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i ve written 500 words this morning. i stopped to watch the first ball on the first day of the first test. 21-1!!!!!!!
now im going to write a bit more.
now im going to write a bit more.
The Ashes (Test cricket series)
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alas no, i stopped writing but england's wickets kept falling. now im 1500-7. long gone are the heady days of my 500-1 rate. :-(
i'll try and claw it back in the morning, as will england.
poor flintoff
stupid peiterson
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its starting to look like a draw, unless england can get a good number of early wickets on 3rd morning.
c'mon monty panasonic
c'mon monty panasonic
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2 for anderson. thats better. i should turn TMS off now and do some work. maybe another over or two first.
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What's wrong with our cricket?
We produce adequate batsmen but our last genuine strike bowler was Bob Willis (with an average in the low to mid 20s).
And he retired 25 years ago.
We produce adequate batsmen but our last genuine strike bowler was Bob Willis (with an average in the low to mid 20s).
And he retired 25 years ago.
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Great to see cricket fans here. I could not watch this Test, but I'm definitely catching up the next one!
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awesome from Collingwood, monty and jimmy.
what a great draw, right down the the last few balls.
what a great draw, right down the the last few balls.
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next test starts on thursday. four solid days to finish my first draft before the inevitable-'i'll just watch one more over'
Was anyone watching it while listening to Test Match Special on the radio? At one point, Boycott had a bit of a dry throat problem. Aggers asked him if he was okay, and Boycott explained about how his throat got very dry sometimes since the throat cancer, and his job, involving talking a lot as it does, aggravates it. Aggers couldn't resist this prize and told him, "You could try talking less." Boycott took it in good form; I (and everyone in the studio) cracked up laughing. Love Aggers. 
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boycott couldnt talk less if his wicket depended on it. gotta love boycs though.
love aggers and blowers. i could listen to that pair for days, oh, i do.
love aggers and blowers. i could listen to that pair for days, oh, i do.
What a great last hour - unbearable tension.
So what changes would you like to see in the England side?
So what changes would you like to see in the England side?
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just two things for now.
1 better bowling
2 better batting
hohoho
steve harmison did well for eng lions. should be worthy of a place. some one needs to tell peiterson to be bold but not rash.
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cant believe Aggers said this morning that monty panasonic should get taken out of the side!!!!
whats a hero got to do?
whats a hero got to do?
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good to see harmy in the squad this week. worrying for flintoff tho'
if bell can get his bat going he is a must. proven at sillypoint/sillymidoff-ish and will really worry the batsman when monty panasoinc bowls, if monty plays-how can he not?
must get the first draft finished by thursday or i'm going to fall behind schedule.
if bell can get his bat going he is a must. proven at sillypoint/sillymidoff-ish and will really worry the batsman when monty panasoinc bowls, if monty plays-how can he not?
must get the first draft finished by thursday or i'm going to fall behind schedule.
this is a cut copy paste from a post as I have not yet found the way to this thread and this section of the forum.
Hi all,
I saw the pomie army at the 5th day of the first test of the ashes. for a moment I wondered was it England or India as I had never seen such a big crowd.
the match was quite a thriller.
my congrats to Pomies on saving the game.
I know the Oz will be furious just like Punter was at the press conference.
I have been a pomie supporter when it is ashes.
regards,
Ace.Inc1
Hi all,
I saw the pomie army at the 5th day of the first test of the ashes. for a moment I wondered was it England or India as I had never seen such a big crowd.
the match was quite a thriller.
my congrats to Pomies on saving the game.
I know the Oz will be furious just like Punter was at the press conference.
I have been a pomie supporter when it is ashes.
regards,
Ace.Inc1
I suppose I should be happy with 360-6 for a first day total but after the start England made is seems like they've fallen short.
I was very pleased at first, but it did trail off after a while. I'm annoyed with Pietersen; it almost feels like he's sabotaging things.
Considering Lords is a batting-friendly pitch, and Australia I think are stronger batters than England, I'm expecting Australia to do much better than England did. Here's hoping England build up to a good total tomorrow (and I stop being so negative!).
Considering Lords is a batting-friendly pitch, and Australia I think are stronger batters than England, I'm expecting Australia to do much better than England did. Here's hoping England build up to a good total tomorrow (and I stop being so negative!).
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