| #1 | |
|
|
Fifth Test - close of play first day
England 319-7
Strauss 129, Flintoff 72, Trescothick 42 Warne five wickets, McGrath 2. Collingwood out to a shocking LBW decision - five or six inches outside the off stump and playing a shot. RH -- Robert Henderson Blair Scandal website: http://www.geocities.com/blairscandal/ Personal website: http://www.anywhere.demon.co.uk |
| #2 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
In uk.sport.cricket on Thu, 8 Sep 2005 at 18:01:55, Robert Henderson
wrote : >England 319-7 At least 81 runs off the minimum required, I'd say. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |
| #3 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Robert Henderson" <philip@anywhere.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:avBpHRDD6GIDFwXU@anywhere.demon.co.uk... > England 319-7 > > Strauss 129, Flintoff 72, Trescothick 42 > > Warne five wickets, McGrath 2. > > Collingwood out to a shocking LBW decision - five or six inches outside > the off stump and playing a shot. RH > -- > Robert Henderson > Blair Scandal website: http://www.geocities.com/blairscandal/ > Personal website: http://www.anywhere.demon.co.uk Robert I'm going to ignore your last post and discuss Englands situation with you regarding this post. I have to agree that today England have suffered one shocking loss, i.e. Coillingwoods LBW. However it is a common fact that these bad calls even out and England are still ahead on that count. I think Damien Martyn would agree. However with a full day gone and England at 319-7 I'm not too dissapointed given the 131-4 scenario. I feel England will realise that some weather is around the corner and I suspect that after today cloud cover will ensure that every day from now will see bad light offered around 17:30. So I believe tomorrow morning will hopefully see a rearguard batting performance that will hopefully add 50 runs and remove a full session! Saturday looks a little showery and time will be lost! |
| #4 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Paul Hyett" <pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote in message news:JNbshvAZOHIDFwHK@activist.demon.co.uk... > In uk.sport.cricket on Thu, 8 Sep 2005 at 18:01:55, Robert Henderson > wrote : > > >England 319-7 > > At least 81 runs off the minimum required, I'd say. > -- I think so, especially as we're without our best bowler. Funny old day. I know Warne was magnificent, but Vaughan & Pietersen gave him a large helping hand with their dismissals. And I'm not entirely sure what Tresco was trying to achieve, but it was again a pity to see him once again go almost immediately to Warne after seeing off the new ball. So much for the suggestion that he should play in the middle order. The pitch looks an absolute road, so unless our opening bowlers produce their most inspired spells of the series you can see Aus building a sizeable lead. Cheers David |
| #5 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"David Lewis" <dandjlewis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
news:MA%Te.11088$fb.742@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk: > The pitch looks an absolute road, so unless our opening > bowlers produce their most inspired spells of the series you can see > Aus building a sizeable lead. The forecast is for showers tomorrow afternoon which suggests humid conditions and hopefully a bit of movement in the air if the pitch is going to offer nothing. Wishful thinking on my part though. Harmison needs to have two or three amazing spells and dig himself out of this awful trough he's had handily disguised by the performance of the other bowlers in tests 2-4. Can't see it happening myself, much as I'd like to... Richard |
| #6 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
In article <JNbshvAZOHIDFwHK@activist.demon.co.uk>,
Paul Hyett <pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> writes: >In uk.sport.cricket on Thu, 8 Sep 2005 at 18:01:55, Robert Henderson >wrote : > >>England 319-7 > >At least 81 runs off the minimum required, I'd say. Agreed. -- John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now." Anon |
| #7 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Richard Dixon" <richard.dixon1975@blueyonder^spam^.co.uk> wrote in message news:3obf90F530djU1@individual.net... > "David Lewis" <dandjlewis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > news:MA%Te.11088$fb.742@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk: > >> The pitch looks an absolute road, so unless our opening >> bowlers produce their most inspired spells of the series you can see >> Aus building a sizeable lead. > > The forecast is for showers tomorrow afternoon which suggests humid > conditions and hopefully a bit of movement in the air if the pitch is > going > to offer nothing. > > Wishful thinking on my part though. Harmison needs to have two or three > amazing spells and dig himself out of this awful trough he's had handily > disguised by the performance of the other bowlers in tests 2-4. Can't see > it happening myself, much as I'd like to... > > Richard Oh Richard stop your whining. I'm happy with the postition! |
| #8 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in
news:QbidnT9Z19IJFb3eRVn-vw@karoo.co.uk: > Oh Richard stop your whining. I'm happy with the postition! Look - I'm English, a natural born pessimist, what do you expect?!! Richard |
| #9 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message news:QbidnT9Z19IJFb3eRVn-vw@karoo.co.uk... > > "Richard Dixon" <richard.dixon1975@blueyonder^spam^.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3obf90F530djU1@individual.net... > > "David Lewis" <dandjlewis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > > news:MA%Te.11088$fb.742@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk: > > > >> The pitch looks an absolute road, so unless our opening > >> bowlers produce their most inspired spells of the series you can see > >> Aus building a sizeable lead. > > > > The forecast is for showers tomorrow afternoon which suggests humid > > conditions and hopefully a bit of movement in the air if the pitch is > > going > > to offer nothing. > > > > Wishful thinking on my part though. Harmison needs to have two or three > > amazing spells and dig himself out of this awful trough he's had handily > > disguised by the performance of the other bowlers in tests 2-4. Can't see > > it happening myself, much as I'd like to... > > > > Richard > > Oh Richard stop your whining. I'm happy with the postition! > Well you must have been smoking the funny baccy again Mr B! Jim |
| #10 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
In article <3obf90F530djU1@individual.net>,
Richard Dixon <richard.dixon1975@blueyonder^spam^.co.uk> writes: >Harmison needs to have two or three >amazing spells and dig himself out of this awful trough he's had handily >disguised by the performance of the other bowlers in tests 2-4. Can't see >it happening myself, much as I'd like to... It could well happen. He should enjoy the pace and bounce in The Oval pitch more than he did the conditions at Edgbaston or Trent Bridge. -- John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now." Anon |
| #11 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"jim brant" <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:dfq367$qbj$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk... > > "Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message > news:QbidnT9Z19IJFb3eRVn-vw@karoo.co.uk... >> >> "Richard Dixon" <richard.dixon1975@blueyonder^spam^.co.uk> wrote in > message >> news:3obf90F530djU1@individual.net... >> > "David Lewis" <dandjlewis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in >> > news:MA%Te.11088$fb.742@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk: >> > >> >> The pitch looks an absolute road, so unless our opening >> >> bowlers produce their most inspired spells of the series you can see >> >> Aus building a sizeable lead. >> > >> > The forecast is for showers tomorrow afternoon which suggests humid >> > conditions and hopefully a bit of movement in the air if the pitch is >> > going >> > to offer nothing. >> > >> > Wishful thinking on my part though. Harmison needs to have two or three >> > amazing spells and dig himself out of this awful trough he's had >> > handily >> > disguised by the performance of the other bowlers in tests 2-4. Can't > see >> > it happening myself, much as I'd like to... >> > >> > Richard >> >> Oh Richard stop your whining. I'm happy with the postition! >> > > Well you must have been smoking the funny baccy again Mr B! > > Jim > > No not at all Jim. When I got in from work the score was 131-4, 319-7 seems a good effort from that positiion. And hey if you had offered me a first innings of 375 (which is what England will get) then I'd have taken it. All series I've listened to people tell me how good the pitches have been for batting and what a minimum first innings score should be, yet I've still not seen Oz reach 400! Regards Mr B |
| #12 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message news:kPydnYq0AYzyHb3eRVn-oA@karoo.co.uk... > > "Robert Henderson" <philip@anywhere.demon.co.uk> wrote in message > news:avBpHRDD6GIDFwXU@anywhere.demon.co.uk... > > England 319-7 > > > > Strauss 129, Flintoff 72, Trescothick 42 > > > > Warne five wickets, McGrath 2. > > > > Collingwood out to a shocking LBW decision - five or six inches outside > > the off stump and playing a shot. RH > > -- > > Robert Henderson > > Blair Scandal website: http://www.geocities.com/blairscandal/ > > Personal website: http://www.anywhere.demon.co.uk > > Robert I'm going to ignore your last post and discuss Englands situation > with you regarding this post. I have to agree that today England have > suffered one shocking loss, i.e. Coillingwoods LBW. However it is a common > fact that these bad calls even out and England are still ahead on that > count. I think Damien Martyn would agree. Not even necessary to go back to previous matches. Strauss was a lucky boy today. <snip> Andrew |
| #13 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message
news:9PWdncMrdZN6O73eRVn-uQ@karoo.co.uk... > > "jim brant" <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message > news:dfq367$qbj$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk... >> >> "Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:QbidnT9Z19IJFb3eRVn-vw@karoo.co.uk... >>> >>> "Richard Dixon" <richard.dixon1975@blueyonder^spam^.co.uk> wrote in >> message >>> news:3obf90F530djU1@individual.net... >>> > "David Lewis" <dandjlewis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in >>> > news:MA%Te.11088$fb.742@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk: >>> > >>> >> The pitch looks an absolute road, so unless our opening >>> >> bowlers produce their most inspired spells of the series you can see >>> >> Aus building a sizeable lead. >>> > >>> > The forecast is for showers tomorrow afternoon which suggests humid >>> > conditions and hopefully a bit of movement in the air if the pitch is >>> > going >>> > to offer nothing. >>> > >>> > Wishful thinking on my part though. Harmison needs to have two or three >>> > amazing spells and dig himself out of this awful trough he's had handily >>> > disguised by the performance of the other bowlers in tests 2-4. Can't >> see >>> > it happening myself, much as I'd like to... >>> >>> Oh Richard stop your whining. I'm happy with the postition! >>> >> >> Well you must have been smoking the funny baccy again Mr B! > No not at all Jim. When I got in from work the score was 131-4, 319-7 seems a > good effort from that positiion. It was. However, 155 at Lord's might have seemed a good effort after they were 21-5 and 101-8, but it doesn't make it a good score overall. > And hey if you had offered me a first innings of 375 (which is what England > will get) then I'd have taken it. > > All series I've listened to people tell me how good the pitches have been for > batting and what a minimum first innings score should be, yet I've still not > seen Oz reach 400! Keep watching. The 373 that England made is lower than the totals that led to them scraping narrow wins at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge. Unless you thought that this pitch was worse than those two, why would you consider it a good score, especially given that England picked an extra batsman to replace their best bowler of the series? -- David North Email to this address will be deleted as spam Use usenetATlaneHYPHENfarm.fsnet.co.uk |
| #14 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Andrew Dunford" <adunford@artifax.net> wrote in message
news:4320f15b$2@clear.net.nz... > > "Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message > news:kPydnYq0AYzyHb3eRVn-oA@karoo.co.uk... >> >> "Robert Henderson" <philip@anywhere.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:avBpHRDD6GIDFwXU@anywhere.demon.co.uk... >> > England 319-7 >> > >> > Strauss 129, Flintoff 72, Trescothick 42 >> > >> > Warne five wickets, McGrath 2. >> > >> > Collingwood out to a shocking LBW decision - five or six inches outside >> > the off stump and playing a shot. RH >> > -- >> > Robert Henderson >> > Blair Scandal website: http://www.geocities.com/blairscandal/ >> > Personal website: http://www.anywhere.demon.co.uk >> >> Robert I'm going to ignore your last post and discuss Englands situation >> with you regarding this post. I have to agree that today England have >> suffered one shocking loss, i.e. Coillingwoods LBW. However it is a common >> fact that these bad calls even out and England are still ahead on that >> count. I think Damien Martyn would agree. > > Not even necessary to go back to previous matches. Strauss was a lucky boy > today. Given the choice between losing Collingwood on 7 or Strauss on 114, I think England would have taken the former. -- David North Email to this address will be deleted as spam Use usenetATlaneHYPHENfarm.fsnet.co.uk |
| #15 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"David North" <dnorth@abbeymanor.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3oh036F5m6prU1@individual.net... > "Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message > news:9PWdncMrdZN6O73eRVn-uQ@karoo.co.uk... >> >> All series I've listened to people tell me how good the pitches have been for >> batting and what a minimum first innings score should be, yet I've still not >> seen Oz reach 400! > > Keep watching. OK, I'll give you that! An excellent fight-back from Flintoff and Hoggard. -- David North Email to this address will be deleted as spam Use usenetATlaneHYPHENfarm.fsnet.co.uk |
| #16 | |
|
|
Re: Fifth Test - close of play first day
"Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message news:9PWdncMrdZN6O73eRVn-uQ@karoo.co.uk... > > "jim brant" <jim@brantj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message > news:dfq367$qbj$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk... > > > > "Mr Blowfish" <s@s.nothere.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:QbidnT9Z19IJFb3eRVn-vw@karoo.co.uk... > >> > >> "Richard Dixon" <richard.dixon1975@blueyonder^spam^.co.uk> wrote in > > message > >> news:3obf90F530djU1@individual.net... > >> > "David Lewis" <dandjlewis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in > >> > news:MA%Te.11088$fb.742@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk: > >> > > >> >> The pitch looks an absolute road, so unless our opening > >> >> bowlers produce their most inspired spells of the series you can see > >> >> Aus building a sizeable lead. > >> > > >> > The forecast is for showers tomorrow afternoon which suggests humid > >> > conditions and hopefully a bit of movement in the air if the pitch is > >> > going > >> > to offer nothing. > >> > > >> > Wishful thinking on my part though. Harmison needs to have two or three > >> > amazing spells and dig himself out of this awful trough he's had > >> > handily > >> > disguised by the performance of the other bowlers in tests 2-4. Can't > > see > >> > it happening myself, much as I'd like to... > >> > > >> > Richard > >> > >> Oh Richard stop your whining. I'm happy with the postition! > >> > > > > Well you must have been smoking the funny baccy again Mr B! > > > > Jim > > > > > > No not at all Jim. When I got in from work the score was 131-4, 319-7 seems > a good effort from that positiion. And hey if you had offered me a first > innings of 375 (which is what England will get) then I'd have taken it. > > All series I've listened to people tell me how good the pitches have been > for batting and what a minimum first innings score should be, yet I've still > not seen Oz reach 400! > > Regards > > Mr B > You couldn't offer some tips for the football next week, could you. Yours very impressed indeed. David |
