England in Australia

[aussie1st]

It should be 30 overs per session but England usually are well behind in that department as they are more based around the pace men rather than spinners.

 

[MUFC1987]

We need to bowl straight. Flintoff's last couple of deliveries have been a lot better. Even Hayden won't go for something a mile outside his off stump. If we bowl straight and with bounce we can cause problems.

 

[mattfb]

yea so bout 1/130 at lunch you would say, thats bout 3 an over but with the slower over rate its bout 4

 

[aussie1st]

Hopefully but we need to get through this first hour and as I type Hoggard almost gets Ponting nicking.

 

[mattfb]

We need to bowl straight. Flintoff's last couple of deliveries have been a lot better. Even Hayden won't go for something a mile outside his off stump. If we bowl straight and with bounce we can cause problems.

Yea Hayden is happy to leave them now but will he be after he has left 50 balls from Flintoff? Oh man i nearly had a heart attack there when punter nearly got out, anywayz anyone get the daily telegrapgh, they said Pietersen said they will win the ' bore war ' and will bore us to tears.

 

[PhilD123]

Well bowled Hoggy! Ponting accross his stumps again. Low bounce there and the next ball shows that there is variable bounce. England seem lively in the field.

 

[aussie1st]

We need to bowl straight. Flintoff's last couple of deliveries have been a lot better. Even Hayden won't go for something a mile outside his off stump. If we bowl straight and with bounce we can cause problems.

I see what hes trying to do as one of Hayden's weakness is the wide ball where he usually hits the cover drive in the air and gets caught.

 

[MUFC1987]

I see what hes trying to do as one of Hayden's weakness is the wide ball where he usually hits the cover drive in the air and gets caught.

Yeah, but why take the risk? If we bowl on that angle in towards Hayden, he's still going to drive a few, it's just a lot riskier as he can't get his power, i.e. his arms through the ball.

 

[mattfb]

as i said england said in the daily telgrapgh they are gonna ' bore us to tears ' by 'soffocating us ' with there bowling, and yet still Flintoff can bowl straight with bounce if he wants, all its gonna do is sit up on this slow pitch and Hayden will pull it

 

[MUFC1987]

Regarding the papers, is it true that one of them said Collingwood was the Worst ever England number 4, before this Test?

 

[mattfb]

not sure, that might have been in a different paper or i didn';t read that, as i type a half appeal by england for LBW on ricky after he walked across his stumps, never even close to out when he is mile across his stumps

 

[aussie1st]

Yeah, but why take the risk? If we bowl on that angle in towards Hayden, he's still going to drive a few, it's just a lot riskier as he can't get his power, i.e. his arms through the ball.

Thats true, probably later on when the new ball has got a bit more older then try that.

Regarding the papers, is it true that one of them said Collingwood was the Worst ever England number 4, before this Test?

Lol crazy papers, he can always get the job done anywhere in the lineup just not the flashiest one like a KP, Martyn etc.

 

[mattfb]

Yea but if they bowl straight they will have to bowl it full cuz anything short will sit up for the pull but anything full is there to be driving so i think its not bad thinking bowling wide of the stumps

 

[BigCrickNan]

YOU BEAUTY!!!!!! well bowled hoggy done well this morning. both openers gone trouble for the aussies.

 

[mattfb]

FAR OUT, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!!! just pushing at the ball, it would have been better if he went actually trying to swing,
sorry for my aggression LOL