The Ashes Thread

[MDK]

My favourite thing about the game yesterday was when the Aussies thought they bolwed out Vaughn (I think) but it was a no ball and the commentator said "Oh, bad luck you Aussies, it couldn't have happened to a nicer people".

[R.W.]

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Live Test Coverage

[lafunky xxvii]

That is awesome.

[Turbo Yannis]

England all out for 444.

Should be enough me thinks/hopes.

[Mongrel]

Not a hope.

This pitch is an absolute road.

[Summers]

I'm upset that I woke up to see us all out for 444. I expected atleast 500.

[R.W.]

The way the Aussies are going, 444 is looking like a great score for us.

[Thrilla]

I haven't had a chance to see much of this match so far, saw an hour or two of yesteray's day and the pitch looks like a bowler's nightmare, there seems to be nothing on it. 444 should be attainable for the Aussies, but if they end up getting to it I can't see the match going anywhere but a draw.

[Thrilla]

Alright then, just seen the current score, 94-3. Retract my comment about the Aussies making 400

Also, anyone else notice that the 17 year old kid that was on the lunch time special with Beneau was getting more spin than Ashley Giles?

Edited August 12, 2005 by Natural Born Thrilla

[sahyder1]

wow.....Gilchrist dropped twice in one over. Australia could've been deep deep trouble there.

Edited August 12, 2005 by sahyder1

[Dan]

Not a hope.

This pitch is an absolute road.

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What did you say

So close to the follow on here.

[9 to 5]

Not a hope.

This pitch is an absolute road.

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What did you say

So close to the follow on here.

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Someone beat me to it.

[Turbo Yannis]

Finished for the day with Australlia 210-7.

This'll probably sound rather stupid but I'm still learning my cricket. What the Follow On?

[9 to 5]

Finished for the day with Australlia 210-7.

This'll probably sound rather stupid but I'm still learning my cricket.  What the Follow On?

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Basicially if the Aussies don't make a certain number of runs, England win by an innings plus however many runs.

[lazy_arse]

Finished for the day with Australlia 210-7.

This'll probably sound rather stupid but I'm still learning my cricket.  What the Follow On?

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Basicially if the Aussies don't make a certain number of runs, England win by an innings plus however many runs.

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[Summers]

lazy_arse is right.

[9 to 5]

Yeah, I didn't know. Just that's the impression I got were the rules.

[Thrilla]

Yeah, the follow-on is where you make the opposing team follow on from their first innings straight into their second. It comes into force if the second team batting don't get past 60% (I think its around there anyway) of the score that the first team batting got.

Has there been any play today? I checked before I left the house at 12ish and they were still sat around doing bugger all.

[Dan]

Raining I think

[Farmer Reil]

Australia need 245 to avoid the follow-on. Just out of interest.

And no play yet today.