4th ASHES TEST: England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 7-11, 2009

[TheParraboy]

44 runs in 25 mins this morning

poms bowling drivel

4/241

 

[El Diablo]

pitch might also be getting easier to bat on and i can't see a lot of cloud about

 

[Bazal]

Pup is in awesome touch, easily our best batsman

 

[eddiesmith]

pitch might also be getting easier to bat on and i can't see a lot of cloud about

I dont think the pitch has changed much, it was just the humidity around yesterday following a bit of rain the night before

The forecast was always for some great batting conditions days 2 and 3 with some rain potentially around Monday

Although both captains did want to bat first, England would have been better off with their side to bowl first, however Priors injury took away any chance of it happening

 

[TheParraboy]

negotiated to drinks with no loss
4/268

North will be determined to get a ton after just missing out last test match
Clarke should get his 3rd for the series

Haddin is in good form with the bat,
and if Johnson gets going this could be anything :crazy:

 

[hineyrulz]

Nearly 200 ahead with half an hour to go before lunch, this is a clinic.

 

[HevyDevy]

He is still taking wickets. Either way he won't be dropped for the 5th Test because Australia will win the 4th.

He did bowl better in the 3rd Test but he was awful again yesterday - all over the place. Missed the pitch a couple of times again which is remarkable for a Test bowler.

 

[aussies1st]

200 run lead, should have over 400 by the end of play.

 

[aussies1st]

Well that sucks, good ball by Onions but really should have been kept out.

 

[Spike]

Clarke gone 7 short of his century

 

[hineyrulz]

He deserved a ton, but another great knock by the Pup.

 

[TheParraboy]

5/306 lunch day 2

Poms got a few lbws this innings, hopefully they are finger happy when we are bowling and the ball is gonna hit

 

[TheParraboy]

edit - double post

whilst im here, lol @ manly :lol:

 

[beads6]

Poor old Pup batted superbly and he deserved the ton. Good pill from Onions. Poms look woeful witht the ball hopefully the bat the same again.

 

[hineyrulz]

edit - double post

whilst im here, lol @ manly :lol:

Williams boys on fire :lol:

 

[lockyno1]

Williams boys on fire :lol:

Don't bag the NSW winger:lol:

 

[roopy]

It's a new ball pitch.
They'll go through us with the new ball - and we'll have to mke some decent inroads with the new ball in the second innings or it will be hard work.

Shows how good the Ponting innings was against the bouncing ball early in the first innings.

 

[TheParraboy]

Johnson handling things well, seems determined to make a score to make up for his bowling

 

[Spike]

Johnson gone

7/393

 

[Spike]

Siddle goes first ball. I hope North doesn't get stranded in the 90s