England Win 2nd Test.....Congratulations/Commiserations thread !

[Amjid Javed]

Tresco doesnt like these short pre-lunch inns.

i remember akthar flatening his stumps twice in pakistan when he had to bat for a short period b4 lunch.

 

[UJ]

Yess Murali, 9 more of those

 

[zMario]

Tresco doesnt like these short pre-lunch inns.

i remember akthar flatening his stumps twice in pakistan when he had to bat for a short period b4 lunch.

Oh yeah, I remember, both times England became 1/1

 

[zMario]

Yess Murali, 9 more of those

You don't think Vaas will get 1?

 

[zMario]

Not good keeping there by Sangakkara

 

[zMario]

Ooooo, was very close to being out, inside edge I think!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Vass is bowling in high 70 mph. hes past his best as a bowler.

a mere trundler now...

 

[zMario]

Cut away well, but straight to the fielder in the covers

 

[zMario]

Vass is bowling in high 70 mph. hes past his best as a bowler.

a mere trundler now...

Define trundler please.

 

[Amjid Javed]

possibly two overs left before lunch.

 

[zMario]

Very good bouncer by Vaas!!

 

[UJ]

You don't think Vaas will get 1?

Perhaps, but if Murali gets 9 more then he wont have to

 

[Amjid Javed]

Define trundler please.

It means someone who is medium pace and just gets ball to swing around gently. No real problems are caused to batsmen.

 

[zMario]

Good shot by Strauss, straight to fielder.

 

[Pakola]

If they had added 100 more runs today it would have been a whole different story. Especially if they got Pietersen's wicket.

As it stands, looks like Mark Nichols is going to compare the English team to Winston Churchill's cabinet again.

 

[zMario]

It means someone who is medium pace and just gets ball to swing around gently. No real problems are caused to batsmen.

Oh, ok.

 

[zMario]

Good maiden by Vaas!

 

[zMario]

Sad mis field by Malinga..

 

[zMario]

What a ball by Murali!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

if sri lanka had 170 to defned i would have backed them to win.

strauss gets 2 thru leg side. 12/1

 

[zMario]

Well defended by Cook!

 

[Amjid Javed]

dilshan to bowl last over before lunch.

 

[zMario]

Well played through mid-wicket! They get 2

 

[zMario]

Ohhhh what a ball!

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 for cook thru covers.

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 more short and wide.

20/1

 

[zMario]

Thats 4!

 

[zMario]

dilshan to bowl last over before lunch.

You said that it was Vaas!

 

[Amjid Javed]

another short ball and single out to deep cover.

 

[zMario]

FOUR MORE!

Well..

 

[Rob H]

More Dilshan please

 

[Amjid Javed]

You said that it was Vaas!

i thought vass was gona bowl it

 

[Rob H]

very close lbw. Very very very close

 

[Amjid Javed]

Huge shout for lbw, looked very very close.

not given. just hit him outside off-stick.

good decision.

 

[Rob H]

great decision he was outside the line

 

[zMario]

9 off the over so far!

 

[zMario]

That should have been LBW...

 

[Amjid Javed]

very close lbw. Very very very close

i thought u werent watching the game )

 

[Amjid Javed]

Eng 21/1 (57 to win) @ lunch

 

[zMario]

England should win.... I wonder if Murali can do something

 

[Rob H]

i thought u werent watching the game )

watching it live at the ground......

 

[zMario]

watching it live at the ground......

I thought you couldn't be bothered to go

 

[Rob H]

I thought you couldn't be bothered to go

i'm not there! I said i wasnt watching (live at the ground) to you which Amjid mistook as watching it on TV.

 

[Hash]

Rob ground nahi challa giya.

Murali se darr ke ghar beta wa hai

 

[zMario]

This programme looks very good

 

[zMario]

i'm not there! I said i wasnt watching (live at the ground) to you which Amjid mistook as watching it on TV.

Ah I see

 

[zMario]

Hahahha, comparing those 2 bats looked pretty funny

 

[zMario]

Woah, Avg 50 to 44 if Mohammad Yousuf didnt have runs vs Bangladesh!

 

[zMario]

Do Sky Sports have anything else to show, them making breakfest for players LOL

 

[zMario]

Murali to start

 

[zMario]

Inside edge onto pad!

 

[zMario]

What a ball!

 

[Easa]

zMario, you've posted 9 out of the last 11 posts in this thread.

Calm down, yaar.

 

[zMario]

zMario, you've posted 9 out of the last 11 posts in this thread.

Calm down, yaar.

Nobodys here, thats why!

 

[Rob H]

that ball shot from no where to cook

 

[Amjid Javed]

Eng 26/1

sri lanka still need 9 wkts to win...

 

[Rob H]

beautiful cover drive from Cook

 

[James]

Cmon England.

 

[Uzzy]

England should win it comfortably.

 

[Rob H]

I think it's a bit of an unlucky decision for Strauss there.

 

[James]

Dun dun dunnnn. At least we get to see skinhead again now.

 

[Rob H]

Dun dun dunnnn.

)
Multan all over again?

 

[Rob H]

That ball had no business getting up there on Cook. Shows how much he spins it.

 

[Rob H]

What a catch there from Jayawardene but it's a no ball. That was hit like a rocket from Pietersen.

 

[James]

Thats the second time an amazing catch has been taken off Pietersen in this series, but been called a no ball.

Sorry, but when that happens it just seems like the batting side's day. I'm still bricking it though.

 

[James]

Pietersen on 1 off 5 balls

Sack Pietersen!

 

[Rob H]

that was dropped haha. I thought it dropped short but it easily carried. Sri Lanka could've had us on the ropes by now.

 

[James]

Yuck. Close close close.

 

[Hash]

If we had scored another 100 runs we would have had this game.

Ah well.......always the 3rd Test.

 

[Rob H]

Malinga starts with a no ball 4. Will be over quickly with him bowling.

 

[Rob H]

If we had scored another 100 runs we would have had this game.

Ah well.......always the 3rd Test.

) says the Englishman

 

[Easa]

On to the third test.

Pietersen needs to hit a few sixes to finish them of,

 

[Rob H]

another no ball 4 down the leg side. Malinga should stop kissing the ball before he bowls. It's useless.

 

[James]

This poxy batting makes you wonder just what will happen against Pakistan and the Aussies if we bat in the 4th innings alot.

 

[Amjid Javed]

KP on strike to murali now.

Eng 53/2 (25 to win)

 

[Rob H]

Murali is bowling leg breaks now.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Murali bowling leg spin now....

 

[Rob H]

This poxy batting makes you wonder just what will happen against Pakistan and the Aussies if we bat in the 4th innings alot.

and just to think 2 years ago we chased down 230 and 280 v New Zealand and 220 v West Indies. I think people like Butcher, Nasser and Thorpe are missed in these situations. They were always so cool when chasing.

 

[James]

That's probably the only thing that has declined about this side. No middle order rock anymore, they are all old/retired/injured.

 

[zMario]

Leg breaks? What has the world come to?