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?
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:37 pm
#286
I'm Old Gregg!
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
I must confess to being astonished by Strauss' decision to bat. Surely it would make perfect sense to take advantage of the swing conditions and hammer the Aussies down by lunch? 
He has two excellent bowlers (Onions and Anderson) who have wreaked havoc with our lineup. So why bat first?
He has two excellent bowlers (Onions and Anderson) who have wreaked havoc with our lineup. So why bat first?
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:38 pm
#287
Demi-God
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From: Far North Queensland
Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Easy to say now though. If I were in Strauss' position I would have batted too, especially considering that your wicketkeeper suffered a back spasm 30 mins before play. Deciding to bat would have been made hoping that it would be the best part of a day before he has to come into bat and hopefully the best part of two before he has to keep, therefore giving his back enough time to recover.
Ponting said he'd have had a bat too
Ponting said he'd have had a bat too
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:39 pm
#288
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From: A Former Bogan Colony in QLD
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:42 pm
#291
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
As Botham was saying earlier, you can win the toss and decide to bowl at headingly at around 10.30 with perfect bowling conditions and by 11.30 a bit of sun and the pitch is a batsmen's paradise.
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:43 pm
#292
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
again, easy to say. Ponting said he would have batted too. Most of the commentators are saying they would have batted too, it's just one of those 50-50 tosses where you are not really advantaged by winning
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:43 pm
#293
Demi-God
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:43 pm
#294
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Aug 6th 2009 | 11:44 pm
#295
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
It's much of a muchness for Ponting, since he doesn't have any swing bowlers. The Headingley pitch offers nothing for Australia except potential agony at the hands of Onions and Anderson.
Why not? If he can bat, he can keep. And just how "injured" is he, really? I don't see anyone replacing him on the team, so what's the big deal?
and send your injured wicketkeeper straight out to keep?????????????????????????
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:44 pm
#296
Demi-God
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From: Far North Queensland
Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
It's much of a muchness for Ponting, since he doesn't have any swing bowlers. The Headingley pitch offers nothing for Australia except potential agony at the hands of Onions and Anderson.
Why not? If he can bat, he can keep. And just how "injured" is he, really? I don't see anyone replacing him on the team, so what's the big deal?
Why not? If he can bat, he can keep. And just how "injured" is he, really? I don't see anyone replacing him on the team, so what's the big deal?
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:45 pm
#297
Peace Frog
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From: South London orginally from Manchester
Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Obviously a good toss to lose... all roads lead to the Oval...
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:47 pm
#298
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
It's much of a muchness for Ponting, since he doesn't have any swing bowlers. The Headingley pitch offers nothing for Australia except potential agony at the hands of Onions and Anderson.
Why not? If he can bat, he can keep. And just how "injured" is he, really? I don't see anyone replacing him on the team, so what's the big deal?
Why not? If he can bat, he can keep. And just how "injured" is he, really? I don't see anyone replacing him on the team, so what's the big deal?
the pressures on the body are vastly different between keeping and batting
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:48 pm
#299
Demi-God
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Are you trying to say that Strauss made the correct decision?
Aug 6th 2009 | 11:48 pm
#300
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
