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Well done Hoggard. What a great Yorkshire lad.

yorky500 wrote:Well done Hoggard. What a great Yorkshire lad.

you big fat bald basterd , how yea doing

Blimey, where you been?

Tel Aviv? What you doing there.

Less of the fat, the rest is factual!

^ian^ wrote:Looks like Australia are in the box seat.

How do you work that out??
This test has got draw written all over it!

Anyway, time for me to go to work! This test is boring now!!

the_zooter wrote:

^ian^ wrote:Looks like Australia are in the box seat.

How do you work that out??
This test has got draw written all over it!

Anyway, time for me to go to work! This test is boring now!!

Is that what you say when facing a loss?

the_zooter wrote:

^ian^ wrote:Looks like Australia are in the box seat.

How do you work that out??
This test has got draw written all over it!

Anyway, time for me to go to work! This test is boring now!!

I said that a while ago!

The question is now: at what point do england declare and give their bowlers another shot at the Aussies? I would like to see England post up something like 250ish and then spend 3 or 4 hours having a go at the Aussies, giving them lots of "chin music".

yorky500 wrote:

the_zooter wrote:

^ian^ wrote:Looks like Australia are in the box seat.

How do you work that out??
This test has got draw written all over it!

Anyway, time for me to go to work! This test is boring now!!

I said that a while ago!

The question is now: at what point do england declare and give their bowlers another shot at the Aussies? I would like to see England post up something like 250ish and then spend 3 or 4 hours having a go at the Aussies, giving them lots of "chin music".

Yep, 250 ish would be a great idea. I think it wouldn't take us long to bat that down.

Not so sure Ian, they may start off chasing it, but, if a few wickets fell early doors, you guys would shut up shop. All depends on how England do tmr morning.

yorky500 wrote:Not so sure Ian, they may start off chasing it, but, if a few wickets fell early doors, you guys would shut up shop. All depends on how England do tmr morning.

England will be all out with a lead of 200 by lunch, none of this declaring bullshit.

Hahahahahahaha, what a wind-up merchant you are. I am not biting.

England may just say "fook it" we will bat all day and let the Aussies toil. Its all about the mindset in this game. England have come out on top in this game, I believe, especially following the loss in the first test.

I think the rest of the series is going to be very interesting.

yorky500 wrote:Hahahahahahaha, what a wind-up merchant you are. I am not biting.

England may just say "fook it" we will bat all day and let the Aussies toil. Its all about the mindset in this game. England have come out on top in this game, I believe, especially following the loss in the first test.

I think the rest of the series is going to be very interesting.

If England say "fook it" and just try to block and pad all day they're going to be in trouble. Spin on a 5th day wicket is impossible just to block and pad away and Warnie is a master in these conditions. He hasn't done much this test, but that's because he's saving himself.

Wind up merchant? Everything is going to plan, Australia will win, you will see. Don't come in here calling me lucky tomorrow morning when 'ol blighty is hanging it's head in shame.

Otherwise I'll buy you a pint of the good stuff next time we meet.

^ian^ wrote:

yorky500 wrote:Hahahahahahaha, what a wind-up merchant you are. I am not biting.

England may just say "fook it" we will bat all day and let the Aussies toil. Its all about the mindset in this game. England have come out on top in this game, I believe, especially following the loss in the first test.

I think the rest of the series is going to be very interesting.

If England say "fook it" and just try to block and pad all day they're going to be in trouble. Spin on a 5th day wicket is impossible just to block and pad away and Warnie is a master in these conditions. He hasn't done much this test, but that's because he's saving himself.

Wind up merchant? Everything is going to plan, Australia will win, you will see. Don't come in here calling me lucky tomorrow morning when 'ol blighty is hanging it's head in shame.

Otherwise I'll buy you a pint of the good stuff next time we meet.

A draw it will be, I doubt that Australia will get England out in a day, Warne, past it man

^ian^ wrote:Wind up merchant? Everything is going to plan, Australia will win, you will see. Don't come in here calling me lucky tomorrow morning when 'ol blighty is hanging it's head in shame.

Otherwise I'll buy you a pint of the good stuff next time we meet.

I will defo hold you to that.

Yeah, definate draw. Aussies can't get us out in time to have a bat and knock off the runs. Same goes vice-versa - we can't bowl the Aussies out quick enough to win. We should have played Monty. Ashley Giles is hardly going to rip through a team with his bowling. I doubt he could run through my sunday league teams side!

the_zooter wrote:Yeah, definate draw. Aussies can't get us out in time to have a bat and knock off the runs. Same goes vice-versa - we can't bowl the Aussies out quick enough to win. We should have played Monty. Ashley Giles is hardly going to rip through a team with his bowling. I doubt he could run through my sunday league teams side!

Roll on test #3, should be ours to even the series

freddies foot fooked!!

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Coasting in for a draw, with old man Warne being the most expensive bowler

i find myself supporting england for the first time ...

even though i know nothin bout test's .. ODI's i get those games .. but no clue on test's


anyways .. tierd of em aussi's ... sooo big up to england.

Jamal wrote:i find myself supporting england for the first time ...

even though i know nothin bout test's .. ODI's i get those games .. but no clue on test's


anyways .. tierd of em aussi's ... sooo big up to england.

Test is same rules basically as ODI except it's 2 innings each side so it's 5DI. Some differences when a follow-on is played, England should force Australia to do that in 3rd test.

Well, its gone totally "tits-up". What more can you say?

we came out with the wrong attitude of dead bat, the Aussies came out fighting. Fair play to the Aussies.

yorky500 wrote:Well, its gone totally "tits-up". What more can you say?

we came out with the wrong attitude of dead bat, the Aussies came out fighting. Fair play to the Aussies.

On your knees Yorks,

And pray with me

yorky500 wrote:Well, its gone totally "tits-up". What more can you say?

we came out with the wrong attitude of dead bat, the Aussies came out fighting. Fair play to the Aussies.

And you thought I was a nutcase.

^ian^ wrote:

yorky500 wrote:Well, its gone totally "tits-up". What more can you say?

we came out with the wrong attitude of dead bat, the Aussies came out fighting. Fair play to the Aussies.

And you thought I was a nutcase.

You are!

It's called lulling the opposition into a false sense of security

sage & onion wrote:

^ian^ wrote:

yorky500 wrote:Well, its gone totally "tits-up". What more can you say?

we came out with the wrong attitude of dead bat, the Aussies came out fighting. Fair play to the Aussies.

And you thought I was a nutcase.

You are!

It's called lulling the opposition into a false sense of security

Everything I said has come to pass. Warnie past it hey?

Victory will be tough, but it's gettable from here.

Time for a smash fest! 5 runs an over required I reckon.... limited overs goodness!!!

14/1 - sweat baby sweat! hahahahahahahahaha

Damn, I wanna be in a pub watching this.

yorky500 wrote:14/1 - sweat baby sweat! hahahahahahahahaha

Damn, I wanna be in a pub watching this.

Australia require another 147 runs with 9 wickets remaining

Required run rate: 4.6
Current run rate: 6.0

Australia require another 100 runs with 8 wickets remaining

Run Rate Required: 4.3
Current Run Rate: 5.2

Come on Aussie!!

There's 5 of us here in the office, constantly hitting the refresh button on the keyboards! hahahahaha

I cannot get the live commentary up like I had for the first test.

Australia require another 84 runs with 8 wickets remaining

Run Rate Required: 4.2
Current Run Rate: 5.2