Cricket

[axl_rose_700]

Well, second test vs Bangladesh starts tommorow. Congratulations to Graham Thorpe for reaching 100 tests!!      Class act!

Doesn't look like Pietersen will play in the tests unless someone gets injured. Bell looks like a great player, and he's only 22 or something, 2 innings, 2 50's, I think he's made 70 and 65*, pretty good going.  Can anyone see the point in playing Batty and not bowling him or giving him a bat? might as well pick Pietersen as an extra batter and have batters go all the way down to number 8. We should batter Bangladesh again tommorow, I would have liked to have seen a better side before the Aussies to give us some proper competiton to get warmed up 4 the aussies, sri lanka or pakistan anyone?

[Sakib]

n e 1 watchin Pakistan and West Indies series?? West Indies r kilin Pakistan atm. i want pakistan 2 win

[axl_rose_700]

n e 1 watchin Pakistan and West Indies series?? West Indies r kilin Pakistan atm. i want pakistan 2 win

I watched a bit last night and West Indies were killing Pakistan but I want West Indies to win!

[R4tfink]

I want the Windies to win also, they have spent too long in the duldrums of World Cricket and have some fine players!

[Sakib]

well the test series was drawn but Pakistan won the ODI's. i wanted pakistan 2 win as my parent r pakistani. the worst thing about pakistani team is the inconsistency. 1 minute we kik evry1's ass next game we play lyk bangladesh

[axl_rose_700]

We beat the Aussies!!

What a performance!!

 

[Sakib]

We beat the Aussies!!

What a performance!!

 

yeh. England were absolutely quality. btw, wots happening with shane warne now?? is he coming bak??

[fesxine]

Bangladesh beat Australia!!!

I cant believe it, its similar to Liverpool beating AC Milan in the champions league final

  congrats Bangladesh

[axl_rose_700]

Bangladesh beat Australia!!!

I cant believe it, its similar to Liverpool beating AC Milan in the champions league final

  congrats Bangladesh

No, that would be like Luxembourg beating Brazil at Football!!

England just beat the Aussies!!  Pietersen, what a lege!! 91* off 65 balls   

[axl_rose_700]

Beat the Aussies again today!! 

Trescothick is having quite a summer, another century! Thats atleast 4 i can think of, might even be 5, cant remember!
First Englishmen to 10 odi 100's.

[fesxine]

The first test finished today with Australia quite comfortably beating England, Mcgrath and Warne were awesome and the only player who stood in their way was Pieterson (who dropped 3 catches) - looks like England wont be winning the Ashes this year.

[jimmythegent]

Cricket is a serious sport played by gentleman,

and england have the chance to win the ashes for the first time in about 20yrs

I love cricket.

Yes England have a chance, but it's a very slim one I'd say

[fesxine]

England won the second test by 2 runs! - the series is now level at 1-1 with 3 to play.

[Sakib]

England won the second test by 2 runs! - the series is now level at 1-1 with 3 to play.

4 som reason i think england performance will go down hill

[fesxine]

England won the second test by 2 runs! - the series is now level at 1-1 with 3 to play.

4 som reason i think england performance will go down hill

i think england might actually win this series, the latest news is that brett lee might be out.

[33]

Come on the England boys!! Its high we had the Aussies down and out at cricket its been too long seeing their smug faces with the ashes!! P.S This is not a jab at aussies I have loads of aussie friends, but when it comes to the greatest game invented then its fucking war!!!!

[Miss_MCS]

Well well well!! Another test 50 to warnie Our top order could learn a few things from him. Tis ridiculous...but it must be said that while England may have won the second test, they havent won against a team playing to their potential. Australia are playing way below par and england are at their peak...the true test will be playing us at our peak...and we know what usually happens!

Having said that, its been a awesome series so far! Hopefully it will bring more people to the game! 

[fesxine]

England lead Ashes after epic win

Fourth Ashes Test, Trent Bridge, day four: England 477 & 129-7 beat Australia 218 & 387 by three wickets
England lead five-Test series 2-1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4192224.stm

[Tj]

The following commentary was done gradually over a period of hours, it didn't all happen in the time it takes you to read this post!

Australia will whip the living shit out of England as they have done with every other cricketing nation on this earth. Australia are invincible in cricket and will be for at least another couple of years.

Series is looking to be a draw at the moment. It's lunch and Australia have enough time left to get England out, then beat their total...

Series is looking to be going to England...It's 16:00, Pietersen is awesome. Aussies probably don't have enough time unless they can get those last three wickets pretty damn quickly, and even then it'd be a real push to get the runs...

I'm starting to grin...but I don't wanna get too excited yet...

SIIIIIIX!!!

Warne's a real character, I love him. He gave a little salute when the crowd cheered the replay of his crucial dropped catch 

Oh, and another from Pietersen....SIX!!

And a four....

Ok, well it's over....but there's ridiculous confusion, lol. What an anti-climax! Don't think I remember a worse anti-climax in sport  I can't pretend I'm not completely disappointed with the way it ended, I guess that's a real flaw in Cricket. Barring some sort of freak incident, this sort of thing just can't happen in Football, Rugby etc. I'm really thankful towards the Australian team for coming over and playing some amazing Cricket with the English team, but I don't think many people would disagree with me when I say the best team won. Australia didn't play their best consistently, but that was because they couldn't handle England - not because they're simply not in form, so whoever the Aussie was that posted, placing a strong emphasis on how England had beaten a sub-par team...don't make excuses  Australia have played fantastic cricket at times, and England have still beaten them.

[33]

Come on England! The ashes are back!!