Second Test.

[Legs]

stoped for tea now so i think ill join em and find soem cake!

Cuecumber sandwhich anyone?

 

[Vicslav]

Flintoff hooking lee for six without looking at the ball .

Botham v Lillee anyone

 

[Ky]

i can only get it on teh radio. Flintoff is on a mission i guess ?

Taken Lee and Warne apart tbh. I can't remember a more brutal session in terms of smacking the ball around. Maybe Headingley 81 with Beefy at the crease.

EDIT: And then the muppet is out straight after tea

 

[Chick]

Flintoff hooking lee for six without looking at the ball.

That's just cheeky nice innings though, hopefully we can get to 350 without too much effort.

 

[Ky]

On this pitch, anything less than 400 is a failure. 450 - 500 wicket. England cocking it up again.

292 - 6.

 

[Janie]

Have faith, i'm never wrong

 

[Ky]

350 - 8.

Wasted oppurtunity to get a big first innings score

 

[Rowan]

You never know, the whole aussie team may get drunk and fall downl later this evening, twisting all their ankes.

 

[Rowan]

See Harmisson gets a 6!
It IS possible!

 

[Rowan]

Oh bugger looks like harmission is on a roll!
number 9 in the batting order and hes slogging!

 

[Chick]

It sounds like there is starting to be a bit of movement on the the wicket. Good news.

 

[Ky]

On the upside, the crowd is nice and partisan, unlike that Pink Gin fest Lords.

 

[Rowan]

hes gone

 

[Chick]

\o/
that's 400 - will they declare though ?

 

[Ky]

407 all out.

Should have been SOOOO much better.

I reckon the Aussies will stick 600 on.

 

[Chick]

nah mate, that was good agressive batting. nice score, nice time. 600 is jsut dreaming.

10 sizes in one day is not "average" :0 but only time will tell !

 

[Ky]

If the selectors weren't such morons and kept Thorpe in the side, we'd be 400 for 5 mate, 600 declared at lunch tomorrow.

The Aussies will, as always, get a first innings lead. I'd bet 50 quid they get 500 or more.

 

[Janie]

If there something I learn from never ever watching cricket it's they need to bowl for early wickets, don't let the Aussies first pair get any momentum, attack the wicket if it it means giving away more runs, try and get 2 out before they reach 50. Then settle back to a more defensive bowling style and try to fustrate them into taking chances. Step up again when you get down to the tail end and try to get rid of them as quick as possible. - I predict the Aussies will reach about 370-390. Unless it's rained off

 

[Ky]

Current weather in Birmingham is cloudy but no rain is forecast.

Gilchrist to score 100, Langer to score 100 and Martyn to get 100.

That pitch is so flat we only have 3 bowlers that can exploit it IMO. Australia have the worlds fasted bowler and he went for over a 100 in 17 overs. 500+. I hope I'm wrong and you're right.

 

[Janie]

I know nothing about cricket