3rd Test

[Matt the Shrimp]

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

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

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[Guest]

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!

 

[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.

 

[Guest]

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?!?