3rd Test

[canveyshrimper]

England win toss and bat with an unchanged team.

Amazingly Glenn McGrath declared fit and replaces Kaprowicz, Brett Lee also in the side.

[Matt the Shrimp]

Phew... Gilchrist has just dropped Trescothick off Glenn McGrath. Can't believe he's fit and bowling! Swine!

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17/0

Oh dear, CMJ and Vic Marks are giving Gilchrist a fearful time - saying that if that had been Geraint Jones, "they would be calling him to be sent to Kent and beyond..." They called it a "95 times out of 100" catch, sounds like a bad drop in front of first slip.

C'mon Banger, make 'em suffer. Let's have a ton!

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[BILLERICAY BLUE]

24-0 Strauss has just been pinned on the lid by Lee though.....

[Matt the Shrimp]

26/1... having softened him up, Lee has now bowled Strauss.

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Odds on Vaughan making double figures...? I'm not optimistic.

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[canveyshrimper]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Aug. 11 2005,11:15)]26/1... having softened him up, Lee has now bowled Strauss.

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Odds on Vaughan making double figures...? *I'm not optimistic.

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Matt
Oh yea of little faith.

40-1 Vaughan 12n.o.

Joking aside it would be great if one or both could go on to make a big hundred.

I am still amazed that McGrath has made this test. Full credit to the Aussies medicos - Bast***s.

[BoyWonder2]

61-1

Vaughan 25*
Tresco 23*
Strauss 6

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (canveyshrimper @ Aug. 11 2005,11:38)]
Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Aug. 11 2005,11:15)]Odds on Vaughan making double figures...? *I'm not optimistic.

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Matt
Oh ye of little faith.
Indeed... Vaughan's on 41 off 49 at lunch - blimey! Fair play to him, that's a captain's knock, that is! Banger's on 35 not out, so he's already made Gilchrist pay for that dropped catch to the tune of 22 runs. Hope he lumps on a few more!

93/1 off 25 ov. at lunch - still almost 4 an over. Not bad. However, on TMS Goochie has been reminding listeners of the Essex v. Lancs run-fest recently... may still happen here.

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Matt

[canveyshrimper]

106-1 - good progress and at nearly 4 an over. I do hope Gilchrist is made to pay for that drop big style.

I slated England last time for a poor over rate and 12.5 an hour is utterly abysmal. I cannot understand why international teams cannot bowl at least 15 an hour.

Fortunately this has been a quick scoring series so far so the punter is not penalised too much.

[Matt the Shrimp]

162/1 - Vaughan has 75, Banger has 63 - going for more than 4 an over. But TMS say that it's as flat as a car-park.

England tactic has to be to lump on heavy in the first innings, because Warne will come into play in the second innings. As for our bowling, it has to be Hoggy keeping it tight, Harmy banging it in hard and around the body... and then Freddy & Jones getting plenty of reverse swing.

Just been told by Jim Maxwell that Trescothick is an anagram of "cricket shot". Marvellous!

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[Matt the Shrimp]

Banger's gone, Warne has his 600th. Congrats to Shane... he may be a wally and an Ocker, but that's one heck of an achievement.

Gilchrist finally got his man, but the mistake cost him 50 runs - good effort from Banger.

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C'mon Ian Bell!

Matt

whats the scores at the mo??

[canveyshrimper]

195/2 - Vaughan 92 not out.

[Bucks_blue]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Aug. 11 2005,11:15)]Odds on Vaughan making double figures...? *I'm not optimistic.

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Matt
I wish I'd taken that bet!

209-2
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Nice to see another good batting performance by England - touch wood!
Hopefully we can build on this lead and not collapse as is usually par for the course

[canveyshrimper]

All going well at the moment at 248/2. I can see in my minds eye 500++

Then put them under the cosh.

333-4 just now. If the tail wags as well as it has done in the past couple of tests then we should be on for a decent score...

In the end we made 341-5, a pity as we lost 3 wickets for 50 runs.
Should be an intruiging day tomorrow, an early wicket could see us crumble but if we can see out the opening hour or so we might make the 500 canveyshrimper mentioned...

[canveyshrimper]

On balance a good day for England, with Aussies spilling crucial chances and putting in the odd no ball. I will not shout it but is the tide turning to Englands favour after 18 years of Ashes hurt?

[Matt the Shrimp]

Well, Bell has gone early... 367/6. This is probably the key passage of play for the day. If they can get Freddy out cheaply, then the Baggy Greens will be looking to clean us up for 400.

If they can't get Freddy, then it depends how the other end holds up. If GO Jones can stick around, there's no reason why Freddy can't pace himself and take us up towards the 500-550 mark.

If Jones and Giles go, then Freddy will have to go after the bowlers, which will make it quickfire... but which will then make it less likely for us to reach much more than 450.

This is Test cricket at its finest, where anything is possible... bring it on!

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[Shoebury Shrimper]

401 for 6.

come on boys 450 well gettable

[Matt the Shrimp]

Freddy's gone for 46 just before lunch. *Big wicket that. *Bloody Warne again...

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434/7. *Can GO Jones (42 off only 49) and the King of Spain stick around a bit longer and propel us towards 500...?

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[Matt the Shrimp]

B*llocks, b*llocks, b*llocks, GO Jones gone for 42, bowled by Gillespie of all people. 434/8, only Harmison and S Jones left.

As Goochie said, "a chance missed - should have been a bit more conservative in the run up to lunch." Two key wickets in 7 minutes... you just cannot keep these Aussies down for long.

Can the tail wag? Hope so... but we'll be lucky to make much more than 450 now.

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[canveyshrimper]

434/8 - Jones & Freddie out in quick succession - bugger.

Hope the tail can wag a bit and get us 450-500.

We should not lose from there. Famous last words.

Hopefully the tail can get us a few runs needed to make 450 odd. If we can get the Aussies out for 350-odd, as they say: it's on...!

[Hong Kong Blue]

Hmmm, 444 all out.

Ominous that Hoggy's first ball didn't swing and bounced twice on way through to keeper.....

[Spaceman Spiff]

119-4

They're on a sticky wicket... but cant seem to stick around!

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[canveyshrimper]

Wow - 129/5

The King of Spain has 3. No sign of Clarke yet, presume the back injury is still plaguing him.

[Hong Kong Blue]

Gilchrist dropped twice. Both tough chances apparently, but you can't afford to do that and he'll punish us and Australia will be back in the game.

[Hong Kong Blue]

Awesome stuff from England. Best of all, its Jones and Giles doing the damage, meaning Harmy has only bowled 6 overs and Freddy 11, so both should be fresh for the second innings!

Not sure what the weather forecast is, but providing it isn't rain I wouldn't enforce the following on even if England do sneak out the last 3 wickets for under 45 runs. I'd like to bowl last on this pitch.

I guess its too much to ask for one last wicket before the close of play tonight.

A good day's work from England, 210-7 isn't doing too bad, an early wicket (especially Warne) may see us have to option of making them follow on if they collapse, anyway, we're in a strong position, but if anyone needs reminding what Australia's tail is capable of, remember last Sunday?!? http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif