The Convicts Return

[den]

out of the test!

god must be english!

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Suspected broken ankle.

[Shaddy]

ok, who's handy work was it to leave a cricket ball under McGrath's foot. Is sabotage the only way England feel they can win? What next, the coin hitting Ponting's eye at the toss (ok, already done, I know)

[Simon Says]

god must be english!

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That has never been in doubt.

[SouthAussieRover]

Suspected broken ankle.

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Nothing to be happy about depriving the series of a class bowler.

[den]

Nothing to be happy about depriving the series of a class bowler.

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Being English, you should be delighted.

100 - 0

[Roaming Rover]

Wicket Strauss gone for 48 from Warne - 112 for 1.

Come on England

[SouthAussieRover]

No more

I'd much rather see two full strength teams slug it out.

Good to see the South African is out

[SouthAussieRover]

Oh dear the collapse begins

Who the hell is Ian Bell?

[SouthAussieRover]

What the hell was Vaughan doing?

It's a Test match. Block the hard balls and put away the easy ones.

One good session totally undone by poor sloppy batting

[SuperStella]

Is Warne's (ex) wife still available?

[Ste B]

Is Warne's (ex) wife still available?

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Gillespies is, as Slater is in the commentry box at the moment.

[Aussie_Rover]

How much more luck can Andrew "Grabbi" Flintoff have. He aint got a clue against Lee or Warne.

[SuperStella]

Is that why he's currently on 64 and hit 4 6's?

Go back to prison and be quiet...

[Roaming Rover]

Lee 0 for 72 off 11 overs, who hasn't got a clue

[Aussie_Rover]

Is that why he's currently on 64 and hit 4 6's?

Go back to prison and be quiet...

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Yeah that was a great 6 when he closed his eyes

[SuperStella]

Another tornado has hit Edgbaston..

HURRICANE ANDREW has been sending cricket bowls everywhere into the crowd

[Shaddy]

Does anyone know where I can see some highlight video clips? Obviously it is too early to see some of the shots from this Test, but I desperately want to see Martin's catch in the first test.

Living in Taiwan = little chance of seeing cricket clips

[modes98]

good to see warne and lee bringing up their 100's!

[Ste B]

unfortunately, it may be decisive that no england batsman has managed it.

[Ozz]

400 for England, not bad for us!

[Timmy]

that was one hell of a day...10 6's in one day1

[brfcshabba]

The number of ODI matches before the tests have contributed to all the England batsmen playing one day shots. I wonder what the tests would have been like if the ODI was at the end of the ashes series

[Scotty]

400 for England, not bad for us!

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But 200 short of what we should have got on that wicket against that attack.

[Ozz]

Maybe Scotty, but we`ll have a better idea after they bat. Anything like any lead on 1st innings for England and I would fancy us to win it. And 600 in a day is asking a little much though...

[philipl]

The imponderable is England's fielding. The Aussie batsmen have an issue tomorrow- either treat this like a proper test match and ground out the runs for few wickets down or take up the gungho ODI challenge England has set them.

All test match logic should tell them to look to ground out 650 over two and a half days but their pride has probably been bent out of shape by the smearing they took today.

So irrespective of what they should be doing, I expect the Aussie batsmen will be out there throwing the willow around and if the chances stick, follow-on will be up for discussion on TMS by lunch time/early afternoon.

However, another pityable England performance in the field and the Australians will be within a whisker of England's total with five or six wickets in hand by close of play tomorrow.

The first two or three catch/run out opportunities tomorrow could well prove decisive not only for this match but in the series. The chances will be offered, of that I'm pretty certain.

Of course, it's probably going to rain all day.