" My fancy is a drawn series. Our attack is better than theirs but, on the other hand, our batting is inferior which rather leads me to conclude that both teams will struggle to bowl each other out.
I've had a bit at 120 on Betfair on 0-0 (really from a trading perspective should the first couple of Tests be drawn) with 1-1 (at 15) the main bet and a saver at 10 on 2-2."
0-0 currently trading at 16 on Betfair. With these two bowling attacks even that looks a bit big!
Ricky Ponting squealed like a stuck pig when England used a substitue fielder (Gary Pratt) for Simon Jones, when the bowler was hospitalised in the fourth Test in '05.
On that basis, can we assume that Australia will decline the use of a sub, now that Hauritz has gone to hospital?
Australia's day now. How we can go from winning that first session and a half so comprehensively - then even more comprehensivley losing the last session and a half is absolutely beyond me. Ridiculous batting from Collingwood in particular - from the sublime (last Sunday) to the ridiculous (today)
It's the opposite from the 1st innings in Cardiff where the openers misfired and the middle order gained us a decent enough score. This time it's the openers who've scored big and the middle order has gone cheaply. The first 196 runs for zero wickets then the next 168 for 6. It's been a good day but could have been a whole lot better...that's the same as Cardiff!!!
Just about to head off with me old man, thanks to mog again!! Not much sleep last night, it will rain at some point but not as bad as predicted yesterday, bit nippy tho.. will update live from the ground.... get me ;-)
The sun is out!! Beefy out on the pitch loads of cameras with him, the mcc members are like somthing from a victorian costume drama you can almost smell there upper class smugness from over here, saw a few go in this morning who could hardly walk was like the living dead!! Still 20 mins to go no beer till midday I said so just gona have a quick walk about before trip to the karsee then settle down for first session.
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I've had a bit at 120 on Betfair on 0-0 (really from a trading perspective should the first couple of Tests be drawn) with 1-1 (at 15) the main bet and a saver at 10 on 2-2."
0-0 currently trading at 16 on Betfair. With these two bowling attacks even that looks a bit big!
On that basis, can we assume that Australia will decline the use of a sub, now that Hauritz has gone to hospital?
With England, anything is possible lol
Damn, Prior out 317-5 - now real problems.
New ball due in 3 balls, not looking good now.
(will I regret saying that?)
333-6
Broad, 2
Swann, 1
Anderson, 0.5
Onions, 0.25.
Strauss wasn't happy with Collingwood from what they were saying on the radio with him throwing the wicket away.