The second Ashes Test

This is actually embarrasing now, I think we'll still come out with a draw, but what a pathetic performance from England this morning. They've come out thinking the games dead, it's a draw, and that will always come back to haunt you if you take your eye off the ball. 18 runs I think it is so far is an absolute bloody disgrace, this pitch is still shit for bowlers, aargh I'm so angry right now.
 
Jones gone. Warne will love having a bowl at the english pace attack. I predict England all out for 124.
 
Giles out for a duck. He was nearly bowled behind his legs in ther same over.

Warne is on fire.
 
Theres no way England are going to bat it out now. I would get on with it. At least give the bowlers something to work with.
 
great bowling from Lee and warne but a terrible batting performance by England.
 
I've lost my viewing privileges as my son has come home from school and wants to play his X Box
 
RapidRed said:
cheers mate. Hope someone gets online then. If England can take the target to around the 200 mark, we're in for a great final session.
No problem, it will be a great finish to it, either way Ive got to go to sleep! Hopefully someone goes online so you get that stream mate.
 
RapidRed said:
why

the

fecking

feck

is Collingwood not going for it?

not going for what? the only thing he can do is keep strike and the best way to do that is to leave or defend. england's best batsman imo.
 
Absolutely rancid decision by the umpire, he's well out of his crease and it's hit him almost above the height of the stumps, how on earth has a professional umpire made that decision? England can have no complaints though, their pathetic gutless performance today doesn't deserve any benefits of the doubt.

Swing your bat time Collingwood...
 
Collingwood, Harmison and Hoggard should have played their shots. Try to pt up at least 200 on the board. Anything less than 150 will be a joke for the Aussies.
 
mehro said:
not going for what? the only thing he can do is keep strike and the best way to do that is to leave or defend. england's best batsman imo.

16 of 90 balls!!

wickets were going to fall at the other end anyways.

Once it was 6-7 down, it was only a matter of time before England folded. At least he could've tried to get the target close to 200.
 
It pleases me that India aren't the only team with the mental fortitude of a spermatozoa. Join the club England.
 
RapidRed said:
16 of 90 balls!!

wickets were going to fall at the other end anyways.

Once it was 6-7 down, it was only a matter of time before England folded. At least he could've tried to get the target close to 200.

true, must have followed instructions from the dressing room. somehow flintoff doesn't strike me as a chap with a good cricketing brain.
 
Not losing a wicket for 15 minutes has slightly changed things here, suddenly its a decent effort for the Aussies to knock off the runs in time, survive til tea and we're safe I'd reckon, assuming we don't bowl like we've batted...