3RD ASHES TEST EG V AU EDGBASTON 2009

[am Bays]

One of the greatest tragedies of world cricket is the assumption that all umpires are biased towards their own country. Therefore the best Test cricket team in the world, never has their matches umpired by the best umpire in the world.

Another great tragedy in world cricket is how Australians instantly revert to blaming the umpires when they're getting flogged.

prefer it if you used teh singular rather than the plural topsy - not all Australians are blaming the umpires. AS Carey said England are doing the basics right.

[Pup]

God Bopara is useless, not only can he not bat but he can not field either.

250 up for Australia.

[wycbloods]

It would be great to steal another 20 runs from them here the momentum is slowly swinging our way and the ball has stopped swinging as much, hopefully that is to do with how old the ball is and not the changing conditions.

[Pup]

Why would you give a number 9 a single to get the number 11 on strike.

Deary me Andrew.

[wycbloods]

Why would you give a number 9 a single to get the number 11 on strike.

Deary me Andrew.

I was thinking the same thing but i am glad we took it that would have been worse if Hauritz said no .

[spell_check]

Good pressure on the fielders by Hilf and Hauritz.

[MADDOG3]

Good to see the Barmy Army have found some voice finally. Always good value.

[spell_check]

Wouldn't that slope just before the pitch be annoying to bowl into? You'd feel like you weren't getting as much height on the delivery stride as you normally would.

[spell_check]

Good to see the Barmy Army have found some voice finally. Always good value.

I thought that in the 1st Test that they hardly gave a yelp, and when they did, it didn't last long. This one sounds like their standard 10+ minute chants like they used to do.

[Pup]

Gone

All out for 263.

Handy 34 run partnership.

[wycbloods]

263 is more than we could've expected an hour ago. Lets make sure we make the most of the conditions and bowl the right line and length .

[mal]

AU 263
EG 0/-10
EG start -10 in thier innings becoz we have a wicketkeeper in the side

[mal]

It would be good to see us get to 260 or 270 and steal some of the momentum back from the poms, just as Anderson and Onions did to us last test.

keep predicting like this and you can be my hier apparent

[dedja]

No MAL, there is only one messiah ...

[wycbloods]

Gun Barrel Straight so far . Lets hope we bowl well and get a couple of early ones here.

[The Cadet]

AU 263
EG 0/-10
EG start -10 in thier innings becoz we have a wicketkeeper in the side

Prior kept well

[dedja]

-8 for 1

[Q.]

Textbook glovework

[Pup]

Great Start.

This is what we were talking about earlier now Bopara is in against a brand new ball which is swinging. Trouble for England IMO.

[The Cadet]

AU 263
EG 0/-10
EG start -10 in thier innings becoz we have a wicketkeeper in the side

Prior kept well

And Manou has started well