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[m_vaughan]

england have won it twice, 2000 (under Nasser Hussain) and 2003(under Michael Vaughan)

 

[Lancstom]

Brilliant with the win over the aussies bout time n'all congrats. Cnt wait till the ashes . Well presented yet again. Check out Glamorgans progress.

 

[m_vaughan]

For those who have not read in the earlier posts....this is the aussies test squad for the ashes test series

Ricky Ponting (Captain)
Adam Gilchrist (V Captain) (Wk)
Matthew Hayden
Justin Langer
Damien Martyn
Darren Lehmann
Simon Katich
Michael Clarke
Andrew Symonds
Shane Warne
Jason Gillespie
Brad Williams
Glen McGrath
Brett Lee
Cameron White
Michael Kasprowicz


England v Australia at Lords
England v Australia at Headingley
England v Australia at Riverside
England v Australia at The Oval
England v Australia at Edgbaston

 

[m_vaughan]

england squad for 1st test

flintoff still out due to injury

 

[Lancstom]

How do you add images to stories i took some photos but i dont understand that htpp thing on the add image. By the way the ashes should be great i cant wait.

 

[m_vaughan]

you can either....
1- attach an image using attach file function (only one file per post)
2- link to an external image.
To do the latter, you need to insert the link of the image between

(including brackets and slash)

For example if you image is http://www.planetcricket.org/idontknow.jpg

then
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[Lancstom]

Cheers pal thanks for the help

 

[m_vaughan]

1st npower Test
The npower Ashes Test Series
England v Australia
Lords, London

Well this is the biggest event in international cricket. It represents cricket itself, and is held once in two years. Yes, this is the Ashes. England vs Australia.

Welcome to Lords for the 1st of 5 npower Ashes Test Series. England have not won the Ashes since 1986, so could this be the year for the English? England did end their five year old jinx in ODIs against Australia by beating them in the NatWest Final here at Lords. Anyways, without wasting much time lets have a look at the conditions and the pitch.

Conditions: Sunny, and Warm.

Pitch: Normal

Toss: England won the toss and elected to bat.

Teams: England are without Flintoff (shoulder). Robert Key takes his place in the side, which means England are playing just four full time bowlers in Hoggard, Harmison, Anderson and Giles. Anderson's and Key's inclusion means that Simon Jones and Paul Collingwood miss out, and infact England have released Simon Jones so that he can play for his club Glamorgan.
Australia are playing McGrath, despite the fast bowler looking out of form in the Natwest Series, and even being dropped for the final. Also Simon Katich is preferred to Andy Symonds.

 

[m_vaughan]

Update
At Lunch, Day 1
England 91-2 (28 Overs)
M. Trescothick 42*(78)
M. Butcher 32(59)

S. Warne 1/11
G. McGrath 1/40

Wickets/Milestones in this session:
Eng 2-1: Andrew Strauss goes after a McGrath delivery outside off stump, only manages an outside edge, and straight into the gloves of Adam Gilchrist.

Eng 59-2: Mark Butcher attempts to play the sweep, misses and is caught plum in front of middle and off stump by Shane Warne.

Highlights from this session:

Batting and Bowling stats

 

[Lancstom]

Looking good already i just hope you win i hate the aussies. England have never won the ashes in my lifetime hope you can do it any win is a good win. I expect it will be tough but this England squad looks to have depth and who knows there could be a switch in the balance of power.
CMON ENGLAND. MICHAEL VAUGHANS BARMY ARMY

 

[T20]

Originally posted by m_vaughan
england have won it twice, 2000 (under Nasser Hussain) and 2003(under Michael Vaughan)

2004 under m_vaughan? congrats liked the Ponting report too

 

[m_vaughan]

Update
At Tea, Day 1
England 188-3 (54 Overs)
M. Trescothick 77(146)
M. Vaughan 56*(108)

D. Lehmann 1/35
S. Warne 1/42

Wickets/Milestones in this session:
Eng 115-2: Trescothick hits a boundary and gets to his half century.
Eng 163-2: Vaughan takes a single, that brings up his fifty.
Eng 167-3: Darren Lehmann makes Trescothick play a false shot, and then does takes a fine diving catch to get rid off him.

Highlights from this session:

CLICK HERE FOR THE STATS

 

[Lancstom]

Well batted unlucky that Trescothck coullld not get a deserved century however that LBW decision was lucky

 

[m_vaughan]

Update
At Stumps, Day 1
England 288-3 (80 Overs)
M. Vaughan 99*(180)
M. Trescothick 77(146)

D. Lehmann 1/52
S. Warne 1/57

Wickets/Milestones in this session:
Eng 250-3:Graham Thorpe becomes the third England batsman to score a fifty in this test match.

Highlights from this session:

CLICK HERE FOR THE STATS

 

[m_vaughan]

Analysis of Day 1:

England have the upper hand at the end of the 1st day's play, as they try and set a good 1st innings score. England dint really get off to the best of starts when Andrew Strauss, rather carelessly, tried to cut a ball outside the offstump, and ended up edging it straight to the keeper. Glen McGrath was the bowler, and he was delighted to have struck first. McGrath has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism, and suggestions that he no longer is able to bowl as well as he used and must now consider retirement. Mark Butcher was the next man in, and joined Trescothick in the middle. The pair added 57 runs, before Mark Butcher was dismissed Leg-Before-Wicket by Shane Warne, attempting to play the sweep shot from outside the line of the off stump. England at this stage were in a spot of bother with the score at 59-2. However, the next man was the Captain Micheal Vaughan who put in a partnership of 108 with Marcus Trescothick. This period saw some superb boundaries and two huge sixes, one from Vaughan off the bowling of Gillespie, and the other from Trescothick off the bowling of Warne. Trescothick missed out on another hundred in test matches, however, when he was caught by Lehmann off his own bowling, for 77. But Graham Thorpe came in and added another 121 runs along with Vaughan, as England ended day 1 at 288-3 from 80 overs. Vaughan is unbeaten on 99, while Thorpe has raced to 73 off just 95 balls, scoring 13 fours in the process.

Join us for day 2 tomorrow. Can England build on a good first day's performance and post a high 1st innings total or will Australia bounce back and take charge? Join us for all the answers tomorrow right here.