The Ashes 2009

Looks like I picked the wrong Test match to attend. Quelle fecking surprise.

Crikey, I wonder if we might even beat the Aussies at Lords? That would certainly be a turn up for the books!

 

Remember the last time england didnt enforce the follow on
It cost them winning the match

Hopefully history wont repeat

Personally since there is doubt over the weather for the next 2 days I would of made them followon

 

Some of the worst refereeing I have seen in a long time. 3 of the Aussie wickets weren't even close to out, bit of a joke really. Though being a kiwi I enjoy seeing the Aussies lose(esp Ponting). Go the English!
Love seeing McGrath suffer in his jocks,the chump after predicting a 5-0 rout.

On a side note:

Rugby league > Rugby Union > American football.
League I feel is far superior to either. The ball is in play far more often and for longer periods of time. The game is far quicker than either Union or AF and much more exciting, all imho

 

yes this is correct, from a spectators position rugby league delivers regularly the most entertaining game.
But from a pure beauty standpoint Union is unsurpassed when it all comes together in those sporting magical moments, Im talking about the movements that go on for ~3minutes from one side of the field to the next through everybodies in the team's hands, quick turnovers etc. It is the most poetic team sport.

Pontings not so bad, michael clark though seems a total toser.

 

Rugby League is, without a doubt, one of the most tedious team sports to watch that I can think of (lots of non-team sports are tedious). Lots of muscle-bound blokes running in to each other, wriggling comically on the floor then kicking the ball forward when they run out of tackles.

Rugby Union can be boring on occasion (but then so can most sports), but the games can also be fantastic as the recent Lions tour of SA showed. You'll struggle to find many sporting events as intense as those games.

 

This one's going to be a squeaker, don't you think?

 

If we can get a couple of quick wickets in the morning, the Aussies could be in trouble. If it's not swinging, however, you'd expect it to end in a draw. A pity I've now recovered from the flu and will be back at work in the morning!

 

Oops.

 

Innings defeat coming up, that means australia are now favourites to retain the ashes.
It was going so well a week ago

 

The Aussies seem to be trying to steal our trademarked, Middle Order Collapse!

 

Makes you wish we'd scored another 50 runs, would've been awesome to see them follow-on!

 

Dunno, if the wicket deteriorates as much as the pundits think, it might be better for us to get some runs on the board.

I'd have thought a lead of 350 might be enough but I'd be very happy to see us defending a lead around 450+!

Just need to get those last two cheaply.

 

Seriously, can you post comments like this every time we need a wicket, you have a talent.

Erm, never mind just saw the post date ....

 

172 run lead for England in the first innings. Very good effort to get the Aussies out for 160.

 

Well, if the Aussies win the Ashes from here you can't really say they won't deserve it!

 

latest odds, oz $4.50 england $1.25
Its possible for oz to win, though very unlikely, hopefully it goes down to the last session + freddy(*) gets the last wicket

(*)perhaps the most overrated cricketer in the last 10 years

 

Awwww yeahhhh!!!