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639-9 at lunch? Clearly we should bat on and go for the draw. We can hold out for a day and a half against this bowling.
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I think the only remaining question is can the Aussies force a 5th day of play?
350 up and five sessions left to play. As a contest it's long since over. (c) Captain Obvious.
350 up and five sessions left to play. As a contest it's long since over. (c) Captain Obvious.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/93?
Captain Pessimist.
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Bloody Tremlett or whatever he's called.
Now I suppose we'll have to humiliate the colonials again.
Now I suppose we'll have to humiliate the colonials again.
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Weird, with this having developed in to such a one sided match, that half way through Englands innings, it looked like this game was going to be a contest.
With England at 226-5, the Aussies must have had hopes, they might have had a chance of a slender first innings lead.
With England at 226-5, the Aussies must have had hopes, they might have had a chance of a slender first innings lead.
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Weird, with this having developed in to such a one sided match, that half way through Englands innings, it looked like this game was going to be a contest.
With England at 226-5, the Aussies must have had hopes, they might have had a chance of a slender first innings lead.
With England at 226-5, the Aussies must have had hopes, they might have had a chance of a slender first innings lead.
I think they've invented a new category beyond blind-optimism; 'Aussieism'.
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I had the misfortune of having to listen to the Aussie commentary of Ian Healy, Michael Slater and a bloke called Chapel last night. And, their excruciatingly painful accents aside, they live in absolute cuckoo-land. Six down, Haddin just been caught behind by great Hobbisan ball, with 180 odd runs to get, with less than a day and a half, Healy says, without a hint of sarcasm, to the other one, "well mate, if Johnson and Smith can put together a nice run I think we can win this one."
I think they've invented a new category beyond blind-optimism; 'Aussieism'.
I think they've invented a new category beyond blind-optimism; 'Aussieism'.
Still, I do think that even Healy might have been a bit tongue in cheek with that comment. Its quite nice to listen to them bristling with indignation, they still think the team they used to play for is out there and that Warne could come in turn it on a sixpence and get 5 for very little to win the game.
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And Bumble in the post match wrap suggested that today thousands of Aussies would turn up disguised as plastic chairs.
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