[retired_lyriclemelodee]

Anyone know when it starts this morning? 4.30?

[retired_lyriclemelodee]

MURALI BREAKS THE RECORD \O/

709 test wickets, Collingwood bowled for 45 I think. Shame for England, but Sidey and Colly have done this morning. Mon Hoggy/Monty/Jimmeh putting on another 20 or so.

[retired_lyriclemelodee]

Hoggy, pathetic dismassal - why are you getting stumped from a sweep ffs - so needless, every run crucial here.

On the other hand added 86 today, more than expected.

[retired_sajnesh]

Chuffed with the tail there. Really good effort and far surpassing anything I thought would happen after Bopara and Prior ****ed up towards the end yesterday. (And much as I like him, wtf is Bopara playing over Shah?)

If we bowl them out sub-250 we should win this.

[retired_linton_justin]

Originally posted by Didier:
Hoggy, pathetic dismassal - why are you getting stumped from a sweep ffs - so needless, every run crucial here.

you cant criticise Hoggi for his batting ffs

[retired_lyriclemelodee]

When I get up at such a ridiculous hour I can criticise anyone for anything! Was very harsh, not really being serious, but our awful tail is one of my pet-peeves (they did well this morning, admittedly).

Haven't watched all of their innings, mainly listening on the radio now, but doesn't sound like we're causing too many problems - Monty's over sounded fairly promising though.

But yeah feeling extremely pessimistic at the moment - the differnce only 63 now, and if they get a lead of anything above 150, and at the moment it looks more like 200/250+, we will struggle. No way we will get over 300 in the fourth innings.

[retired_linton_justin]

We saw in the first innings how quickly wickets can fall here, even if they were 150/0 i wouldnt want to confidently predict a 250+ run lead. Anything over 150 is going to be tricky though, and anything over 200 would probably leave SL favourites.....

The tail is fustrating i know (although credit to Sidebottom today), esp when you've got a couple of newbies in at 6 & 7. Thats why i wanted Broad to be given his chance as potentially he good number 8 material and, unlike Saj & Plunkett who appeared to be picked purely because they "can bat a bit", is actually a good bowler.

[retired_linton_justin]

ha ha jimmy such an embarrassment.

wp Jaya :thup:

[retired_slk55]

Originally posted by Rocky Rockstar:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Cottager:
hoggard, sidebottom and no broad? mental eh rocky

Jesus Christ you're dim. Once again i find myself saying IT WAS HOW I SAW THINGS NOT NECESSARILY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. And i stand by my opinion, would much much much rather Broad was playing (ahead of Jimmy in this case). Broad should be playing imo. Now just in case you missed it:

IMO IMO IMO IMO IMO </BLOCKQUOTE>

er mate, there many times where you said that is what'd happen. I wasn't saying "you said that'd definitely happen la la la", I was saying you were wrong. if anything, I'm saying "your opinion is wrong, you are dim." ok

[retired_linton_justin]

just because someone is wrong it doesnt neccessarily mean their opinion is wrong. If you'd prefer Jimmy to play ahead of Broad then fine, i dont. And i doubt i'm the only one who shares that opinion.

So i guess we're all dim :thup: