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 ?

Pretty much perfect from England this. Getting that lead up in double quick time with the ball doing allsorts. Wickets are inevitable, so great the run rate has been so good.

Gerry SA wrote:

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.

Recovered from your main man the Ghost getting schooled yet?

mystiroakey wrote:Gerry dude..  

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

 

You mean Dutch ancestors... 

Gerry SA wrote:

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...

   

For a "proud South African" you sure talk about England a lot.

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!

True day Duty.

I don't like to give KPF credit but at least he's consistent

Bresnan at last making a meaningful contribution with the bat. He's 45 not out, and has taken England to a healthy 310-8. Another 25 more, England should be firmly on the driving seat

The Terror of Tylorstown wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:

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.

Recovered from your main man the Ghost getting schooled yet?

It's cricket mate, never heard of a cricketer by that name...

Gerry SA wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:Gerry dude..  

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

 

You mean Dutch ancestors... 

Well you didn't get much genetics from them chilled out cats did you!!

mystiroakey wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:Gerry dude..  

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

 

You mean Dutch ancestors... 

Well you didn't get much genetics from them chilled out cats did you!!

Father's side must've done, can't see it on me  

The english milkman was your father Gerry. I would have a word with your mother..


Fact(of the joke variety )

Any chance of Brezzers surpassing his Test-best of 91? Playing like this, if Swann can hold the other end down, you'd have to say he's got a good chance!

AZZY!! what you doing lad!

mystiroakey wrote:The english milkman was your father Gerry. I would have a word with your mother..


Fact(of the joke variety )

 lol

OH AZZY

Ow...

No half century for Bressie

Harris has 7 for the first time in an innings - very useful knock of 45 from reliable Tim. Can Swann and Anderson get a useful 15 more?

Career best 7-105 for Ryan Harris  

Just have to ruin it for everyone don't you Azzy

To be fair to Azzy that was coming.

Great hand by Bres anyway. We needed runs and he has delivered plenty

WAHEY dropped

Azzy you beauty

Okay, that's entirely on me that one

Bear with me while I look up Swanny's best score...

Gerry SA wrote:

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.

What is it that makes Bresnan and Broad cowards? And how exactly do 'men' bat? What a very strange thing to say. They may be slogging today, but both of them are more than capable of holding a bat. Broad has a test 150, and Bresnan has first-class 100s.

This is brilliant rearguard action!!

About time we played to the game and batted positively!!

The way the aus tail collapsed and the eng tail has kicked on in is a complete role reversal!!!

 Well, England have got a wriggle on - current BBC update has us on 3138-9

well played lads- got that 300 lead!!

3 boundaries for Swann against Harris and the lead is up to 298.

Lyon polishes off Anderson, so Australia need 299 to win.

Jimmy.... all you had to do was get one single, then let Swann swing for a few more boundaries. Oh well.

This could be close...

Game well and truly on. I think it'll be over today though.

England favourites here by a 70-30 margin, and making the new ball count will be crucial.

If only Prior got in, that could have put the match to bed.

This is where Jimmy needs to prove these media doubters wrong. A couple of early wickets and he's the media darling again, allow Australia to get to 80-0/1, and he's losing the plot.

Australia has to get past first 30 overs withsomething like 100-1..then it's game ON

if they collpase to 50-3.....then it would be too much for the middle and lower order to catch up

Unless Warner gets Australia off to a flyer, can't see Australia getting these 299 runs.

Warner is the man. If he starts flashing it about, the pitch will look a lot flatter on the ball will be swinging a hell of a lot less!

Duty281 wrote:England favourites here by a 70-30 margin, and making the new ball count will be crucial.

i agree

Azzy Mahmood wrote:This is where Jimmy needs to prove these media doubters wrong. A couple of early wickets and he's the media darling again, allow Australia to get to 80-0/1, and he's losing the plot.

Those doubters must have short memories. Jimmy was by far the best bowler in the first test. Two five-wicket hauls, wasn't it?

Anderson is due a good spell with the new ball, if he gets it right could be England's game.

So 20 minutes for the Aussie openers to get through till lunch. If we can nick a wicket in these 4 or 5 overs it will be a big boost.

The ball isn't swinging

it's not the swing in the air but nip off the pitch that's available along with uneven bounce...Braod and Swann are best set to exploit these I believe

TopoftheChops wrote:The ball isn't swinging

Yet. Wait until the lacquer wears off...

Very even morning.

I felt anything from 250-300 was 50-50. Anything over that seemed to favour england. shame they fell just short but seems they did a reasonable job.

with quick 4's coming already kind of feel aussie are favourites now.

The ball hasn't swung most of the game. It's seamed

stupid decision by england

Thought Englandshouldn't have reviewed that. At best it was going to be umpire's call....... It turned out it was outside leg in fact.

that wasted review swings the game firmly to aussie.

Eng lose one review fairly early

Going for a review immediately ?

Close ...??? But pitched outside leg ...bad review. Might have saved that , might need it later.

Guess they just automatically think Hill is wrong  

Jokes aside , that could come back to bite England.

Rain in the area they reckon...