Idle cricket musing

[maxxi]

Loz Wrote:

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> Batting is still fragile. Traditional England

> middle order collapses seem to have returned.

> Ashes are starting to look rather tasty - which

> England will turn up?

Pietersen to come back, Bell was ill and Prior will get over his wobble. This was the first test for a while and the bowlers were on top form - plus Lords not aways best ground for England.

[Loz]

Erm... I think you are forgetting the entire series in NZ?

[maxxi]

Loz Wrote:

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> Erm... I think you are forgetting the entire

> series in NZ?

Whoah there - 3 Tests, 3 draws.

Ist test - 1st innings a bit of a shambles but great recovery in 2nd innings;

2nd Test would have won if rain hadn't come along (made NZ follow on);

3rd Test - a bit of a shambles but no Pietersen

Pietersen still the key imho.

[El Pibe]

What the Cook?!?!?

[El Pibe]

Bloody saffas!!

[maxxi]

Like Tuffers said - given away a few cheap wickets but the overhead conditions have played a part. Still, anything Siddle can do Anderson can do better*; wouldn't bet against Swann belting a few first though*.

*Does avoiding-putting-the-mockers-on dance with 2005 commemorative tea towel.

ETA: *Burns tea towel and scatters ashes over radio. (the old no-hat-trick ritual).

Am now torn between wanting to see tail wag and seeing JA have a crack.

[El Pibe]

kiss .... of .....death!!!!!!!

[maxxi]

Feeling positive - Aussies 110 for 7 by close.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I think that's called deluded.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Revision: that's positive!

[El Pibe]

Kiss.....of......life!!!!!

[david_carnell]

Tails up.

"You're not singing any more..."

[david_carnell]

Suddenly 215 looks a very good score.

[El Pibe]

anderson's figures are a bit scary

O M R W E

16.0 2 41 5 2.56

Oooh, another one gone!

[maxxi]

Positive feeling justified - and a huge welcome back to 'reverse swing' :)

"Pack o' cards"

This won't last five days.

[El Pibe]

Be lucky to last two at this rate!!!

[El Pibe]

kiss ... of ... death

[maxxi]

What!? This is what happens when you leave TMS behind and pretend to do a little work then, later, check out BBC Sport online in an expectant manner and... Agar - grrrr!

[El Pibe]

It's getting worse.

Another hatrick on after tea.

[maxxi]

Trott a big loss - thought he would dig in and bail them out (who cares about mixed metaphors in a time of crisis)- up to Cook and KP to grit teeth, stiffen lip, steely eyed determination etc. etc.

[*Bob*]

Is there no magic internet trickery means by which one may watch this spectacle live?

I promise not to spread it around.

[El Pibe]

Baaa, Test Match Special trumps your visual form.

There's just been a prfoundly disturbing exchange regarding a cake with a naked Katie Perry picture on it.

[*Bob*]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> Baaa, Test Match Special trumps your visual form.

Not when the commentary has to share headphone space with generic tv muzak - I assure you.

[david_carnell]

Surely a man of your technical proficiencies has a Sky-Go account *Bob*?

[*Bob*]

It would pain me greatly to hand over one single shekel to the outfit who stole (what's supposed to be) our national summer sport from terrestrial telly.

To get it on the sly somehow would fill me with enormous joy.