5th and final ASHES TEST: England v Australia at the Oval, Aug 20-24

[TheParraboy]

Bopara has been dropped for Trott

Flintoff seems to be playing

Go hard or go home aussies

 

[Twizzle]

unfortunately I think its Clark out and Hauri in for the Aussies

 

[eddiesmith]

Hopefully Clark plays, its Englands best chance

 

[Spike]

England's best chance is if Phil Tufnell and Graeme Hick come out of retirement

 

[IanG]

With the Poms having to win this one I also suspect they'll be getting actual cricket groundsman to prepare a wicket rather than just letting the local council build a road.

 

[TheParraboy]

Hopefully Clark plays, its Englands best chance

eh?

oh I see, so Broad and Swann can throw the bat again in a pressureless and useless situation whilst going down in a humiliating innings defeat?

doesnt make sense to me, but whatever makes them feel good I guess....

 

[eddiesmith]

Freddie and Prior would also smash him all over if the Oval is as flat as usual and not seaming around like Headingley was on day 1

Anyway Tim Paine becomes Australias 4th keeper on tour :lol:

http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/current/story/419941.html

 

[IanG]

They'd called up Chris Hartley as back up for Haddin and Manou. So why Paine now as well?

 

[Hanscholo]

If England had the balls to actually attack our bowling whilst the game was in the balance then sure, Clark could possibly come in for some stick, but which one of the aussie bowlers wouldnt...they are all as loose as an old hookers you know what at times. Problem is, you leave Clark out, and you ask Siddle, Johnson and Hlfenhaus to take 15 wickets on a road. Why does that not fill me with confidence? Clark pressures the batsmen at least, Johnson needs to be dropped.

 

[eddiesmith]

They'd called up Chris Hartley as back up for Haddin and Manou. So why Paine now as well?

Hartley was called up because he was in the country and they just wanted someone for the tour game, with Manous injury looking more serious they decided to bring in a decent keeper in case Haddin got injured again before the test

 

[Twizzle]

Paine is going over next week anyway for the ODI, they just shipped him out a week early

If you listen to Neilsen on Fox this morning Lee is in there with a pretty good chance for the 5th test match.

 

[Bastard Squad]

When is the Aussie team announced ?

 

[lockyno1]

If Lee plays we will lose

 

[eddiesmith]

When is the Aussie team announced ?

7:30pm AEST on Thursday

 

[Bastard Squad]

Thanks, I thought it was a day or 2 before.

 

[beads6]

You watch these tards pick Brett Lee over Stuart Clark... I can see it happening now... Oh he reverse swings it we need him in the team... More like he cups them firmly and puts it all in and around his mouth.

 

[eddiesmith]

Thanks, I thought it was a day or 2 before.

Sometimes they atleast name a 12 beforehand, but it seems the more important the game the more likely they will wait untill they see conditions on the day

 

[ozbash]

:music1: God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen
God save our Queen :music1:

 

[Twizzle]

Freddy has declared himself a definite starter.

Aussies still undecided between Clark/Lee/Hauri

 

[Twizzle]

:music1: God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen
God save our Queen :music1:

So what did you thin of Sri Lankans innings yesterday Oz, not bad huh ?

you guys must have got sick of chasing so much leather