The 5th Test - The Oval
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I'm watching it too, and did so for the most part of yesterday. Anyone would think I like it or summit.
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You're kidding, right? Given a tennis-ball and 22 yards (ish) of tarmac, I can turn it square. The hard bit is turning a real cricket ball off the tracks that Warne manages to get spin from.andymackem wrote:...we play with a tennis ball on tarmac (none of this dastardly spinner nonsense)...
Yeah, agreed. Unfortunately.andymackem wrote:Picking Bell has been the one major error in this series.
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Bit cloudy though
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Ah,so for 3 or 4 days nobody's winning or losing and you hope for rain...OKruffers wrote:Now that's the thing with cricket, no one'e ever winning, there' sjust relative strength of position. So no, Australia aren't winning. Clearly not, oh no.
Bit cloudy though
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Allright, there was an article on Cricket in yesterday's newspaper, and at least now I understand the title of this topic and somewhat what it is about, ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
However, the content is a different thing, they didn't explain the rules as 'you wouldn't get them anyway if you don't know them yet'
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The article informed me it is mainly/partly because of winning this The Ashes-cricket match Australia became independent![Surprised :eek:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Now that gives the sport some importance
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However, the content is a different thing, they didn't explain the rules as 'you wouldn't get them anyway if you don't know them yet'
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The article informed me it is mainly/partly because of winning this The Ashes-cricket match Australia became independent
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Now that gives the sport some importance
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The most important day's cricket... ever!
All three results (England win, draw, and Australia win) are still possible...
All three results (England win, draw, and Australia win) are still possible...
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And he lives up to his billing again this morning.markfiend wrote:You're kidding, right? Given a tennis-ball and 22 yards (ish) of tarmac, I can turn it square. The hard bit is turning a real cricket ball off the tracks that Warne manages to get spin from.andymackem wrote:...we play with a tennis ball on tarmac (none of this dastardly spinner nonsense)...Yeah, agreed. Unfortunately.andymackem wrote:Picking Bell has been the one major error in this series.
But I'm mollified in advance. Durham won promotion twice yesterday
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As someone on the Guardian OBO thing pointed out, one way of looking on the bright side of the Bell situation is that England can nearly win the Ashes with a ten-man team. ![It wasn't me... :innocent:](./images/smilies/icon_whistlehalo.gif)
Bell's figures for the series:
Played 5, 10 innings, 171 runs, high score 65, average 17.10, 2 fifties, 8 catches
Maybe he could teach Pietersen to catch...
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Bell's figures for the series:
Played 5, 10 innings, 171 runs, high score 65, average 17.10, 2 fifties, 8 catches
Maybe he could teach Pietersen to catch...
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Eventful first over for Tait anyway... 4 4 . 1 W 1
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Someone remind Pietersen that he still has some batting to do, even if he has got a century.
What do you reckon would keep the Aussies at bay, assuming we won't bat through the final session?
What do you reckon would keep the Aussies at bay, assuming we won't bat through the final session?
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Hurricane Katrina?andymackem wrote:What do you reckon would keep the Aussies at bay, assuming we won't bat through the final session?
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You know that work productivity has been zero? My calculators had a busy day. Over 8 an over, minimum, basically.
How incredible is this? (Last Benuad) - Last test, last day, last session and still we don't know where it's going to go. Sport at its best.
Christ almighty - what kind of an intro to the final session is that on the Guardian OBO? Stupid.
How incredible is this? (Last Benuad) - Last test, last day, last session and still we don't know where it's going to go. Sport at its best.
Christ almighty - what kind of an intro to the final session is that on the Guardian OBO? Stupid.
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Tempting fate IMO.
8 an over seems like a decent-ish figure. You never know, England could even still win, rather than going for the draw!
8 an over seems like a decent-ish figure. You never know, England could even still win, rather than going for the draw!
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my online radio 4 has packed up!
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How about a declaration then? Leave the Aussies needing 305 off 29 overs?
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