Sparky 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? he just threw the ball back over warnes head
dandannieldanok Posted 2 December 2006 Posted 2 December 2006 he just threw the ball back over warnes head Oh right cheers
Simi Posted 3 December 2006 Posted 3 December 2006 I wish they would hurry up and start playing im struggling to stay awake after all the excitement from todays match.
City_4_Life Posted 3 December 2006 Posted 3 December 2006 England are doing well at the minute, its 67-3.
Ultra Posted 3 December 2006 Posted 3 December 2006 312-5 now. Ponting hit ANOTHER ton. Should have been out early on when Giles dropped him though! Why oh why didn't we pick Panesar, when we KNOW we have to take wickets?
Simi Posted 3 December 2006 Posted 3 December 2006 Hoggard bowled very well last night. The drop of Ponting has more or less ruled out any chance we had of winning.
lcfc_jme Posted 3 December 2006 Posted 3 December 2006 Hoggard from what I saw was and indeed read this morning was brilliant for us yesterday. If we can't force them to follow on (which I can't imagine we will) then the game will be a draw. "Catches win matches" is the saying - if we'd have taken Ponting we'd have been in a much, much better position in this game right now.
Nationwider Posted 3 December 2006 Posted 3 December 2006 Well played Hoggy. Top effort last night. I think this could be meandering towards a draw by the end of day 4. If we can get the last five wickets for less than 100 more, we may be in with a slight shout. For all Giles and Anderson fans, you'll be pleased to know their combined series figures to date are 2-402. Well bowled chaps, and well done Fletch for giving Freddie the tools to bowl the Aussies out with. If Giles takes 5-40 on day 5, I will happily eat my Trilby.
FNQ Posted 3 December 2006 Posted 3 December 2006 Got to take at least 3 wickets this morning, or it's a draw I'm afraid. Fletcher out.
The People's Hero Posted 4 December 2006 Posted 4 December 2006 Giles shouldn't have played this test and Anderson certainly shouldn't. Having said that, beyond bringing in Panesar for Giles, what do we do?
Maybes Posted 4 December 2006 Posted 4 December 2006 Nailed on draw now unless the aussies get us out very quickly
The People's Hero Posted 4 December 2006 Posted 4 December 2006 You can't afford to give Ponting (or any of the Aussie top 6) too many chances. Still, a much improved display save for the toothless bowling of Giles (throughout) and Anderson (90% of the time).
Milky Posted 4 December 2006 Posted 4 December 2006 I think the groundsman needs a slap in the face. Why produce a wicket like that, it had a draw written all over it from day1
surrifox Posted 4 December 2006 Posted 4 December 2006 Giles shouldn't have played this test and Anderson certainly shouldn't. Having said that, beyond bringing in Panesar for Giles, what do we do? Fletcher has always looked for batting options at the tail - this is a policy that worked in 2005 and who can argue against. The selection of Giles strengthens the batting and the fielding (he outscored Flintoff in the chase to declare on saturday morning and his dropping of Ponting whilst disastrous was uncharacteristic, he is a good fielder and Monty is just a buffoon in that department.) Giles' bowling was ineffective but so was Warnes and you could never think of dropping him. I would keep Giles in and replace Anderson (no great shakes with the bat or ball) with Mahmood (a more promising bat and a quicker (though flakier) bowler), although I might play 2 spinners in sydney with Mahmood dropping out there. None of these concerns would be quite so pressing if Jones would start to contribute with the bat after all we are 1 test down and really need 5 bowlers with probably Cook missing out especially if Flintoff is restricted in the number of overs he can bowl.
The People's Hero Posted 4 December 2006 Posted 4 December 2006 Fletcher has always looked for batting options at the tail - this is a policy that worked in 2005 and who can argue against. The selection of Giles strengthens the batting and the fielding (he outscored Flintoff in the chase to declare on saturday morning and his dropping of Ponting whilst disastrous was uncharacteristic, he is a good fielder and Monty is just a buffoon in that department.) Giles' bowling was ineffective but so was Warnes and you could never think of dropping him. I would keep Giles in and replace Anderson (no great shakes with the bat or ball) with Mahmood (a more promising bat and a quicker (though flakier) bowler), although I might play 2 spinners in sydney with Mahmood dropping out there. None of these concerns would be quite so pressing if Jones would start to contribute with the bat after all we are 1 test down and really need 5 bowlers with probably Cook missing out especially if Flintoff is restricted in the number of overs he can bowl. This is all true and if you look back over the thread you will see that I am actually an admirer of Giles. The fact is though that to get back in to this series, we will need to TAKE WICKETS. If you don't take wickets, you can score as many runs as you like, you'll never win. Being 1-0 in the series means we have to win a game. For me, Panesar is more of a threat with the ball than Giles. If I'm entirely honest, I think Monty WILL play the next test and will be dissappointing. He's had such a build up through people decrying his absence. I don't honestly think he'll shine out there. We need another decent seamer and quickly.
kirkup21 Posted 5 December 2006 Posted 5 December 2006 England were shocking second innings and we are now 10 runs from being 2-0 down.
davieG Posted 5 December 2006 Posted 5 December 2006 Second Test Match Adelaide England 551-6 dec (P D Collingwood 206, K P Pietersen 158, I R Bell 60) & 129 (S K Warne 4-49) v Australia 513 (R T Ponting 142, M J Clarke 124, M E K Hussey 91, A C Gilchrist 64, M J Hoggard 7-109) & 168-4 (M E K Hussey 61 no) Australia beat England by 6 wkts A remarkable England batting collapse enabled Australia, inspired by Shane Warne, to steal a dramatic six-wicket victory in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide to go 2-0 up in the series. Despite declaring on 551 after batting first, including a double century from Paul Collingwood, a disastrous final day saw England somehow lose a Test that had seemed destined to end in at least a draw. Led by some fine leg spin from Warne, who took 4-49, Australia got rid of England for just 129 as the touring batsmen threw their wickets away at times with a distinct lack of fight or belief. Australia were left to chase 168 for an unlikely victory from 36 overs after tea, and a fine half century from Michael Hussey saw them across the line with relative comfort.
Katy Posted 5 December 2006 Posted 5 December 2006 Im bloody annoyed. How to piss Katy off in one easy step
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