The Ashes 2010

[Gandalf]

It's a bit shocking really, if it carries on like this the match will be over within 3 days.

[superheavyrhun]

I think I stayed awake to 50 or 60 something for four, then my eyes betrayed me and I ended up fast asleep. Nice figures to wake up to though. Ricky Ponting, this song is for you:

[Gandalf]

We are looking pretty grand right now. If we can build up a lead of 600 we will have 2 and a half days to bowl them out and no way they will be able to reach that score in a second innings. Half their batsmen look shot tbh. Ricky Ponting as the captain has been exceptionally poor with the bat.

[superheavyrhun]

We are looking pretty grand right now. If we can build up a lead of 600 we will have 2 and a half days to bowl them out and no way they will be able to reach that score in a second innings. Half their batsmen look shot tbh. Ricky Ponting as the captain has been exceptionally poor with the bat.

It seems like it really was another batting pitch as our boys haven't had much trouble with it, but it seems the Aussies are having a crisis of confidence, and once one or two things start going wrong, they all seem to lose heart.

I would just like to tempt fate by being the first on this thread to congratulate England on retaining the Ashes!

[Gandalf]

We are looking pretty grand right now. If we can build up a lead of 600 we will have 2 and a half days to bowl them out and no way they will be able to reach that score in a second innings. Half their batsmen look shot tbh. Ricky Ponting as the captain has been exceptionally poor with the bat.

It seems like it really was another batting pitch as our boys haven't had much trouble with it, but it seems the Aussies are having a crisis of confidence, and once one or two things start going wrong, they all seem to lose heart.

I would just like to tempt fate by being the first on this thread to congratulate England on retaining the Ashes!

I think so, only weather of the English kind can stop this!

[superheavyrhun]

Here we go then, Aussies in to bat first for the final test. I think England really want to take this one to win it in style, because the Aussies really don't deserve to come out of this series with a draw. Hopefully, the boys can bowl em out by the end of today and we can rattle up some fine scores to bring the urn back in the style to which it has not been accustomed!

[Gandalf]

We bowled pretty well today, just a shame the rain stole so many overs. If we can get them out for around 250 I think we will have a fair shot. The Aussies need to do some serious rebuilding after this series is done, definitely the end of Ponting as captain and likely the end of him as batter too. I don't know why he is hanging on in the teams dressing room. You are out old man, go home!