4th Ashes Test Durham

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They're all at it again on Friday. Just as England are likely to chuck in a bad performance when everyone expects them to win (Leeds 09, Perth 2010/11, Manchester 2013) they usually bounce back next Test (Lord's and Oval 09, Melbourne 2010/11).
I'm taking England to win one of the last two Tests to ensure a series victory. Onions, it seems, will come in and that could be a good move. Still think this is not a very strong Australia team. It's just that they were an average team playing poorly in the first two Test while at Manchester they were an average team playing well.
Before Manchester, we were asking if Australia could improve/get back into the series. Well they certainly achieved the former if not the latter. Now we could ask - Can England start firing on all cylinders ?

mystiroakey wrote:He needs to be funnier mate.. Its all a bit dry.(not saying that the new media signing of strauss is much better though!!!)

If we could just have boycott, warne, flinty and tuffers I would be in heaven!!

Its all personal opinion though Mysti. I like Boycs in small amounts, find Flintoff really irritating (just a bit thick to be honest), ditto Tuffers but admittedly less so and Warne is OK but couldn't even spell irony.

Yes true It is Diggs.. We like different things!

I think the way Holding speaks- very monotone and boring can add to his problems from many on here though!!

I love Bumble myself.
But in reality Id rather listen to TMS commentary rather than Sky.

Bumble yes- We can agree on him!!

I too prefer TMS, though Boycott gets tiresome. Like Nasserd commentary.

Can't stand Botham or the hindsight captain as I like to call him

Beefy can be ok IMO.. Strong views . I like that. Athers is a fence sitter..

Hurray - Bell gets past the 109 that he got out on in both his centuries this series...

Botham has the amazing ability to know where the fielding side should've placed someone after the ball passes there

Bell the English Tendulkar


What a player( I have always rated him  )

GSC wrote:Botham has the amazing ability to know where the fielding side should've placed someone after the ball passes there

He speaks with his heart, He doesn't think.. Passionate England fan

English commentators are very balanced on the whole which can be a bit mind numbing!! At least with TMS they talk about a lot of relevant and irrelevant stuff(mostly interesting) with humour!!

I would like some hardcore Aussies and English to commentate the odd game.. That would be fun!

Not offering a stroke.......that should have been given by the onfield ump.....shoddy umpiring again

Test Match Sofa is a good alternative for commentary. Not something maybe to listen to all day, but for an hour or so its good to hear the view of someone who was not a England Captain.

Sky's commentary is ok, but all the back slapping and jokes about each other is tiresome after a while.

I quite like the Sky comm team, although when Gower and Strauss were on together I wanted to shoot myself

Bells gone!!

The ball is doing crazy stuff out there!!

KP_fan wrote:Not offering a stroke.......that should have been given by the onfield ump.....shoddy umpiring again

Can understand why he gave it not out.

Ut oh

Matt Prior, overrated flat track bully, fails again

Ryan Harris truly world class.

That was big!

A lead of 250 looks like it will be more than enough...

One bright side is pitch looks a minefield with the new ball

If we can get another 50 somehow we are in great shape

Might as well swing from the hip, get a quick 20/30

he resembled malcolm marshal in those two deliveries did Ryan Harris

Aimless slogging from Bresnan and Broad, only way they know how to play

Harris destroys Broad with a rapid bouncer.

6fer Harris

Eng will miss an 85-90mph pace bowler on this pitch.

Harrish continue to intimidate like Marshal

Pitch looks pretty flat when Bresnan can slog Bird over mid on...

In related news, Im now sold on Harris.

G'wan Bressie!  

Gerry SA wrote:Pitch looks pretty flat when Bresnan can slog Bird over mid on...

Nice positive from a negative there Mr secret Aussie fan!!

mystiroakey wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:Pitch looks pretty flat when Bresnan can slog Bird over mid on...

Nice positive from a negative there Mr secret Aussie fan!!

Proudly South African...

Bresnan worth his weight in gold with the runs he is getting........courtesy Aleem Dar thouhg

Game of two ends at the moment...

Harris pretty much unplayable. I'm sure Boycott's advice on TMS would be to get yourself down the other end.

3 cracking balls by Harris this morning have checked England, but it seems Bresnan has timed the counter-attack perfectly.

Lead up to 268, England in control right now. 30 odd more runs should do it.

How do you expect Broad and Bresnan to play then Gerry considering there main job is to bowl the opposition or are you like I assume just a jumped little gobshite?

Gerry SA wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:Pitch looks pretty flat when Bresnan can slog Bird over mid on...

Nice positive from a negative there Mr secret Aussie fan!!

Proudly South African...

Good stuff. I take it we will see you in the England line up soon then  

This is how the tail should bat

KP_fan wrote:Bresnan worth his weight in gold with the runs he is getting........courtesy Aleem Dar thouhg

The shame of an umpire giving it not out when it was just clipping the top of leg stump.

Gerry pops up every now and again to try and WUM England fans, I'd just ignore him. Given he only turns up when England are on top it's kinda ironic

Eng nearly safe now....and they know...and hence they can smack around freely.

trundler's supporters will remeber and quote this inning for along long time to come

The Terror of Tylorstown wrote:How do you expect Broad and Bresnan to play then Gerry considering there main job is to bowl the opposition or are you like I assume just a jumped little gobshite?

Bresnan's in as an all round and Broad is proclaimed the new Flintoff. Bat like men, but as they are cowards it's unlikely.

Only "gobshite" is you, you moron.

GSC wrote:Gerry pops up every now and again to try and WUM England fans, I'd just ignore him. Given he only turns up when England are on top it's kinda ironic

I was here last year, when rather ironically South Africa schooled England.

mystiroakey wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:Pitch looks pretty flat when Bresnan can slog Bird over mid on...

Nice positive from a negative there Mr secret Aussie fan!!

Proudly South African...

Good stuff. I take it we will see you in the England line up soon then  

Maybe... 

Gerry dude..  

have a cup of tea or something. Make peace with your English ancestors..

 

Must've been handy when your 2 favourite teams, Whomever England play and South Africa, are the same. No double duty

Quite an incredible morning. This series has blown me away from start to finish, and we still have this test to finish, one more at home, then 5 down under

I don't think you need to look at a cricket scorecard to know when England are doing well - you just need to look at what the wums are doing!

GSC wrote:Must've been handy when your 2 favourite teams, Whomever England play and South Africa, are the same. No double duty

Whatever rocks you boat...

Duty281 wrote:I don't think you need to look at a cricket scorecard to know when England are doing well - you just need to look at what the wums are doing!

B Grade England side...

No one remembers second best...