England Vs Australia Third Test

[dedja]

Time to seriously throw the bat around ... 80-100 more then put the Poms back in.

Watson was listening...........................




And hits it straight down third mans throat

Yes, how unexpected that he couldn't pull it off* ... I am in shock.

[beeroclock]

Poms were $17 at the start of play.

[dedja]

That's how you hit a 6 Watto ...

[beeroclock]

Good work skip.

[dedja]

Yep ... faark that was poor by Pup.

Smith would have made it easily and Pup was jogging, then didn't call no until Smith was 3/4 the way down the pitch ... FFS

[Aerie]

That's enough now. Must use every over left to bowl at them.

[Jim05]

Stumps
Aus 7/172
Lead by 331

[Punk Rooster]

Umpires calling bad light- WTF?

[CENTURION]

should have declared at tea.

[stampy]

Poms were $17 at the start of play.

i got $21 saturday morning

[Q.]

22 overs bowled between lunch and tea. Great display of sportsmanship

[wristwatcher]

Typical. Let's hope we can roll them tonight

[dedja]

Cook should be suspended from the next Test ...

Anyway, the Gods are definitely looking out for the Poms who will be allowed to eek out a draw when Australa have completely dominated the Test, but that's the way things go sometimes.

With a bit of luck, the series could have been 2-1 Australia's way after the 3rd Test, but will be 0-2 with the Poms retining the Ashes.

Shit happens ...

[FlyingHigh]

22 overs bowled between lunch and tea. Great display of sportsmanship

Yeah, there were a few interuptions with a DRS, injury to Warner and three wickets up until the start of the last over, but that effort is still 5 overs short of a minimum acceptable

[CENTURION]

Australia to win, IF we get a full day's play. Watson to take 4 for, Rhino 5 for. lots of LBW's coming up.

[Phantom Gossiper]

How many overs do we get tonight at them? More than 90 surely?

Couldn't believe the way England were reacting to Warner's DRS decision! If he had been given out i think i seriously wouldn't lost it!

Can't wait until they come here, but you watch how much they cry like India when they cop cr@p!

[FlyingHigh]

Naturally they were expecting it to be given out, consistent with Khawaja's and Agar's 2nd innings at Lords - no hotspot, but doesn't matter.

[Aerie]

For what was building to be a great day's play, we saw the worst of cricket yesterday. England bordered on cheating with their slow over rate and bad light was called at a floodlit ground. Not to mention the amount of minutes wasted with DRS Reviews.

Clarke should have declared at Tea. It was known to everyone that we wouldn't get the full amount of overs in given the weather forecast. Had he declared at Tea, Australia would have lost 30 runs, but gained an hour at the Poms. The rain came down 30 minutes after bad light was called, but if Australia was bowling they could've bowled spin and play would have continued through the bad light.

Clarke has always been an aggressive captain, so this was surprising. Especially given Lehmann is coach as well, another aggressive cricket mind.

If Australia fall just short and England still have plenty of runs to chase by the close of today's play, Clarke's decision not to declare will go down with their DRS decisions as inexcusable factors in Australia's Ashes defeat.

[Phantom Gossiper]

For what was building to be a great day's play, we saw the worst of cricket yesterday. England bordered on cheating with their slow over rate and bad light was called at a floodlit ground. Not to mention the amount of minutes wasted with DRS Reviews.

Clarke should have declared at Tea. It was known to everyone that we wouldn't get the full amount of overs in given the weather forecast. Had he declared at Tea, Australia would have lost 30 runs, but gained an hour at the Poms. The rain came down 30 minutes after bad light was called, but if Australia was bowling they could've bowled spin and play would have continued through the bad light.

Clarke has always been an aggressive captain, so this was surprising. Especially given Lehmann is coach as well, another aggressive cricket mind.

If Australia fall just short and England still have plenty of runs to chase by the close of today's play, Clarke's decision not to declare will go down with their DRS decisions as inexcusable factors in Australia's Ashes defeat.

Agreed

[FlyingHigh]

For what was building to be a great day's play, we saw the worst of cricket yesterday. England bordered on cheating with their slow over rate and bad light was called at a floodlit ground. Not to mention the amount of minutes wasted with DRS Reviews.

Clarke should have declared at Tea. It was known to everyone that we wouldn't get the full amount of overs in given the weather forecast. Had he declared at Tea, Australia would have lost 30 runs, but gained an hour at the Poms. The rain came down 30 minutes after bad light was called, but if Australia was bowling they could've bowled spin and play would have continued through the bad light.

Clarke has always been an aggressive captain, so this was surprising. Especially given Lehmann is coach as well, another aggressive cricket mind.

If Australia fall just short and England still have plenty of runs to chase by the close of today's play, Clarke's decision not to declare will go down with their DRS decisions as inexcusable factors in Australia's Ashes defeat.

Think your being a little harsh on Clarke there Aerie. Basically it's the 30 runs we were cheated out of by slow over rates in that middle session.