The Ashes 2010/11

[IheartTesla]

It would be awesome if Shane Watson could carry his bat for 0.

[ljkeane]

Bloody hell, I think I need to lie down. :shocked:

[delete this account pls]

Oh good lord. I'm hungover and I DO NOT need this shit todat Australia.

[MultiClassGeek]

Ser Eloisa here.

Finally got an account of my own.

Will be doing an intro post at some point.

In the meantime... Australia? I made you a LOLcaptain

http://cheezburger.com/View/4223942400

ETA: Also? one of the oldest memes in existence. For Punter and Katich.

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Duckroll

[The Anti-Targ]

Ponting ignoring history in his decision to bat first?

From Cricinfo:

"In six of the last eight Tests at Adelaide, the team batting first has gone on to lose the match," Miller reminds us.

[Porcupine Tree]

Worst start for Aussies since 1950! 12 for 3 after 6 overs!

Really like the new stand, btw, Adelaide is looking good.

C&b chance gone down...

[ljkeane]

Ponting ignoring history in his decision to bat first?

Pretty much everyone seemed to be of the opinion that it was a bat first pitch so I don't think you can really blame Ponting, especially after the second innings at Brisbane.

[Hereward]

My wife just attempted to entice me to bed. What's wrong with the woman?

[williamjm]

Pretty much everyone seemed to be of the opinion that it was a bat first pitch so I don't think you can really blame Ponting, especially after the second innings at Brisbane.

It seems like it would normally be the right decision. There's always a risk of losing wickets early (as they have), but 8/10 times they'd probably go on to make a decent score on a pitch like this, assuming it settles down a bit after the first couple of hours.

Really like the new stand, btw, Adelaide is looking good.

Brisbane was quite an ugly ground, I thought, Adelaide does look a lot nicer.

[Porcupine Tree]

My wife just attempted to entice me to bed. What's wrong with the woman?

DH went to bed early, can't wait to see his face tomorrow morning when he realises what he's missed... tee hee

[The Anti-Targ]

Pretty much everyone seemed to be of the opinion that it was a bat first pitch so I don't think you can really blame Ponting, especially after the second innings at Brisbane.

True, and the rot starting with a runout can hardly be blamed on pitch conditions.

[MultiClassGeek]

My wife just attempted to entice me to bed. What's wrong with the woman?

Deliver the goods, then switch the cricket on while she's recovering.

Job done (in more ways than one)

[delete this account pls]

My wife just attempted to entice me to bed. What's wrong with the woman?

Sounds like *removes sunglasses* ... a sticky wicket. (start The Who theme music, cue CSI England opening credits)

[Hereward]

So, what did I miss? :leer:

[Jeor]

So, what did I miss? :leer:

Ok, so I was teaching a class and checking the score on my laptop as we were going along and could not believe my eyes. For a second I thought some mad English supporter had hijacked the Cricinfo website and started spurting out dreamland commentary...but alas, it was true!

A rejuvenated Hussey had better get us through. Basically our tail starts at No.6 with Marcus North. I suppose Haddin at 7 is ok but the rest will collapse like a house of cards. I think realistically we'll probably only get 50 runs out of North and numbers 8-11. That means Hussey, Watson and Haddin are going to have to do some heavy lifting.

And a first innings score of 400 is probably below par, given England's heavy batting lineup and Australia's bowling woes. Mind you, I had a bit of a flutter and noticed that both Australia and England were well behind the odds in favour of a draw, so I stand to make about $50 as long as there's a result...doesn't matter who wins. ;) Of course, I also stand to lose about $80 if it's a draw, so hmm.

[Jeor]

Putting my money on a result looks like a good call...The Goober fails to convert yet another half-century and now the Walking Wicket has come to the crease.

Hussey and Haddin, pretend that this is the Gabba, and then we might be ok. But seriously, at 4/96 with North, Haddin and a very collapsible tail, I think we'll be lucky to get to 250. England will probably rack up a 200+ lead and hope they don't have to bat again in the match.

EDITED: Heard a stat on the radio last Test that when North comes in and the score is less than 150, his average is 6. Basically all his high scores have come when the team is already on top, and he is yet to play a decent innings when the team is in trouble.

[The Winged Shadow]

Looks like someone switched the pitch of the Gabba (not the shit pitch we played on last week) and the Oval. :P

edit: I was wrong. No one switched the pitch. Australia just sucks. <_<

[Jeor]

Looks like someone switched the pitch of the Gabba (not the shit pitch we played on last week) and the Oval. :P

edit: I was wrong. No one switched the pitch. Australia just sucks. <_<

Well, if you ever needed a lesson on how to waste a good batting wicket, that was it. Two runouts as well. The tail did indeed collapse and we did indeed fail to get even 250. A first innings par score here is probably 400, and you'd want even more than that if you could.

[Porcupine Tree]

Tweet from Tom Fordyce:

Australia all out for 245. Repeat: Australia all out for 245. Jimmy 4-51. After Ponting won toss and chose to bat. Adelaide-hee-ho

:rofl:

[Maltaran]

Katich's wicket is being described as a "diamond duck" on the BBC. I've never heard that term before, but then being out without facing a single ball is pretty rare.