View Poll Results: Who's gonna win The Ashes?
Australia
26
36.62%
England
37
52.11%
Draw (Australia retain - not win)
8
11.27%
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Who's going to win The Ashes?
Jul 18th 2009 | 8:33 pm
#136
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
This really would be truely demoralising if the Aussies lost this test, considering that they should have been coming into this test 1-0 up, instead they are staring down the barrel of a 1-0 deficit with only 3 tests to play. One of which you would think would be a draw.
This would be another moral victory to England if they can take this one, on top of the great escape of Cardiff
This would be another moral victory to England if they can take this one, on top of the great escape of Cardiff
Jul 18th 2009 | 8:34 pm
#137
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Jul 18th 2009 | 11:38 pm
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Totally agree. He followed some great Aussie captains - Border (especially), Taylor, Waugh but is not as good as any of them. He is an average captain in charge of , a now, average team.
Jul 19th 2009 | 1:32 am
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Was that a legit catch (Strauses)? Looked a bit dodge to me. First time I've ever agreed with Shane Warne. 
Jul 19th 2009 | 1:59 am
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
This has always puzzled me:-
Why do they say the wickets first and then the runs e.g. 0/100 in Oz, but the rest of the world (I think) say it as 100/0?
Why do they say the wickets first and then the runs e.g. 0/100 in Oz, but the rest of the world (I think) say it as 100/0?
Jul 19th 2009 | 3:32 am
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
This has always puzzled me:-
Why do they say the wickets first and then the runs e.g. 0/100 in Oz, but the rest of the world (I think) say it as 100/0?
Why do they say the wickets first and then the runs e.g. 0/100 in Oz, but the rest of the world (I think) say it as 100/0?
Jul 19th 2009 | 7:24 am
#142
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Plenty of opportunity for England to snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory on this one...
gonna be a nail biting evening tonight I can tell!
200ish runs or 5 more (tail end) wickets? could go either way but I suppose a result one way or the other is pretty much guaranteed unless it pisses down all day!
gonna be a nail biting evening tonight I can tell!
200ish runs or 5 more (tail end) wickets? could go either way but I suppose a result one way or the other is pretty much guaranteed unless it pisses down all day!
Jul 19th 2009 | 7:42 am
#143
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Its going to be an interesting test series - and I may have to change my views about the Ozzie cricket team..... I always thought Ponting was a very good captain. Perhaps not quite as good as Allan Border. But now I find myself thinking was/is Ponting just a mediocre captain who had some outstanding players? Now that the greats are no longer around in the Australian team they seem at the moment to be a pretty 'average' bunch. But l'm trying not to judge to harshly just yet. Its only the second test before we all get too excited. We know that they have the killer instinct and the capacity to hit back. The ashes are not over yet.
Jul 19th 2009 | 8:49 am
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Plenty of opportunity for England to snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory on this one...
gonna be a nail biting evening tonight I can tell!
200ish runs or 5 more (tail end) wickets? could go either way but I suppose a result one way or the other is pretty much guaranteed unless it pisses down all day!
gonna be a nail biting evening tonight I can tell!
200ish runs or 5 more (tail end) wickets? could go either way but I suppose a result one way or the other is pretty much guaranteed unless it pisses down all day!
Now we're relying on a partnership between moderate batsman and a wicketkeeper to keep our score alive!
Crazy times. One more wicket down and the rest will crumble, I think.England to win by at least 100.
Jul 19th 2009 | 8:57 am
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
England got lucky with some dodgy umpire calls. I'd be very interested to know what the score would have looked like if three of our openers hadn't been unfairly dismissed. Though to be fair, our batting was quite poor anyway.
Now we're relying on a partnership between moderate batsman and a wicketkeeper to keep our score alive! Crazy times. One more wicket down and the rest will crumble, I think.
England to win by at least 100.
Now we're relying on a partnership between moderate batsman and a wicketkeeper to keep our score alive!
Crazy times. One more wicket down and the rest will crumble, I think.England to win by at least 100.
Jul 19th 2009 | 10:07 am
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
One thing you can pretty much guarantee is that the Aussies will fight to the death. We have seen it time and time again and this test reminds me a lot of Edgbaston right now. We made a similar first innings score and completely outplayed them for the first 4 days, yet on the last day they took it away from us and nearly took victory. One thing is for sure, it's gonna be tight now. Whenever Johnson comes in he will no longer be coming in to occupy the crease and kill time, he will be doing what he loves best, smashing the ball around to try and win. Very dangerous situation for England here!
The Beeb's TMS commentary has swung from this...
75 years since England last beat Australia in a Test at Lord's... Lovely piece of bowling from Swannage, setting North up with the looper and then spearing it in. Cheers from the crowd as the giant screen shows Ricky Ponting with his head on his chest on the visitor's balcony.
See you for Nervous Monday on the morrow...
Jul 19th 2009 | 11:15 am
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
I only watched until Tea and I must say Clarke batted superbly. He came out with real purpose and showed that he was only going after one thing; Victory. Full credit to him as I don't think many batsmen in the world would have come out like that
Jul 19th 2009 | 12:51 pm
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
I agree, I still think Australia will lose. One of these two will probably fall early on and then, in reality, it's game over.
Jul 19th 2009 | 1:14 pm
#149
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
I was convinced at start of play yesterday that as long as we got Katich and Ponting early (the two most capable of occupying the crease for a long period of time) then it would be inevitable, but the middle order is proving to be more resistant than I once thought
Jul 19th 2009 | 8:47 pm
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Well if the Ozzies get over the line on this one all i can say is fair play to them as that would probably go down as one of the greatest wins in test history, Two tests and both have been exciting and dramatic, lots of drama, looks like its shaping up to a repeat of 2005. Its going to be a fun night, its never been easy being an english cricket fan, especialy against the aussies, its a shame England havnt been more competative when the ashes are played down here.
