I feel that he is so fired up to really rub our faces in the dirt - he may just carry on and **** up....please>
I stayed up until 4 to listen to the cricket on 5 Live, wishing I hadn’t bothered – not looking good at all. Couldn’t believe Freddie went out for 0, and Bell the highest scorer with 50 is shocking! I was hoping for a minor miracle when I went to bed (after Australia decided not to enforce the follow on), but woke up and have seen their 2nd innings are already 181-1!
Surprised Warney didn't take a wicket in the first innings, granted, he didn't bowl as many overs as McGrath or Lee but still you would expect him to get at least one. Best bowler of all time IMO.
Great interview they showed with Warne during the lunch break yesterday, have so much respect for the bloke, just a genius! Jon you're right mate, KP's one was missing off stump (although he did himself no favours by not playing a shot) and Flintoff's was a no ball!
Just gets worse doesn't it? Sounds like Bell shouldn’t have been out, but I don’t have the benefit of replays
Well at least Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen showed they can bat and built decent scores. Still some silly shots played though. Maybe it will rain tomorrow and give us hope!
At last we showed a bit of fight, but I can't help thinking what could / should have been. Some very, very poor shot selection, five down did they get 1 wicket and we give them the other 4????? off to do my rain dance now, its the only chance we have to hold on. lets hope that half hour or so they batted on for comes back to hurt them.
Here we go again then! Got to perform better in the first 3 days than we did last time! Selection anyone? Panesar in? Mahmood in? Same side as before? My team would be: Strauss Cook Bell KP (put him back at 4) Collingwood Flintoff Jones Giles Hoggard Mahmood Panesar
The team i would pick would be the same as you Nick except KP at 5 because he prefers it. personally I think he should bat 4 but if the guy prefers 5, so be it. The actual team will be; Strauss Cook bell Collingwool KP fred Jones Gilo Hoggard Wide boy Harmisson Monty
Yes I think both your teams are spot on, but maybe I'd say Joyce for Bell just because I'm a Middlesex man! Actually no, that wouldn't be such a good idea!
my team strauss cook bell KP Collinwood Freddie Reade King of Spain Hoggard Harmie Monty Can keep risking jones behind the stumps and didnt contribute with the bat so Reade gets a chance. he can bat a bit as well. GOT TO WIN THE TOSS
King of Spain - lmao, i remember that, very good! Jon, i know KP prefers 5 but for the good of the team i'd have collingwood in at 5 or even maybe 6! I think Freddie and KP give their wickets away sometimes too cheaply due to poor shot selection...at least if Colly is in there it would add more security/discipline to the middle order! The first innings was a good example of that...flintoff and KP going very cheaply and before you know it Jones and Giles are in! Collingwood can occupy the crease all day when he gets in and would be better batting with the tail than either Freddie or KP! I had Mahmood in for Harmison and Monty in for Anderson but to be honest i can only see Monty for Anderson happening!
Great fightback by the lads! Looked sh*t at lunch time when we were 60 for 2 on a good track but at 217 for 3 with KP blasting Warney out the ground and Colly batting like a legend we look alot better now! Need to make 450+ and stick the Aussies end for an hour and a half tomorrow night and skittle a few out! If we can take a lead of 100+ going into our 2nd innings then we can level this series up! Come on!
New ball taken...England 257-3...Pieterson on 59 and Collingwood on 91 Just hope we can get through tonight without any late casualties!
KP got out of jail on the penultimate ball. 266-3 at close. Be nice to see Colly, KP and Fred make tons tomorrow. That would put us past 400, the tail wagging could give us another 80 odd runs and it won't have been a bad couple of days
Knackered from work yesterday so had a few guinness in the pride when got back. Felt a wtweek peckish as bears often do and at closing time got a pizza and a spag bol takeaway. Bunged the radio on 5live extra and listened throughout the night, whilst dozing off, waking uo and eating pizza and spag bol. Knackered today. We need to get 600 and get the Aussies on the run. If we could win this from a decent start would really make for a good series. OWZATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
As of 05'30 GMT England were at 468/4 with a Double century for Paul Collingwood (206 off 392 balls) pieterson not out on 145 going in for tea (306 partnership). Fantastic performance by england through out the night. Flintoff is in now and will decide in the next few hours wether to call it or to carry on, will most likely call it just before close of play.
Woke up just in time to see Pieterson run out and then we lost another wicket for just 2 runs. Think I should have stayed in bed we were doing well then.
551-6 obviously dec, and the Aussies are in. 19-1 at the mo, Langer c Pieterson b Flintoff, Hayden is on 11 and Ponting 3.
Well done to Collingwood and KP for their excellent partnership and hopefully the bowlings can step to produce the goods
Great day, great performance from Colly and KP in paticular! Target for tonight is to surely bowl the Aussies out before the close for less than 350, and then on the 4th day smash a quick 250 and stick the Aussies in for the last session of the 4th day needing 450 to win! Great stuff Barmy Army!
Damm you Mr Aussie captain and Hussey! Didn't see the Giles drop...was it a bad one or quite difficult? Good to see Hoggard get 4 wickets and we still have a chance I feel although the draw must be big favourite.
I think it has draw wrote all over it now. Hoggy bowled well and stuck to the task on a good batting pitch. Could do with 3 or 4 quick wickets in the first hour tomorrow.
