NatWest Challenge 2005/1st match-Headingley Thursday 7th July.

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The doubters will always be there,don't know why.Just because he doesn't move his feet doesn't make him a bad player.His record is better than the majority of ex players who question him.

[Pete]

It's not so much about him not moving his feet, we know he can score runs without moving his feet. It's just that he constantly dangles his bat out to deliveries that he can leave or gets out to poor shots.

Like Nass just said.. For Tres it's about getting past the new ball.

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One good thing about today is,win or lose Gillespie still looks a shadow of the player here 4 years ago.

[BarmyArmy]

good to see we appear to be cruising to victory. Great day for Tresco which i love to see. I know he can afford to do so but Vaughan is scoring too slowly for my liking.

[flanflinger]

Originally Posted by greg

Gillespie still looks a shadow of the player here 4 years ago.

Gilly is a big weak link for me... especailly when they will be looking toplay four front-line bowlers, on present fomr I would have

Lee
Warne
Kapso
McGrath

And Kaspo is not in the greatest form either... I feel they may have a problem, as McGrath and Warne cannot bowl forever, and Lee can go for a few even if he does take wickets..

On Present form our five bowlers will casue their batters more problems IMHO

[Kirsty Harris]

I think it's worth noting that England didn't bowl well (Colly excluded) and still kept the Austrilian total to a reasonable amount.

Gillespie still looks awful for Australia, lovely batting by Trescothick. Sadly, it's hard to get too enthusiastic about this game because of everything else going on.

[flanflinger]

Originally Posted by Kirsty Harris

it's hard to get too enthusiastic about this game because of everything else going on.

I know I hardly watched the Aussie's innings and have only started really watching in the last two hours or so...

[cantplaycantalk]

I wonder if we will regret not having one of the tests here this year?

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Kirsty Harris

Sadly, it's hard to get too enthusiastic about this game because of everything else going on.

Yes, I have to say I was absolutely livid when I was turfed off my train at Green Park this morning.

If they'd only told us what had happened instead of blaming "power surges" then I wouldn't've trudged to work muttering deleted expletives about the ineffectual uselessness of London's Underground staff as I went.

And they'd've known by then too...

[Aussie-Yank]

I have never been a fan of Dizzy's, and I was hoping he would again be hit out of the attack, which he certainly has been. Even though Lee is not IMHO a test bowler I have faith in, at least he looks like getting someone out.

The conditions that where in play today I think Kasper would have been a better option with his ability to swing the ball. Although there was a huge difference in pitch conditions in when Australia batted, than when England is Batting now.