Cricket Discussion - Part 1

[Grave Danger]

England now 8 down. Perhaps they know that the pitch is at its best on day 3 and want the game over with today.

 

[philreich]

So to make a game of it, we need at least 450. Yeah right.....

 

[mic59]

England may not make it to the 300 lead, which would be at least a psychological help. But the ball is still swinging around in this overcast air and will also seam wildly when the Australians start their second innings. If Edgbaston just made it into the third day, will Trent Bridge?
The first three tests all ended early; Cardiff in four days, Lords four, Edgbaston three and this could even be two and is unlikely to be more than three. Four days missed already in the first three tests and more to come. The MCC must be taking a huge financial loss from this.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Woo hoo review

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Any takers umpire's call?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Ball's hitting off stump halfway up. Umpire's call. What a farce.

 

[Dentshop]

The review was brought in to overturn howlers. It clearly isn't serving its purpose.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Lead 308, I reckon Ali will go for it now.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Poms declare.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Warner and Rogers with three overs to face before lunch.

 

[LukeSA]

Poms declare.

Probably not much point declaring when you are 9 wickets down.

 

[Rising Power]

Ok, now just bat til 10 overs before stumps on day 4 and we might be back in it!

 

[Rising Power]

Probably not much point declaring when you are 9 wickets down.

It's about the timing. They declared so Australia would have to face a few nervous overs before lunch.

 

[LukeSA]

It's about the timing. They declared so Australia would have to face a few nervous overs before lunch.

Probably, i'm not that much of a tactician.

Anyways, we made it 4 runs without a wicket.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Poms manage to sneak in another over, after lunch should have been called.

Warner looking shaky here

 

[Dentshop]

Broad sending grenades already.

I feel sorry for the Aussies out there, they have no idea.

 

[philreich]

Only 11 sessions to survive....

 

[mic59]

That was a pretty easy one dropped by Cook. With play and misses and now that Warner is using up all his meal tickets in this innings.

 

[Greasyrhys]

Another edge dropped, how many chances do we wanna give the Poms?!?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Australia bring up the ton with no wickets down and it's still the 4th test.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Not out, no ball. None of this went Australia's way yesterday.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

No ball!

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Settle down Rogers.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Worst. Appeal. Ever.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Rogers just missed one by a metre and the poms appealed.