Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:20 am  

flipper wrote:

yup, close thing

BOOM

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:22 am  

Massive wicket with the new ball due too!

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:31 am  

The Aussies are making such hard work of this I'm beginning to worry the pitch must be a minefield.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:56 am  

Johnson playing a few shots, makes me worry he might bowl well.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:15 am  

I think there is a risk these two could change the momentum of the game. They are hanging around when I thought they were going to be all out for sub-200. Instead they are looking more likely to get 240/250 or even more. With the ball swinging a lot they will take a few early wickets.

This game is well in the balance.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:32 am  

The line Tremlett is bowling to Johnson is shocking. All too easy to paddle down the leg side.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:33 am  

Saddened! wrote:

I think there is a risk these two could change the momentum of the game. They are hanging around when I thought they were going to be all out for sub-200. Instead they are looking more likely to get 240/250 or even more. With the ball swinging a lot they will take a few early wickets.

This game is well in the balance.

I agree, low scoring pitch this one I think and with England having top bat last these could be very important runs for Australia. They should have been 190-210 all out and now they are looking at 250+, the last time this happened we then batted poorly. Johnson and Hilfenhaus will move the ball on this wicket.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:25 am  

Shocking stuff from England. Absolutely terrible.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:32 am  

Finally! Bresnan shows how it's done against the tail. Fast and at the wickets. Why was Strauss bowling Swann on that pitch when there is so much movement. Michael Holding called it about 75 runs ago. Field should be set for wickets and wickets only and seamers should be bowling for the wickets not trying to entice them into shots with perfect balls that they cant hit like they would with a top order batsman.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:07 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Finally! Bresnan shows how it's done against the tail. Fast and at the wickets. Why was Strauss bowling Swann on that pitch when there is so much movement. Michael Holding called it about 75 runs ago. Field should be set for wickets and wickets only and seamers should be bowling for the wickets not trying to entice them into shots with perfect balls that they cant hit like they would with a top order batsman.

That's why Whispering Death has forgotten more about bowling at the highest level than most of us will ever know - top bowler,top commentator