The Ashes 2009

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:25 pm

fecking shambles - opt to bat and 4 down by 12:30...

Abdoulaye's Twin · Post by **Abdoulaye's Twin** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:39 pm

BOPARA OUT!!!

Permanently I mean

Hoboh · Post by **Hoboh** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:40 pm

One look outside will tell you conditions favour bowling in thick as town! Trueman, Mcgrath, lillee, thompson, or any of the old WI speed merchants and lunch would have been at 11.30!

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:45 pm

feck feck feck feck fecking feckmeister feck with a fecking side order of fecking feck................... (cook gone now)

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:46 pm

I'm at work and reduced to fearful peeks at the scoreboard. I feel sick..

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:19 pm

Its been coming this. Aussies haven't been bowling half as well as they can.

Knew that at some point it would all click.

Not a lot you can do when that happens and the conditions are right.

This test is gone now. All we can do is hope we can beat them at the Oval. Though I think the series went last test when we demonstrated once again that unless the ball is hooping around like Pat Butchers earrings or the Aussies throw wickets away, that our bowling attach has as much penetration as an impotent monk!

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:16 pm

98-8. Is this our glorious test best? Dear oh dear.

FD · Post by FD » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:23 pm

102 all out!

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:27 pm

I hope the good Harmison turned up today.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:31 pm

Verbal wrote:I hope the good Harmison turned up today.

If he hasn't, they could overtake us on wides before tea.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:11 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Verbal wrote:I hope the good Harmison turned up today.
If he hasn't, they could overtake us on wides before tea.

He hasn't. Nor has Anderson. Nor Onions.

The whole thing is a shambles. Replacing Flintoff with Harmy ignoring Trott!? We don't need to win this one. There was too much pressure on the top 6 to perform today and a chance of this debacle happening. Trott would have bolstered the batting and gone a long way to securing the match. I've no problems about the toss, as the pitch now appears flat as a pancake and Australia are making hay.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:14 pm

jimbo wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
Verbal wrote:I hope the good Harmison turned up today.
If he hasn't, they could overtake us on wides before tea.
He hasn't. Nor has Anderson. Nor Onions.

The whole thing is a shambles. Replacing Flintoff with Harmy ignoring Trott!? We don't need to win this one. There was too much pressure on the top 6 to perform today and a chance of this debacle happening. Trott would have bolstered the batting and gone a long way to securing the match. I've no problems about the toss, as the pitch now appears flat as a pancake and Australia are making hay.

Oh come on as if one uncapped player would make a difference.

We just had a session where the Aussies bowling clicked, the conditions were bang on and we were blitzed. Just like happened for us at Lords.

At their best our bowling attack isn't as good as the Aussies and thats the difference.

We had the Aussies under the kosh at Brum and they made what in the end? 260 odd? They had us under the kosh and restricted us to 100!

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:19 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
jimbo wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
Verbal wrote:I hope the good Harmison turned up today.
If he hasn't, they could overtake us on wides before tea.
He hasn't. Nor has Anderson. Nor Onions.

The whole thing is a shambles. Replacing Flintoff with Harmy ignoring Trott!? We don't need to win this one. There was too much pressure on the top 6 to perform today and a chance of this debacle happening. Trott would have bolstered the batting and gone a long way to securing the match. I've no problems about the toss, as the pitch now appears flat as a pancake and Australia are making hay.
Oh come on as if one uncapped player would make a difference.

We just had a session where the Aussies bowling clicked, the conditions were bang on and we were blitzed. Just like happened for us at Lords.

At their best our bowling attack isn't as good as the Aussies and thats the difference.

We had the Aussies under the kosh at Brum and they made what in the end? 260 odd? They had us under the kosh and restricted us to 100!

As he's a batter bang in form, then yes, he would have made a difference. Put him at 6, Prior at 7, Broad 8, Swann 9 and the line-up looks strong. The tail being as long as it was today meant the chances of recovering from that start were slim to. With Flintoff, 5 bowlers is a viable option due to his batting, however without him 5 bowlers leaves the batting far, far too weak.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:15 pm

Looking slightly better now. Full and straight seems to be doing the trick. Not bowling short, you plums. Who bowls short to Ponting and doesn't expect to get mullered?

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:47 pm

BWFCI you're not seriously suggesting that 102 AO was about the best we could've done in that situation? Shit me.

It's hardly been jumping about all over the place, half the wickets fell by people flailing wildly outside off-stump.

Actually, 194-4 looks more realistic on that wicket than 102 all out.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:02 pm

Not exactly all over yet. A fresh start, a quick couple of wickets and keep the scoring down and we may yet salvage something. Mind you, that's if we bat like a national side and not Moss Bank CC. As for Ponting, he's answered the knockers in the best way possible. The bloke's a great competitor, a top-class cricketer, always focussed, and a superb captain. " He who laughs last etc" ...

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:22 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:Not exactly all over yet. A fresh start, a quick couple of wickets and keep the scoring down and we may yet salvage something. Mind you, that's if we bat like a national side and not Moss Bank CC. As for Ponting, he's answered the knockers in the best way possible. The bloke's a great competitor, a top-class cricketer, always focussed, and a superb captain. " He who laughs last etc" ...

he who laughs last... didn't really get it?

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:27 pm

thebish wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Not exactly all over yet. A fresh start, a quick couple of wickets and keep the scoring down and we may yet salvage something. Mind you, that's if we bat like a national side and not Moss Bank CC. As for Ponting, he's answered the knockers in the best way possible. The bloke's a great competitor, a top-class cricketer, always focussed, and a superb captain. " He who laughs last etc" ...
he who laughs last... didn't really get it?

Shouldn't take much figuring out right at this moment Bish. We ain't doing much laughing right now are we.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:31 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
thebish wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Not exactly all over yet. A fresh start, a quick couple of wickets and keep the scoring down and we may yet salvage something. Mind you, that's if we bat like a national side and not Moss Bank CC. As for Ponting, he's answered the knockers in the best way possible. The bloke's a great competitor, a top-class cricketer, always focussed, and a superb captain. " He who laughs last etc" ...
he who laughs last... didn't really get it?
Shouldn't take much figuring out right at this moment Bish. We ain't doing much laughing right now are we.

As in a joke TD. He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:33 pm

Prufrock wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
thebish wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:Not exactly all over yet. A fresh start, a quick couple of wickets and keep the scoring down and we may yet salvage something. Mind you, that's if we bat like a national side and not Moss Bank CC. As for Ponting, he's answered the knockers in the best way possible. The bloke's a great competitor, a top-class cricketer, always focussed, and a superb captain. " He who laughs last etc" ...
he who laughs last... didn't really get it?
Shouldn't take much figuring out right at this moment Bish. We ain't doing much laughing right now are we.
As in a joke TD. He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

Pinched from the original Pru: "He who laughs last laughs loudest/longest". Surely you've heard of having the last laugh?

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