Ashes time.

[Captainron]

If Australia pull off this win then the series should be a belter. Everyone expected the juggernaut to crush this Aussie team but this is making things very interesting.

 

[Crow]

I put the radio on this morning and heard thenm talking about Root and thought, "a few wickets down then but still plenty of batting to come.
Then I heard that he was bowling..... England had already been blown away. oo:

This made me laugh, how much of England's cricket funding goes on rubbish like this?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...f-goji-berry-and-quinoa-catering-demands.html

 

[JCW]

It all look good at as the convicts were 295 all out and we were 29 for none , off to sleep and well you know the rest , it be a big task to win this match and the series but a drawn series is all we need , good job too

 

[Blue in Munich]

The fightback has started!

 

[SaintHacker]

Why oh why did I get up at 5 to watch this rubbish?

 

[FairwayDodger]

If Australia pull off this win then the series should be a belter. Everyone expected the juggernaut to crush this Aussie team but this is making things very interesting.

Im no cricket expert but not sure why this would be the case. Didn't they finish the last series pretty well, weather and a very aggressive declaration going against the Aussies?

 

[ger147]

Looks like that's the series all over already. Bit of a damp squib after all the build up.

 

[JCW]

Looks like that's the series all over already. Bit of a damp squib after all the build up.

Well its not over yet , but England wont win the 2nd test , They have to bat to avoid the follow on then go on to draw this match and again at Perth , England`s best chance is at Melbourne and Sidney , They only need to draw the series to retain the ashes , lose this test and they will do well not to get punished even more , Need to win the toss and set the match up , the aussies have won the toss each time and have run the game from the start , so England need to draw this test then get a better tosser .......................EYG

 

[Beezerk]

^^^Agreed^^^
Best we can hope for is a draw from this one, about time the batsmen showed up for a match or three.

 

[Khamelion]

Not much of a cricket fan, a cricket test match is the only thing slower then continental drift and to be fair continental drift is more exciting.

 

[JCW]

Not much of a cricket fan, a cricket test match is the only thing slower then continental drift and to be fair continental drift is more exciting.

Take it you don't like the game , which sport other then golf do u like Then ...................EYG

 

[ger147]

2nd Test is already lost, best England can hope for is to avoid an innings defeat. And at 0-2 down, the series is also already lost as well. The Aussies will get the 3rd win they need to clinch the series.

 

[Khamelion]

Take it you don't like the game , which sport other then golf do u like Then ...................EYG

American Football, played it when I was younger, excellent way of stress relief, legally battering the snot out of the QB by running at him at full speed, lifting him, planting him and landing on him, just thinking about that now has a smile on my face.

 

[JCW]

American Football, played it when I was younger, excellent way of stress relief, legally battering the snot out of the QB by running at him at full speed, lifting him, planting him and landing on him, just thinking about that now has a smile
on my face.

I rather watch cricket .........American football is a even slower game with all that protection , mind I don't understand it hence find it boring , We play the same game over here , its call Rugby Union , a man`s game ...................EYG

 

[Khamelion]

I rather watch cricket .........American football is a even slower game with all that protection , mind I don't understand it hence find it boring , We play the same game over here , its call Rugby Union , a man`s game ...................EYG

Never got away with Rugby, especially league, all the foot raking, punching, biting and scratching, call me a wuss, but gimme the pads and helmet.

 

[JCW]

I have to agree with you on Rugby league , Union is the game of Rugby ...........eyg

 

[Beezerk]

American Football, played it when I was younger, excellent way of stress relief, legally battering the snot out of the QB by running at him at full speed, lifting him, planting him and landing on him, just thinking about that now has a smile on my face.

Gateshead Thunder?

 

[Captainron]

Im no cricket expert but not sure why this would be the case. Didn't they finish the last series pretty well, weather and a very aggressive declaration going against the Aussies?

The game would have ended in a draw but Clarke wanted a chance to win. Took a chance which nearly meant a 4-0 series loss but the weather saved Australia.

England were expected to thrash this Aussie team in their back garden. They had a more settled team with more potential match winners and an excellent record.

Making for excellent viewing

 

[ger147]

If this series was a boxing match I suspect the referee would have stepped in to stop the contest by now.

Was hoping for a close one but it's heading for another whitewash.

 

[19thagain]

Off to bed with the ear phones on and get to sleep with a big smile on my face, oh but Mr Boycott is not a happy bunny.

Delightful!