The Ashes | 1st Test | Brisbane | 29/11/10 | Day 5

[AZ]

England lead by 88, 9 wkts in hand.

ALL results are theoretically possible.

can the Aussies do a miracle and repeat the heroics of the 2nd Test of the previous Ashes in Australia?

will England declare and dangle the carrot for the Roos?

watch this space!

vs COMING UP!

 

[AZ]

play starts in 7 mins time!

 

[Sledger]

7 minutes?

England need to set a sporting declaration. No boring draws please. :aali

 

[AZ]

yep, early start again today.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Gooch reckons England have to bat for 3 hrs to be safe. Must of dreamt of a collapse.

 

[AZ]

show some cojones Goochie! make 'em play for the win!

 

[Sledger]

Too many conservative captains going around these days.

 

[*sallu*]

Draw looms

 

[WhiteDudeFromTrinidad]

latest loud and clear talk in bookies circles is as follows

1/20 Draw

25/1 Aussies

50/1 England


Aussies at 25/1 is a bit of value imo because i'm not sure i would trust England NOT to collapse from this position 24 times out of 25 :kami

 

[KingKhanWC]

Siddle has been the best bowler for Aus.

One could bring 9.

 

[James]

latest loud and clear talk in bookies circles is as follows

1/20 Draw

25/1 Aussies

50/1 England


Aussies at 25/1 is a bit of value imo because i'm not sure i would trust England NOT to collapse from this position 24 times out of 25 :kami

how about save your money this time mate, Mr and Mrs WhiteDude might not have anything to eat one night at this rate

 

[AZ]

just one leg bye from the first over!

 

[JibranAnsari]

collapse collapse collapse!

 

[James]

Just had a 3 hour nap prior to start of play and feel totally crap.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Just had a 3 hour nap prior to start of play and feel totally crap.

sleep boy gna be a boring day of cricket

 

[AZ]

hmmm, Hilf getting some extra bounce!

 

[KingKhanWC]

More English fans than Aussies in the stadium.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Just had a 3 hour nap prior to start of play and feel totally crap.

Drink some Pakistani tea.

Here;s how to make it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjtBGFNUs5g

 

[AZ]

lol, Channel 9 comms reminiscing about Adelaide 2006

 

[WhiteDudeFromTrinidad]

how about save your money this time mate, Mr and Mrs WhiteDude might not have anything to eat one night at this rate

i know mate, i've had a shocking weekend. I backed Ian Poulter to win the Dubai golf at 14/1 but because of all these late nights watching the cricket i was unable to monitor his progress this morning (final round started 8 AM) Poulter lost in a play-off and apparently at one point he was trading at 1/5 and i would have traded out for a handsome profit if i hadn't been fast asleep oblivious to what was happening on course

at this rate i'm going to have to sell Mrs WhiteDude to subsidise my losses

any takers?

 

[AZ]

punched thru extra cover, 3 for Trott.

 

[AZ]

c'man Peydah, get a wkt here!

 

[AZ]

edged! not enough slippers

 

[Sledger]

Edged but no 3rd slip. 4 runs.

 

[Sledger]

Aus bowling attack not very potent at all. They'll need more individual moments of brilliance a la Siddle first innings to win this Ashes.

 

[KingKhanWC]

i know mate, i've had a shocking weekend. I backed Ian Poulter to win the Dubai golf at 14/1 but because of all these late nights watching the cricket i was unable to monitor his progress this morning (final round started 8 AM) Poulter lost in a play-off and apparently at one point he was trading at 1/5 and i would have traded out for a handsome profit if i hadn't been fast asleep oblivious to what was happening on course

at this rate i'm going to have to sell Mrs WhiteDude to subsidise my losses

any takers?

lol.

Reminds me, totally missed Froch V Abraham. Let's hope Trott is out by the time I come back.

 

[Noork85]

I think a century is on its way for the gardener as well

 

[Sledger]

Yawn, Adelaide was 4 years ago.

Get over it.

 

[AZ]

Cook under edges the pull, speeds away past Haddin.

 

[Sledger]

What is Cook's HS?

 

[AZ]

caressed thru extra cover, nice shot from Cook.

3 more.

 

[Sledger]

Good shot by Chef, 3 more.

 

[AZ]

What is Cook's HS?

160-odd? No idea.

 

[Sledger]

Its 173 (V Bangladesh).

 

[Rizie]

Come on Johnson and Hilfenhaus

 

[Sledger]

Bring on Watson!

 

[AZ]

Cook's really hitting them now, a real thwack each time he hits it.

 

[AZ]

Healy's really annoying

 

[Rizie]

Aamer would destroy Cook

 

[AZ]

full and squirted past gully.

 

[Sledger]

Trott plays an edge/square drive for 4.

 

[AZ]

and again! this time to the right of gully!

 

[Sledger]

4 again.

 

[Sledger]

Ricky wasting time, doesn't want to lose.

 

[Afridirocks]

heading towards a draw

 

[OZGOD]

The result of this match is now irrelevant - it's going to be a draw. What's going to be important is how to finish this match as well as possible and to get the most momentum heading into Adelaide. England will want to declare at some point, preferably with no additional wickets lost, as an "is that the best you got" to the OZ bowlers and then try and take 5 or 6 wickets of their own. As for the OZ, they will want to finish off the match by pounding a few to the boundary.

 

[AZ]

full and strioked thru cover for 3, that's the 150 for Cook!

well played.

 

[Sledger]

150 for The Chef.

 

[OZGOD]

Ricky wasting time, doesn't want to lose.

This is the single most annoying thing about Dubya for mine. He has endless pitch conferences all the time. He's reacting to the opposition too often.

 

[AZ]

Mitch replacing Siddle.

needs to show something here, otherwise may have to sit out the next Test.

 

[Rizie]

Draw odds 1.01

 

[Sledger]

MJ into the attack, on line first up.

 

[AZ]

lol, Trott just tucks Mitch away as if he's an Indian trundler.

so sad.

 

[Sledger]

They won't drop Johnson, they rate him too highly. He is NOT an allrounder though LOL.

 

[Noork85]

Ridiculous, i quit watching this! Just hope cook doesnt pass husseys score, but that looks inevitable.

 

[Sledger]

in the com box.

 

[*sallu*]

Both Siddle and Hilfy have tried hard but there isn't anything major in the air or off the pitch to extract anything even a little bit dangerous for the batsmen

 

[*sallu*]

MJ also looking unimpressive

If he carries this on in the ashes - he could very well be onto a Gillespie-esque path

 

[AZ]

Adelaide's supposed to be even flatter?!

 

[Sledger]

Oh, a bit of inward movement for Johnson, might have hit a crack.

 

[AZ]

Watto brought in to replace Hilf.

 

[Sledger]

Watson into the attack now.

 

[Zaheer Abbas's Fan]

Mitch is a trundler right now, pace is down 10 mph, he can't swing it so without pace and bounce he is useless.

 

[Sledger]

Big inswinger to Trott plz.

 

[AZ]

oh, jaffa from Watto, just moved away a touch.

 

[Random Aussie]

adelaide's supposed to be even flatter?!

 

[Rizie]

Why doesnt England accelerate?

 

[AZ]

edged, not enough slips again!

 

[Sledger]

Watson screamed 'CaaaaaaAAaaaatch'.

 

[Sledger]

Around the wicket to Trott now, MJ.

 

[AZ]

crisp off drive from the Ape.

 

[AZ]

and another

to the left of gully.

 

[Sledger]

Pathetic bowling by Johnson. Floaty, friendly stuff.

 

[Sledger]

Warne tried to jinx a Trott hundred, he hit 4 next ball lol.

 

[AZ]

if the Aussies had done their homework they'd know Trott tends to hit it uppishly towards gully.

Pakistan nailed him a few times there this summer.

 

[Zaheer Abbas's Fan]

Adelaide's supposed to be even flatter?!

Actually nothing too wrong with this gabba pitch, it was a little bit soft and slow but it has some grass and there has been sideways movement all test long.

Rather than a poor pitch, this is an example of toothless bowling, dropped chances and Ponting not have enough slips and gullies in to get the catches, it's 4 through 4th slip/2nd gully every time!

Nothing to lose by having these catchers in at the moment, why not have them?

 

[Sledger]

Another edge for four.

 

[AZ]

Barmy Army signing some gay pub song lol.

 

[Sledger]

Warne thinking the right way, he wants a declaration.

 

[*sallu*]

comms talking about tie