Not that I really care about this match. Lehmann's petulant outburst has given me all the gloating power I need at work. Slightest mention of cricket and I just get to tell them to stop whinging 😀
at this point I'd take a draw.
very odd selections by England. I'd have brought in Taylor to open, dropped Root down to fill Bairstow's postion and replaced Bresnan with Tremlett.
Woakes looks, and probably is, innocuous
Kerrigan looks utterly out of his depth
Well, at least Trott can bowl
So Lehmann is fined for calling a spade a spade or citing the elephant in the room since to do this is to be guilty of failing to show respect to fellow players (and match officials), but the elephant is effectively condoned or at least not sanctioned despite clearly disrespecting both other parties by his originsl behaviour and subsequent crowing about it. Ok, Lehmann is guilty of hypocrisy but the ICC have fallen to wendyball lows in terms of maintaining any moral high ground. What a mess. We will have moronic chanting from the stands next, oh wait a minute.....goes off to find the humbugs and zimmer!!
I predict run fest for England today.
I hope for a runfest
WOW THM so many metaphors in there for me to follow but apparently some cricketers done bad and cheat and shit but [s]football[/s] wendyball is worserer...was that it?
Well you nailed that issue 🙄
Yeah, that "let's just talk about the cricket" thing again
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Not out!
Re players not walking. It's not cheating. There is nothing in the laws requiring them to do so and there is no attempt to influence the umpire's decision.
Anyone else think this whole Test bizarre... England not interested in endearing themselves in any way to the paying public (either in their team selection, field placings or over rate). I can't see any positives from England in the 1st 2 days and have never been less inclined to like an England team, despite this one being ostensibly successful
Its not cheating but the rules include the spirit of the game and it breaks them
Essentially as long as all playera do the same thing does it really matter?
Cook out now for 28 - still they got a 50 partnership
Its not cheating but the rules include the spirit of the game and it breaks them
The spirit of the game is so nebulous you could take it to mean anything.
My take is that you should always respect the umpire's decision, but that doesn't extend to deciding for him.
Sheck, I think our boys are doing their best to prove Dan Hodges (see previous page) correct. It is a shame and unnecessary IMO.
Broad's comments in relation to his own choices and the mentality of the team before the start of this test reminded me of an old business school HR quote - we judge ourselves by our intentions, others judge us by our behaviour.
We may have won the Ashes but we will also be judged by our behaviour and as Hodges said - "Yes, glorious failure is meaningless. But so is inglorious success. "
Great teams do not need to resort to slow over rates, "problems" (sic) with their shoes or so-called "professional" behaviour/gamesmanship.
JY - you are normally a guy who argues against races to the bottom in other fields of life. Why is cricket any different?
Agreed... Inglorious success sums it up pretty well, and there's some resonance with this siege mentality that the England team seem to be adopting (albeit they've invited whatever sort of siege they may be feeling upon themselves). However there seems to be a bit of a playground attitude too... They don't seem to have any answers when things are going against them... Like they consider it unfair that they lost the toss, and consequently they're not going to try!
Maybe it's because I spent a few hours in the drizzle at the Oval yesterday and was then underwhelmed by England's attitude and performance with the ball in favourable conditions, but they seem intent on annoying people, and then to be indignant when people express annoyance!
It kind of reminds me of the blind refusal to pick Panesar when touring Oz a few years ago... Cutting nose off to spite face because the media had the nerve to question our selection policy...
If, as the commentators keep saying, this is a full house, then why is the middle tier of that big stand empty?
Hmmm that's a tad annoying. Root out top edging Lyon on the sweep. KP in
silly shot by Root. He needs to drop back the order imo
Riveting stuff this 😐
anyone seen Tremlett's figures for Surrey today?
8-96
silly shot by Root. He needs to drop back the order imo
Not his finest moments but he seems to be doing better than the established batters of trott and Cook
yes only Bell has outscored him and Trott and cook are below broad and just above Bairstow and Swann 😯
He also has the best bowling figures 😉
Selectors have messed up having picked him he should have let him bowl on the second day as that sends out a huge signal to him and to the opposition - when even your own team wont let you bowl you are not up tp the task
Rain
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So.... England AO
Strolling to a draw, or one last surprise?
Edit: or not... Is Kerrigan a worse bar than jimmy???
I think Clarke has finally lost his marbles with his batting order!
Great c&b from Jimmy!
He cannot trust anyone else to hold them 😉
Just because Clarke wants it to be like a t20, Jimmy's not having it. Faulkner totally out of his depth against Jimmy with the new red ball
And Swanny's got Watto out, and not LBW for a change 😀
Quack
Why didn't Haddin walk? That was just blatant cheating. I just hope the English public give it to him right from the word go for the whole of the ODI series and I hope he cries and he goes home.
Beautiful from Prior
It would be hilarious after all the carping about England's tactics if they did pull off a win here.
Hope Faulkner got some good sledging.
Smith too...
Interesting balance with a declaration or if we get 6 quick wickets. At what run rate do you simply not bother and play for the draw? The Aussies have to take the bigger gamble in the end if they want to declare.
Opps, should have said 5 quick wickets!
And Harris in!
Gutted that cricinfo didn't publish my comment. I suggested Rogers to bat at 11, and it's starting to look a good prediction.
Clunk!
Review that!
hope this crap comes back to bite the aussies in the arse !
Make that 4 quick wickets
Warnie.
Shut it you thick bogan
The current Athers debate on sky could be on STW!!! Not sure who the Aussie talking is?
(Athers just mumbled "not the point!" after the other guy. Funny!!)
edit - ok its warnie, thx!
It's australia's current best bowler
I think it was a Yukka !
priceless tms at the mo 🙂
'twas Warne, who's still probably Australia's best bowler
