The Ashes 2009

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:58 am

Strauss (C), Cook, Bopara, Pietersen, Collingwood, Prior (W), Flintoff, Broad, Swann, Anderson, Onions

Team as expected. Monty dropped for Onions. Convicts unchanged.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:59 am

Not happy batting first. New game, new ball, nobody knowing how the pitch will play. Put ourselves under immediate pressure instead of them. Not my choice.

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:06 am

"When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it, then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat"

WG Grace

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:07 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Not happy batting first. New game, new ball, nobody knowing how the pitch will play. Put ourselves under immediate pressure instead of them. Not my choice.

Dunno which captain put it like this, but its something like, 'you either decide straight away to bat first, or, think about bowling, then bat first'

You win the toss, you bat

If your batters aren't good enough, it doesn't make it the wrong decision

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:08 am

Aye well, I was a bowler.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:17 am

TANGODANCER wrote:Not happy batting first. New game, new ball, nobody knowing how the pitch will play. Put ourselves under immediate pressure instead of them. Not my choice.

Nasser Hussain - Brisbane. Enough said.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:24 am

Lords is a batting pitch, so makes sense - even Ricky P said he would've batted. The only thing that can give em hope is that there is a whiff of cloud which could help with the ball swinging.

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:48 am

beat you by a minute, Caps

Has to be pretty exceptional circumstances to bowl first, sometimes found in the Windies with the movement of the tides maybe.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:52 am

Great start. Just got to keep going until lunch with no more than 1 down. Make hay in the afternoon when the new ball and early morning conditions have gone.

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:54 am

Bat first, put yourself in a position whereby you can't lose, then worry about winning it.

Please England, just occupy the crease, for feck* sake.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:27 pm

[kiss of death]Mitchell Johnson is doing his best Harmison '07 impression[/kiss of death]

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:56 pm

This is lovely

You were saying, Tango?

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:59 pm

Athers wrote:This is lovely

You were saying, Tango?

Glad to be wrong, but it appears the Aussie attack is less than delightful, especially to Ponting. Keep it up and to hell with predictions.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:21 pm

Predictions?

Head
75 - 3 in the afternoon session

Heart
110 -0

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:24 pm

100-4.

Hoboh · Post by **Hoboh** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:36 pm

We need 650 to 700 mid Sat morning to try and win this otherwise it has draw written all over it.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:37 pm

hoboh2o wrote:We need 650 to 700 mid Sat morning to try and win this otherwise it has draw written all over it.

Your life really is full of disappointments

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:44 pm

hoboh2o wrote:We need 650 to 700 mid Sat morning to try and win this otherwise it has draw written all over it.

If we've batted that long on the wicket, it would be folly to think the Aussies won't be able to.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:46 pm

hoboh2o wrote:We need 650 to 700 mid Sat morning to try and win this otherwise it has draw written all over it.

Seen the weather forecast for tomorrow? Be lucky to make it on to the pitch, never mind bat the day through.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:58 pm

Might get a draw then.

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