Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 play resumes at 11.30. who knows - we could be on for a final day of tension after all, though all the forecasts suggest that's an optimistic shout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 and there goes the skipper! horrible day to be batting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14584 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Aussies are reviewing, lbw on Trott... not out. Clarke has reveiwed 15 decisions now and he's been right about 2 of them Edited August 5, 2013 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14584 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 12.27pm BST WICKET! Trott 11 c Haddin b HarrisTrott goes! Caught down the leg-side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34428 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Aye, could do with some rain now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Everyone who 'wants a tight game/series' for some reason, fuck off now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14584 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 12.35pm BST 14th over: England 19-2 (Root 4 Pietersen 5)A curious move this. Clarke brings Nathan Lyon into the attack. Jeepers-creepers his second ball turned a lot, 12 inches and more from outside off-stump back in towards Root's midriff. Root eases the next ball away for a single, and Pietersen then sweeps another run away square. "A little over twenty years ago I took my sons, then aged 10 and 8, to their first Ashes test at Old Trafford and they witnessed THAT ball," says Brian James, in one of the most touching emails we've seen so far this summer. "Today they are there and decided not to ask me to join them. I hope they have a really sh!t day." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34428 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Pissing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34428 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Back on at 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) see, this is what it's all about. on an absolute knife edge, test match cricket at its best: wickets tumbling, controversy over DRS...again, will it rain, won't it? will someone step up and play a match saving knock? will the weather prevent the aussies having time to bowl us out? Edited August 5, 2013 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 and here comes the rain again must be agonising for the australians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 see, this is what it's all about. on an absolute knife edge, test match cricket at its best: wickets tumbling, controversy over DRS...again, will it rain, won't it? will someone step up and play a match saving knock? will the weather prevent the aussies having time to bowl us out?Fuck off man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14584 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Tooj you got tkts for Durham this weekend?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34428 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Long range forecast is for lots of rain for this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Fuck off man. i'm happy we retained the ashes but it would have been way more satisfying to have done it with two batsmen still at the crease having dug it out in difficult decisions instead of celebrating from the balcony in the drizzle. Edited August 5, 2013 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 i'd like to see onions have a bowl on his home ground. he's been unlucky not to win more caps really. he's always looked impressive bowling in tests, averages under 30 iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 i was going to say onions to come in for bresnnan but he could he could come in for bairstow and try going back to 5 bowlers. prior is a good enough number 6. bresnan arguably could do a job at 7. doubt they'd do it though. selectors are quite conservative and seem to love the long batting line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 To be honest if rather Bairstow than Prior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 A wicket keeper batter with an average in the mid 40s making way for a rookie kid with suspect technique? Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmondTUTU 0 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23581847 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Tooj you got tkts for Durham this weekend?... I'm going on Friday with my dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 England are playing at Chester le Street mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Chuffed that they've retained the Ashes but feels like a massive anti-climax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19819 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Chuffed that they've retained the Ashes but feels like a massive anti-climax. Agreed. I thought we were in for another roller coaster ride after the first test. Bit of a damp squib in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5904 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 England are playing at Chester le Street mind. At Durham's cricket ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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