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Ashes: Fifth Test
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Congratulations to Smiffy .. he is now unrecognisable from the rabbit who started the tour0
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Coming up on 400 in the first innings at the end of day 2 and with day 3 likely to be lost due to rain I cannot see anything but a draw.
What a strange game where you can play too well!0 -
His marriage has ended and that seems to have a knock-on effect on his form - he's averaged 40 this season against an average of ca 30 for the last two seasons. The incident at the night club seems to have been another consequence of the marriage break up. More troubling from a career perspective is that according to rumours he's argued with the powers that be at Sussex, apparently on occasions he's refused to bowl, at other times that he doesn't want to be taken off when he's bowling etc. Consequently they've sent him out on loan and by mutual agreement have ended his contract.Plaaayer said:What are Panesars personal issues? I know he got pissed up and had a slash somewhere but is that it? Seems a bit harsh.
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Australia declare on 492-9.
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230-4 if anyone interested. Boring, boring England.0
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With the forecast weather, it's going to be even more boring for those of us there tomorrow ;-(0
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See the Drinking Near The Oval thread. They do let you out & back in. That's if you bother to go in in the first place :-)Addick Addict said:With the forecast weather, it's going to be even more boring for those of us there tomorrow ;-(
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Thanks C E. Just one problem - I'm boringly teetotal.0
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If there's little prospect of play, it's worth exiting/ not going in in the first place.Addick Addict said:Thanks C E. Just one problem - I'm boringly teetotal.
Some years back, we left The Oval went to Chinatown had a lovely meal & got back for start of play about 3pm.
Many there were moaning when we got back, about being cold, wet & fed up :-)0 -
Slow slow day at the oval today, but that's test cricket for you0
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I pondered this morning on Facebook, that with the terrible weather today, it was a much better day for football than cricket.
It turns out I wasn't entirely correct...0 -
Going to be no play today either at this rate - chucking it down.
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Woakes = not an international standard player.0
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Hope we bat all day and Bell and Prior get tons. Just 4 runs to avoid the follow on.0
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Pah ! Super_horns, Leroy and bollox (A firm of dodgy solicitors ?).
We got bowled out, aussie's (aussies' ?) bat, and declare.
Give us 227 to chase off (minimum) 44 overs.
Go for it ?0 -
Play a "one day game" ?
227 off 264 ?0 -
Just don't put Trott back in as he'll try and bat for 3 days...0
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Gonna be a good finish here. 105-2
England need 122 runs from 20 overs.
Trott 42*
Pietersen 17*0 -
Fair play Clarke for dangling the carrot, absolute top decision for the crowd and spectacle, gonna be close this come on England0
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139-2. 88 needed from 16 overs.
Pietersen 45 from 30 balls0 -
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Clarke didn't think we'd go for it, a calculated risk that didn't take into account that this situation was tailor made for KP. He'll be relishing every second.0
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Got his half century just as I hit send. 4-0 is better than 3-0
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Momentum going into the next lot in Nov, will be a very series that id say0
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163-3. Pietersen caught in the deep for 62.
64 needed from 9.5 overs.0 -
170-4. Trott lbw for 59.
57 needed from 8.3 overs.0 -
Might settle for a draw now. See if bell and Woakes fancy it0
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Well played all. Only England v Oz could turn a dull damp test into a exciting 20/200
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36 needed from 6 overs, with 6 wickets left.0
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33 needed from 5 overs. Australia have started bowling down leg side on purpose.0
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pietersen got the fastest ashes test fifty in history off 36 balls0
