Story Ashes 06/07

[mehkar]

ohhhh no..........Aussies are winning BTW nice work mate

 

[plympilgrim]

come on england play for the draw

 

[kiwi_macca]

block, block, block!!!!

 

[Left_Hander]

Australia will win this now - only a matter of time.

 

[Jaztheman]

easy win for the aussies and as lefty said it is only a matter of time

 

[RoboRocks]

Yeah you have to back Australia now.
Great presentation there mate.

 

[crowsboy]

AUSTRALIA WIN 1ST ASHES TEST​

Shane Warne has ripped through Englands batting order taking 6/46 off 21 overs. England were dismissed for 211, 212 runs short of the target Australia had set for them to win. It was a brilliant display of cricket by Australia and England will now have to regroup for the upcoming 2nd Test in Adelaide​

Shane Warne was brilliant with 6/46​

END OF MATCH
Australia 451 and 302
England 330 and 211
Australia win first Test by 212 runs

BATTING

Trescothick B Warne 40
Strauss C Gilchrist B Lee 37
Bell LBW Warne 23
Collingwood C McGrath B Warne 0
Pietersen LBW Warne 51
Flintoff C Ponting B McGrath 10
Jones B Warne 11
Anderson B Lee 21
Harmison Run Out 3
Mahmood C Ponting B Warne 6
Panesar NOT OUT 2

Extras 7

BOWLING

Lee 19-67-2
McGrath 19-51-1
Clark 18-49-0
Warne 21-46-6​

 

[crowsboy]

AFTER MATCH PRESENTAION WITH MARK NICHOLAS​

Mark Nicholas: I have the captain of England, Andrew Flintoff with me here. Now Andrew dissapointing loss. What happened?

Andrew Flintoff: Yes Mark very dissaponting but its a 5 match series and the boys will have to improve ahead of next weeks clash in Adelaide. As for what happened, we just weren't good enough. Keven Pietersen as great though but he didn't have enough support

Mark Nicholas: Well bad luck mate. I now move on to the winning captain, Ricky Ponting. Well done today Ricky

Ricky Ponting: Thanks Mark. It was brilliant. Everynody put in a great performance and I was delighted with my form but obviously there is still another 4 matches to go so we will have to carry our form over to Adelaide

Mark Nicholas: Well its time for the man of the match award. There was some great performances like Shane Warnes 6 wickets, Brett Lees 5, Kevin Pietersens 150 and Haydens 100 but the winner is Ricky Ponting. Congratualations Ricky. Heres a cheque for $10,000 dollars

Ricky Ponting: Cheers Mark. This just tops of a brilliant match for me and the team. There was a lot of big scores and 5 wicket hauls but I'm just over the moon about winning this

Ricky Ponting collects award​

 

[crowsboy]

HUSSEY, TAIT COME INTO TEAM FOR 2ND TEST​

Australia have announced a 12 man squad for the 2nd Test in Adelaide. Shaun Tait has come into the squad replacing Staurt Clark who bowled badly in Brisbane with match figures of 1/114. Shaun Tait says he can't wait to play his first game in Australia at his home ground. Also Damien Martyn has been dropped with scores of 1 and 4 in the 1st Test. He will be repliced by Michael Hussey​

Shaun Tait at Training​

Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Hussey
Clarke
Watson
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
McGrath
Tait
Clark (12th Man)​

 

[crowsboy]

HOGGARD IN, ANDERSON OUT​

England have only made 1 change to the side that lost to Australia last week in Brisbane. Anderson has been dropped and Mathew Hoggard comes in.​

Mathew Hoggard​

Trescothick
Stauss
Bell
Collingwood
Pietersen
Flintoff
Jones
Hoggard
Mahmood
Harmison
Panesar
Anderson (12th Man)​

 

[crowsboy]

PRE GAME REPORT​

Adelaide ovals famous scoreboard​

Pitch​

Well the pitch is nearly the same as the Brisbane pitch. It has a bit in it for both teams early on but will start to crack around Day 4. It will be interesting to see how Shane Warne goes on it​

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England​

England must win or draw this game to keep them in the hunt for the Ashes. Lose this one and they will be 0-2 down going into the Perth Test match with Australia with the momentum. Harmison and Hoggard must take early wickets and stop Ricky Ponting becuase once he gets his eye in he is hard to stop. Kevin Pietersen must continue his form into this match but it must start with a strong opening partnership​

Australia​

Australia have momentum from the Brisbane Test but must carry that into this game. If they Bat first it will be important that they make a solid start to put pressure on England. if they bowl first Lee will need to bowl tight, keep the runs but at the same time aim at getting wickets. Pietersen will be the big wicket for them​

 

[crowsboy]

COIN TOSS​

The captains out in the middle for the coin toss​

Mark Nicholas: Hello I'm here with Ricky Ponting who has just one the toss. What was the reason behind that decision?

Ricky Ponting: Well its a good wicket for batting so hopefully Mathew and Justin will be able to build a solid opening partnership

Mark Nicholas: Good Luck for today Ricky. I now move on to Andrew Flintoff. Now Andrew would you have chosen to bat?

Andrew Flintoff: Yeah I probarly would have but there is no time for dwelling on it. We just have to go out and bowl tight and maybe snare a few wickets

Mark Nicholas: Good Luck today fellas. Its a good day for cricket today. Blue skys, around 24 degrees

 

[aussie1st]

Thats some attack Aus have there, could see a few broken English toes
Good toss to win in Adelaide too.

 

[mehkar]

nice presentation mate kep it up cant wait for the update

 

[crowsboy]

ENGLAND TAKE 3 WICKETS TO HOLD UPPER HAND AT LUNCH​

England have bowled brilliantly to have Australia at 3/97 at Lunch on Day 1. Hoggard and Harmison were the wicket takers. They will need to break the Partnership between Hussey (27*) and Clarke (13*).​

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Mathew Hoggard appeals​

LUNCH DAY 1
Australia 3/97

BATTING

Langer C Jones B Harmison 8
Hayden C Mahmood B Hoggard 29
Ponting LBW Harmison 18
Hussey NOT OUT 27
Clarke NOT OUT 13
Watson
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
McGrath
Tait

Extras 3

BOWLING

Harmison 8-26-2
Hoggard 8-31-1
Mahmood 7-17-0
Panesar 7-23-0​