The Ashes 2006/07: The Adelaide Test Thread - Day One

[south beds mikey]

This is all very well Ern but as I and Maranello discussed last Sunday morning our cricketing demise is clearly your fault!!

As he said thank god you're only listening; if you were watching who knows what damage you might do?

Never mind the Monty, Giles, Jones debate its Ern whos bokking us

Come on mate. We need a Lancastrian contribution!!!

[Irish Left Armer]

Do England have their batting order wrong? With Cook, Bell and Collingwood in such close proximity they are inclined to get badly bogged down. Kp should bat at 4, he's a better player than Collingwood and he'd keep the runrate moving.

[Aussie-Yank]

Warne now bowled 22 deliveries at Bell, bell has scored 2 runs from those deliveries. England desperately need some agression in there top order.

[Django]

Inexplicable cricket from England - a side wanting to win this match to compete in the series. 60/2 after 33 overs is indeed very slow going even by test standards. Poor planning and lack of objective are clearly evident.

[Irish Left Armer]

Lee on, runrate should go up a little anyway.

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Django

Inexplicable cricket from England - a side wanting to win this match to compete in the series. 60/2 after 33 overs is indeed very slow going even by test standards. Poor planning and lack of objective are clearly evident.

I suppose if England are 200-2 at stumps - it's fair enough, I don't know.

[south beds mikey]

Dead right. Speed of runs does not matter at this stage. We need to build

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by south beds mikey

Come on mate. We need a Lancastrian contribution!!!

Well I will be watching some of this Test, we do need a Lancahire contribution - it's called Mahmood .

I wonder why Chapple or Kirtly never got a mention being Sussex and Lancashire where #1 and 2 in the CC.

Back to the real world - England seem solid at the moment, if England are batting tomorrow tea, then a draw will suit England - getting the urn back at Perth.

[south beds mikey]

Originally Posted by Ernest

I wonder why Chapple or Kirtly never got a mention being Sussex and Lancashire where #1 and 2 in the CC

Not qualified to speak on that as my lot managed to finish stone last in both divisions.

[Ernest]

Well England are doing Ok at this time at least - like old fashioned cricket - quite a good game.