England vs Australia | 5th Ashes Test | Oval | 22/8/13 | Day 2

[Ims1]

Australia 307/4 (90.0 ov) .

England did a big mistake by playing Kerrigan . Tremm or Finn in his place would have ensured Aussies would be 6 or 7 down . Ausssie's will be looking to get 450 today .

 

[Ims1]

Start delayed by rain

 

[Ims1]

Dull draw surely . Dont see England being bowled out for a lowish score in 1st innings .

 

[Robert]

It's hosing down over south London. Doubt there will be much play today.

Clearly the rain gods support ENG.

 

[MarkCooper]

If history is accurate, it will be a 500 plays 500 game. If we lose a couple of sessions to rain it will certainly be a draw.

 

[Ims1]

Just checked the forecast . Day 4 might have a session being washed away too .

 

[hadi123]

rain rain go away, come back another day

 

[Random Aussie]

Cheating Pommy rain

 

[Sakss]

Rain forecast for the whole day today and Saturday so result unlikely i guess.

 

[MarkCooper]

You know its really not your time when the team actually plays well it starts to **** it down with rain.

 

[Robert]

Cheating Pommy rain

It's stopped.

But now it's really humid. I expect your last six wickets to go in a clatter and then the ENG top order to be shot off.

Could yet be a result if ENG get skittled.

 

[Random Aussie]

You know its really not your time when the team actually plays well it starts to **** it down with rain.

Yep, we have copped the luck of the loser all tour.

 

[Random Aussie]

It's stopped.

But now it's really humid. I expect your last six wickets to go in a clatter and then the ENG top order to be shot off.

Could yet be a result if ENG get skittled.

Cheating Pommy humidity

 

[Sherlock]

Unlucky Australia.

 

[Ims1]

Rain forecast for the whole day today and Saturday so result unlikely i guess.

bro , i think Saturday we will have a late start & lose around 45 overs .

 

[Sakss]

bro , i think Saturday we will have a late start & lose around 45 overs .

Bro check this

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/city-of-london#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1377298800

I have a club match on Saturday too and i will be devastated if it gets washed out

 

[Sakss]

restart at 2.30pm. Hurrah!

 

[Sherlock]

Cue Aussies scoring quickly here and self-imploding?

 

[Convict]

Cue Aussies scoring quickly here and self-imploding?

Probably.

 

[OZGOD]

Well when things don't go well even the weather conspires against you eh. Bet it will be sunny for the next 3 days after we've self destructed and got rolled for 350.

 

[Wattoo]

its Aus vs rain

 

[Ruri]

Good job by Siddle as a nwm. But Anderson to Siddle is as onesided as Siddle to Anderson.

 

[Ruri]

Broad bowls some rippers and then some poor balls. Woakes bowls some good stuff but then some innocuous. Anderson apart who has been testing always the bowling looks off in beautiful swing conditions.

 

[OZGOD]

Are they still hiding Kerrigan?

 

[Robert]

Are they still hiding Kerrigan?

Looks like it. He's bowled eight overs to Swannage's thirty. That's Root's job, not a main bowler's job.

 

[OZGOD]

Haha that's a total waste of a review by Prior.

 

[Amjid Javed]

I think if aussie get 400 here it will be a very good total in these conditions.

 

[Justcrazy]

378 / 5

 

[Sherlock]

Maybe Kerrigan is still "nervous"?

 

[Sherlock]

Countdown to Smith's maiden Hundred

 

[Sherlock]

100 for Smith

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

 

[bin_pendi_ka_lota]

T20 Smith finally goes pro. What a way to complete first test 100... Very well done

 

[Sherlock]

Really likeable fella.

 

[Convict]

Well done by the future Captain.

This series has being the making of him

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 65 runs

 

[OZGOD]

for Smith to get to his hundred. Well played. Funny that the 2 bits and pieces players are the ones that get ton

 

[Sherlock]

Trott bowls Haddin.

6 down

 

[OZGOD]

He needs to go on with it now. Go and get a big one.

 

[Sherlock]

for Smith to get to his hundred. Well played. Funny that the 2 bits and pieces players are the ones that get ton

He's alot better than many of your "top order batsmen".

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[OZGOD]

Good opportunity for Faulkner to come with with nearly 400 in the bank

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms should try and restrict Aussies within 450 here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Still 38 overs left.

 

[Justcrazy]

Broad in now.

 

[Justcrazy]

396 / 6

 

[Sherlock]

Tea

 

[Sherlock]

397-6

 

[Justcrazy]

Tea

still 36 overs left

 

[bin_pendi_ka_lota]

for Smith to get to his hundred. Well played. Funny that the 2 bits and pieces players are the ones that get ton

Clark has been a real disappointment. He should man up next Ashes

 

[mithun_minhas]

Broad getting a Phainty.

 

[mithun_minhas]

16 runs in the over

100 for Broad.

 

[OZGOD]

Are they still hiding Kerrigan? Is he now playing as a specialist fielder?

 

[OZGOD]

Clark has been a real disappointment. He should man up next Ashes

He's had some bad luck though. Got 2 jaffas to get out and played off his pad to get bowled. He's still got a decent average and would have driven us to victory at OT had it not been for the rain.

Clarke will always be there or thereabouts performance wise. What is needed is for the rest of these blokes to step up so that when Clarke fails the team doesn't fail.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Are they still hiding Kerrigan? Is he now playing as a specialist fielder?

Kerrigan may not bowl in this innings again. He has to come out of that shock assualt by Watson. Might take a little time.

 

[OZGOD]

Faulkner's cowlashing comes to an end

 

[OZGOD]

They probably want to lash some quick runs and then have a go at England tonight, given the weather forecast for the next couple of days.

 

[Sherlock]

Where's Swann hiding?

 

[Justcrazy]

444/ 7

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 22 runs

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Justcrazy]

"I see scoreline in favour of Australia with some more guts and good umpiring," chirps Anshu. "Except the Lord's Test, England was nowhere near to Australia, they just need little more guts and scoreline should read 3-1 by now.

cricinfo

 

[Justcrazy]

It will be tough for Aussies here to bowl Poms out twice here.

 

[Monk]

It will be tough for Aussies here to bowl Poms out twice here.

Not with the rain around. Day 1 & 2 are the easiest to bat here.

 

[Justcrazy]

448 / 8

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies should look to hit now.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Smith batted really well...

 

[OZGOD]

I would be very tempted to declare with 10 overs to go assuming we haven't been bowled out yet. I think the total is fine now given the context of the possible time lost over the next couple of days. That said, you can't really play for weather.

 

[OZGOD]

If we could somehow get 50 runs in the next 15 overs that would be a fantastic effort.

 

[Justcrazy]

464 / 8

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

 

[mastermind_quad]

that's brilliant batting

Last 10 ovs 78/2 RR 7.80

 

[Justcrazy]

481 / 8

 

[mastermind_quad]

Amazing

Last 10 ovs 83/2 RR 8.30

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

time for swann and woakes to bring up their tons

 

[Justcrazy]

491 / 8

 

[Justcrazy]

9 down

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia have declared on 492 for 9

 

[MarkCooper]

This is why Starc keeps getting dropped.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4