5th Test: England vs Australia at the Brit Oval

[iridescentt]

7 overs and the new ball comes in. We'll be cleaned before the days finished. I'm off to bed.

 

[SciD]

Marcus North that was throwing water on your previous performances.

 

[King Pietersen]

Has Prior actually made a mistake of note? I certainly can't remember a dropped catch or a mistake he's made all series. Looks far more confident in his keeping, and has improved immensely. Nice to see. So used to seeing England cricketers stagnating and not improving (Cook, Panesar, Collingwood etc), so it's really good to see someone improving their game and working hard to do so.

 

[Gurjot95]

If Australia lose this Ashes then I dont think they will have any reason to defend T20 WC 2009 lose.

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

If Australia lose this Ashes then I dont think they will have any reason to defend T20 WC 2009 lose.

What.......

 

[Howsie]

Of course he did!

Not at the time he knocked the bail of he didn't.

Howsie added 0 Minutes and 55 Seconds later...

If Australia lose this Ashes then I dont think they will have any reason to defend T20 WC 2009 lose.

WTF :laugh

 

[SciD]

Prior is best WK+batsman in Test cricket at the moment.

 

[barmyarmy]

Prior has been exceptional this series with the gloves, has really outclassed Haddin.

Yeah but they just showed their batting stats and Haddin has averaged 49 this series compared to Prior's 31. Seeing as Prior is a batsman who keeps that's a pretty poor average.

 

[xvalerianx]

Prior is best WK+batsman in Test cricket at the moment.

Some one forgot Mahendra Singh Dhoni? :laugh Not that I support him.

 

[SciD]

If Australia lose this Ashes then I dont think they will have any reason to defend T20 WC 2009 lose.

They gave Ashes more importance than T20 WC.

 

[Howsie]

Prior is best WK+batsman in Test cricket at the moment.

He's only averaging 32 with the bat though.

 

[SciD]

Some one forgot Mahendra Singh Dhoni? :laugh Not that I support him.

Test cricket not ODI's.

 

[King Pietersen]

Not in his career, averaging 46 overall in his career, and his keeping has shown notable improvement. He'd certainly be up there for me, Boucher and Dhoni would probably come slightly ahead of him, but Prior's not far off.

 

[SciD]

He's only averaging 32 with the bat though.

At current stage Yes. Do you want him to avergae 50?

Who cares about averages. How much Vettori averages. Doesn't make him bad test bowler.

 

[Gurjot95]

They gave Ashes more importance than T20 WC.

That's why I said that they can't defend T20 WC lose if they lose Ashes. They should have win this if they give more imp. to this, moreover they got more time than England to practise for Ashes. :laugh