5th Ashes test Eng v Aust at The Oval, London

[wycbloods]

F76K that was close he would have been stiff if that was caught off 1st slips boot.

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Geez I hope I'm wrong and that these boys somehow make me eat my words and pull off the SINGLE BIGGEST MIRACLE EVER SEEN IN TEST MATCH CRICKET!

First class cricket I would say, given the state of the pitch - something will happen that someone even on 200+ couldn't cope with!

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F76K that was close he would have been stiff if that was caught off 1st slips boot.

Did it hit the ground before the boot though?

[wycbloods]

F76K that was close he would have been stiff if that was caught off 1st slips boot.

Did it hit the ground before the boot though?

nope hit his foot on the full and he nearly caught it 10 metres behind him.

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F76K that was close he would have been stiff if that was caught off 1st slips boot.

Did it hit the ground before the boot though?

nope hit his foot on the full and he nearly caught it 10 metres behind him.

That was what I missed, I saw the dive but missed the replay which confirmed the boot part.

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100 partnership!

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Consecutive fours for Huss, last thing he needs is a poor decision!

[wycbloods]

100 partnership up for HUssey and Punter well done boys but a long way to go.

Hopefully Swann dishes up a few more of those shockers he has just given to Hussey 2 4's in a row .

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First warning for Broad for running on the pitch!

[wycbloods]

Warne would've been proud to move the ball as much as that last one from Broad.

Hopefully he is dumb enough to run down the pitch two more times and get kicked out the attack. He has bowled well so it would be a little bonus we could do with.

[wycbloods]

I wanna bowl with this speed gun.

Swann just bowled one at 94.7 mph .

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Great shot from Ponting, 200 up, still 343 to go.

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I wanna bowl with this speed gun.

Swann just bowled one at 94.7 mph .

Saw that, that is quick!

[JK]

My bad for not having seen much of the match, but for those of you who have - Would Australia have fared better in their first dig if they'd shown this much application, determination, respect and/or nerve?

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The ball just seems so slow off the pitch now, Ponting had to check the stroke there.

[cennals05]

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up but they are now forecasting showers for tomorrow. IF we can survive today there is a slight chance that tomorrow could be interrupted with rain delays.

I'm too nervous to even watch the match at the moment. They seem to do better when I switch it off anyway.

[wycbloods]

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up but they are now forecasting showers for tomorrow. IF we can survive today there is a slight chance that tomorrow could be interrupted with rain delays.

I'm too nervous to even watch the match at the moment. They seem to do better when I switch it off anyway.

You got my hopes up

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My bad for not having seen much of the match, but for those of you who have - Would Australia have fared better in their first dig if they'd shown this much application, determination, respect and/or nerve?

Yes. Particularly determination as we are seeing now.

[GWW]

Not only the first innings of this match, CP, but in the majority of the first innings of this Ashes series.

Very disappointing when the team builds reasonable sized second innings after having very poor 1st innings.

[GWW]

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up but they are now forecasting showers for tomorrow. IF we can survive today there is a slight chance that tomorrow could be interrupted with rain delays.