The grand finale - Eng v Aus 5th test @ The Oval

[Amir]

80 overs left and only 6 English wickets to go! One more twist inthe barrel?

 

[MIG]

Tresco gone - lbw to Warne !

 

[Toony™®]

warne traps Tresco with a ripper... hawkeye showed he would have been out

Flintoff coming out...

 

[Toony™®]

109 -4

 

[Toony™®]

110-4, lead 116.

 

[Toony™®]

78 overs remaining in the day.

 

[Toony™®]

these two need to get to lunch still there.

 

[Toony™®]

lead 118.

 

[MIG]

Pieterson looking good at the moment...and now the utility of Collingwood as a replacement for Jones will come to the fore ( or not !)

 

[Toony™®]

Pietersen trapped sweeping, big appeal...kuertzen says not out.

hawkeye says just clipping off.

lead 119

 

[Toony™®]

4wides, Lee trying to get the yorker going. few more singles taken

lead 127.

 

[Toony™®]

lead 128.

 

[MIG]

5 wides againt Lees name ! Excitement and frustration ( for Aussies )

 

[mulan]

This is where push comes to shove....

Can Pietersen and Flintoff play the day out? Can they temper their natural game?
Is this where they start closing up shop?
Just 2 more wickets and it's tickets?

A wicket before lunch....please.....

 

[Toony™®]

no..i doubt they will be there at the close...but runs will be coming alot faster..which is half the job.

 

[MIG]

75 Overs left in the day!

 

[MIG]

The Trescothick dismissal was amazing - the ball spun miles !

 

[Toony™®]

loose delivery , trying for a slider cut for 4.

next delivery caught and bowled.
flintoff fell into the trap.

 

[MIG]

Flintoff Gone to Warne !

 

[Toony™®]

lead 132.

 

[Toony™®]

Pietersen hit on the ribs... last over b4 lunch.

 

[arsal_pakfan]

Oh myGod ...this is getting exciting!...england looses 5 top wickets!..and lead just 130 odd runs!...i have to rush back to my home to catch theaction!...if England gets a lead of 200 here then its good bye for Australia!...if not then Ashes remains in Australia!

 

[Toony™®]

Lee bowls a brilliant bouncer..edged over. Pietersen nearly lost his head in that one.

single taken

lead 133.

 

[Amir]

Collingwood was assigned and picked for this job..he better do it well or England picking him can be the biggest blunder in their cricket history.

 

[arsal_pakfan]

can someone plz temmme hows the weather holding up in London??...is it possible they will play the whole without any rain interruption??

 

[mulan]

One end opened up ?

 

[arsal_pakfan]

oops Colingwood also left...i think Piterson and colingwood holds the key if they stay for another hour or so then its all over for Aussies!

 

[Toony™®]

the thing is pitch is properly roughed up..Australia will have the same sort of trouble, when they bat.

lead at lunch by 133.

 

[IMMY69]

provided they bowl england out the aussies will go for anything...they have absolutely nothing to lose!

 

[Toony™®]

Englands insurance policy taken up...If he is there until 2pm after lunch... England will have one hand on the ashes,imo.

 

[Kashif]

200 is the magic figure. The match is poised at 60-40 favouring England.

 

[Toony™®]

73 overs left.

 

[Hussain]

127-5 @ lunch

73 overs remain in the day

lead by 133 runs

Pieterson 35 (60) and Collingwood 0 (4)
batting on the crease

Batting to follow - G Jones , Giles ,Hoggard and Harmison

not much batting to come after this
Warne is a major threat to England wid figures of 55/3 after 16 overs

 

[Kashif]

Befitting finale to an amazing series. Regardless of what happens today, test cricket is the winner.

 

[Hussain]

Befitting finale to an amazing series. Regardless of what happens today, test cricket is the winner.

probably one of the best series i ve ever seen with the fate of the 5 test series Ashes cud go either way even on its very last day

this is test cricket at its best



and one more thing i wud like to say abt the English team ..... tht regard less of the result of Ashes they atleast have shown thet Aussies too are mortals
and cud be defeated if the opposition applies itself to it

 

[Toony™®]

2nd session about to start.

 

[Toony™®]

a bit like India vs. Pakistan first test this scenario final day scenario

 

[Toony™®]

a couple taken

then a single by pietersen

lead 136.

 

[Hussain]

yea but can Pieterson act like Kamran Akmal

 

[Hussain]

Pieterson playing warne wid an angled bat


not a gud idea

 

[Toony™®]

brett lee to continue.

 

[Toony™®]

a couple taken off lee by Pietersen.

lead 138.

 

[Toony™®]

anothercouple

lead 140.

 

[Amjid Javed]

pieterson hooks lee for 6... very lucky top edge!

 

[Toony™®]

bouncer by Lee hit for 6.

lead 146.

 

[Toony™®]

defn AJ...but valuable runs here.

 

[Hussain]

lead 146 runs

71.2 ovs remaining

 

[Hussain]

pieterson takes a single

141-5

 

[Toony™®]

another single

lead 147

 

[Hussain]

Lee yorks Collingwood @ 92 mph


gud contest b/w bat and ball firrst a six thn a fast yorker

 

[Toony™®]

couple taken off warne.. pietersen reaches his 50..lucky 50..but his most important!

 

[Toony™®]

lead 150!

 

[Hussain]

warne to continue frm Vauxhall End

 

[Toony™®]

collingwood playing the razzaq role of blocking at the mo.

 

[Toony™®]

another six... better hook.

lead 158

 

[Toony™®]

pietersen nearly out caught next ball. dropped by tait but hard chance. gone for 4. then another 4.

Pietersen in ODI mode.

lead 166.

 

[Toony™®]

16 runs off that over.

 

[Somali Pirate]

My boss gave us a day off today.She said 'go home and enjoy the english victory'.I bet she is regreting that now

 

[Hussain]

pieterson taking the Ashes away frm Aussies

 

[whyhkk]

there is also a potential disadvantage for playing fast and getting out quickly

 

[Toony™®]

collingwood continues blocking mode.

 

[Toony™®]

single for collingwood off last ball.

lead 167.

 

[whyhkk]

I just noticed G jones is still there, Now England cannot lose

 

[Toony™®]

Lee bowling some serious quick stuff...95mph +

 

[Toony™®]

lead 169.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Eng 163/5 (169 lead)

collingwood looks clueless against a fired-up brett lee!

 

[Toony™®]

pietersen drives a low full toss for 4.

lead 173.

 

[Amjid Javed]

pieterson smashes two thunderous 4s down the ground...

game been taken away from australia....

Eng 171/5 now...

 

[Toony™®]

and cracks a baseball style drive ..wicked shot for 4.

lead 177.

 

[Toony™®]

collingwood smashes warne into katiches ribs..oooh painful.

lead 178.

 

[Hussain]

171-5

 

[Toony™®]

lead 179.

 

[Toony™®]

warne bowling wide of leg stump at Collingwood trying to hit the rough patches.

 

[Toony™®]

katich goes off replaced by kasprowicz, i think..bcos of his bruised ribs? i think.

Mcgrath back on.

single taken

lead 180.

 

[Somali Pirate]

proves the old saying pace with no direction=ball thunders to the boundary.

God helps if sami bowls to kp or freddie.Hell tresco and strauss will have a field day.Bring on spinning pitches

 

[Toony™®]

no ball by McGrath.

lead 181.

 

[Toony™®]

another single deep leg side.

lead 182.

 

[Toony™®]

65 overs remaining.

 

[Toony™®]

single taken by collingwood.

lead 183.

 

[Amjid Javed]

pieterson hits ball into his foot and is caught. umpires say not out!