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skuthorp
11-22-2006, 05:47 PM
ASHES CRICKET!! Summer's here, so are the Poms.
The Gabba, Brisbane. Fine, 28C. Packed house, 42,000.
Aussie win's the toss, bats.
:D
eleseus
11-22-2006, 05:51 PM
Damn you Skuthorp! It is just finally getting chilly here in Massachusetts. And cricket looks cool but I don't understand the rules--I hear about it on the BBC, "testmatches" and "wickets" but still can't figure it out. I hope you have a good summer, down there :-)
skuthorp
11-22-2006, 06:04 PM
Langer and Hayden opening
First ball, Harmeson from the Stanley St. end. A wide to second slip.
eleseus
11-22-2006, 06:23 PM
Langer and Hayden opening
First ball, Harmeson from the Stanley St. end. A wide to second slip.
Its Chinese to us North Americans.
skuthorp
11-22-2006, 06:40 PM
Basic rules here http://www.answers.com/topic/cricket-4
and there's a good comp in Hong Kong
skuthorp
11-22-2006, 07:31 PM
Hayden B Flintoff,
1 for 79
skuthorp
11-22-2006, 08:37 PM
Aussie 1 for 104
Langer 65, Ponting 11

All you ever wanted to know about cricket
http://au.dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sport/Cricket/

Pom's a bit nervous I reckon
skuthorp
11-23-2006, 01:08 AM
Aussies 3 for 333
New ball with 5 overs to go.
Pom's stuffed this test I reckon.

You'll be glad I'm not about till monday, weather terrific, going sailing.
Bye possums
shamus
11-23-2006, 02:02 AM
First time for years I haven't been able to watch a single ball due to pressure of (different) work. Just the occasional glance at Cricinfo.
A bit early to be making predictions? Poms strangely silent, aren't they?
Andrew Craig-Bennett
11-23-2006, 05:27 AM
Er, well, it's a very flat pitch....

Maybe just starting to turn, but not much.

Can't make any excuses for Harmison, though.

Not Monty's pitch, anyway.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/6171476.stm
Andrew Craig-Bennett
11-23-2006, 06:11 AM
OK Shamus, I will stick my neck out and say that I reckon we can avoid the follow on.

Ricky Ponting's going to have to decide when to call it; this won't be too easy and I expect he will play it safe and go later rather than sooner.

So I reckon we are still good for a draw.
shamus
11-23-2006, 07:13 PM
I think it might go 5 days, anyway, which will be a bit of a change..
shamus
11-24-2006, 02:07 AM
Actually, maybe belay that!
Andrew Craig-Bennett
11-24-2006, 03:44 AM
Oops!:o
P.I. Stazzer-Newt
11-24-2006, 04:07 AM
53 for 3 in reply to.......

Oh [four letter word opportunity]
Andrew Craig-Bennett
11-24-2006, 04:57 AM
So, that's 355 for six wickets needed to avoid the follow on...and when we do follow on, Australia may not need to bat again.

Er, well, its only the first Test...
The Bigfella
11-26-2006, 07:46 PM
All over Red Rover

Oz won by three million or so
Andrew Craig-Bennett
11-27-2006, 04:25 AM
What to say? :o

Better crawl under a stone.
P.I. Stazzer-Newt
11-27-2006, 08:16 AM
This (http://www.tribalddb.com.au/ashes2006) may be a little slow to load.

But the americans won't get it anyway.
Andrew Craig-Bennett
11-27-2006, 10:04 AM
Vachement bon!
skuthorp
11-27-2006, 01:58 PM
Well, the French get it OK
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2006/06/17/new-caledonia-francophones-and-cricket/