The Fifth Test

[CANV]

looks a grim in town today.. cant help feeling ponting should have declared before lunch yesterday when he saw the way the ball was swinging.. give mcgrath and lee a chance to help warne out a bit.. plus if they had got us out say by lunch today then they had the option to bat in the dark if needs be...
im all for a late start today , the crowd getting cidered in the pub then play commencing after lunch

 

[C C Csiders]

98 overs available today. All that is needed, I think/hope is for us to bat for 70 of them. C'mon England.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Bloody weather - 53-1.

The sooner we get to 200+ in front the better. Then finally we can celebrate The Ashes coming home.

 

[Guest]

Damn. What the hell are England trying to do? Two out in two balls, a mere 67-3. Much more of this and we'll be in trouble.

 

[C C Csiders]

We ARE in trouble. I knew that as soon as one wicket went down, it might as well be 2 as Bell wasn't going to hang around too long, but 1st ball. This is disaster. We must NOT lose another wicket prior to lunch. Sensible batting is needed from Pietersen.:(

 

[The General]

Bell is f%&king useless. Get him out.

 

[Guest]

Sensible? From Pietersen? Seeing as he was almost caught a couple of minutes ago, I'm not holding out much hope at the moment.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

*sob*

Ian Bell, you muppet.

Warney is going bananas, thought he'd got Banger LBW. I am cacking myself here...

Matt

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

I've said it all summer. Why the fcuk is Bell playing when we could have had Thorpe in! If he isn't dropped after this series then its a shambles. You've got Robert Key (admittedly i'm not his greatest fan) who made some runs against proper sides who gets dropped, whereas Bell only gets his chance because he scored some runs against Bangladesh!!!

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Fcuk it - Bring back Butcher!

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

FS, Bell made 70 on debut v Windies, but I agree Thorpe should have played.

Every run England score is vital as its not only one less ball to survive but also one more run Australia have to get. If England are bowled out but have a lead of 150+, Australia will be under the type of pressure England are currently under.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Shaaaaaaane has just dropped KP off the bowling of Lee. First ball of the next over, KP carted Warne for six and broke his bat in the process!

100/3, lead of 106.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Pietersen dropped by Warne.
England's lead now 100.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Doh! Not only do you beat me to posting, your computer is also updating quicker. Still 94/3 on my computer.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

<span style='font-size:17pt;line-height:100%'>F*U*C*K&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;</span>

Banger has gone, lbw to Shaaaaane.

109/4, lead of 115.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Cricinfo up and running again. Pietersen hit a second six that over.

Is taking on Warne a wise option? I&#39;m in two minds. I don&#39;t think you can block him out all day, but neither am I convinced that you should be trying to slog him out of the ground. Maybe be dropped made him think that he&#39;s not going to be out their long, so may as well score as many as he can whilst he&#39;s out there.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Hong Kong Blue @ Sep. 12 2005,12:07)]Cricinfo up and running again. Pietersen hit a second six that over.

Is taking on Warne a wise option? I&#39;m in two minds. I don&#39;t think you can block him out all day, but neither am I convinced that you should be trying to slog him out of the ground. Maybe be dropped made him think that he&#39;s not going to be out their long, so may as well score as many as he can whilst he&#39;s out there.

It&#39;s a conundrum that has baffled better cricketing minds than mine. You cannot hit Shane out of the attack. All that you can say is that Shane may not get quite as much joy against the two right-handers (Freddy / KP) as he would against left-handers.

So long as we don&#39;t lose any more wickets before lunch, then we can take stock there.

I cannot concentrate today, this is mind-boggling...

Matt

 

[C C Csiders]

On the wicket of Trescothick I think there was a case of sending out Hoggard as a &quot;lunch-watchman&quot;, as any more big wickets here and we are in the &#036;hite. These two at the crease now, though, of course could take this totally out of the grasp of Australia if they stay together until an hour after lunch.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Sep. 12 2005,12:14)]I cannot concentrate today, this is mind-boggling...

Matt

Its amazing how many websites have ball by ball updates, and i&#39;m just flicking between the whole lot keeping myself involved&#33;&#33; Also taking a later and longer lunch than usual.