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Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 10:12:49 Nice steady start from us! Come on lads. Lets beat these bloody Aussies.
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 10:15:13 Morning Titch, morning everyone, McGrath being out again should help the English cause. 37 without loss, after 10 overs.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 10:17:32 Morning JA. Great news about McGrath. I really think we are going to win this test and then take the series. We are looking very confortable at the moment which is a good thing.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 10:53:46 Tres has 50, hit a lovely 6 of Warne. England almost up to a hundred for no loss. Come on!
Title: 4th Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 11:50:35 Struss getting out was unlucky,it hit the edge of his bat and came back off his foot and was caught.I think they have got us out twice,but they both were no balls,and they are bowling a sack full of those little beauties.
Looks like it was a good toss to win,maybe vaughan isn't such a useless tosser after all. :) 129-1 at lunch. Title: 4th Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 12:01:13 Its raining now. :x The convicts prayers are answered.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 12:03:09 Bloody Jammy bastards again! :evil:
Title: 4th Test Post by: DMR on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 13:24:08 daft shot from strauss, pre-meditation against warne is criminal
tresco and vaughan look in nice touch Title: 4th Test Post by: larwood on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 13:43:28 Its raining again. :x
There is still a lot of cricket to come i know, but we are playing the ashes too late in the summer,we should have been playing against the convicts as soon as they stepped off the plane,not now with our shitty summertime coming to an end.If we lose much more time to the weather it could cost us our chance to win that urn back,and if that happens it will be the ecbs fault,because they are sky sports bitch :evil: .Fair enough the game needs money,but we were playing a pointless series of odis at the start of the summer all because of skys wish not to clash with the football,and it could cost us, and i want us to win that urn back so much, and we ain't going to to that when its raining. Rant over now. Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 13:49:58 Its suppose to be alright all day tomorrow with showers Saturday.
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 15:17:06 Tait double strike, DMR strikes again.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 16:04:39 Pontings bowling.......... :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 16:05:44 and he's shite! :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 16:06:42 As soon as i typed that Pietersen nearly ran himself out!
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 16:06:52 He looks like Ian Hislop with hair! :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 16:36:07 Fuck me, Vaughan just got caught behind off Ponting's shitty bowling :(
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 16:36:50 :evil: fuck sake!
Title: 4th Test Post by: DMR on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 18:07:24 Quote from: "janaage" Tait double strike, DMR strikes again. 8) Title: 4th Test Post by: reeves4england on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 18:24:54 Quote from: "land_of_bo" Fuck me, Vaughan just got caught behind off Ponting's shitty bowling :( :shock: A good day over all, though I didn't watch any of the game as I was out with mates sfter getting exam results. (Kick ass: eight A's and two A*'s!) Title: 4th Test Post by: DMR on Thursday, August 25, 2005, 18:45:53 one of freddy or KP is going to have to get a ton though
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 09:49:32 Great, KP out for 45 already. It has now turned from a really good morning yesterday to looking not very good! :( We could still put a reasonable total up though.
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 10:15:04 If Jones can hang around and Flintoff fires we could still post 400 or so, would just have to bowl well then as it seems like a good batting pitch.
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Friday, August 26, 2005, 10:34:30 Finely poised test match so far now, til 2 o'clock is crucial. As long as FF keeps the scoreboard ticking over, that should put the Aussies under pressure.
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 11:15:06 Freddie's flying now, 71 off 80 balls :D
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 12:02:32 Cracking stuff! Looks like we should easily give them at least 400 to look at. Just get as many as we can.
Title: 4th Test Post by: reeves4england on Friday, August 26, 2005, 12:02:58 FREDDIE FREDDIE FREDDIE!
A great innings so far and hopefully him and Jones will move to atleast a 150 partnership (already past 100) . If Flintoff can get to 110 or 120 he wil be able to let loose and perhaps smash a few about before inevitably getting out. (Not a complaint!) Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 12:29:09 Smacking the bastards all over the place. Quality!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Bennett on Friday, August 26, 2005, 12:57:54 YAY 100 for fred
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 13:00:53 Freddy 100 off 121 balls, amazing stuff. Jones on 64 also. England 406 -5. Looking very good at the mo! :D
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Friday, August 26, 2005, 13:02:28 That man is incredible!! Fair play to him, he's like the cricketing Andrew Gurney!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 13:04:40 :soapy tit wank:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 13:13:29 Freddy out 102.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Friday, August 26, 2005, 13:39:55 Bloody hell!, coudnt believe we were 406-6 when i woke up, great so far lets get 500. :wink:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 13:59:48 Jones and Giles both just gone. 450-8
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:08:41 9 down, get ready for us to have a bowl this evening. Could be good mind, get Jones on there swinging that ball and get a few convicts out this evening to set up a lovely day's play tomorrow!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:09:50 Yeah i think it is good to get them in now. Gives us a few hours to do a bit of damage.
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:11:57 Agree, 450's a good enough total, ideal time to get them in just before tea. Could be a tricky evening session for the baggie greens!
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:34:38 471-9, good score.
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:35:56 Good score? It's an excellent score, Vaughan and his troops would defo settled for that on Thursday morning.
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:36:46 I'm cautiously optimistic!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:37:40 I think it's a British thing, we always expect to fail i think! But this time will be different!
Title: 4th Test Post by: CARTMAN on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:39:54 477 all out
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:41:53 Superbly well done :beers:
Title: 4th Test Post by: reeves4england on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:45:12 A great score, only let down by Harmison getting out looking like he has never held a cricket bat before in his life!
Seriously though it is a good total and if Freddie and Jones can gat the ball moving to start with, Hoggard and Harmison could be quite influential too! Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:48:31 That'll ding dang do for me!
Like I said earlier, a few wickets before stumps tonight, bowl them out by this time tomorrow, bat 'til tea sunday, declare and set them a run chase of 450, will have a couple of hours and all day Mon to bowl them out. Title: 4th Test Post by: reeves4england on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:49:01 Easy really... :wink:
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:49:28 Thinking about it, that's what happened at old trafford, probs better to bowl them out for 250 and force the follow on so we have something to chase (or not if we bowl superbly well!) :wink:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 14:50:15 Thats what i was about to say :D
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:41:57 20-1 :D
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:43:07 Wooo hooo! the smug cunt Hayden has gone, plum LBW.
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:43:46 Hayden out, bloody hell these Aussies are really struggling to match England at the minute.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Sussex on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:48:50 I never used to like (ahem, understand :? ) cricket, but I'm getting really into all this England V's Aussie's stuff. It's quite cool that we've got it on the TV in the office at work.
I only found out today that there's 8 balls in an over :oops: Title: 4th Test Post by: Kinky Tom on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:49:24 See ya Ponting!
Seeeeeeeeeee Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa Title: 4th Test Post by: Sussex on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:49:38 21-2 is good right? :D
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:50:03 I think so :wink:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:50:34 Quote from: "Sussex Red" I never used to like (ahem, understand :? ) cricket, but I'm getting really into all this England V's Aussie's stuff. It's quite cool that we've got it on the TV in the office at work. I only found out today that there's 8 balls in an over :oops: :roll: Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:50:55 Quote from: "Sussex Red" I never used to like (ahem, understand :? ) cricket, but I'm getting really into all this England V's Aussie's stuff. It's quite cool that we've got it on the TV in the office at work. I only found out today that there's 8 balls in an over :oops: :? :wink: Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:54:25 22-3 :beers:
Title: 4th Test Post by: janaage on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:54:53 I believe there used to be 8 balls in an Australian over in the past. True or false?
Title: 4th Test Post by: Kinky Tom on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:55:05 Magic!
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:55:17 22-3?????????????????? FUCKING HELL!
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:56:29 this isn't happening!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:57:25 2 very dodgy decisions!, not that im complaining of course.
Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:58:07 Quote from: "janaage" I believe there used to be 8 balls in an Australian over in the past. True or false? I think you're right there jan...they changed it cos matches were taking too long Title: 4th Test Post by: land_of_bo on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:58:51 Glad I finish work in a mo so I can speed home and get the tv on instead of t'internet radio!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Sussex on Friday, August 26, 2005, 15:59:03 Quote from: "Spuddy_STFC" Quote from: "Sussex Red" I never used to like (ahem, understand :? ) cricket, but I'm getting really into all this England V's Aussie's stuff. It's quite cool that we've got it on the TV in the office at work. I only found out today that there's 8 balls in an over :oops: :roll: I'm absolutely clueless about the game :D And what's with the white lip stuff? I thought that was for preventing getting sunburnt in hot countries. Surely not needed here. Sussex is confused :| (didn't Ian Botham play a few games for Yeovil many years ago?) Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Friday, August 26, 2005, 16:01:33 Is just simply war paint.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Kinky Tom on Friday, August 26, 2005, 16:03:35 It also prevents chapped lips when the bowlers are running in, as when they are actually playing it is generally good weather.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 16:27:16 Fucking brilliant :beers:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Kinky Tom on Friday, August 26, 2005, 16:36:18 And another!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 16:36:43 Another! :beers:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Titch on Friday, August 26, 2005, 17:28:58 WooHoo! What a cracking day! 99-5!
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, August 26, 2005, 17:30:12 fucking brilliant, 99-5 at close of play!!! :D :beers: :mrgreen: :\/
Title: 4th Test Post by: DV on Friday, August 26, 2005, 17:43:01 Quote from: "Sussex Red" Quote from: "Spuddy_STFC" Quote from: "Sussex Red" I never used to like (ahem, understand :? ) cricket, but I'm getting really into all this England V's Aussie's stuff. It's quite cool that we've got it on the TV in the office at work. I only found out today that there's 8 balls in an over :oops: :roll: I'm absolutely clueless about the game :D And what's with the white lip stuff? I thought that was for preventing getting sunburnt in hot countries. Surely not needed here. Sussex is confused :| (didn't Ian Botham play a few games for Yeovil many years ago?) Was Scunthorpe Title: 4th Test Post by: reeves4england on Friday, August 26, 2005, 18:20:12 99-5!!!
They will ahve to follow on if they don't reach 278! Which I really can't see them getting!!! Even if Warne did pull another great performace out of the bag :beers: Title: 4th Test Post by: Ben Wah Balls on Friday, August 26, 2005, 18:31:00 Looks like a close game.If we win this one then we can just arrange for the other one to be rained off and we win. :beers:
Title: 4th Test Post by: DV on Friday, August 26, 2005, 20:26:35 Sadly, although we are playing well I only see one outcome to this test....draw!
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, August 26, 2005, 20:27:38 don't tell me your pessimism has seeped through to cricket as well?!
Title: 4th Test Post by: DV on Friday, August 26, 2005, 20:32:17 Quote from: "sonicyouth" don't tell me your pessimism has seeped through to cricket as well?! Indeed....I think the weather will sadly play a big part in this one....snatching victory away from us.... Boooo! me!! :roll: :| Title: 4th Test Post by: DMR on Friday, August 26, 2005, 21:45:18 the weather is going to be fine
easy easy easy Title: 4th Test Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Friday, August 26, 2005, 22:08:42 Quote from: "DV85" Sadly, although we are playing well I only see one outcome to this test....draw! 3 days left (2 without rain according to forcast) with the aussies at 99-5 still 378 behind. Are you mad? we could be celebrating an innings win tomorrow (even though that won't happen) Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 13:07:33 Jones just dropped Lee........ :evil:
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 13:29:28 342-8 8)
Warne stumped by Jones off Giles \o/ Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 14:02:18 another dropped catch by Pietersen, but Kasprowicz out c Jones b Harminson at 373-9, 114 ahead.
easy! Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 14:21:49 all out for 387!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 14:27:58 129 to win..... :)
Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 15:18:18 36-2 :/
Title: 4th Test Post by: FlashGordon on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 15:38:17 We should stumble to victory then bat out a draw hopefully then the ashes are ours!! :twisted:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Bob's Orange on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 15:52:49 56 for 3.
Fuck off Warne! :evil: Title: 4th Test Post by: Bob's Orange on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 15:53:34 57 for 4. Oh dear! :x
Title: 4th Test Post by: Bennett on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 15:55:50 we are throwing it away. and pietersen and freddie are at the crease.
it could go very well or very very badly Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 15:56:02 oh fuck
Title: 4th Test Post by: FlashGordon on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 16:11:32 come on freddy!!See us home!
Title: 4th Test Post by: kick_ass1987 on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 16:16:10 I was getting a bit nervous a second ago, but now kevin and freddy are settled in its looking in the bag already, nice one lads, lets not throw it away in the last :beers:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Bob's Orange on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 16:58:27 Quote from: "kick_ass1987" I was getting a bit nervous a second ago, but now kevin and freddy are settled in its looking in the bag already, nice one lads, lets not throw it away in the last :beers: You spoke too soon. 111 for 6. Title: 4th Test Post by: STFC Village on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 17:03:23 Fucking hell!!!! I'm so nervous :|
Title: 4th Test Post by: Bob's Orange on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 17:07:52 116 for 7, squeaky bum time!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Bob's Orange on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 17:25:27 2 to win! Come on!!
Title: 4th Test Post by: Ben Wah Balls on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 17:29:22 Piece of piss.
Title: 4th Test Post by: yeo on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 17:38:04 Good stuff,it even has me gripped and we all know my views on cricket.
Title: 4th Test Post by: Bob's Orange on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 17:54:31 Well done England. :mrgreen: :beers: :king:
Title: 4th Test Post by: Spencer_White on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 18:09:55 I cant take much more of this.
5 days work and the Ashes come home boys. Title: 4th Test Post by: sonicyouth on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 18:57:05 bloody hell, that was unbelievably tense!
Title: 4th Test Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 19:26:36 That was as tense as fuck but we did it.
COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Title: 4th Test Post by: Spud on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 19:31:39 I did not enjoy watching that last bit apart from the winning runs of course, thought we had threw it away when Jones gave his wicket away.
2-1 :beers: Title: 4th Test Post by: DV on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 20:47:12 told you it would get rained off.....
I also said Yeovil would beat Swindon notice the pattern 8) Title: 4th Test Post by: reeves4england on Sunday, August 28, 2005, 20:51:27 Hoggard is a true legend. An extra-cover drive worthy of the best batsman in the world! A true Yorkshireman!!!
Was crapping myself when Jones playing that wanky shot straight up in the air though! Title: 4th Test Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Monday, August 29, 2005, 22:49:56 that was a crap shot from jones. i had a feeling we would sneek the win though and i knew it would be close. teams always struggle when chasing low targets. lets hope it rains for 5 days at the oval (ok 3 will do)
Title: 4th Test Post by: Boeta on Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 21:57:18 This series is living up to all the hype which seemed so over-the-top before it began and even more so after Lord's.
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