Just bringing this up for brother d_concierge
Let the Ashes begin !
Just bringing this up for brother d_concierge
Let the Ashes begin !
The Ashes is on !!
After three consecutive series lost, it's now or never as Michael Clarke has put it in the Tele!
Ponting lost two series during his watch and Clarkey already lost one in England. Stop the ROT !!]
We can't afford to loss a double/double over two Captains !
Order of the day:
Day 1, first Ashes test at the Gabba:
Michael Clarke please win the toss and bat first!
Rogers and Warner stay together and bat past lunch then perhaps survive tea time as well, if either one of them can then let go and score a 100 or bat till stumps, it will go a long way of winning in Brisbane !
Go Aussie
Cheers
If we can bat and then not loose more than one max two wickets before lunch we will be in good shape.
Lets hope we can make a game of it, we need some application when we bat.
We won the toss, we are batting first.
Jimmy Anderson to Rogers - a maiden over!
Stuart Broad to Warner - getting the BOOOOOOs !
First ball to Warner - FOUR !!
Take that !
Game on !!
Go Aussie
:shout:
Nothing has changed Warner lucky not to be out caught in slips and Rogers out to a short ball.
Fuck, bloody Stuart Broad again !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oneonone
OK, settle down, Watson is on, he is the proper opener man, now we have a right hand left hand combination!
C'mon guys, let's see out to lunch !!
Yawnnn, even this thread is boring. Hard enough to watch on tv so reading it... Can't do it!
And now Watson is out last over before lunch just what we didn't want.
U guys must be kidding...
Now Clarke out for 1 looks like a repeat of the ashes in England all over again.
Shit, Warner out for 49!
Stuart Broad took 4 wickets!
It's gonna be tough from here now !!
Smith and Bailey must stand up !
Bailey out for 3 - may be give Faulkner a try in Adelaide ??
This is becoming like a midas session. Great expectation, but fall over all too quickly.
Mitch Johnson hit Swann for six - good on you son, the first six of the day !
You might as well go for it rather than die wondering !!
Tea time !
Yes once again its left up to the tail to get something to bowl at.
Haddin got a half century, Johnson not too far behind, if these two can survive until stumps tonight, it's a new dawn, it's a new day tomorrow !!
We are still hopeful !!
6 for 229 !!
Haddin and Johnson both made half century and a 100 partnership.
Keep going boys !!
What were the batsmen doing? stuff all as usual! Come on Haddin and Johnson make it 100 each you deserve it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AHLUNGOR
Well Johnson out to a good delivery played the wrong shot but never mind a great innings lets hope some of the remaining players (not batsmen) can stay with Haddin.
Stuart Broad got his 5th Wickets !!
Johnson out for 64 !!
He will usually bowl well when he bats well, so this could be a Mitch bowling show tomorrow !!
Haddin into the 70 's lets hope Siddle can stay with him for the rest of today
Yeah, Siddles gone!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oneonone
Stumps day 1, 8 for 273 ! The run rate is ok if we are only 4 or 5 down !
Haddin is 78 not out but he may be running out of partners ! How long can Harris and Lyon hangs around ? 10 overs? 15 overs ?
Lets not forget he was 14 runs short in Trent Bridge for winning the the first test for Australia! What IF !!
Lets hope we get to 300 tomorrow , anything over will be a bonus !!
England has its nose in front after the first day!
Cheers
Yeah, I think it will be fair to say that England is ahead! Not by much though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozmag
Lets not forget during the first innings in Trent Bridge, England was all out for 215 inside 60 overs and Peter Siddle took 5 wickets !
So at at least Aust survived day 1 with 273 and still has two wickets in hand!
This is far from over!!
Lets see how far Haddin can push the score, he could have been a hero in that first test bar 14 runs !!
May be he deserved to make a big century tomorrow to set the Aussie up!!
Cheers
I love your optimism AHLUNGORQuote:
Originally Posted by AHLUNGOR