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2nd ball of the day... :cry:
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&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:Play will be lost today and on Sunday. A draw is almost certain unless a batting collapse occurs by one side or t'other.

England were again let down by some poor batting. Collingwood in particular played a dismal stroke. With Strauss' innings, England might be in all sorts.
It must be nice to be so sure about life's vagaries. No delays for bad weather yet and Aussies 4-1.
:wink:
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&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote:
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:Play will be lost today and on Sunday. A draw is almost certain unless a batting collapse occurs by one side or t'other.

England were again let down by some poor batting. Collingwood in particular played a dismal stroke. With Strauss' innings, England might be in all sorts.
It must be nice to be so sure about life's vagaries. No delays for bad weather yet and Aussies 4-1.
:wink:
I'll remind you of this posting on Monday evening. :wink:
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Well, Ponting is out and he's furious about it which makes me happy! :D
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&quottheox&quot wrote:Well, Ponting is out and he's furious about it which makes me happy! :D
Well he didn't hit it, in which case he was plum LBW and should have been out anyway.

Going to be a very interesting afternoon...........
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&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:
&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote:
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:Play will be lost today and on Sunday. A draw is almost certain unless a batting collapse occurs by one side or t'other.

England were again let down by some poor batting. Collingwood in particular played a dismal stroke. With Strauss' innings, England might be in all sorts.
It must be nice to be so sure about life's vagaries. No delays for bad weather yet and Aussies 4-1.
:wink:
I'll remind you of this posting on Monday evening. :wink:

Bump.
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Why did we bat that long?

Stupid, and how to turn a potential win into a draw, in partic because of the weather.
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&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote:
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:
&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote: It must be nice to be so sure about life's vagaries. No delays for bad weather yet and Aussies 4-1.
:wink:
I'll remind you of this posting on Monday evening. :wink:

Bump.
I'm very happy for it to be bumped, and what I described has happened so far.

Weather played a part on Friday (as it will tomorrow), and the game will be a draw unless there is a batting collapse (which the Aussies duly obliged with).

Let's bump it again tomorrow night to check if the weather intervened. :wink:
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&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote:
&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote:
&quotGodalmingYellow&quot wrote: I'll remind you of this posting on Monday evening. :wink:

Bump.
I'm very happy for it to be bumped, and what I described has happened so far.

Weather played a part on Friday (as it will tomorrow), and the game will be a draw unless there is a batting collapse (which the Aussies duly obliged with).

Let's bump it again tomorrow night to check if the weather intervened. :wink:
I got so wet Snake. Thanks for the weather forecast earlier this week, 8)
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Sorry, I know I shouldn’t rely on gossip from the Met Office.

And why were you not here? 8)
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Excuse me but I am new to this site and not sure of the protocol.

Is this a private discussion or can anybody join in?
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Be quiet!
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&quotHog&quot wrote:Be quiet!
Sorry :(
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&quotSnake&quot wrote:Sorry, I know I shouldn’t rely on gossip from the Met Office.

And why were you not here? 8)
Pre season friendlies are a waste of time, that's why.

England batted tremendously once Bopara had stoppped stinking the place out. We'll set the Aussies 600 and put them in just before lunch. I can rarely remember seeing such a bunch of woebegone antipodean supporters.
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&quotAscension Ox&quot wrote:
&quotSnake&quot wrote:Sorry, I know I shouldn’t rely on gossip from the Met Office.

And why were you not here? 8)
Pre season friendlies are a waste of time, that's why.

England batted tremendously once Bopara had stoppped stinking the place out. We'll set the Aussies 600 and put them in just before lunch. I can rarely remember seeing such a bunch of woebegone antipodean supporters.
600 is far too many and will risk not leaving enough time to get the wickets.

We'll put them in straight away, and 1-0 to England, provided the weather isn't too disruptive.
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