Don’t get yourself so worked up about it!

Divine Angel said:

Don’t get yourself so worked up about it!

Fuck off !!

:)

code blue to trent bridge… code blue…

don’t listen to DA sibeen. you probably don’t have a much time left so you enjoy yourself.

He’s delirious, doesn’t even know what day of the week it is.

The fourth match starts tomorrow.

party_pants said:

He’s delirious, doesn’t even know what day of the week it is.

The fourth match starts tomorrow.

It is called prestressing. or pushing your luck.

rubs hands together

BBC dart thrower Helen Willetts has the answer: “The forecast for today is quite favourable, the morning cloud may give a little light rain, but as it brightens up and the sun comes out it will warm up nicely, temps reaching 23/24C mid 70s. Although mainly dry, there is a small risk of an afternoon shower.

“Friday should also be dry but with just a low shower risk again. Saturday looks warm with strong sunny spells. By Sunday the weather starts to take a downward turn and the shower risk increases significantly.”

Eng win the toss and elect to bowl.
Overcast with the hint of a greentop.

I thought at first the team was unchanged but it seems they’ve swapped Marshes.

i hope a wicket falls soon so that we hear from sibeen. bit worried about the lad.

dv said:

I thought at first the team was unchanged but it seems they’ve swapped Marshes.

Odd. S Marsh can’t bowl.

dv said:

I thought at first the team was unchanged but it seems they’ve swapped Marshes.

fen shui.

party_pants said:

dv said:

I thought at first the team was unchanged but it seems they’ve swapped Marshes.

Odd. S Marsh can’t bowl.

Maybe they got sick of being confused by so many Mitches, decided to Mix and Match Marshes.
In fairness … MM was not a big help in the third test.

I hop that at the drinks break Geoff Boycott is saying “England are really missing Anderson…..mumble mumble”

JudgeMental said:

i hope a wicket falls soon so that we hear from sibeen. bit worried about the lad.

JudgeMental said:

i hope a wicket falls soon so that we hear from sibeen. bit worried about the lad.

Don’t worry he’s around, I can sense him.

Is it over yet?

FUCK

Woodie said:

Is it over yet?

yep…

Woodie said:

Is it over yet?

Yes.

FUCK

FUCK

sibeen said:

FUCK

Ya

(Easy big fella)

Woodie said:

Is it over yet?

Pretty much

Rogers broke his duck duck

stumpy_seahorse said:

Woodie said:

Is it over yet?

yep…

LOL

FUCK

Groannnn

so…

What movie will they put on tomorrow night?…

stumpy_seahorse said:

so…

What movie will they put on tomorrow night?…

Gaillipoli

FUCK

Good start, 10 off the first over.

….nnnn

I wonder what’s on NetFlix tonight.

FUCK

Peak Warming Man said:

Good start, 10 off the first over.

You’re quite the wag

wickets or runs?

See this is the situation in which we should have Watson out there to steady the ship.

dv said:

See this is the situation in which we should have Watson out there to steady the ship.

Exactly, I’d like to see him striding to the wicket now, lantern jawed, steely eyed, calm but determined.

We’ll be ok while Pup is out there.

FUCK

“STEVE Smith has issued a stinging smackdown in response to England’s new-found optimism, predicting Alastair Cook’s men won’t “come close” to winning this year’s Ashes if both teams continue their current form.”

How’s that going?

OH FUCK

FUCK

Holy! Back from a work meeting then dinner. I turned the TV on in this cabin. 6/29?

WTF? x1,000,000

pommiejohn said:

“STEVE Smith has issued a stinging smackdown in response to England’s new-found optimism, predicting Alastair Cook’s men won’t “come close” to winning this year’s Ashes if both teams continue their current form.”

How’s that going?

And you can hand back your certificate, young man…

Michael V said:

Holy! Back from a work meeting then dinner. I turned the TV on in this cabin. 6/29?

WTF? x1,000,000

Broad 5/6 !!

Michael V said:

pommiejohn said:

“STEVE Smith has issued a stinging smackdown in response to England’s new-found optimism, predicting Alastair Cook’s men won’t “come close” to winning this year’s Ashes if both teams continue their current form.”

How’s that going?

And you can hand back your certificate, young man…

Certificate? nah you must be thinking of someone else :)

We may be the first ever team forced to follow on without the other team batting.

Time to declare and get the poms in early on this pitch. The extra 20 runs from the tail aren’t going to matter much.

party_pants said:

Time to declare and get the poms in early on this pitch. The extra 20 runs from the tail aren’t going to matter much.

I think you’re right.

i like the throbbing balls effect.

FUCK

It’s carnage.

this is rather silly.

declare now and get out there and bowl, or pack your bags and go home.

party_pants said:

this is rather silly.

declare now and get out there and bowl, or pack your bags and go home.

Johnson’s likely to be the highest scorer.

pommiejohn said:

party_pants said:

this is rather silly.

declare now and get out there and bowl, or pack your bags and go home.

Johnson’s likely to be the highest scorer.

Sundries is 12 not out.

Peak Warming Man said:

Sundries is 12 not out.

I say we promote Sundries to No. 3 for the next test.

bloody buggery bollocky nagging kid brat’s voice from the back seat

Is it over yet?

Won’t someone think of the statistician.

Michael V said:

Holy! Back from a work meeting then dinner. I turned the TV on in this cabin. 6/29?

WTF? x1,000,000

Whah? 29 of them out already? For just 6 runs?

FUCK

This reminds me of Brazil v Germany last year.

FUCK

FmD I went to get a cup of tea and there have been two more wickets.

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

Holy! Back from a work meeting then dinner. I turned the TV on in this cabin. 6/29?

WTF? x1,000,000

Whah? 29 of them out already? For just 6 runs?

Are you Pommie or summit?

Australia’s worst ever first innings was 53 against England at Lords in 1896.

Can we make it to the drinks break?

dv said:

Can we make it to the drinks break?

You’ve had that already. Two wickets for a cuppa, remember?

• Can we make it to the drinks break?

I think that they did that already…

The four bowlers have already out scored the seven batsmen….

Run rate’s a bit slow. Only scored 9 runs so far in the first session. Not sure what’ that 54 bit is about. Is that the minutes taken to do it?

FUCK

Dearie Dearie me.

Ahhh….now it’s over.

So pretty good toss to win

Yay – at last we get a bowl before the juice disappears from the pitch.

Can they make us “follow on” or must they have a go first?

Some happy poms.

so… Clarke’s black arm band…

is that for the death of Australian cricket?…

Woodie said:

Can they make us “follow on” or must they have a go first?

Because the first match innings was under 200, there can be no follow on in this match.

But I realise you were making a funny point.

dv said:

Woodie said:

Can they make us “follow on” or must they have a go first?

Because the first match innings was under 200, there can be no follow on in this match.

But I realise you were making a funny point.

Couldn’t they’ve declared for zero runs, effectively causing a follow on?

Michael V said:

dv said:

Woodie said:

Can they make us “follow on” or must they have a go first?

Because the first match innings was under 200, there can be no follow on in this match.

But I realise you were making a funny point.

Couldn’t they’ve declared for zero runs, effectively causing a follow on?

That would not be recorded as a follow on.

Wonder if the Poms will declare at 120?

sibeen – Rule is looking for you ;)

Huzzah! Off ya go son. Go hiss and piss at your own miss.

Finally broke Cook and Root up. Cook still hasn’t bettered 50 at Trent Bridge.

We’re sib?

dv said:

We’re sib?

He’s likely sleeping it off, hopefully.

roughbarked said:

dv said:

We’re sib?

He’s likely sleeping it off, hopefully.

Think they’ll probably let him go home tomorrow if he’s lucky.

They could be 200 ahead by the end of Day 1.

dv said:

They could be 200 ahead by the end of Day 1.

If Australia doesn’t change the bowling tactics, easily.

Root 100

Some sort of hit record.

PBs lead by 214 at stumps..

Won’t be 5/zip

PB’s… Pommie bastards?

roughbarked said:

PB’s… Pommie bastards?

Mmm
Painkillers bed

Ian said:

roughbarked said:

PB’s… Pommie bastards?

Mmm
Painkillers bed

Ah. That happening here too.

So, in the next test will the Australian cricket team be going in with ten bowlers and a wicket keeper? Michael Clarke can carry the drinks…

warms up the wireless

Atmospheric conditions were very stable last night and reception very clear from Nottingham.
For those not familiar with radio transmission the radio waves after propagation bounce between the ionosphere and earth until they reach Australia. If it wasn’t for the ionosphere the waves would be lost to space and no alians woud visit after hearing Henry Blofeld

England should be aiming at a 400+ innings lead.

dv said:

England should be aiming at a 400+ innings lead.

The lead they had after only 2 sessions was quite disgusting.

Send them all home and replace with the A side, they couldn’t do worse.

jjjust moi said:

dv said:

England should be aiming at a 400+ innings lead.

The lead they had after only 2 sessions was quite disgusting.

Send them all home and replace with the A side, they couldn’t do worse.

The Australia-A side is off playing India-A at the moment. Burns and Khawaja each made a ton.

FUCK OFF

dv said:

jjjust moi said:

dv said:

England should be aiming at a 400+ innings lead.

The lead they had after only 2 sessions was quite disgusting.

Send them all home and replace with the A side, they couldn’t do worse.

The Australia-A side is off playing India-A at the moment. Burns and Khawaja each made a ton.

They have been doing quite well.

Live feed of those games is available free.

sibeen said:

FUCK OFF

Not so loud. You might do yourself an(other) injury.

dv said:

jjjust moi said:

dv said:

England should be aiming at a 400+ innings lead.

The lead they had after only 2 sessions was quite disgusting.

Send them all home and replace with the A side, they couldn’t do worse.

The Australia-A side is off playing India-A at the moment. Burns and Khawaja each made a ton.

Khawaja drinks his own bathwater.

FUCK OFF

oh noes day jar vooooooo.

FUCK OFF

FUCK OFF

Would it be too much to suggest that Australia will make an amazing comeback, not because they are playing so much better, but to lose miserably will not do the game, or more likely the money behind it any good. To me it seems to be all about attracting the crowds, which equates with making more money.

I thought that was out, more than half the ball hitting the stumps..?

PermeateFree said:

Would it be too much to suggest that Australia will make an amazing comeback, not because they are playing so much better, but to lose miserably will not do the game, or more likely the money behind it any good. To me it seems to be all about attracting the crowds, which equates with making more money.

Pup will make a triple ton.

Far out, Ali and Broad have added 50 in 7 overs. Since when did England have a decent tail?

FUCK OFF

jjjust moi said:

dv said:

England should be aiming at a 400+ innings lead.

The lead they had after only 2 sessions was quite disgusting.

Send them all home and replace with the A side, they couldn’t do worse.

They are 9/390 now.

dv said:

Far out, Ali and Broad have added 50 in 7 overs. Since when did England have a decent tail?

Both Ali and Broad have always been able to bat.

DECLARATION

Interesting decision.

probably a safe one

Extras is off to a flyer again

Commentary, with vision of barges on canals. “There’s a near canal and a far canal.”

snigger

Michael V said:

Commentary, with vision of barges on canals. “There’s a near canal and a far canal.”

snigger

Yeah, I heard that too :)

Warner now exceeds two thirds of Australia’s first innings total.

Good to see Warner picking up steam.

• Warner now exceeds two thirds of Australia’s first innings total.

all this despite being a yobbo, his parents must be proud…

furious said:

• Warner now exceeds two thirds of Australia’s first innings total.

all this despite being a yobbo, his parents must be proud…

Nah, they probably wanted him to be a dentist.

• Nah, they probably wanted him to be a dentist.

I am sure that they would have been happy with plasterers labourer…

Lol – catch off a no-ball. Video replay and they call the batsman back. Luck going Australia’s way.

Australia’s had some luck

Ah well.

Time for bed.

I give up.

Are England going to have to bat again?

dv said:

Are England going to have to bat again?

Not so far. Warner and Rogers needed to get a century and more each to avoid that.

Well let’s see if Clarke and Voges can stop the rot.

dv said:

Well let’s see if Clarke and Voges can stop the rot.

They have got nothing better to do.

There are so many batsmen that could have done better for this Aussie batting side if they’d been selected on their merit rather than their test batting experience.

Boycs blathers on..about as entertaining as a commentator as he was as a batsman.

Trip to the tip earlier was the highpoint of the day. Why would they build a row of residences just in front of the big smelly landfill?

Meanwhile, back at the crigit another wicket falls.. poms won’t need to bat again.. situation totally Watto.

Ian said:

Boycs blathers on..about as entertaining as a commentator as he was as a batsman.

Trip to the tip earlier was the highpoint of the day. Why would they build a row of residences just in front of the big smelly landfill?

Meanwhile, back at the crigit another wicket falls.. poms won’t need to bat again.. situation totally Watto.

I’ll bet Watto has said that a few times.

The English cabbie said things are not going too well for the Australian side. He’s rather happy

Ian said:

Boycs blathers on..about as entertaining as a commentator as he was as a batsman.

Trip to the tip earlier was the highpoint of the day. Why would they build a row of residences just in front of the big smelly landfill?

Meanwhile, back at the crigit another wicket falls.. poms won’t need to bat again.. situation totally Watto.

I like listening to Boycs go off on a good rant … when the Poms are losing.

kii said:

The English cabbie said things are not going too well for the Australian side. He’s rather happy

Yeah, things have turned to complete shit for Australia in the last two matches. England should win by early tonight (my time) and take an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the 5 match series.

so Clarkey’s gonna retire at the end of this series…

One series too many methinks…

stumpy_seahorse said:

so Clarkey’s gonna retire at the end of this series…

One series too many methinks…

Better late than never.

FUCK

sibeen said:

FUCK

OFF

I told my little un she can stay up until the end of the cricket :)

pommiejohn said:

I told my little un she can stay up until the end of the cricket :)

Nasty piece of work there, PJ.

Rule 303 said:

pommiejohn said:

I told my little un she can stay up until the end of the cricket :)

Nasty piece of work there, PJ.

Nearly bedtime!

FUCK

they might not hold out till half-time at the footy.

sibeen said:

FUCK

Take it easy mate.. Just blame Clarke.

pommiejohn said:

I told my little un she can stay up until the end of the cricket :)

Tricky bastard aren’t you.

roughbarked said:

pommiejohn said:

I told my little un she can stay up until the end of the cricket :)

Tricky bastard aren’t you.

BEDTIME!!

Australian captain is reportedly set to retire from Test cricket at the conclusion of a disappointing Ashes series in England.

Bastard did it for the money.

FUCKITY FUCK FUCK

So … that’s the Ashes, then.

dv said:

So … that’s the Ashes, then.

Clarke is ashes. So too is Leheman

dv said:

So … that’s the Ashes, then.

Together with a few reputations.

So, an innings defeat then. Three weeks ago I gad such high hopes.

party_pants said:

So, an innings defeat then. Three weeks ago I gad such high hopes.

Why? Only Edgbaston?

Michael Clarke is unlikely to be the only one playing his final Test at The Oval.

An Aussie cricket legend reckons up to EIGHT of the current squad are finished!

stumpy_seahorse said:

Michael Clarke is unlikely to be the only one playing his final Test at The Oval.

An Aussie cricket legend reckons up to EIGHT of the current squad are finished!

—-

Clarke, Haddin, Rogers, S Marsh, Voges…..who are the other three?

tauto said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Michael Clarke is unlikely to be the only one playing his final Test at The Oval.

An Aussie cricket legend reckons up to EIGHT of the current squad are finished!

—-

Clarke, Haddin, Rogers, S Marsh, Voges…..who are the other three?

Siddle, Watson & Ahmed.

It was the squad, not the team.

sibeen said:

tauto said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Michael Clarke is unlikely to be the only one playing his final Test at The Oval.

An Aussie cricket legend reckons up to EIGHT of the current squad are finished!

—-

Clarke, Haddin, Rogers, S Marsh, Voges…..who are the other three?

Siddle, Watson & Ahmed.

It was the squad, not the team.

—-

Oh yeah, I had already forgotten about lbw Watson, what has Ahmed done wrong?

tauto said:

sibeen said:

tauto said:

—-

Clarke, Haddin, Rogers, S Marsh, Voges…..who are the other three?

Siddle, Watson & Ahmed.

It was the squad, not the team.

Ahmed hasn’t done anything wrong, but he’s not going to force his way ahead of Lyon.
—-

Oh yeah, I had already forgotten about lbw Watson, what has Ahmed done wrong?

So if Lyon is injured, who should be our spin bowler?

tauto said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Michael Clarke is unlikely to be the only one playing his final Test at The Oval.

An Aussie cricket legend reckons up to EIGHT of the current squad are finished!

—-

Clarke, Haddin, Ro“(Chris) Rogers is retiring, (Ryan) Harris has already retired, you think it would be hard for (Brad) Haddin to get back in at his age, you could say the same thing for (Shane) Watson — is Watson going to get back in at his age? I’d like to think so because I still think he’s got some good cricket ahead of him. There are a few others, but that might do me.”

Over-30s like Peter Siddle, Shaun Marsh and Adam Voges are the others who may join Clarke on the sideline permanently.gers, S Marsh, Voges…..who are the other three?

tauto said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Michael Clarke is unlikely to be the only one playing his final Test at The Oval.

An Aussie cricket legend reckons up to EIGHT of the current squad are finished!

—-

Clarke, Haddin, Rogers, S Marsh, Voges…..who are the other three?

try that again
“(Chris) Rogers is retiring, (Ryan) Harris has already retired, you think it would be hard for (Brad) Haddin to get back in at his age, you could say the same thing for (Shane) Watson — is Watson going to get back in at his age? I’d like to think so because I still think he’s got some good cricket ahead of him. There are a few others, but that might do me.”

Over-30s like Peter Siddle, Shaun Marsh and Adam Voges are the others who may join Clarke on the sideline permanently.

Ok, the new team is:

1 D Warner
2 ?
3 S Smith
4 ?
5 ?
6 M Marsh
7 P Nevill
8 M Starc
9 M Johnson
10 J Pattinson
11 N Lyon

tauto said:

Ok, the new team is:

1 D Warner
2 ?
3 S Smith
4 ?
5 ?
6 M Marsh
7 P Nevill
8 M Starc
9 M Johnson
10 J Pattinson
11 N Lyon

they need to slot in some players who haven’t gotten too used to the short game.
Get some test match specialists in there

tauto said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Michael Clarke is unlikely to be the only one playing his final Test at The Oval.

An Aussie cricket legend reckons up to EIGHT of the current squad are finished!

—-

Clarke, Haddin, Rogers, S Marsh, Voges…..who are the other three?

Voges was one of the few who earned his lunchmoney in this match. Rogers has been hot and cold but overall can be considered to have done enough in this series to keep his place. Haddin’s already gone, Clarke’s retired.

stumpy_seahorse said:

tauto said:

Ok, the new team is:

1 D Warner
2 ?
3 S Smith
4 ?
5 ?
6 M Marsh
7 P Nevill
8 M Starc
9 M Johnson
10 J Pattinson
11 N Lyon

they need to slot in some players who haven’t gotten too used to the short game.
Get some test match specialists in there

——

Unfortunately we have few…in their prime

tauto said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

tauto said:

Ok, the new team is:

1 D Warner
2 ?
3 S Smith
4 ?
5 ?
6 M Marsh
7 P Nevill
8 M Starc
9 M Johnson
10 J Pattinson
11 N Lyon

they need to slot in some players who haven’t gotten too used to the short game.
Get some test match specialists in there

——

Unfortunately we have few…in their prime

i suppose to be fair, if they had played their first innings like a 20twenty match, they would have done better…
(and had another over and a half…)

I must give kudos to the English pitch curators that have helped their bowlers.

We love you long time and will repay the favour.

Ah well, you can’t win them all, I suppose.