Idle cricket musing

[Mick Mac]

thought the opening 'ceremony' was good where the aboriginal chap made a speech welcoming the British team.

[Floating Onion]

Not a great start.

[Keef]

Could be worse guys, lets see how our bowlers get on on day 2. That is supposedly where our great strength lies...

[Floating Onion]

I love the optimism!

:)

[Keef]

Not very English of me, I'll grant you.

[Emerson Crane]

I thought our strenghth was in our batting (allegedly)? :-S

[Loz]

It is. >:D

[Mick Mac]

63 without loss.

Who invented this game?

[Mick Mac]

Lbw out.

Appealed.

Not out.

Boo.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

201 for 5. When I first got up this morning it looked as if we were levelling what the Aussies did yesterday. Now I'm getting nervous - I think they are pulling away.

Does any of that make sense? More coffee required.

[Keef]

Hussey done well, but not looking too bad. Very important first session tonight. A coule of wickets, and game on...

[Marmora Man]

Still a closely balanced game. No centuries from either side - tho' Hussey does look well set. Two quick wickets and England could start their second innings with a slight lead or small deficit.

[Mick Mac]

on 274 5 now. Interesting that they are targeting swan now.

[Mick Mac]

100

[Marmora Man]

Not looking good - the best England can hope for is the draw.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I'm not sure which is worse: my head or the score.

I'm in a bad mood but I find it really irritating that the Australian commentator on TMS keeps giving the score the wrong way round. I have to translate it before it makes any sense - a bit like c. to farenheit.

[Loz]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> I'm not sure which is worse: my head or the

> score.

>

> I'm in a bad mood but I find it really irritating

> that the Australian commentator on TMS keeps

> giving the score the wrong way round. I have to

> translate it before it makes any sense - a bit

> like c. to farenheit.

I never have worked out why the English do the score backwards. Why is that?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Cos we invented it that way.

[Mick Mac]

Its a bit like the direction the water goes down the plughole, they do it differently down there.

[Narnia]

Mick, is it the 'Idle' that attracts you to this thread?

[Atticus]

England all out by close day 4, Aus win by an inns! I might be wrong but...

[ratty]

I fear you will be spot on!

[Atticus]

We need at least two to step up, Strauss and KP? Not convinced by Trott, Bell wasted at 6.

[Mick Mac]

100

England :)

[Ladymuck]

Oy!!!

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