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Shadow Demon UK · 09-09-2005, 15:51

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Originally Posted by BBKing

I'm delighted to report, with the Aussies 104-0 and looking good, that there's a thunderstorm here, about six or seven miles west of the Oval...

Rain dance anyone?

Yep its just started chucking it down here just outside London, on its way to the Oval.

BBKing · 09-09-2005, 15:53

Absolute vertical river here now - let's hope they accidentally take the covers off for a moment. The way he's playing it'll take a flood of Biblical proportions to dislodge Langer.

j52c · 09-09-2005, 17:21

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Originally Posted by BBKing

I'm delighted to report, with the Aussies 104-0 and looking good, that there's a thunderstorm here, about six or seven miles west of the Oval...

Rain dance anyone?

Oh dear lord be it in thy power, let it p** down for 1 hour.

Will that help?

BBKing · 09-09-2005, 18:49

Thank you very much. My street is now flooded. Inch and a half, judging by the bucket I left outside.

j52c · 09-09-2005, 19:14

Oh dear, very sorry, but I don't know one to make the sun shine.

On a serious note, I think the weather has given us a get out of jail free card. By the way the aussies started I reckon they could have passed our total, even if by only a little. Then, if we made the same mess as we did in the last game then we would be struggling on the final day.

2 batsmen let us down in the first innings.

Graham · 09-09-2005, 20:19

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Originally Posted by j52c

On a serious note, I think the weather has given us a get out of jail free card. By the way the aussies started I reckon they could have passed our total, even if by only a little. Then, if we made the same mess as we did in the last game then we would be struggling on the final day.

I think it would be an absolute tragedy (or maybe "travesty") if we won the Ashes by default because of the weather instead of having them decided on the pitch

England should have to *fight* every inch to win them.

iadom · 09-09-2005, 21:43

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Originally Posted by Graham

I think it would be an absolute tragedy (or maybe "travesty") if we won the Ashes by default because of the weather instead of having them decided on the pitch

England should have to *fight* every inch to win them.

The Aussies would have lost at Old Trafford but for the weather.

Shadow Demon UK · 09-09-2005, 21:44

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Originally Posted by Graham

I think it would be an absolute tragedy (or maybe "travesty") if we won the Ashes by default because of the weather instead of having them decided on the pitch

England should have to *fight* every inch to win them.

We already have fought to win the ashes in the two games that we have won. The Aussies got away with a draw at Old Trafford because of a day of rain, so i don't see why we can't

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Originally Posted by iadom

The Aussies would have lost at Old Trafford but for the weather.

Beat me too it

Roy MM · 09-09-2005, 22:08

Think we have proved we are the better team, regardless of the weather intervention.

iadom · 09-09-2005, 23:57

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Originally Posted by Roy MM

Think we have proved we are the better team, regardless of the weather intervention.

To be honest, things are much closer than we all ( except Graham )

imagine.

Last Sundays Telegraph had some excellent stats in it. One of which revealed that the average score per wicket throughout the first 4 tests was almost identical, England shading it by a couple of numbers in the second and third decimal place. This was mainly due to the efforts of Warne & Lee with the bat.

j52c · 10-09-2005, 09:50

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Originally Posted by iadom

The Aussies would have lost at Old Trafford but for the weather.

Yeah, beat me to that one as well.

Also, was there not one match that the aussies were definately playing for a draw in their second innings and they managed to last out the final day.

Graham · 10-09-2005, 19:25

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Originally Posted by iadom

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Originally Posted by Graham

England should have to *fight* every inch to win them.

The Aussies would have lost at Old Trafford but for the weather.

And England are probably going to win the Ashes *because* of the weather.

11-09-2005, 10:19

OK, this is it hopefully a good day for serious cricket, wonderful game so far.

I would like to see the England team win but yesterday was hard work 242 - 2 clearly the Australians are trying, we need wickets. But as long as we see good quality cricket I'll be happy whatever the result. so no rain please, rain go away

Roy MM · 11-09-2005, 11:55

329/5, just wonder what sort of lead they will set us, my be about 150, we could play defencivly for the draw.

Graham · 11-09-2005, 12:11

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Originally Posted by Roy MM

329/5, just wonder what sort of lead they will set us, my be about 150, we could play defencivly for the draw.

I hope to hell they don't, that would make a lot of people very unhappy.

If you're going to win something, for gods' sake try to *WIN* it!