3rd Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 11-15 August: Day Four

[John]

Well good knock from Shane Warne.
It's going to take one brilliant performance from someone to take Man of the series off Warne. He is yards ahead of anyone.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Cricket Girl

Having said that today's drop by Jones off Flintoff was extremely bad - the worst catch I've seen him drop. The stumping was difficult but should have been taken. I think Jones should play for the rest of the series, partly because Read is injured and partly because I don't believe changes to the team now would be beneficial.

Read's fit, playing for Notts at Trent Bridge today. He's not bating too well at the moment though, but he's still catching almost everything.

Ask the bowlers what they think of Jones playing? Wonder how much good it does their morale!!

Prior's batting very well at the moment.

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Occasional Fan

Warne did his job, and is doing it very well. The headline, if the sub sticks with that construction, surely should be "Rain and Jones ruin England's day".

Here's hoping for a great and full day's cricket.

I think this does reopen the Read/Jones/Prior/Foster/Any keeper debate again, if Eng;and lose, or fail to win this match, it will be down to G O Jones.

[Six & Out]

The miss off Lee from Strauss where Ponting and Warne looked at each other sums up Australia for me at the moment.

[Trescothick]

Originally Posted by Six & Out

The miss off Lee from Strauss where Ponting and Warne looked at each other sums up Australia for me at the moment.

Yep, that really shows that we got the Aussies where we want them...

5000th run to Trescothick, congratulations, long may it continue!


Great knock by both Shane Warne and Gillespie, where did he pull that six from!?! genius! He may claim he almost deserves a place after innings like that.

[Kirsty Harris]

Originally Posted by Six & Out

The miss off Lee from Strauss where Ponting and Warne looked at each other sums up Australia for me at the moment.

I must admit, that did make me chuckle!!!

It's also telling that the Aussie batsmen giving the England bowlers the most trouble these days is Shane Warne!!!

[redbak]

Where were you for the first test?

[Six & Out]

Originally Posted by redbak

Australia is still at where it rightfully is, at the top of world cricket. england have won one test by two runs and a fluke catch, which wasn't out, hand already off the bat, by a very ordinary keeper. Doesn't take long does it, a little bit of flukey success and out comes the old english arrogance, just what it takes to spur the Aussies on!! And little mister billy bowden's umpiring leaves a lot ot be desired, I've heard some already say he was on the take!!

You lost and you're losing this one. Deal with it.

[Occasional Fan]

Originally Posted by Trescothick

Gillespie, where did he pull that six from!?!

Great line from Christopher Martin-Jenkins when it happened - talking to an Australian summariser, not sure who it was.

"This chap Gillespie: does he bowl at all?"

I'm sure it wasn't Seamer in the commentary box anyway!

[John]

The series isn't over yet. England are playing well and Australia had to decline at some point. So I wouldn't been too disappionted.
How many Test wicket Gillespie got 250 + at about 26 Will S. Jones get 250 or Harmison?