The Convicts Return

[Simon Says]

An Aussie complaining about "over the top appealing".

[dave birch]

Bucknor's decision just reinforces my earlier comments about the Umpires today.

They are incompetent.

There have been so many glaring errors (errors that have disadvantaged both sides) that it beginning to make a mockery of the game.

[Flopsy]

oh stop whinging

Bad decision, but so were the ones that got rid of Bell and Pierterson at Edgebaston.

Oh well they even them out, what with two or three LBW appeals that should have been given

[Ste B]

4 down now..

The umpiring in this series has been poor, but it does seem to have evened itself out in that both sides have had dodgy decisions. The martyn one was easily one of the worst though.

[Paul]

sorry mis-read it - still 4

[SouthAussieRover]

Excellent catch by Giles.

Brilliant reaction/reflex.

[Bijani]

Come on Gilly and Punter, dig your bloody heels in.

[Bijani]

BUGGER!!!!

[Paul]

182-5

[SouthAussieRover]

Come on Gilly and Punter, dig your bloody heels in.

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Now look what you've done

[Bijani]

Now look what you've done

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Ill just sit in the corner and drink my beer.

[Paul]

So how about some forecasts. I'm going for 322 all out

Edited August 15, 2005 by Paul

[Flopsy]

draw - with 2 wickets in hand

[stuwilky]

England win. Just.

Annoyed that certain people are there and that I am not.

[Bijani]

slow and steady will draw the race.

[Simon Says]

My prediction;

Ponting to play at captains innings.

Draw.

[SouthAussieRover]

No predictions from me Paul.

However this is what Test cricket is all about.

I hope you are beginning to appreciate/enjoy that it can be a war of attrition at times.

[Paul]

I'm certainly enjoying it and had I been able to justify not appearing in work today i would have gone - might have left the cap behind this time though

[Rovers_4_life]

Last wicket to fall in the last over of the day!

[Flopsy]

Less than 200 runs to go - Austrailia can do this

[Bijani]

Standing ovation from Down Under

[philipl]

This pair has got to stay together for at least another 15 overs. They will inevitable put on 70ish runs in the process if they do so which will set up an amazing finale-

5 wickets

130ish to get

10 overs plus the hour for either side to win it.

However, if the 6th wicket goes before that point, England will do it.

[brfcshabba]

Australia are in a good position. They are batting well and could sneak it

[Flopsy]

If the aussies do this

I will stand and applaud.

[philipl]

Actualy they are much closer to getting it than I thought.

England could be sweating on this one.