The Ashes

[ilaya]

2 wickets already!! come on england!!!

:england:

 

[Hawkwind]

Once Pontin goes it will be as good as over. No way will they last the day let alone get another 400 odd.

The Wicket played well yesterday afternoon due to the heavy roller used by Aus before their inning. The surface is again deteriorating fast and the ball moving about. Classic Test Series but should be an easy win here. It was won on the first morning with the toss.

 

[Olgaline]

damn that linesman, He was Clearly!! offside!

ye!

 

[- English -]

i reckon it will rain and be a draw...

 

[Hawkwind]

No rain forecast and we know the Beeb never, ever, ever get the weather wrong!

 

[kiliarien]

Wouldn't mind another wicked soon, these 2 are beginning to get into their stride.

 

[leviathane]

god warneys still got it.

 

[kiliarien]

god warneys still got it.

Agreed - quite bizarrely I'm also listening to Five Live. Watching that and listening to Harry Potter & Draco Malfoy discuss cricket is kind of surreal.

 

[Tilda]

omg ponting!

 

[JingleBells]

North stumped, 236-5!!

 

[Madmaxx]

need to get hussey out asap currently on 109 but i think we could finish this tonight with hussey out.

 

[JingleBells]

Haddin caught by Strauss, 327-6

 

[leviathane]

Ahwell lookin forward to takin back the ashes in oz like last time. Ful credit to england, we've played pretty shite this series.

 

[kiliarien]

Ahwell lookin forward to takin back the ashes in oz like last time. Ful credit to england, we've played pretty shite this series.

What's your take on Ponting as captain Levi? Lots of people are questioning him, I personally still think he's the man for the job so it'll be interesting what occurs.

Oh and ofc:

:england::england::england:

 

[leviathane]

Best man for the job, won't be around for much longer for the internationals so just hope he can pass on as much useful info onto pup.
Have to say was actually impressed with strauss as captain this series, good fielding and lead by example.

 

[kiliarien]

Best man for the job, won't be around for much longer for the internationals so just hope he can pass on as much useful info onto pup.
Have to say was actually impressed with strauss as captain this series, good fielding and lead by example.

That's what I think - all I can imagine is if they gave it someone else and they were in a tight spot they'd turn to him for his experience and skill anyway.

Strauss was indeed good, and I don't think Ponting did anything wrong; I believe if the Aussies had closed it out at Cardiff the England team would be quite demoralised and we'd have been staring at a 3-1 Aussie Ashes scoreline.