Ashes Cricket

[hornetrider]

Harmy is in the house!!!

[johnfm]

spikeyhead said:

John, are you feeling nervous about this series?

I don't think it is a disputable idea that our batting is short on experience.

Would have preferred to see Harris and Bird in for Siddle and Agar too re: bowling.

We are a weaker side than when we lost that series with the draw in Cardiff (where we lost 40 overs to rain and couldn't get Monty out).

However, cricket will never ceases to surprise me, so who knows.

As long as both sides play hard and there isn't the raft of controversial umpiring decisions that have been present previously, may the best team win.

[Gargamel]

So my friends predictions for the first test

Englands first innings score please

Overall Result

Highest scoring Batsman (over both innings and number of runs)

Top wicket taker - and numbers

1. 447
2. England by 210 runs
3. Clarke - 187
4. Swann 7

Your turn

[dav123a]

389
Eng by 65
Kp 149
Anderson 6

[spikeyhead]

1. 380
2. England by 68
3. bell - 185 (He's due a big one and usually bats well when those further up the order have put some runs on the board.
4. I suspect it will be whichever Aussie bowls best, England have four decent bowlers who will share the wickets fairly evenly.

ETF my misunderstanding of the highest score

Edited by spikeyhead on Wednesday 10th July 11:31

[maturin23]

I'm working away from home - can someone PM me a link to a browser stream to watch this live please!?

[Gargamel]

The Highest batsman score should be the addition of BOTH first and second innings.

I.E. combined total.

[hornetrider]

WTF is Pattinson on - cock

[Vocal Minority]

1 420
2. England by 6 wickets (oh yeah - I went there)
3. Cook 175
4. Anderson 6

[Podie]

Just connected up the plasma in the office.

[Vocal Minority]

bugger

[DJRC]

Podie thats your bloody fault!

Chef gone for 13

[dav123a]

Bit of blow first session should set the tone for rest of the series important we do well.

[Gargamel]

Trott still in ODI mode 12 off 12

Bet that has never happened to him before in a test match !

[hornetrider]

Joe Root looks shakey. Can't see him standing the rigours of Test Match cricket very long. Trott looking bang out of form. 4 down by lunch.

[hornetrider]

Siddle looking sharp.

[Gargamel]

hornetrider said:

Joe Root looks shakey. Can't see him standing the rigours of Test Match cricket very long. Trott looking bang out of form. 4 down by lunch.

Yeah 200 all out tops...

[hornetrider]

I hang my head in shame

[DJRC]

Reverse mockers is bad form chaps, its basically tempting fate to spite you.

[Gargamel]

hornetrider said:

I hang my head in shame

Honestly I am not absolutely sure it makes any difference