If anyone who said test cricket is boring, watch the Ashes now !!

[AHLUNGOR]

8 for 160 !!

And a second rain delay!!

It's the Lyon and Johnson shows again!! After Lyon took Cook out after the rain, Johnson strikes and take two quick wickets and Lyon took out the keeper as well - game over and rain comes again !!

We lead by 400 ! And England got two wickets left, if we don't win this, there is no justice !!


Sunny Monday please!!

We need sunny Queensland weather !!

[Oneonone]

Don't need Monday got the job done today a win to Australia Well done

[AHLUNGOR]

It's a big win, one up in the series which will give the team great confidence going to Adelaide !

And although Mitch Johnson was a stand out, the good news are, it's a team effort and most people have stood up and contributed:

Warner, Clarke, Haddin, Johnson with the bats and all the bowler!!

And even the sub fields man took a great catch on Piertersen !

BTW, let's not forget Jason Day and Adam Scott won the Golf World Cup in Royal Melbourne today too! Our first in 24 years. And only Days second tournament win. Good on him to do what he did after losing so many relatives in the Philipines .

And the Wallabies won third test in a row. And the Kangaroos are in the RL World Cup final meeting the kiwis next week !

A great sporting weekend for the Aussies !!

Cheers

[AHLUNGOR]

OK, it's ON again !!

This is it, Mr Michael Clarke, please be good, go out there and win the toss, and put on 400+ at stumps tonight OK, and hopefully you yourself are still batting or better still, we could be only 1 down ................haha

Anything can happen in cricket, now we have the momentum, let's get out there in Adelaide and go 2-0 up, then head west to Perth to win back the Ashes !!

Then we can all relax for the Christmas break and really enjoy giving it to England in the MCG on Boxing Day and in the SCG in the New Year - where Clarkey can bat for three days with no pressure and get a triple century again !!

Go Aussie

Oi, Oi, Oi

[AHLUNGOR]

Monty Panesar is back on the England side, so the POMS are showing their hands with two specialist spinners !!

Bring it ON !!

[Oneonone]

We won the toss looks like a great wicket to bat on so I hope we can make the most of it.

[AHLUNGOR]

0 for 25 after 6 overs !

Rogers has 1

Warner has a flying start, 24 off 22 balls, 4 boundaries already.

[Oneonone]

0 for 25 after 6 overs !

Rogers has 1

Warner has a flying start, 24 off 22 balls, 4 boundaries already.

And now he is out to a loose shot, what a waste Rogers needs to work the ball instead of just blocking them or letting them go puts too much pressure on everyone else.

[Oneonone]

Looks like we are trying to dig in, both Rogers and Watson aren't too keen to rotate the strike Watson want to block or hit a 4 come on we need to rotate the strike and not get bogged down.

[AHLUNGOR]

And now he is out to a loose shot, what a waste Rogers needs to work the ball instead of just blocking them or letting them go puts too much pressure on everyone else.

Yeah, that was disappointing, I expect Warner to at least get to 50.

We are now 1 for 71, so Rogers and Watson both has a start, again, hopefullly they can both get on.

Very strange to see England using two spinners at the same time, both Swann and Panesar are bowling together, one would think they will bowl seamer/spinner and seamer/spinner.

Time will tell.

The run rate has slowed right down though.

[Oneonone]

yes I think that they tried the spinners while there is still some moisture in the wicket. gone back to one spinner one pace now.

We have faced 3 maidens in a row and Watson had a single but didn't take it.

So negative we need to be positive and rotate the strike what is the coach telling them.

[AHLUNGOR]

yes I think that they tried the spinners while there is still some moisture in the wicket. gone back to one spinner one pace now.

We have faced 3 maidens in a row and Watson had a single but didn't take it.

So negative we need to be positive and rotate the strike what is the coach telling them.

Well, I think both Rogers and Watson don't want to get out cheaply, they both gonna to dig in and probably get to 50 first, then they will loosen up the shoulder and let go. I think that's the right way to play test cricket, if Warner is still in, he would probably be close to a century by now, wasted opportunity!!

Rogers on 48 and Watson on 43, looking gooooooooood.

Cheers

[Oneonone]

Well Rogers has got his 50 with 9 fours and 8 singles so he needs to get more singles.

Lets see if he loosens up know.

[AHLUNGOR]

5 for 273, day 1 at Stumps!

I'll say England is slightly ahead !!

Ideally we would like to see 4 down only with Bailey and Clarke coming back tomorrow !

Bring in on Day 2

Cheers

[Punter Poontang]

Either team could be in the drivers seat, but Even Steven at this stage. They put down a couple of catches, but christ we gave some cheap wickets away too (Warner, Watson & Bailey).

[AHLUNGOR]

We need at least one century from here to be competitive !

Who's it gonna be ??

[Oneonone]

We are about 50 runs short of what we should have got yesterday needed 300 to 330 with only 4 or 5 down.

First session this morning will be critical we need to get minimum 350 but more like 400 to 450.

Clarke, Haddin and Johnson will have to do it again.

Then we will have to bowl well.

Should be an interesting days play, hope the rain stays away.

[AHLUNGOR]

We are about 50 runs short of what we should have got yesterday needed 300 to 330 with only 4 or 5 down.

First session this morning will be critical we need to get minimum 350 but more like 400 to 450.

Clarke, Haddin and Johnson will have to do it again.

Then we will have to bowl well.

Should be an interesting days play, hope the rain stays away.

I agree, it's on again this morning !!

5 for 273 is probably not enough and below par. We thought the 295? at the Gabba was not enough and probably 100 runs short, not until we bowled England out under 200 and eventually had a big win. So it's hard to tell until we see how England bat and whether we can rip through them before they all settle in.

But to be sure, I think another 100 to 150 is imperative to get the upper hand.

Let's see who will stand up today !

Go Aussie

Oi, Oi, Oi

[Oneonone]

Well a streaky shot by Clarke to start by he has been much better since and such a positive approach this morning and well supported by Haddin.

Lets go on with it.

[AHLUNGOR]

C'mon Aussies !

Stand and salute your captain!

Back to back centuries in Ashes Tests !

Now lets cheer Haddin to get one too !!