Second Test Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 11:12:05 watch it on line http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/webcams/pebblemill/cam1.shtml
Title: Second Test Post by: STFC_Chris on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 11:31:32 Another wicket! 8)
46-5 Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 11:36:32 another for Plunkett,and he could have had another too but it was a no-ball.
Title: Second Test Post by: STFC_Chris on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 11:50:21 Strauss dropped another! What's wrong with the bloke? :x
Title: Second Test Post by: DMR on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 14:13:54 He's not a slipper. Never has been until he came into the England set up.
Vaas putting up a decent fight, hopefully it'll be done by tea. Title: Second Test Post by: Spud on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 14:14:13 Sri Lanka are going to get 300.
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 14:39:55 Quote Vaas putting up a decent fight, hopefully it'll be done by tea. DMR is Mystic Meg :) 141 all out just before tea. Title: Second Test Post by: Boeta on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 14:40:49 Quote from: "dave_m_russell" He's not a slipper. Never has been until he came into the England set up. strauss is class in slips. just having a bit of a rough time currently. he was brilliant in the ashes - 6 catches; more more than any of the other slips football fans are so fickle: http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/54500/54539.jpg Title: Second Test Post by: Spud on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 14:45:09 Quote from: "Spuddy_STFC" Sri Lanka are going to get 300. YES!, my negative attitude paid off. :wink: Title: Second Test Post by: DMR on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 14:47:15 but that was a one-off catch it's not a true representation of anyones consistancy, prior to england, he didn't even slip for middlesex did he?
he dropped a few in the ashes too, and i remember geraint getting him out of jail catching a dropped sitter that hit his knee Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 14:50:20 Quote football fans are so fickle Yes,especially us Swindon supporters :-))( I'm worried about Murali,it'll be hard batting last against the freak. Title: Second Test Post by: Boeta on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 15:52:27 Quote from: "dave_m_russell" but that was a one-off catch it's not a true representation of anyones consistancy, prior to england, he didn't even slip for middlesex did he? im not sure. never heard it mentioned either way. he went straight into the slips as soon as he broke into the england side so they must've known something about him Title: Second Test Post by: STFC Village on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 16:00:02 Sri Lanka all out for 141 :o England make a decent start 42-0
Title: Second Test Post by: Bedford Red on Thursday, May 25, 2006, 18:12:04 Ended at 138-3 so only 3 runs behind. Looking good; hope the weather holds.
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 08:11:34 Quote hope the weather holds It didn't sound too good on the news this morning. Title: Second Test Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Friday, May 26, 2006, 11:37:03 rain delay but the players are back out now :D
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 11:53:54 Brilliant.The sight of Hoggy as night- watch man,its one of my own personal favourite things :)
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 11:58:39 Cursed him,Hog has gone :( 169-4
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 13:49:46 K.P has made a century :D Here comes Freddie, Colly's just gone,238-5 This could be a laugh,the Kp and Fred show :)
Title: Second Test Post by: sonic youth on Friday, May 26, 2006, 14:47:26 kp just scored a fucking beautiful 6 off murali then got out, bugger
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 14:53:15 Crud,Malinga has struck,Freddies gone for six :( 290-7.
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 15:11:45 Christ on a bike!A good old fashioned England batting collapse has occured :-))( 295 all out.
Title: Second Test Post by: sonic youth on Friday, May 26, 2006, 15:14:14 oh dear.
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 15:25:27 Quote oh dear Indeed :( We lost our last five wickets for five fucking runs. Title: Second Test Post by: sonic youth on Friday, May 26, 2006, 15:39:24 hoggy hoggy hoggy oi oi oi!
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 15:39:49 Hoggy has stuck,a wicket in his first over again,the same bloke.
Title: Second Test Post by: larwood on Friday, May 26, 2006, 15:45:29 Quote hoggy hoggy hoggy oi oi oi! :) He's my favourite. Even having cut off his beautiful hair,i still think he's lovely :oops: Title: Second Test Post by: reeves4england on Friday, May 26, 2006, 23:29:56 Hoggard is ace. "He could swing an orange" :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: good old Geoff Boycott
Title: Second Test Post by: Johno on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 12:37:19 well no play tody by the looks of it.
HOGGY HOGGY HOGGY! OI OI OI! HOGGY OI HOGGY OI HOGGY HOGGY HOGGY! 8) Title: Second Test Post by: STFC Village on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 14:43:21 Ashes highlights 8)
Title: Second Test Post by: Johno on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 16:58:55 well they started at 4.45pm.
nothing though, sri lanka have hit about 50 odd runs for 0. Title: Second Test Post by: Bedford Red on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 17:48:18 Sri Lanka 171-4 ; 17 ahead now. Be interesting to see how they continue tomorrow if the weather's ok.
Title: Second Test Post by: Bedford Red on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 18:23:00 194-5; 40 ahead at the close then.
Title: Second Test Post by: Johno on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 19:04:45 weather is suppose to be fine tomorrow.....bit dodgy in the afternoon.
Title: Second Test Post by: reeves4england on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 19:39:21 Quote from: "Johno" weather is suppose to be fine tomorrow.....bit dodgy in the afternoon. If we can't beat THAT team of hopeless....****s who can we beat?! Pray or good weather guys!Title: Second Test Post by: Johno on Saturday, May 27, 2006, 20:58:13 the only reason why sri lanka are there is because they are clearly just blocking everything and hoping. its what they did in the last test and somehow got away it.
Title: Second Test Post by: Compo on Sunday, May 28, 2006, 00:32:59 I went today and i got fucking soaked and cold. I went for a piss and Hogard took his wicket!
Not happy :( Title: Second Test Post by: DMR on Sunday, May 28, 2006, 18:37:13 Just got back. We were fucking shit seeing as I thought that opener kiddy couldn't time/place the ball to save his life, then they just gave it away.
Took ages to knock them off too- still an easy win. Arivinda de Silva's a top bloke. |