England vs Australia | 1st Ashes Test | Nottingham | 14/7/13 | Day 5

[Gilly]

Dont know why Cook fields in the slips he is not very good at slips catching.

 

[Ruri]

Cooook. Why?

 

[KIC]

It's easier said than done though. You can't lash at every ball, not unless your name is Shahid Afridi.

Of course it is not. But these are not the most technically proficient batsmen. Bowlers are bound to get them sooner or later, especially if they are allowed to bowl according to the way they want.

In any case, I thought the phase immediately after Watson's wicket was where Australia really messed up. Cowan and Rogers together killed all the momentum they had built up.

 

[Aman]

You said bowler so only looking at bowling. And average of 34.4 for Vettori at a Strike Rate of 79. Yeah... no. Good player but not the best bowler.

Fine I'll rephrase my statement to the worst fast bowler to pick up 300 wickets excluding all rounders.

 

[Ruri]

11 overs of Anderson. Cook wasted his last over with his best bowler.

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia require another 84 runs with 2 wickets remaining

 

[Ruri]

Fine I'll rephrase my statement to the worst fast bowler to pick up 300 wickets excluding all rounders.

Brett Lee. He was not an all rounder.

 

[Aman]

Haddin has to go for it

 

[Justcrazy]

Haddin still out there.

 

[Justcrazy]

Brett Lee. He was not an all rounder.

Brett was some one who had the technique , but did not pay much attention to batting , could slog a few though

 

[Justcrazy]

4 byes

 

[Aman]

Brett Lee. He was not an all rounder.

Statistically still better than Anderson - his average will go up again towards the end of his career.

 

[LethalSami]

just 80 MOARRRRRR

 

[James]

Cook makes up for it!

 

[mr.crickett]

80

 

[MarkCooper]

Out

9 down

 

[Aman]

Broads sportsmanship for motm?

 

[OZGOD]

Sid Vicious for 11

 

[lestaboy]

Yes yes yes

 

[lestaboy]

Wow wow wow wow

 

[lilFlip]

What a catch!

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Ruri]

Jimmy on his 12th over! What a machine and he takes Siddle!

 

[lestaboy]

What a catch

 

[OZGOD]

Going to take an epic 20 from Patto and an epic 40 from Haddo to win this

 

[Gunther]

Haha.. Straussy is not the man to be commentating at such times. Such a brilliant catch

 

[Justcrazy]

Anderson is the best bowler right now with new ball.

 

[lestaboy]

Anderson will easily take 450 wickets the way he is going

 

[James]

Slightly mirrors Strauss's own wundercatch at this very ground 8 years ago...anyone else pick up on that?

 

[mr.crickett]

 

[Convict]

Does Cook even rate Finn?

 

[Aman]

Anderson will easily take 450 wickets the way he is going

Steyn would take 600-700 if he carried on the way he's going but of course career form doesn't follow a linear pattern.

 

[MarkCooper]

I will say this and I mean it.

NEW ZEALAND played better at home and away against England than the Aussies have.

That is a fact.

 

[Convict]

29 runs and then all Australians supporters get an excuse for this loss.

 

[OZGOD]

Who is this bloke with David Lloyd commentating? The one with the girly high pitched voice.

 

[Convict]

I will say this and I mean it.

NEW ZEALAND played better at home and away against England than the Aussies have.

That is a fact.

Certainly England were pathetic in the antipodes this year.

Looks like bads news for you come November and December.

5-0 to Australia?

 

[James]

Does Cook even rate Finn?

Rates him a lot less than Strauss did that's for sure. Strauss tended to get Finn in for crunch games.

Rumour has it that Flower is dubious of Finn and prefers Bresnan.

Giles is doing his best to keep Finn at the forefront of the LOI setup.

 

[Ruri]

Does Cook even rate Finn?

He can't bowl Finn defending a meagre target. Only when there are plenty of runs to play with. Anderson and Swanny are his go to for any pressure situations.

 

[Aman]

Australia will win at home if they prepare lifeless wickets.

 

[MarkCooper]

29 runs and then all Australians supporters get an excuse for this loss.

What about those 100+ Agar/partner was given by third umpire or the test match average of 50 from Trott England had taken from the third umpire?

 

[lestaboy]

Aus needs to bring some decent allrounders ..... Who can bat a bit .. Tail seems to long

 

[MarkCooper]

Certainly England were pathetic in the antipodes this year.

Looks like bads news for you come November and December.

5-0 to Australia?

Doubt it, maybe 3-2, Aussie Win.

 

[James]

England deserve to win this. Australia's batsmen didn't turn up.

 

[Aman]

England deserve to win this. Australia's batsmen didn't turn up.

Pretty embarrassing considering this is one of the better teams you've fielded up against a fairly young and inexperienced Australian team.

 

[James]

Pretty embarrassing considering this is one the better teams you've fielded up against a fairly young and inexperienced Australian team.

Obvious troll is obvious

 

[Gunther]

Bresnan and Bopara will fix the weak links. I do not see Australia coming back in this series.

 

[Aman]

Obvious troll is obvious

The truth must hurt...

 

[OZGOD]

And with that Haddin shot we can see why Finn should not be in the team.

 

[mr.crickett]

England 215 & 375
Australia 280 & 246/9 (97.4 ov)
Australia require another 65 runs with 1 wicket remaining
Day 5 - Session 1

 

[James]

Bresnan may come in for Finn at Lord's.

Not sure about any other changes. It's a winning team and there's nobody particularly outstanding in the wings.

 

[malakian]

Dont know why Cook fields in the slips he is not very good at slips catching.

lol

 

[Ruri]

Back to being nervous.... moment you take off Anderson.... nothing at one end

 

[mr.crickett]

64 to go

 

[James]

Dont know why Cook fields in the slips he is not very good at slips catching.

Haha brilliant


Jimmy spell was 16 overs, 3/31. Class.

 

[James]

Aussie will be looking for a bit of poetic justice here from 2005.

 

[Rockstar]

Australia will win this

What did I say?

 

[James]

Finnished.

 

[saiyan0312]

finn making sure the aussies would win this, 55 to win

 

[Ruri]

Finn is freee runs. What a waste.

 

[mr.crickett]

:4

 

[Gunther]

Tall finn loves leaking runs

 

[saiyan0312]

he wow you gotta admit he is playing to win.

 

[mr.crickett]

55 to go

 

[mr.crickett]

go aussie go

 

[Convict]

Moral victors now.

 

[mr.crickett]

well 50 haddin boy

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia require another 51 runs with 1 wicket remaining

 

[WebGuru]

Probably not a good day for finn...

 

[mr.crickett]

i mean well deserved 50

 

[WebGuru]

49...

 

[Ruri]

15 runs off the over. Finn destroys all the hard work.

 

[Justcrazy]

31 runs partnership

 

[mr.crickett]

:4 :4 :4

 

[WebGuru]

Swann need to do a Warne here...

 

[Warrior868]

Come on Aus

 

[OZGOD]

Finn should be allowed to bowl from both ends.

 

[WebGuru]

I am curious why aussie tailenders these days looks better with the bat thn their top order?

 

[Aman]

Haddin should farm the strike

 

[Gunther]

Ok, get Broady back in for Finn. Finn should go and help Middlesex this season and forget about Ashes.

 

[saiyan0312]

finn was again looking where is the ball.