jerry Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 :devil: Previews Preview - The eve of the Ashe Ashes set to sizzle Statistics Australia's home away from home Trashtalk Hayden issues warning Pietersen fires shots at Aussies McGrath predicts 5-0 Aussie age a target - Hoggard Related News Vaughan drops Ponting catching pact Compton-Miller medal unveiled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguru Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 looking forward to watch the live broadcast :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRad Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 man i remember watching the entire ashes last time and it was sooo boring. australia just crippled them, wasn't even a point to watching. But there was one man who stood out.. his batting elegance and defiance of aussie attack was quite awe-inspiring. Right then i knew that man would be something more... it was michael vaughan =) i think this is the most anticipated ashes ever... the rivalry is approaching the level of india/pak (i said approaching =P). too bad i can't get it live here in canada, but i'll be looking for some feeds/recordings wherever possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) Australia - 176/6 :o edit1: Two more wickets down in succession. 178/8 edit2: Australia bowled out, brits must be real happy. Australia - 190 Langer - 40 | Warne - 28 Harmison - 5/43 | Jones - 2/48 Edited July 21, 2005 by jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) McGrath gobbles up Trescothick first ball after Tea, his 500th wicket. England - 10/1 edit: McGrath strikes again, Strauss perishes in slips. England - 11/2 edit: McGrath strikes again, Vaughan bowled. England - 18/3 edit: McGrath on fire, Bell bowled. (played on) England - 19/4 Very tense match going on guys. :cool: Edited July 21, 2005 by jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 England 21/5 ! McGrath pouches up all 5 wickets, probably his best spell ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soham Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 aussie are going to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 McGrath is on the roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 England 94 - 7 or something like that. Last ball of the day and Giles gets out! England are in trouble but Keven Pierterson is still there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 It was definitely McGrath's best spell yet, 5 wickets in 31 balls giving just 2 runs. :o A day that lived up to the hype. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSoul Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Australia staged the best Ashes comeback in a test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M/\TT Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Not a good first innings for England after some nice bowling this morning :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 england being on a high after bowling australia out for 190 and then finishing the day on 92/7. great bowling spell first up by mcgrath, it was really good to watch and he showed everyone how to bowl on that pitch especially england who bowled way short for most of the australian innings. i don't think england will get too many more runs tomorrow unless pietersen goes mental which is a possibility. i can hear the questions being raised about the pitch already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jguru Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 awesome game... this was definitely worth watching.. :) let me knw if you want to get hooked with stream.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 England were bowled out for 155, Pietersen getting his half century and becoming the top scorer in the first innings. Australia started off well in their second innings and were almost in the drivers seat at 255/3 but the English bowlers struck 4 crucial blows in the final session. Match evenly poised as of now. The pitch has eased considerably as predicted, it is easy batting on the 3rd and 4th days. IMO, Warne will be the biggest factor when England will bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kl33per Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 What do you mean the contest is now even? If you look at the statistics, England have only successfully completed a run chase this big four times in history. And Australia are still batting. It will be very difficult for England to win this match from this point on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 What do you mean the contest is now even? If you look at the statistics, England have only successfully completed a run chase this big four times in history. And Australia are still batting. It will be very difficult for England to win this match from this point on. 586253933[/snapback] Tomorrow is the 3rd day, plenty of time to get runs. Also batting is now easier as echoed by all players, commentators. One big partnership is enough to chase 350 down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_ROCK Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 England dont have the batsmen to do that. Australia will win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Australia inching towards victory even as rain interferes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 Australia win by 239 runs. Pietersen remains not out on 64. Man of the Match: McGrath 9/82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 england's catching was pathetic, mind you so was their batting apart from pieterson. i don't know what the hype was about seems pretty much the same as the other ashes series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSoul Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 My prediction of an aussie ashes win is nearing by 1. 2 more to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futb0l Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 It would be funny if Australia actually wins it 5-0. England's confidence is going to go down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.M.K Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Australia will win the series 5-0. Unless the weather is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Second Test started today. Australia won the toss put England in. Trescothick smashed the Aussie bowlers all round the park, then two quick wickets by Kasprowicz changed the momentum. Now Pietersen & Flintoff are mauling the Aussie bowlers, playing at a more aggressive run rate than the Aussies. Interesting match nonetheless. England 240/4 in 46 overs Trescothick 90 (102) Pietersen 31* (37) Flintoff 29* (28) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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