1st Test England vs Australia

[rod_rooster]

Johnson bowled 22 overs and Hilf just 15. Had that been the other way around it may well have been a different result.

[Thiele]

MAn of the MAtch who will it be

[CoverKing]

just wasted a 30 pack on that pomgolian puss

HAHAHA

[rod_rooster]

Well if we could say the Aussies gave themselves every chance it wouldn't be too bad but Johnson bowling too long, Hilfenhaus getting a wicket then not bowling again, North bowling two overs at the end were all terrible terrible choices.

True but Ponting was trying to get more deliveries/opportunities in with North. I can undesrtand the rationale but North wasn't going to take a wicket.

I would've prefered 6 balls from Hilfenhaus than 12 from North.

[FD88]

Credit to the Poms to save that one ... hollow for the Aussies though as they shouldn't have let this one get away.

Can this series match 2005?

Won't get close. That English bowling attack couldn't knock us over ONCE. We had them 19 wickets down, right to the wire on a flat as **** pitch. We will win this series easily.

[Gozu]

MAn of the MAtch who will it be

Hauritz.

[Gozu]

Well if we could say the Aussies gave themselves every chance it wouldn't be too bad but Johnson bowling too long, Hilfenhaus getting a wicket then not bowling again, North bowling two overs at the end were all terrible terrible choices.

True but Ponting was trying to get more deliveries/opportunities in with North. I can undesrtand the rationale but North wasn't going to take a wicket.

I would've prefered 6 balls from Hilfenhaus than 12 from North.

I'm with ya mate.

[CoverKing]

WHo will play in the next match??

also, i woulda liked to see clarke not north at the en. proven with a match winning effort. spinning it into 2 leftys, giving short leg a chance. and he was guaranteed to make them play!

Man of the match: Collingwood. he had the biggest impact

[Thiele]

Ponting is the man of the match

[LMA]

hang on no one rated the hilf as a starter times have changed. forest gump was also on tonight jenny

[CoverKing]

Credit to the Poms to save that one ... hollow for the Aussies though as they shouldn't have let this one get away.

Can this series match 2005?

Won't get close. That English bowling attack couldn't knock us over ONCE. We had them 19 wickets down, right to the wire on a flat as **** pitch. We will win this series easily.

Agree with u there

[Gozu]

All up the poms are in trouble this series.

[rod_rooster]

Ponting is the man of the match

His poor captaincy should exclude him from getting it no matter how well he batted.

[Gozu]

[CoverKing]

Ponting is the man of the match

His poor captaincy should exclude him from getting it no matter how well he batted.

he was BY FAR the better captain throughout this test match.
Two errors in my view.

Overbowled johnson (underbowled Hilf)

Bowling North at the end.

Strauss captain carp though

[rod_rooster]

Ponting is the man of the match

His poor captaincy should exclude him from getting it no matter how well he batted.

he was BY FAR the better captain throughout this test match.
Two errors in my view.

Overbowled johnson (underbowled Hilf)

Bowling North at the end.

Strauss captain carp though

Agree but when it mattered most he stuffed up big time.

[Gozu]

Atthers reluctant to mention the war.

[LMA]

Is it just me or does Atherton sound like the black guy from Family Guy ?

[CoverKing]

Personally cant hear it!

Johnson has bowled carp in both matches so far. He had bowled real puss so far.

I think the side could go and should go in unchanged

[Gozu]

Performances for the 1st Test:

Australia

Batting

Hughes-36
Katich-122
Ponting-150
Hussey-3
Clarke-83
North-125*
Haddin-121

Bowling

Johnson-3/87 & 2/44
Hilfenhaus-2/77 & 3/47
Siddle-2/121 & 1/51
Hauritz-3/95 & 3/63 (37 overs)
Clarke-0/20 & 0/8
Katich-0/11 & 0/7
North-DNB & 0/14

England

Batting

Strauss-30 & 17
Cook-10 & 6
Bopara-35 & 1
Pietersen-69 & 8
Collingwood-64 & 74
Prior-56 & 14
Flintoff-37 & 26
Anderson-26 & 21*
Broad-19 & 14
Swann-47* & 31
Panesar-4 & 7*

Bowling

Anderson-2/110
Collingwood-1/38
Panesar-1/115
Flintoff-1/128
Broad-1/129
Swann-0/131