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littlerich wrote:Ha ha!
Not out Ponting you prick. Get on with the game you whinging ocker!!
Sounds like Ponting totally lost the plot over an unsuccessful review for a catch behind the stumps with Pietersen on 49. Apparrently Haddin was the only one who appealled in the first place, but when the replay umpire upheld the original not out verdict Ponting was ranting at each umpire in turn, then having a go at Pietersen too. Then after all the commotion Pietersen was out shortly afterwards sparking a middle order collapse. Ian Chappell reckoned the level of dissent warrants an ICC suspension.
Even better though, Ponting then thought he'd run out Trott with a direct hit from long range but the replay reprieved the batsman by the narrowest possible margin; one frame showed the stumps intact with his bat on the line, the next showed the bat just over the line with the bails just dislodged. And now Trott is 141 n.o at close of play with Prior making his first decent score of the series on 75 n.o., the total 444/5, the lead now 346. Best case scenario: we can afford to bat at least half of day 3 as long as we don't get bowled out, which should give us a lead of 500+ and still leave ourselves half the match to bowl them out a second time and make any fourth innings runs that might be needed.
Dita's Slot Meter wrote: As for the match itself?.....Well, if we can manage a full day of steady batting we should be around 350 ahead by the end of day 2 - That should be our first objective. If we get to that stage the Aussies will be waving the white flag and you could probably declare from anytime then onwards.
Personally, I'd grind them into the dirt as much as possible if we can and look to bat until halfway through day 3, when we'd be about 500 ahead.....In this position, I don't just want to win, I want to make them pay for all those years of misery by humiliating them.
I think I got that pretty much right....
Seriously, apart from Colly & Bell's non-contribution, its been a superb day for England, they couldn't have wished for anything better....even the 'white flag' I expected to see was in evidence in the shape of Ponting's tantrum.
Just continue playing sensible cricket and we can sew this up by the end of day 4.
And so you aim towards the sky, And you'll rise high today, Fly away, Far away, Far from pain....
Joined: May 09 2003 Posts: 5103 Location: Not Ford Field
Dita's Slot Meter wrote:I think I got that pretty much right....
Seriously, apart from Colly & Bell's non-contribution, its been a superb day for England, they couldn't have wished for anything better....even the 'white flag' I expected to see was in evidence in the shape of Ponting's tantrum.
Just continue playing sensible cricket and we can sew this up by the end of day 4.
Sounds an awful lot like what I was saying that!
I'd like to see us put on maybe a hundred more in the morning then stick them back in during the afternoon session. Just hope we don't get ultra conservative. This is our big chance to retain the Ashes, we need to ram it home.
Joined: May 31 2005 Posts: 4064 Location: An exclusive mansion apartment in fashionable South London
El Pac Carnegie wrote:I'd like to see us put on maybe a hundred more in the morning then stick them back in during the afternoon session. Just hope we don't get ultra conservative. This is our big chance to retain the Ashes, we need to ram it home.
We're already nearly as far in front as when we declared at Adelaide, and we've got an extra day left! Even if we bat slowly until we're bowled out it's difficult to see how we could screw this up now unless it rains heavily for long spells. Our opponents must be totally demoralised by now; the best they can realistically hope for is a deficit of 400 or so, even if they knock us over quickly in the morning.
Ponting has been fined 40% of his match fee by referee Ranjan Madugalle for a "Level 1" offence. Apparently the maximum he could have been hit with was a 50% fine.
Pretty much on perfect course for the win, don't know what Bell and Collingwood were doing with their dismissals though - luckily it's not crucial.
I'd bat for another session and a half (if we can) then stick them in I think, though if it's overcast in the morning I'd be tempted to stick them in straight away and try and roll them cheaply again.
Joined: Mar 05 2003 Posts: 4787 Location: Everywhere
An excellent all round test for England so far. Fantastic to see Ponting losing the plot yesterday and 40% of his match fee. Nice to see a captain fearing for his job
Would imagine there will be plenty of plastic on view today at the MCG and the weather's getting better!! Happy days......
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