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The Ashes

Post by TinShedDarloFan » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:17 pm

The rain to save England and make the match a draw, 20-2, trailing by 219 runs, Aussies still have an innings to play

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Re: The Ashes

Post by SuperQuaker » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:25 pm

At first I thought maybe it was just really good batting wicket, with England taking no wickets in two consecutive sessions. But when the Aussies then take two in the space of half an hour, you realise it's not the conditions, they're basically just much better at cricket, and with more bottle.
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Re: The Ashes

Post by SteveSC » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:30 pm

Going to be a struggle - the weather forecast tommorrow is pretty good (or bad depending on your loyalties) but then again it was supposed to bucket down all day in Cardiff and didn't arrive until 3.30 ish.
Need a couple of players to get their heads down and stick around for hours on end - like the Aussies do - but I don't think we have any with a combination of technique and mental attitude to do it - they seem happy with a flash 50 or 60 and then give their wicket away.
Should never have played it in a foreign country anyway - much better at Chester-le Street (a good old English name).

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Re: The Ashes

Post by TinShedDarloFan » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:33 pm

With only 1 day left of the series, we really need Pietersen to keep his head and do what Ponting did for the Aussies, could do with Strauss putting on a score and when he goes we then need Colly to stick around, bat most of the day tomorrow and we should get a draw and start all over

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Re: The Ashes

Post by wylam_rangers » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:46 pm

SuperQuaker wrote:At first I thought maybe it was just really good batting wicket, with England taking no wickets in two consecutive sessions. But when the Aussies then take two in the space of half an hour, you realise it's not the conditions, they're basically just much better at cricket, and with more bottle.
Nothing to do with bottle. It's concentration that this England lot lack and no one more than that twat Pieterson who hasn't even got the guts to apologise for one of the most wank shots ever seen in test cricket.

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Re: The Ashes

Post by Darlo_G » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:51 pm

wylam_rangers wrote:
SuperQuaker wrote:At first I thought maybe it was just really good batting wicket, with England taking no wickets in two consecutive sessions. But when the Aussies then take two in the space of half an hour, you realise it's not the conditions, they're basically just much better at cricket, and with more bottle.
Nothing to do with bottle. It's concentration that this England lot lack and no one more than that twat Pieterson who hasn't even got the guts to apologise for one of the most wank shots ever seen in test cricket.
What's all this fucking moaning about Pietersen. He's our best player by a mile, and every fucker slates him when he plays a bad shot. Thats his game. I think the guy is awesome, has a bit of drive about him. Just wish he was still captain!

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Re: The Ashes

Post by TinShedDarloFan » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:57 pm

Got no problems with the type shot K.P played, he'd already got a few runs on the board with the style shot, his only mistake is he should of pulled out of the shot as soon as the ball swerved as much as it did, still Pietersen is our best batsman by a long shot and still came out topscorer in our 1st innings

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Re: The Ashes

Post by wylam_rangers » Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:05 pm

TinShedDarloFan wrote:Got no problems with the type shot K.P played, he'd already got a few runs on the board with the style shot, his only mistake is he should of pulled out of the shot as soon as the ball swerved as much as it did, still Pietersen is our best batsman by a long shot and still came out topscorer in our 1st innings

I don't have a problem with the shot. It's just that it was not a test match shot at that stage in the match. What annoys me is that he seems to think it's ok not to acknowledge he played the wrong shot in the circumstances.

Yes he is one of our best players but what is wrong with a bit of honesty.

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Re: The Ashes

Post by Darlo_Pete » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:18 pm

We're absolutely useless at Cricket, we should just give up. :roll:

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Re: The Ashes

Post by TeessideQuaker » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:11 am

Darlo_Pete wrote:We're absolutely useless at Cricket, we should just give up. :roll:
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Re: The Ashes

Post by rj50 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:36 am

DP did you ever play cricket?

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Re: The Ashes

Post by comeondarlo » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:00 am

I blame Wales, can't even rain when it's meant to

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Re: The Ashes

Post by Ned_Flanders » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:14 am

Lets not get carried away, in 2005 our first test we played awful. I hope we can bat out the day, showers are forecast and a draw would feel like a victory.

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Re: The Ashes

Post by RUMPLESTILTSKIN » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:19 am

Let's face it, at cricket we are not good enough to beat the Aussies. :cry:
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Re: The Ashes

Post by danny_88 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:19 am

There goes Pietersen early on the morning 31-3 leaving the ball and then the ball just swings back in a touch and it cracks the stumps. Or well.
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Re: The Ashes

Post by Darlo_Pete » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:33 am

Yes I've played cricket for a village team, have you RJ?

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Re: The Ashes

Post by SuperQuaker » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:54 am

I am standing by my earlier comment about England players not having enough bottle. In the first innings they looked half decent, and amassed a useful score, but now the Aussies have scored even heavier and applied some pressure, they're just falling apart.
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Re: The Ashes

Post by rj50 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:18 am

Yes DP left arm spinner,as for the rain COD i tried my best.

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Post by wylam_rangers » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:26 am

This time "no-shot" from Pieterson.

Wonder if he'll tell us it's "just the way I play" this time :thumbdown:

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Re: The Ashes

Post by wylam_rangers » Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:57 pm

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Re: The Ashes

Post by MSG Quaker » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:42 pm

SuperQuaker wrote:I am standing by my earlier comment about England players not having enough bottle. In the first innings they looked half decent, and amassed a useful score, but now the Aussies have scored even heavier and applied some pressure, they're just falling apart.

Hows that for bottle from Monty and Jimmy...parden the pun
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Post by The_Ozzman_Cometh » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:50 pm

This result is as good as a win!!

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Re: The Ashes

Post by rj50 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:55 pm

who said test matches are dead,a great last day of cricket.fantastic draw on to lords on thursday.

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Re: The Ashes

Post by SuperQuaker » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:58 pm

MSG Quaker wrote:
SuperQuaker wrote:I am standing by my earlier comment about England players not having enough bottle. In the first innings they looked half decent, and amassed a useful score, but now the Aussies have scored even heavier and applied some pressure, they're just falling apart.

Hows that for bottle from Monty and Jimmy...parden the pun
They did great towards the end to be fair, but perhaps the same Monty and Jimmy really need to examine why the Aussies were comfortably on their way to 700 runs in the first place!
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Re: The Ashes

Post by Ned_Flanders » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:10 am

I noticed that Ricky Ponting is now bitching about us sending out our physio and 12th man out , like they would not have done the same thing.
Stop moaning Ponting, you never killed us off and that is your problem, well done Collingwood, Anderson and Monty :clap:

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Re: The Ashes

Post by grytters » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:07 pm

Ned_Flanders wrote:I noticed that Ricky Ponting is now bitching about us sending out our physio and 12th man out , like they would not have done the same thing.
Stop moaning Ponting, you never killed us off and that is your problem, well done Collingwood, Anderson and Monty :clap:
And Panesar likely to be dropped in favour of Onions, with the attack now not using the second spinner.

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Personally, I'd drop Pietersen, and not just because I loathe and detest the man, his arrogant showboating when a determined, thoughtful, innings was wanted, and the need to knuckle in and think about his shots should come as a sharp lesson to him.

He's in a test match, not a t20 competition, no matter how much he'd prefer to be playing in the IPL for buckets of cash.
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