Alexjc Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Arwebb!!...You should've had this up by now! A low scoring first test so far, England still with the upper hand into it's second innings having just past it's deficitt after Australia's 11th batsman, Ashton Agar, fought back with a spectacular 98 saving the visitors from an embarrassing first innings total. The kid is 19 and in his first test. Hasn't even taken a wicket yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 England has won the first Ashes Test by a tantalizingly close 14 runs after bowling out Australia with a video replay decision. Second Test begins Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thank fook for that! Thought it was going to be the test of the tailenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Ashes is the only reason why Test Cricket exists...There are only, really, four teams that can play it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Arwebb!!...You should've had this up by now! A low scoring first test so far, England still with the upper hand into it's second innings having just past it's deficitt after Australia's 11th batsman, Ashton Agar, fought back with a spectacular 98 saving the visitors from an embarrassing first innings total. The kid is 19 and in his first test. Hasn't even taken a wicket yet. Unfortunately I have been rather detained of late by a) extensive work commitments and cooking slowly at Trent Bridge on Saturday. I've escaped to Scotland to recover from the stress. Seriously, though, it was a wonderful Test match and hopefully it will have shut up those people who expected this series to be a walkover for England. Writing off Australia at cricket is as stupid as writing off Germany at football. You do it at your peril. The other real positive for me is the number of Australian supporters who have come over for this series. There were estimates that up to a quarter of a 17,000 sell-out at Trent Bridge on Saturday were Aussies and that added hugely to the atmosphere inside the ground. Hopefully they will continue to do so for the rest of the series. Bring on Lord's on Thursday. Ashes is the only reason why Test Cricket exists...There are only, really, four teams that can play it properly. If you're not including New Zealand in that number, I'd say it's only a matter of time before you are. Improving side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Unfortunately I have been rather detained of late by a) extensive work commitments and cooking slowly at Trent Bridge on Saturday. I've escaped to Scotland to recover from the stress. Seriously, though, it was a wonderful Test match and hopefully it will have shut up those people who expected this series to be a walkover for England. Writing off Australia at cricket is as stupid as writing off Germany at football. You do it at your peril. The other real positive for me is the number of Australian supporters who have come over for this series. There were estimates that up to a quarter of a 17,000 sell-out at Trent Bridge on Saturday were Aussies and that added hugely to the atmosphere inside the ground. Hopefully they will continue to do so for the rest of the series. Bring on Lord's on Thursday. If you're not including New Zealand in that number, I'd say it's only a matter of time before you are. Improving side. AHHH there you are... That was a bloody good test!!! Albeit with few umpiring feux pas. Good weather helps and it's always great when the away team ex-pat and tour fans show up. As I mentioned...Ashes is the only Test Series worth watching along with India and South Africa. As proven last month...New Zealand just doesn't have the depth and discipline to maintain control in the Test arena...Good at the short game though...But for most of us here in NZ, every time the team topples over on the cusp of a Test victory, we are left feeling hollow and winning the short games doesn't fix it. We don't even mind if they win just one test match in a series away from home, especially against the Top Four...but alas it's rare... ...Anyways, I'll still keep watching and listening to the Ashes Tests as the end of play at the end of day means we are zipping across to San Francisco for an America's Cup race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Plenty of promise in the New Zealand team at the moment. Might be two or three years before we see them at their peak, but I reckon they've got enough about them to rival Stephen Fleming's team of the early 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Haa...The Queen shows up at Lords and England, in to bat first, promptly faltered...Last time I checked, 28 for 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 England finishes day two on 289 for 7 in the second test at Lords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Does anyone else here think that the umpiring/DRS this series is EXTREMELY suspicious? Imagine England were Pakistan, the investigations into potential fixing would have already started. Australia have had far too many decisions go against them for there to not be something going on. Any other theories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 If Australia knew how to use DRS, then you might have a point. The reality, however, is that more wrong decisions went against England in the Trent Bridge match than went against Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Another topsey-turvey day, Eng 361, Aus all out 128 but England didn't enforce the follow on at 19 for 1 last time I checked. Australia simply doesn't use the DRS system...Would have saved them the continuing humiliation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 England were never likely to enforce the follow-on. With so much time left in the game and the weather still set fair with only a slight risk of showers on Monday, there was no need to do so and risk batting last on a pitch that is now starting to show signs of uneven bounce. Delighted that Joe Root scored his first hundred as a Test opener today, even though I wasn't convinced by the decision to leave Nick Compton out of the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Not really a contest. Reckon we'll let Root try for 200 tomorrow then declare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 The talk I was hearing suggested that Cook might declare overnight. There is meant to be a risk of showers on Monday, so I would rather get them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Job done at Lord's. 10 days off now before the third Test at Old Trafford. I'll be interested to see what, if anything, the Australians do in their tour game at Sussex that might suggest changes for Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Wooo Hooo...Demolition!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Brisbane Times Cricket Germany has offered to replace England as Australia's opponents. The Deutscher Cricket Bund tweeted the following, thus proving that Germans have a sense of humour after all and that Australia have exposed themselves to ridicule. Cricket Germany @Cricket_Germany “#Ashes #ReturnTheUrn” slightly optimistic with that hashtag chaps. If you fancy a competitive game we are only an hours flight from London Sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Sigh! Don't sigh Rols, Australia can still beat NZ with half a team!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Meh, I tend to avoid cricket at the best of times anyway. Actually, England, don't take the Germans up on it. Look what happened when they took up football! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 You know it's bad when the Germans are making jokes about your team. That tweet's just put the icing on the cake. Wunderbar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Ja! Sur Vals...It is Germanys diabolical planz to takes ova za vurld ov Cricket! Vaaaa haaa haaa haaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Think they were in Division 7 of the World Cricket League last time I read anything about them. Funny, though. Another blow for Australia tonight with the news that James Pattinson will miss the rest of the tour with a stress fracture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 At least Australia can relax with test against Surrey in a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 The kiwis should play the Aussies in a series. Would be an interesting competition to see who wins that one. We might have a chance for a change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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