Australia in England

[squiz]

You need to be more than just a great cricketer to be a great captain. You need the cricketing knowledge, you need to know your opponents strengths and weaknesses, you need to know tactics which will assist you in many ways, and most of all you need to know how to read the bloody conditions!

 

[Annihilation66]

yeah but its easy for us top say things after its all happened. u try doing it when under pressure cos your team isnt performing and the crowd is agaainst you.

240 needed to win with over 50 overs left. I think they will get within 50 runs if they continue with this run rate.

 

[Sando]

Well Australia never give up and they have some great batsmen there. Like langer who can bat all day, but didn't today,

Yeah, I understand that but it was never going to be one of the greatest bowling efforts ever to knock a side over on the final day, that had no prospect of winning..... you blokes were odds on to win it.

Flintoff and Jones have bowled beautifully in this match, they were the only two English bowlers I rated coming into the series and I rated em highly. Unfortunately they have proven me right! That being said, catches win matches and our bowlers certainly created enough opportunities to have you blokes in trouble, and to cover for a batting lineup that save for Alfie, has looked as ordinary as it did for most of the one day matches. Looks like Australia will have to come back from the dead once again if it is to retain the Ashes and a decent lead on the points table.

 

[squiz]

I've always said Warne would make a better captain than Ponting, a long time before this Ashes series

 

[Englishandproud]

Gilchrist gone, 182-5, england defiently on top now, another wicket or 2 before tea would help england.

 

[Annihilation66]

yeah i think the score at tea will decide it.

i dont think england will get 5 in 1 session. what the hell was ghilcrist doing. he should have just played his game.

well done England........well Flintoff really

 

[brad352]

yeah but its easy for us top say things after its all happened. u try doing it when under pressure cos your team isnt performing and the crowd is agaainst you.

He's never been a particularly good captain, it just gets exposed against decent opposition

 

[Adster]

weill be a draw england cant get tailenders out

 

[ZexyZahid]

This is Test cricket at it's best.

Play resumes after Tea, The Exciting final session is on, England need 5 more wickets, Australia need another 207 runs, 42 overs remain!

 

[ZoraxDoom]

C'mon England!!

 

[Annihilation66]

well well clarke and pointing playing well and aggressively. 4.7 an over isnt quite out of it. they are comfortable hitting 4's atm. plus a single an over could get them there. just dont get yourself out clarke.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Somehow the game is turning into Australia's favour!

 

[Dhoni]

This match was looking in Australia's favour, but Clarke it out! Australia- 263/6

 

[ZexyZahid]

Gillespie comes in! Game is still poised.

33 overs rmain now and Australia need 163 while England need 5 wickets.

 

[Annihilation66]

poised but i cant understand whats going on in the australian minds. clarke comes in as if they are trying to win the game then Gillespie comes in. Wiat hes out now. NOw warne has to defend for his life now. Let pointing take all the balls