Milky Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 , boycott is loosing his rag about the com box. it's a joke apparently. this is a good start, and the pitch sounds like a batsmans paradise.
lcfc_jme Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 , boycott is loosing his rag about the com box. it's a joke apparently. this is a good start, and the pitch sounds like a batsmans paradise. We've played on a fair few of these before and fooked up. A pitch is only what they make it And remember we also have to try and bowl the Aussies out twice on it (something we got nowhere near doing in the previous test ) Still, promising start, 24-0 off of 10.2 (which is where I leave FoxesTalk)
Milky Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 you willy puller strauss. Gives his wicket away yet again
lcfc_jme Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 you willy puller strauss. Gives his wicket away yet again Typical though. Simple and needless mistake, easy catch in the end. Pathetic. Cook got a working-over as well. As it currently stands, we're 51-2 off of 24.3, it isn't looking as promising as it was doing earlier and we may well encounter some problems if we lose another before lunch. Collingwood (3 N.O) and Bell (7 N.O) need to show some grit and resilience now. The saga continues...
davieG Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 England 266-3 (P D Collingwood 98 no, K P Pietersen 60 no, I R Bell 60) v Australia England fought back in the Ashes series as they ended the first day of the second Test on 266-3, with Paul Collingwood's battling 98 not out leading the way in Adelaide. Andrew Flintoff was delighted to win the toss and bat first on what looked a belter of a batting track at the Adelaide Oval - although runs did not prove easy to come on a slow surface. England looked to start well but lost both openers with just 45 on the board, but Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood led the fight back by adding 113 for the third wicket before Bell miss-timed a hook to get himself out for 60. Collingwood stood firm and Kevin Pietersen helped to move the scoreboard along a bit quicker as he added an unbeaten 60. Durham man Collingwood was the hero though as he dug in to get to 98 not out from 201 deliveries as England spent some much-needed time in the middle after such a disastrous start to the series in Brisbane. England started the day looking solid on a pitch that looked to have little in it for the bowlers, although Australia's attack kept things tight from the off. Clark made all the difference when he came on to bowl, as he took two wickets before lunch, starting with Andrew Strauss who was caught out for 14 when he miss-timed an attempted leg-side flick. Alastair Cook followed in a textbook set-up by Clark who probed around off stump for a few balls before extracting the edge with a fuller delivery that saw the youngster wafting at the ball with very little foot movement.
Lord Nibblington Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 Hopefully they won't decide to bat like monkeys tomorrow and we can go on to build a fairly imposing total. Yay!
Manwell Pablo Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 Back to basics for Stauss I think, keeping his wicket should be top priority in the 2nd innings. Instead of trying daft shots. 266-3 is very encouraging. Well done IB KP and PC .
Milky Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 i was very relieved this morning to read of the fight back. It's a slow scoring rate for the modern game which could cause problems in terms of actually winning the match, but promising none the less.
Manwell Pablo Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 i was very relieved this morning to read of the fight back. It's a slow scoring rate for the modern game which could cause problems in terms of actually winning the match, but promising none the less. I'd take a draw from this game, it would end their chance of a white wash, it gives their confidence (or arrogance if you prefer) a knocking, and gives us something to build on. Still I don't think it's a bad score and a good day tomorrow followed by some good bowling could put us in a very strong position
Lord Nibblington Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 I'd take a draw from this game, it would end their chance of a white wash, it gives their confidence (or arrogance if you prefer) a knocking, and gives us something to build on. Still I don't think it's a bad score and a good day tomorrow followed by some good bowling could put us in a very strong position Whilst the scoring might have been quite slow today by modern standards, I think it's probably down to our extremely slow start in the first session. Adelaide is meant to be a batter's pitch for the first few days of a test, and does have short boundries, so there is no reason why if our batsman get settled in tomorrow they can push the score along quickly. I think the main thing was not to throw wickets away in a stupid fashion. Step forward Andrew Strauss!
Shum Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 They need to bat sensibly tomorrow and try and get around 500 and then put the Aussies under pressure. Come on!!
Nationwider Posted 1 December 2006 Posted 1 December 2006 We can really build on this now. The Oz 4-man attack is going to start looking a bit creaky if we give them two whole days in the field. McGrath's hardly going to get fitter during the game, and a couple of our players (PC and KP) play Warne quite well. Hopefully KP can last the first hour tomorrow.... then who knows!? We own Hayden, Martyn and Gilchrist, and Clarke's always likely to give his wicket away. If we really focus on getting Hussey and Ponting out, we can get a great 1st inns lead here.
lcfc_jme Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! COLLINGWOOD PASSES 100 :banana: Well played sonny-jim, top knock :thumbsup:
lcfc_jme Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 Lunch on Day 2: England 347-3: Collingwood 135* NO Pietersen 102 NO
davieG Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 Second Test Match Adelaide England 551-6 dec (P D Collingwood 206, K P Pietersen 158, I R Bell 60) v Australia 28-1 Second Test Video Highlights Paul Collingwood scored a magnificent 206 during a record-breaking partnership with Kevin Pietersen which put England in charge of the second Test as they declared on 551-6 before reducing Australia to 28-1. Collingwood became just the third Englishman to make a double century in Australia as he put on a record fourth-wicket partnership of 310 with Pietersen as England went on from their overnight score of 266-3 into a commanding position on the second day. The duo wrote their names in Ashes history with a record fourth-wicket stand for England against Australia, whilst their 310 was the fifth highest of all time for England in the Ashes. After the platform was built, Andrew Flintoff eventually declared on 551-6 and he managed to blast out Justin Langer before the close of play to get the first Australian wicket down as they closed on 28-1. After sweating it out overnight on 98, Collingwood wasted little time in completing his century as he clipped his second ball faced from Brett Lee for three after just six minutes to reach three figures. It was not going to stop there though and the two men continued to create new records as they forged a remarkable partnership out in the middle. Collingwood was strong in defence whilst putting away the bad balls while Pietersen produced some breathtaking stroke play at times - taking Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne to pieces at times. Pietersen brought up his sixth Test century with a single off Stuart Clark, after walking down the pitch to slug McGrath away to the boundary three times in his first over. Australia looked devoid of ideas and Warne resorted to bowling around the wicket and way down the leg side at Pietersen - leaving him no option but to kick everything away and this passage of play drew boos from both sets of supporters in the crowd. Pietersen did not crack and he and Collingwood went through the 150 mark comfortably, before Durham man Collingwood brought up his 200 by hoisting Michael Clarke for four. Collingwood eventually went just before tea as he produced a tired-looking edge to hand Stuart Clark his third wicket of the innings. Flintoff and Pietersen added just 21 before Pietersen was remarkably out on 158 for the third time as he took on a risky single and Ricky Ponting dived in with a direct hit to run him out. Geraint Jones came and went quickly for one but Ashley Giles added some impetus and his handy partnership of 65 enabled Flintoff to declare after smashing a powerful boundary off McGrath. Aussie veterans McGrath and Warne cut beleaguered figures in the field as the greatest leg-spinner ever conceded a record amount of runs with figures of 1-167 whilst McGrath conceded a century without taking a wicket for the first time ever as he ended with 0-107. England had just enough time to have a go at the Aussie openers and Langer succumbed to a short ball from Flintoff as he fended it off straight to Pietersen at gully to send the Barmy Army wild Ponting and Matthew Hayden held out and Australia will resume on day three on 28-1 in what should be a fascinating battle.
Joe. Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 Well played England. Finally something for us to smile about! let's carry on with this Aussie bashing!
dandannieldanok Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 I was sceptical about the likes of Collingwood and Bell before this series. Not any more.
lcfc_jme Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 I see they carried on in the same vein which they left off when I fell asleep We've finally managed to have two good days in the series, so hopefully it can continue and we can get ourselves into a no-lose situation, then build from there
Milky Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 it was so nice that i stayed up until 5am to watch it. Hopefully i'll be in for another late one tonight, but do we really have the attack to damage them? Freddie can't do it all himself. Giles into the rough for the left handers should be interesting aswell.
Simi Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 Last nights performance has convinced me to stay up tonight and watch it! MOTD followed by the Ashes!Come on England lets push for the win we need to level the series and shut some of them cokcy Aussies up!!!
Sparky Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 lets have um all out for 250 before end of todays play
dandannieldanok Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 Did anyone see what Pietersen threw at Warne? I saw it briefly on the news, Warne flinched but I couldn't work out what it was?
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