: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:35 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Just me, or does anyone else feel a cloud of unfortunate inevitability about the whole thing?

Aye, if we'd have got an early breakthrough I think we might have got a roll-on, any hope I had seems to have been extinguished when Harmison came on and bowled a shocker first up that was despatched for four.

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:42 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Just me, or does anyone else feel a cloud of unfortunate inevitability about the whole thing?

Looking that way, not had much luck so far with the ball. Still it looked like that at Edgbaston and we ended up skittling them for under 300. Pitch is definately playing tricks. Need Swann to bowl really well and a good spell from Harmison would not go amiss.

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:09 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

So, can anyone watching confirm whether Watson was as dead plumb lbw as Cricinfo are making it sound?

He should have been given out LBW off Flintoff.

Hit him dead inline and was going to hit three quaters up middle and leg.

Shocking call as were the decisions to give Strauss and Bell out off no balls yesterday(huge no balls aswell)

Not much is going our way at the moment.

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:40 pm  

Robbo4 wrote:

No chance, not on this wicket.

It's all to easy for them

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:41 pm  

MrPhilb wrote:

It's all to easy for them

Excellent cursing by me

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:42 pm  

Broad makes the breakthrough.

Watson gone LBW for 34 73-1.

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:57 pm  

MrPhilb wrote:

Excellent cursing by me

Keep it up

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:00 pm  

MrPhilb wrote:

It's all to easy for them

Ahem

[Wheels]

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:01 pm  

BOWLED HIM!

: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:01 pm  

Ponting gone, I was just going to say he looked comfortable. Don't think I can claim that one though