NIGHT 2 RESULTS
2nd Test
Day 1
?Welcome to the 2nd Test Ashes fans. After the extraordinary events of the last match, the numbers have dwindled, with no player willing to come into the side to replace Brad Haddin, it is 10 on 11. This is absolutely unprecedented, but so is all of this really?
The green pitch was certainly playing into the hands of the English bowlers on the first morning, with Stuart Broad particularly intimidating. He collected the wickets of Watson, Cowan and and Hughes very early, but Clarke and Wade provided some staunch resistance.
Broad delivered a probing ball just outside off which Wade played at, only to strike it up in the air in a position for a caught-and-bowled for Broad. As Broad went to collect the ball, Wades bumbling scissorhands caused him to spill his bat on the way for a desperate single, the bat knocking Broad and causing him to not take the catch.
?Well surely that is an obstruction of the field?! I know we are under some special conditions here but that seemed deliberate to me?
Billy Bowden disagreed, leaving Broad none too pleased.
Wade was dismissed later in the day, but Clarke batted on and built a solid partnership with James Faulkner.
Day 2
Jimmy Anderson had been having a pretty rough morning, despite the greenly tinged pitch fall perfectly into his hands. As he walked back to the top of his mark after James Faulkner smashed him straight back over his head for six, he noticed KP standing at mid-on with a huge smirk. He approached Pietersen and gave him a few choice words, none too happy about his behaviour thus far in the series.
?Oh dear, this is the absolute last thing England need?
Monty Panesar bolted over from mid-off, as did James Faulkner from his crease. They couldn?t let it happen. The revelation of the enemies within had sent everybody a little bit mad.
?Finally, let?s get back to the cricket?
The day ended with Australia all out for 402.
Day 3
Nick Compton seemed to be very slow to take his mark on the third morning. He was having a very long chat to one of the players. After what seemed like an age, he finally took the crease.
?Very odd. Oh well, let?s get on with it?
James Pattinson, bowling as aggressively as ever, really took it to the English on the first morning of their first innings. He dismissed Compton and Trott with ease, before Clarke decided it was time once again for Shane Watson to bowl for his country. Watto had a quick chat with all-rounder James Faulkner before taking his mark. Faulkner made a point to whisper in the ear of the on-strike batsmen Kevin Pietersen on his way back to his fielding position.
?Must be a bit of good old fashioned sledging! I love it?
Watson charged in and launched a vicious bouncer straight at the head of his opponent. Somehow, KP hooked it for six. He turned to James Faulkner and gave him a thumbs up and a wink.
?He wasn?t sledging him, he was giving him the tip off. This series keeps getting stranger and stranger?
Jason Maher is NOT dead. He is Kevin Pietersen, Victoria aligned English middle order right-handed batsman.
The first Victorian had been outed. The players knew he must be targeted, but for now, there was cricket to play.
Day 4
With England sitting at 8-332, Clarkey sent in pace spearhead James Pattinson to finish off the English tail.
?Pattinson is a very dangerous young bowler, he should clean them up here?
Pattinson bowled a few tidy over, before he launched yet another high pace beamer. This one was wide of the batsmen though, shooting straight into the chest of Chris Rogers at first slip, collapsing his lungs and busting his sternum.
MSIH is dead. He was Chris Rogers, Ashes aligned Australian top order left handed batsmen
?I didn?t mean dangerous like that!?
?Yet another death. We?ve got to get to the bottom of this?
England was all out soon after, giving Australia a 65 run lead going into the fifth day.
Day 5
Monty Panesar launched what seemed like a simple off spinner down the track, back it was actually a different kind of ball. It spat up in the air very high and was flying straight for the throat of wicket keeper Matt Prior. Luckily, the batsman, Phil Hughes, used his trademark slash and knocked it out of the way and behind point for four.
Misanthrope is NOT dead. He is Matt Prior, Ashes aligned English wicket-kepper/right-handed batsman
?Matt Prior is lucky that ball didn?t kill him too!?
Australia declare but can?t bowl England out.
Match drawn.
Series 0-0
It is now Day 3. With 21 alive, it is still 12 to lynch.
The pitch is neutral.
