LOL Wide awake mate, what a great mornings play, Freddie was inspired

Really pleased for Swanny as well, especially after Stuart Macgill was saying he'll never get another test wicket or play another test again, the guy is a *****.

Two great tests, this is already living up to 2005

At least I can get some sleep tonight and I cant wait to give it to them tomorrow, and my team is top of the Co Ashes Fantasy league "Pom Domination"

Very tempted to stay up and watch the United friendly on justin.tv, sleep is for wimps

 

Who was the better all round bowler: -

Botham or Flintoff?

dl

 

Check the stats:

Botham
Test record: 383 wickets @ 28.4
First Class: 1172 wickets @ 27.2

Flintoff
Test Record: 219 wickets @ 32.5
First Class: 343 wickets @ 31.4

Nuff said! Still they are both top notch impact performers from different eras.

 

No contest

Botham by a distance

There have been so many "The new Botham'" down the years the worst would have to be David Capel imo, Freddie has been the most successful since Beefy.

To coin an Aussie phrase, we need a spearhead and if Freddie is injured we could do no worse than look at Harmisson right now, even the Aussie panelists are saying they're bemused but glad he hasn't been picked. Drop Onions and bring in Harmy we can't rely on Freddie all of the time, the poor *******s body cant take it !!.

In my lifetime the best all rounders for me were

Botham
Hadlee
Akram
Gilchrist (I guess I can class him as an all rounder ??)

 

I would treat whatever Aussie panelists are saying with caution.

My dad, when he was alive, had followed test cricket from 1925 or so. He'd seen all the greats from that time onwards, and had a particular interest in fast bowlers, his favourite being "Lol" Larwood.

He was also convinced that the Aussies used to come here for an Ashes series, play a county side, and allow an unknown fast bowler to skittle them out, usually getting Bradman easily.

What do you know, said bowler was then in the MCC side and was promptly battered all over the ground

He reckoned they'd done it more than once and had names to back up his theory, although I don't remember them.

The Aussies are full of tricks though, but boy do they get mad if they think OTHERS are using them

 

Noooooooooo

KP ruled out for the rest of the Ashes.

Even worse guess who his replacement is........ even if you were drunk and out of your mind on acid would Bell be your next choice? Yes, you guessed it Ian Bell is the replacement for KP. Only in his mothers dreams would you mention Bell and KP in the same breath.

 

just seen this... bollox!

 

bad planning on my part, off on holiday tomorrow so will miss the start of the next test

Still, not a lot will happen on the first day anyway

 

Shane Warne was more than a bit handy with a bat too, I personally would definitely count him as an all rounder

I'd agree with you about Gilchrist too, I would imagine I'm not the only one who breathed a sigh of relief when he finally retired

 

Calm down girls

Look at Ding Dongs average for this season i'ts in the 80's and look at how poor KP has been in the Ashes, he did nothing in either test, no point in carrying a crip is there ?

Maybe Bell can get past the 40's against this Ozzie side, even if he doesn't it would be no worse than KP's efforts, one good inning since he lost the captaincy, battered ego and battered achilles. Got to give Bell one more go at it feel the love Chris

Better still, Bopara wont have to bat at 3 woohoo

 

News that will make Millamber's day.

Sky Sports | Cricket | News | Bell back for Edgbaston Test

I know how much you rate him

 

Seems he's coming in as a straight replacement for Pietersen

I think I would have preferred to see him back in at 3, Collingwood coming up to 4 and Bopara dropping to 5

Here's hoping he has a good one, he should at least be able to do better off Johnson than he used to manage off McGrath & Lee

 

anybody know how much the tickets were for Headingley? Bro in law has a couple spare for the Sat @ £50 each. Just thought that was quite expensive for up there but obviously with it being the Ashes to be expected.

 

I would have expected him at 3 also, maybe they're trying to protect his fragile mind

 

Either that Funkii, or they're worried he'll collapse p!ssing himself at the current standard of the Aussie bowling attack, and putting him in at four will give him the chance to regain his composure before walking out to face it

 

The way Bopara has batted I would have thought he would have been better off at 4, oh well we'll see what happens tomorrow !

 

Time to resurrect this one for tomorrow, more of the same please chaps

 

Tickets sorted for the Sat at Headingley. Just hope the rain stays away now.

 

£50 is cheap. Lords ones had £95 face value

 

Come ON !!!! Yeeeeah

 

I've been given a free ticket to the Friday now as well Cant wait! My liver may disagree

 

crikey, aus are dropping like flies, now for 8!

 

I'm back. Eventually.

Due to fly out of Majorca 30 mins after ETA blow up a police station on the island. All flights were then cancelled

Apparently they hand out vouchers for drinks if you are delayed BUT they whisper this over the tannoy and only in Spanish and even then only in an annexe to the airport which is closed to the public. £2-00 for a TWIX anyone?

Mobile down to 1 bar and it wasn't looking great whenever I checked yesterday.

Wake up today and WAYHAY

 

I'm just a little concerned as to how we may fair on that pitch!!

Can we have Johnson bowling both ends please

 

Hell of a morning's play that. I haven't seen any pictures but is it swinging round corners ??

 

Jimmy is on fire today....... fivefor 20. His 7th fivefor in test matches

 

What a coincidence

We took off about midninght