The 2007/07 Cricket Ashes Thread

[Danallica]

Gilly has had a pretty ordinary year with the bat, I think avg of 36 or 38, good opportunity for him to knock a few runs up, the pitch still looks to be in good nick. I wonder if we will declare for say 450-480 to give us a chance to knock over the pomes and maybe win it. I'd take a draw though.

[superman321]

Yeah, given we have a series lead, if we just batted on for at least half the day and then played for the draw, that would be a good safe decision, rather than taking the risk of losing and an even series. That is, assuming we don't collapse.

[Fadingtoblack]

Well what a day, sitting around, drinking icy cold beers straight from the freezer, and a fantastic display of cricket, I didn't think we could pull it off last night.


England lost this when they decided to come out this morning to waste time and force a draw. (I thought England had gotten out of the habit of playing like this but...)
If they'd played the same way they had been this would've been a lot harder.

Full credit to our boys though, some incredible bowling this morning and some very nice batting this arvo!

[metallifreak27]

bloody GREAT day of cricket today!!! i actually didnt hear my alarm go off for work today, so i decided to just not go glad i did coz i got the best day out of this test!

[Crazytallicafux]

it was great to see the aussies win today! damn warn cleaned the poms up! we shall win the series 3-0 :-)

[Danallica]

That was wicked, i was sure it was going to be a draw.

[Leighton]

All hail Shane Warne!

[superman321]

Too true, once again he shows he is the best spinner going around, and the performance was especially good coming off his disapointing performance in England's first inning. Just great to watch.

[Danallica]

Why England didnt just play Warne the same way they did in the 1st innings is beyond me, idiots.

[Leighton]

Ponting had Warne playing a defensive game in the first innings, and then just let him load up in the second. There was no need to play him when he's pitching down leg and bowling around the wicket. Yesterday was totally different.