Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted July 11, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Dent Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I rate Finn, but when he's off the boil it really shows. This has been a ridiculous game, at this rate they'll be counting out the Day 4 ticket refunds, let alone my measly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 At last some proper batting. Too many one day shots because of all the shyte T20 games we seem to play. Cook and KP in for bed and breakfast, and hopefully evening meal tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members martyngnr Posted July 11, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm stuck in work all day tomorrow and seriously worried that it would be all over and I'd see no cricket on Saturday. God bless Ashton Agar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 11, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2013 Nice non controversial day. Agar looked out on the stumping, certainly more out than Bell in the Champions Trophy final. Root would probably have been given not out on review, it didn't look like he hit the ball, but hotspot and snicko have been having a mare. Trott was sawn off. Clearly looks like he hit the ball. Â Like I said, non contreversial all the way through. Â On the whole Finn debate. He gives away lots more runs than a top flight quick should. I hope Tremlett gets to play a part in the series. I do rate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarloKid Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 ladbrokes had asgar at lunch 12/1 to make a century i tried putting a fiver on but didnt get it on in time good thing i never, my blushes were spared by two runs haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LariatTom Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Nice non controversial day. Agar looked out on the stumping, certainly more out than Bell in the Champions Trophy final. Root would probably have been given not out on review, it didn't look like he hit the ball, but hotspot and snicko have been having a mare. Trott was sawn off. Clearly looks like he hit the ball. Â Like I said, non contreversial all the way through. Â On the whole Finn debate. He gives away lots more runs than a top flight quick should. I hope Tremlett gets to play a part in the series. I do rate him. Â I had Agar out on the stumping. Marginal, but out. Sometimes those decisions go on the side of the batsman, sometimes they don't. Root would have been not out had he reviewed it and then Trott being given out baffled me. From what I've seen, the Hotspot technology still had the footage from the Root dismissal lined up ready to go and hadn't been cleared ready for Trott's first ball. Had they had the side angle ready, I suspect we would have seen an edge. Â Slight smile on my face to see the on-field umpire shrugging his shoulders when having to give Trott out as if to say he had no idea why the technology hadn't picked up the edge. Â A lesson for Agar that you win nothing with slogging. Joking aside, it was an absolutely fantastic innings from him, and I wonder where they'll have him bat in the second innings as he's apparently batted as high as 3 in previous innings. Cook and KP looked pretty set this evening and if they can get through the first half hour or so in the morning, they must be looking to settle in for most of the day and try to make some big scores to take the game away from Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 11, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2013 I reckon Pietersen and Cook will be out in the first half an hour, Prior and the tail will scrape together a lead of about 150, and then Swann will bowl them out for less than 100. Â Sorry Harvey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Watching the highlights this evening, the sheer variety and quality of Agar's shots was amazing. Not a slog at all but a real quality innings. Very exciting for the Aussies, less so for us  Still, a pleasingly resolute turn from Cooky and KP. Depends what the weather is like tomorrow they could settle in for a long day that will make Boycott happy.  On that subject, it's weird hearing Boycs on the radio, and then on the tv highlights later. He commentates really differently depending on what media it is. Sounds a lot more lively on the telly coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 12, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Lunch, and a lovely flourish from GLY in the last over about how fielders shouldn't be allowed to wear protection because he wasn't allowed to. Â It's the batsman's right to disperse the field. Â He's probably got a bit of a point to be honest. Anyway, we need some more disciplined and stoic batting here as the ball is really moving in the air. 2.18 RR will do me as is. Â Also, why can't Pattinson be as shit as his brother? And as a special lunch time treat, The wonderful Duckworth Lewis Method are going to play this break on TMS. Edited July 12, 2013 by PowerButchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 12, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) You all just missed Henry Blofeld "rapping". Your own fault. Edited July 12, 2013 by PowerButchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01cnb51 Â If you missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 12, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2013 Wonderful batting today, especially the gritty 6 hour innings of Bell. A score of 375 might be enough to win this as I reckon Swann will love bowling on this pitch in the 2nd innings. Kudos to an injured Broad on batting so well and not walking so saving his wicket as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 12, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2013 Really amusing watching Australia go mad at that Broad dismissal that wasn't given as well. One of the worst umpiring decisions I've ever seen. Â Broad's a lovely batsman to watch on the odd occasion he gets going. I reckon we have enough already. One of Bell's very best innings as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 12, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2013 Broad never walks. The convicts should not have wasted their review on the Bairstow lbw that was never going to be out. It is their own fault. Great knock by Bell will probably get overshadowed by the controversy, and it shouldn't, it was class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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