The Ashes 2009
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Bucking Beads
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lets just hope the aussies come out and show some discipline wit the bat . Great bowling from the aussies . I cant see hauritz getting back in the side
Major JW Hochstetter
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Browny - close!
Job well done to all the quicks. Glad to see Clarky back in there and having an immediate impact. Pete Siddle though, great stuff - didn't let the tail do anything, just cleaned them up in a flash with bowling that would've trouble most top orders.
Some work to do now though. Even if we can get away with a relatively moderate total of 250-300 that's still a sizeable lead. Great day so far, lets hope it continues.
Job well done to all the quicks. Glad to see Clarky back in there and having an immediate impact. Pete Siddle though, great stuff - didn't let the tail do anything, just cleaned them up in a flash with bowling that would've trouble most top orders.
Some work to do now though. Even if we can get away with a relatively moderate total of 250-300 that's still a sizeable lead. Great day so far, lets hope it continues.
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Haha, first two balls go for four!
Bucking Beads
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the wicket looks more like an aussie wicket . Pommies have no i idea how to bowl on the wicket
Major JW Hochstetter
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I reckon. Looks like its got the pace and bounce of a first day Gabba strip. No wonder the Poms are stuffed.
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Watson and Punter both gone now.
Bucking Beads
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Aussies finish at 4/196 a lead of 94. We are on top here lets just hope we can get 300 ahead and then roll the dirty poms
Beads6 said:
The fact that a few wickets were still falling at the end means there is still a bit in the pitch for the bowlers, and that's all good when we have a decent lead. England just haven't exploited the conditions much at all. All we need from our bowlers in the 2nd innings is "more of the same" of what they did in the first.
Major JW Hochstetter
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That was unreal when they showed the pitch maps when the Poms were bowling.
Clark had most of his deliveries pitched just on a fullish length, yet every single ball from Anderson and Harmison was short. Obviously they got excited seeing a quick, bouncy Pommy pitch and, just like visiting teams do in Perth, they probably thought they'd just run through the batting order by bowling half-trackers exclusively. There was more than enough assistance in the pitch and conditions to help the Poms, but they shot themselves in the foot big time. Hope to see it continue tonight.
Clark had most of his deliveries pitched just on a fullish length, yet every single ball from Anderson and Harmison was short. Obviously they got excited seeing a quick, bouncy Pommy pitch and, just like visiting teams do in Perth, they probably thought they'd just run through the batting order by bowling half-trackers exclusively. There was more than enough assistance in the pitch and conditions to help the Poms, but they shot themselves in the foot big time. Hope to see it continue tonight.
