The Ashes: Sydney

[rich1uk]

commentator saying that smith v the england bowlers is like a game of cat and mouse

more like a game of sabre tooth tiger and mouse

[rich1uk]

seeing Smith go so far across his stumps i'm just wondering if Anderson is a bit guilty of bowling to Smith rather than the stumps

[rich1uk]

innings defeat incoming here

[Arthur Crabtree]

Wonder how many Smith and Australia want? If they declare at lunch tomorrow with a lead of 300, England are stuffed. But if Australia bat until tea, and go the whole Steve Waugh (and making sure Australia won't bat again), maybe England could bat that time out.

[rich1uk]

new ball next over is probably our only hope of even limiting the scale of the defeat

i know i am being extremely negative here but its just depressing how easy smith and khawaja are making things look atm

[Arthur Crabtree]

Over fifty overs since the last wicket...

[backfootpunch]

Been a pretty boring series at times

Pitches just not offering enough for either spinner or steamer

[rich1uk]

Been a pretty boring series at times

Pitches just not offering enough for either spinner or steamer

and they haven't been that easy to score on either so run rates haven't been that great in the main

[KipperJohn]

Been a pretty boring series at times

Pitches just not offering enough for either spinner or steamer

Hasn’t stopped the Aussies from winning 3 times though.

[rich1uk]

my TV must be broken AND i'm hallucinating as its just shown Smith getting out AND Moeen taking a wicket

[Arthur Crabtree]

Go MO! You beaut...

[rich1uk]

Been a pretty boring series at times

Pitches just not offering enough for either spinner or steamer

Hasn’t stopped the Aussies from winning 3 times though.

i think thats been as much down to our own batting frailties as the pitches tho

[KipperJohn]

Been a pretty boring series at times

Pitches just not offering enough for either spinner or steamer

Hasn’t stopped the Aussies from winning 3 times though.

i think thats been as much down to our own batting frailties as the pitches tho

Of course.

[rich1uk]

one of those weird stats i like

Crane is now the 4th England bowler in the last 4 years to miss out on their first test wicket because of a no-ball

[from_the_stands]

So I turn the TV on, and and Oz wicket falls. It's happened four times this series. I seem to be good at getting Oz batmen out in this fashion. At this rate, I'll be on the fringes of English selection pretty soon, I'd think.