creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

[thebish]

Had to miss the last hour. What did we finish at?

52-2 - bresnan caught behind off his pocket...

[BWFC_Insane]

52-2 we are in trouble. Defend!

We were trying to defend. Trouble is things seem to happen when the opposition have a big score on the board and can place attacking fields.

[TANGODANCER]

Had to miss the last hour. What did we finish at?

52-2 - bresnan caught behind off his pocket...

Dear oh dear, why didn't he appeal? Wicket for nothing there, and at a bad time.

[TANGODANCER]

52-2 we are in trouble. Defend!

Fxck that. Clarke didn't defend and since we're the best part of 500 runs behind defending a la Boycott is the last thing we need. Attack.

[thebish]

52-2 we are in trouble. Defend!

Fxck that. Clarke didn't defend and since we're the best part of 500 runs behind defending a la Boycott is the last thing we need. Attack.

we need neither to defend or attack - just to bad sensibly! hit the bad ball - let the wide ball go and defend the good ball... we can bat as long as we like - it doesn't really matter if we only score at 1.5 an over...

[Bruce Rioja]

The one and only thing that I've ever agreed with Geoffrey on - Night Watchman? Bunch of absolute arse!

[William the White]

52-2 we are in trouble. Defend!

Fxck that. Clarke didn't defend and since we're the best part of 500 runs behind defending a la Boycott is the last thing we need. Attack.

Don't agree... Boycott - while a despicable human being and irritating player and commentator was far from Mr Stonewall... he 'occupied the crease' - usually with judgment on line and length and gave the poor ball a thump...

Just what we need for the first four hours tomorrow... But, i suspect, will not manage...

[BWFC_Insane]

52-2 we are in trouble. Defend!

Fxck that. Clarke didn't defend and since we're the best part of 500 runs behind defending a la Boycott is the last thing we need. Attack.

Don't agree... Boycott - while a despicable human being and irritating player and commentator was far from Mr Stonewall... he 'occupied the crease' - usually with judgment on line and length and gave the poor ball a thump...

Just what we need for the first four hours tomorrow... But, i suspect, will not manage...

To be fair Will (and I am not a huge fan of our batting usually) we batted well today. Trouble is with such a big score for them, means the odd good ball and bit of luck is enough for them.

Root got out to a decent ball. Bresnan wasn't even out.

As far as night watchmen go, there is in my mind a very limited role for them in specific conditions. Today wasn't one of them.

[Bruce Rioja]

As far as night watchmen go, there is in my mind a very limited role for them in specific conditions. Today wasn't one of them.

But it's not just that. We stick a night watchman in - he gets out -so we stick a batter in.

[Dujon]

Finally we might have a contest (weather permitting). Ditch the DRS system but allow the umpires to refer 'upstairs' if they are uncertain. Surely it has to be better than this odd system that allows only a certain number of appeals from the batting/fielding team? It must really be difficult for the men in charge in this day of millimetres and differentiation of bat/pad noises. Perhaps we should change to a system where every appeal will be reviewed via video and other sensing systems whilst the umps sip their gin and tonics in the pavilion and only appear to remove the bails or oversee the roller and repainting the markings? Let's get back to the basics of human error.

[thebish]

Had to miss the last hour. What did we finish at?

52-2 - bresnan caught behind off his pocket...

Dear oh dear, why didn't he appeal? Wicket for nothing there, and at a bad time.

I suspect the sad truth is that Bresnan and cook both knew he wasn't out - and in the first test they would have appealed that... but - given the howlers that have been made when not-outs HAVE been appealed, they have lost confidence in the appeal system, that it will give a correct interpretation - and so decided that it wasn't worth risking an appeal on a tail-end batsman when the Oz are looking for 20wickets and we might need all the appeals we can get for the batsmen who might bat for much longer than Bresnan would...

[bwfcdan94]

52-2 we are in trouble. Defend!

Fxck that. Clarke didn't defend and since we're the best part of 500 runs behind defending a la Boycott is the last thing we need. Attack.

Don't agree... Boycott - while a despicable human being and irritating player and commentator was far from Mr Stonewall... he 'occupied the crease' - usually with judgment on line and length and gave the poor ball a thump...

Just what we need for the first four hours tomorrow... But, i suspect, will not manage...

That is the exact same game that Tendulkar plays and many would argue that he is the greatest batsman since Bradman.

[thebish]

trott's gone... pah! just when i was beginning to think we'd weathered the first 40mins and could settle down a bit...

[TANGODANCER]

Not overly confident on Trott or Cooke generally right now. We seem to get saved by Bell, Prior and the middle guys. Not the best of starts, that's for sure.

[thebish]

Not overly confident on Trott or Cooke generally right now. We seem to get saved by Bell, Prior and the middle guys. Not the best of starts, that's for sure.

it's about time Pieterson did summat to justify his place...

[bwfcdan94]

Not overly confident on Trott or Cooke generally right now. We seem to get saved by Bell, Prior and the middle guys. Not the best of starts, that's for sure.

Clarke
Cook

Your getting worse than me Tango.

[2399]

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!!!

[Prufrock]

Smith has just bowled the worst over I think I've ever seen. It bounced twice in six balls!

[Prufrock]

Ian Bell is like a real life texbook. His elbow is never lower than his shoulder, and his bat never comes outside his leg. He's a Geoffery wet-dream.

[bwfcdan94]

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!!!

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