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Ashes: Fifth Test

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  • LincsaddickLincsaddick
    Congratulations to Smiffy .. he is now unrecognisable from the rabbit who started the tour
  • RizzoRizzo
    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!
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    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.

    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.

  • suzisausagesuzisausage
    Australia declare on 492-9.

  • bolloxbolderbolloxbolder
    230-4 if anyone interested. Boring, boring England.
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    With the forecast weather, it's going to be even more boring for those of us there tomorrow ;-(
  • Covered EndCovered End
    Addick Addict said:

    With the forecast weather, it's going to be even more boring for those of us there tomorrow ;-(

    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 AddictAddick Addict
    Thanks C E. Just one problem - I'm boringly teetotal.
  • Covered EndCovered End
    Addick Addict said:

    Thanks C E. Just one problem - I'm boringly teetotal.

    If there's little prospect of play, it's worth exiting/ not going in in the first place.

    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 :-)
  • shirty5shirty5
    Slow slow day at the oval today, but that's test cricket for you
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  • killerandflashkillerandflash
    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...
  • Super_hornsSuper_horns
    Going to be no play today either at this rate - chucking it down.
  • Leroy AmbroseLeroy Ambrose
    Woakes = not an international standard player.
  • bolloxbolderbolloxbolder
    Hope we bat all day and Bell and Prior get tons. Just 4 runs to avoid the follow on.
  • MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    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 ?
  • MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    Play a "one day game" ?

    227 off 264 ?
  • soapy_jonessoapy_jones
    Just don't put Trott back in as he'll try and bat for 3 days...
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    Gonna be a good finish here. 105-2

    England need 122 runs from 20 overs.

    Trott 42*
    Pietersen 17*
  • MCSMCS
    Fair play Clarke for dangling the carrot, absolute top decision for the crowd and spectacle, gonna be close this come on England
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    139-2. 88 needed from 16 overs.

    Pietersen 45 from 30 balls
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  • McBobbinMcBobbin
    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.
  • McBobbinMcBobbin
    Got his half century just as I hit send. 4-0 is better than 3-0 :)
  • MCSMCS
    Momentum going into the next lot in Nov, will be a very series that id say
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    163-3. Pietersen caught in the deep for 62.

    64 needed from 9.5 overs.
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    170-4. Trott lbw for 59.

    57 needed from 8.3 overs.
  • McBobbinMcBobbin
    Might settle for a draw now. See if bell and Woakes fancy it
  • carly burncarly burn
    Well played all. Only England v Oz could turn a dull damp test into a exciting 20/20
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    edited August 2013
    36 needed from 6 overs, with 6 wickets left.
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    33 needed from 5 overs. Australia have started bowling down leg side on purpose.
  • oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    pietersen got the fastest ashes test fifty in history off 36 balls
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