4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds

[piriyanth]

Stupid decision by Ponting to hand the new ball to Siddle.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Four for Cook. Can he brew up a century?

 

[aussie1st]

Hilfy hasn't hit that line he got with the first ball, that was an absolute jaffer. Bowling too much on off stump.

 

[Inbox24]

Clearly there's some match fixing going on, on both sides.

Investigation plz.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

And he's struggling with no-balls. Warne says there is a slope. If it's true, then he's probably struggling with that. I personally hate bowling down a slope, too easy to lose your run-up.

 

[King Pietersen]

The line he's bowling would be great to Cook, but he should try and reproduce that first delivery again to Strauss. If Australia get Strauss cheaply then they're into our very weak middle order. Still cannot comprehend why Trott wasn't picked.

 

[Ollie_H]

WHY? OH WHY? OH WHY!?

Is Broad STILL in the team? Would much rather have had trott. Broad will have an aboslute stinker of a game!

 

[evertonfan]

Oh no, Clark's playing. 1-1 then.

Broad is still playing too. He'd better come up with the goods in this game.

 

[barmyarmy]

It just seems more and more perverse to pick Broad. One of the reasons he was in was that Flintoff wasn't bowling a full complement of overs so we needed a 5th bowler. With no Flintoff 5 bowlers is overkill especially at Headingley where the wicket tends to be bowler-friendly anyway.
Extra batsman was a no brainer for me. Trott for Broad.

 

[aussie1st]

Siddle is bowling with good pace, best I've seen his pace all series. Now stay on the 1st and 3rd ball line. He keeps drifting onto leg, he was lucky not to be punished again for the 2nd ball he bowled this over.

 

[bowser]

Strauss out plumb LBW first ball!!!



But not given. Oh the Drama.

A problem with being Australian, we, and our opponents, have to put up with second rate umpires because of a stupid rule that insists that umpires must be biased.

Maybe we could pull and India and threaten to take our bat and ball and go home?

 

[aussie1st]

See thats why Siddle was opening! North what a catch, Siddle owes you a beer.

 

[OffCutters]

YEEEEEEES! WHAT A CATCH!! RIPPER!! Well done North!

 

[iridescentt]

Supercatch Northy. What a screamer. Strauss gone, this test is ours.

 

[barmyarmy]

We're so screwed.
At least Warne thinks that it will spin on days 4 and 5.