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1st Test: Aus v Eng [Day 1]

If it all goes pear shape for Eng, at least they can rely on their most reliable test bowler in the last 12 months - the guy who can take crucial wkts...bring on Monty!

Nice work Fletch!
 
Poor, wayward start from Anderson. Poor, wayward start from England too. They're rustier than a bag of spanners left out in the winter rain
 
Here we go, Flintoff and Giles will be on by the 8th over.

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LOL - they just cut to some pasty skinned Poms with a bad case of sunburn at the stands. :)) :))
 
OZGOD said:
Wasn't too happy with all that rubbish to tell you the truth. They're making it into the Superbowl. Just get someone to sing the anthems, have the drinks boys with some oranges for the breaks and let's get on with the game. :P
:)) ...Nah...it's a special occasion so i don't mind it!
 
Daoud said:
Ball being changed. Add 5 runs to Australia's score :P

I think it got flogged to the boundary too many times. :))
 
English skipper Flintoff is not hapy with the shape of the ball and now the cherry, which has got some beating, is being scanned by the two umpires, Bucknor and Bowden. No change says, Bucknor, this cherry has not lost its shape :9:
 
pulled away for 3 more runs from gnome, 0/40. Anderson ruined a good over by dropping short and was put away.
 
Daoud said:
:)) :))
WHat did he say?
i don't know...i just read it on cricinfo that he was out there doing the pitch report...I can only guess that he would want ENG to have them 6 down for 300 by stumps!
 
4 for Gnome again, playing like he knows his spot is under threat.
 
OZGOD said:
4 for Gnome again, playing like he knows his spot is under threat.
so many friken nicknames....people on this other forum call him NLWL...and Hayden is known as MtFTB or something :9:
 
Here comes Superman on to bowl. Overthrow!
 
Geez that was an awful shy at the stumps. Missed by miles.
 
I just saw england team, i hop ethey lose now. the man that has the potential to change this series is sitting in the pavillion. Panesar should not be there, he should be playing.

Well Giles can change the series too but for teh better of Australia!
 
After spraying it around, Harmlesson set to come back. Can he get the breakthrough? I reckon he's going to be the key for England if he can fire.
 
PlanetPakistan said:
Anderson better bowl well....he is in my fantasy teams!!


hahaha what on earth possessed you to pick Anderson in a fantasy team
 
Big Mac said:
hahaha what on earth possessed you to pick Anderson in a fantasy team
he was very cheap and instead Anderson was paying $1 under the table
 
This is a pretty average start from England. A few early balls went through the gully area at a catchable height, but since then nothing at all looks threatening. Anybody reconsidering the Panesar decision...
 
Bit early to reconsider the Panesar decision. They'll have time to do that over the next few days. :))
 
These two are settling down now after some early fireworks. Good drive for Langer for 3. Obviously they want to hang around and bat on now.
 
I think Eng is probably saying we have 4 to 5 bowlers and Aus has 4 so we are okay. The crying face of Giles will work

50 up for Langer
79-0
 
50 for the Gnome, well played. He started off pretty dodgy but grew in confidence through the first session.
 
Wicket! Good bowling from Freddie, Haydunce caught off an edge in the slips.
 
Here comes Punter. He's always shaky for his first 5 or so overs.
 
Wornderful bowling from Superman, Haydunce looked like dunce edging to second slip.

Langer pulls Harmlesson away for another 3.
 
Ponting always looks all over the place at the start of his innings.
 
PlanetPakistan said:
An off cutter to Ponting will be a good idea IMO....He has this tendency to fall over
I think Harmisson just tried but it landed on SCG pitch
 
Bouncer, scared Gnome for a second there.
 
Geez Flintoff is some kind of competitor eh.
 
hey oz god do u think there will be any pubs in boston that will show this?! probably not though i have a hard enough time trying to find the rugby on out here!
 
Flintoff makes the breakthrough, Hayden edging him to Collingwood at second slip. Flintoff goes ruddy beserk - at least he's up for it. Skipper Ponting strides to the middle. He looks more and more like George W Bush this boy. Ponting survives the over.
 
Flintoff to Langer, no run, cracker of a delivery - good aggression from Flintoff, and he spears that one in and it rises sharply, Langer sinking to his knees as he swerves out of the way. The batsman has a wry smile afterwards - this is a good contest between the two

that's what i am talking about!!
 
BroskiBeat said:
hey oz god do u think there will be any pubs in boston that will show this?! probably not though i have a hard enough time trying to find the rugby on out here!

No. I'm watching it via Willow. I hear there are pubs in NYC that will show it, but not here unfortunately.

Speaking of Willow, does anyone know how to get it to stream direct to my WMP instead of in my IE window?
 
w4s1m786 said:
Flintoff makes the breakthrough, Hayden edging him to Collingwood at second slip. Flintoff goes ruddy beserk - at least he's up for it. Skipper Ponting strides to the middle. He looks more and more like George W Bush this boy. Ponting survives the over.
:)))
 
Ponting off the mark, pulling Harmlesson away for 4. Now another 4, backfoot cut shot. 8 runs in 2 balls after looking dodgy.
 
yeah im watching it on willow too works out about 4 dollars a days play not bad, 4 more to ponting hes fired up
 
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