The Official Ashes 2013 Thread - ENG vs AUS

[MickeyD]

loving it !!!!!

102 from 113 balls

 

[randomgamer]

12 runs off Broad's first over, good times.

 

[Creag]

"As amazing as Agar's 50+ on debut is, I feel like Hughes contribution is being overlooked here, he came in with the wickets falling and steadied the innings with Smith, then kept a level head as the wickets tumbled around him and has shown great maturity to keep his head and not play any rash shots, hopefully a sign of great maturity and things to come from him"

Wonderful fight from the Aussies.

 

[Creag]

Agar's previous best in First Class cricket was 71* - amazing how backs to the wall develop a player.

 

[OMB]

Agar's previous best in First Class cricket was 71* - amazing how backs to the wall develop a player.

Just over a year ago, Agar was playing 2nd XI cricket in Melbourne for Richmond. A few weeks ago he was batting at three for Henley in the Home Counties League. Now he has a Test half-century at the first time of asking, a run-a-ball fifty that brought happy applause not just from the Australian balcony but from the entire Test Bridge crowd.

the boy has talent

 

[OMB]

and the records keep falling

 

[Wall]

****ing brilliant

 

[Frankie23]

I dislike the Aussies with a passion but I hope this Agar kid gets his 100.

The Poms stuffed this one up proper. Should've bowled out the Aussies yonks ago.

How the F do you allow a 10th pair to score a 160+ run partnership?!?!

 

[OMB]

aww bugger

great innings though

 

[Frankie23]

And he misses it by 2. What a shame.

 

[Wall]

That's depressing.

 

[Creag]

He played a great knock which I am sure has demoralised the English.

 

[Creag]

Starc has rocked the English. Is the momentum swinging towards the Aussies?


England 215 & 11/2 (7.4 ov)
Australia 280
England trail by 54 runs with 8 wickets remaining

Tea - Day 2

And that will be tea. Starc will have to wait 20 minutes to attempt his hat-trick. The TV commentators have said there was a problem with the side-on Hot Spot cameras on that Trott lbw, but when the full follow-through of the bat was viewed on the front-on Hot Spot cameras no edge was visible. Anyway, it was a cracking ball from Starc. What a finish to the session for Australia. England are two down and still trail by 54 runs. Another remarkable session over - Agar missed out on a fairytale debut hundred from No.11 but his 98 - and the all-time 10th-wicket stand of 163 he put on with Phil Hughes - has given Australia the advantage. Join us soon for the final session of this astonishing day's play.

 

[Haldex]

Erasmus having a bad day in the field...

 

[DJ...]

Mike Atherton is a complete w@nker. Trott was plum LBW and there was clearly no inside edge, yet he's still bitching about it as if it wasn't out, and then implying that Marais Erasmus is biased against the Poms.

Go step on some Lego, Mike...

 

[DJ...]

Erasmus having a bad day in the field...

Huh? WRT the stumping he had no way to make a decision. It was either/or and the benefit always goes to the batsman. The LBW was plum, and certainly no inside edge. Snicko confirmed, as did hotspot.

He got both decisions spot-on. Stop listening to Mike Atherton's moaning. He moans more than a whore over Xmas...

 

[Creag]

Atherton is hardly the best commentator to take cues from.

At very best he is one-eyed and completely biased toward himself first and second to the English.

 

[OMB]

after this morning's session it's become positively boring

 

[AfricanTech]

At least there is some cricket on

Good stuff.

 

[Frankie23]

Today's not nearly as entertaining a yesterday.

Rough guesstimate - ENG will probably set the Aussies a 200 - 220 target.

I reckon anything above 250 will be a decent challenge, 280 should be enough for a win.