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Good to see England are serious about the next Ashes encounter by appointing an outside coach, Andy Flower.
Andy is a well known player from that cricketing powerhouse country............erm..........Zimbabwe!!
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What is it that they say:
'What's the capital of Zimbabwe?'
'........about 40 cents'
Just seems to be a form of the game where less skilled players ie, from the sub continent, can prosper.
What the hell are we doing playing an Ashes test in Wales??? What's next, Glasgow, Shetland Islands?? Anybody for the Isle of Man????
Anyhoo, I think day 3 will decide if a win or a draw is on the cards. I think a draw unless the Aussies up the tempo.
I was there on the opening day (sitting with some very entertaining Aussies) when England's batsmen threw away their wickets - KP's 69 was very measured but the ball that got him was silly.
Ponting and Katich showed what a batting paradise it really is.
Why Wales? Much like F1, money and politics. Glamorgan CCC outbid far more deserving clubs like Durham & Hampshire and God knows how they're going to make money out of it. The ex-chairman of the England (& Wales) Cricket Board is a Taff and he now heads the ICC. It was a stitch up.
The new ground is perfectly nice but is not an Ashes venue and its a travesty Old Trafford lost out.
Bravo Monty and Jimmy - this series looks very tasty all of a sudden.
The look on Ponting's face ...
Sorry viges, but this is average Aussie side that is young and will get better with experience. I just thought some of your players need an attitude adjustment.
Roo - yours is the better team already, one day cricket has ruined our batsmen, but how on earth did you lose that match?
PS Strauss is no Vaughany.
Strauss is being reported here as saying that the late chanegs of gloves was bought about due to the batsman spilling drink on his gloves during the drinks break!!! What the???
How did he carry on for nearly an hour before realising he needed to change them 10 minutes before stumps and with nor more than two overs left???
Collingwood was mega. 6 hours at the crease. Good work son. That's how you save a test.
Predictions on the Lords Test
Can Australia Hang on .. . . Will it rain . . . will the Pommy's win for the first time in 70 odd years - all will be revealed tonight!
My thoughts - Unfortunately, we will go down . . . . and Im not talking about anything Warney does either!
Hope like it doesn't rain, if we're to lose it then let it be so. But not a draw because of rain, that doesn't work for me. We either win it beacuse we're good enough, or we lose it because we were outplayed. Not interested ina draw at Lord's.
A very exciting Test with two evenly-matched teams.
A 1-0 lead is excellent for us because I'm sure there'll be more draws - neither attack is anything like as good as previous teams.
The bowling is very ordinary. I'm not sure if the patches are doctored to ensure that we get to the fifth day,
but it seems the bowlers have a small window where they can get the ball to move then it's just a struggle.
Could this be payback for Australia's 'McGrath moment' of 2005? (when England were also 1-0 in the series).
And without our media reporters giving your team Swine Flu - which seems to be taking hold.