Official Ashes Series Thread

jimmyc1985 · Post by **jimmyc1985** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:50 pm

BenDoolan wrote:It's got me f***** why the English selectors were ever reluctant in picking Panesar. Garbage Giles bowls 400 overs and gets stuff all wickets, and along comes Panesar and takes a wicket first ball! Now he has 5 fer!

The other selection was to dump Geraint Jones and they didn't. Dumb arse selctors!

Rest assured, Giles has played his last Test. Monty was great and i loved it! Even though he got a few wickets from wide balls outside off stump, his deliveries to get the LBW's and to bowl Langer were good, genuine wicket-taking deliveries.

Hooray for a competitive Test match!

bomber_girl · Post by **bomber_girl** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:20 pm

He's a great bowler, I really rate him. 5 wickets is fantastic, well done Monty!

F111 · Post by **F111** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:40 pm

Langer played a crap shot.
Symonds fell to his own head of steam, and Warne chose a shite shot too close to his body.
Th lbw looked good on the flasho replay but he was WAY down the wicket.
Gilchrists was a good wicket.

Still 5 wickets is 5 wickets. Good on him.

I expect he deserves more respect, and may get it in the second innings.

Clark was very unlucky at the end, Warne dropped one out of both hands. He was bowling superbly.

rama_fan · Post by **rama_fan** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:43 pm

Live Boxing Day Test! Bring it on.

Can't wait to reclaim the Ashes in front of 100,000 Vics at the G.

rama_fan · Post by **rama_fan** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:50 pm

Steve Harmison - He's Back!

He was bowling extremely well today, it was quite a fierce, scary spell of bowling.

temporary stevo · Post by **temporary stevo** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:22 am

it's great to see a match not dominated by the batsmen.

j-mac31 · Post by **j-mac31** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:20 am

temporary stevo wrote:it's great to see a match not dominated by the batsmen.

Indeed it is.

Don't write the Aussies off yet. What if Warne does a Monty?

This should be an awesome game.

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:00 pm

Boxing Day will be a dead rubber. The Australians came out and over-attacked early on and paid the price, far too many loose strokes. We will end up making around 350-400 in the second dig.

I think Martyn leaving has given Hayden another chance. He is on his last legs and struggles against quality bowling.

BERT · Post by **BERT** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:47 pm

McGrath picked up the filth early this morning.

ealesy · Post by **ealesy** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:05 pm

Interesting stat in the paper this morning....last 5 times the Australian have posted less than 250 in the first innings they have WON 4 times.

lozza89 · Post by **lozza89** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:21 pm

Clark just got Strauss in a fairly dodgey decision. Out for 42, caught behind.

jimmyc1985 · Post by **jimmyc1985** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:22 pm

4 down now..

Great to see that Clark opened the bowling this morning in tandem with McGrath. He definitely earned his shot by bowling beaufifully last night and it would've been a travesty to give Lee first go again this morning.

Gatsid · Post by **Gatsid** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:16 pm

Jones in the team for his batting

Jones 0 (4)
B:Symonds C:Langer

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:38 pm

6/122 at lunch.

Glad symonds got a couple of wickets, hopefully that will be enough to keep Watson out of the team.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:40 pm

lozza89 wrote:Clark just got Strauss in a fairly dodgey decision. Out for 42, caught behind.

fairly dodgey! absolute shocker, as bad as mcgraths last night - rudi is not having a good one.

CameronClayton · Post by **CameronClayton** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:38 pm

Considering Bell was given out on a no-ball & Strauss didn't nick the ball, the Poms would be feeling well pissed off. They have a long tail & will be lucky to make 200.

I wanted to see them make 400 in the 1st innings to see how good we are with our backs to the wall - looks like I won't find out this series & will have to wait till the 2009 Ashes series to see another real contest between these 2 teams.

Sismis · Post by **Sismis** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:15 pm

Awesome match, Poms hopefully get enough to make it a dead even first innings. Second innings, varying bounce spinning wicket will make for an awesome finish. Definately be a result here.

Dizzy_69 · Post by **Dizzy_69** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:34 pm

Rossoneri wrote:6/122 at lunch.

Glad symonds got a couple of wickets, hopefully that will be enough to keep Watson out of the team.

He would need to get a few more wickets and a big score to keep Watson out of the Boxing day test

Sismis · Post by **Sismis** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:50 pm

Dizzy_69 wrote:
Rossoneri wrote:6/122 at lunch.

Glad symonds got a couple of wickets, hopefully that will be enough to keep Watson out of the team.
He would need to get a few more wickets and a big score to keep Watson out of the Boxing day test

He's toast. He once again demonstrated the reason he was dropped. lack of concentration.

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:03 pm

CameronClayton wrote: I wanted to see them make 400 in the 1st innings to see how good we are with our backs to the wall - looks like I won't find out this series & will have to wait till the 2009 Ashes series to see another real contest between these 2 teams.

5/551 dec. not big enough?