*Official Third Test at Edgbaston

[Uppercut]

That was a ****ing epic delivery.

 

[Craig]

What a session! Australia have lost 7/77 and Jimmeh has 4/4 in 13 balls.

 

[Ikki]

This is absolutely disgraceful stuff.

 

[Richard]

Atherton mentioned this, but that session is resemblent of another at the same ground in 1997 when England reduced Australia to 65 for 8.

 

[The Sean]

My word that was a nut from Jimmeh. **** me.

 

[Adamc]

Can't blame Manou too much for that one. England have bowled well, but not so well that you'd expect them to take seven wickets on what is a pretty decent pitch. Australia have just batted terribly. Not unreasonable to expect a Test batting lineup to be able to handle conventional swing for one session.

 

[Richard]

This is absolutely disgraceful stuff.

Yeah, how dare England bowl reasonably well and knock Australia over.

 

[Ikki]

Greg Matthews: "Great for the game, great for Australia".

STFU Moe.

 

[Top_Cat]

Shows you the sort of cascade a poor decision can set off, though. Clarke was looking settled with 15 mins to go before lunch, suddenly Aus have lost 4 real quick and are in trouble.

The ball really is moving a long, long way too.

 

[Evilhoopler]

Aha!! Bowled! Jimmeh! ! Manou gone! 203/8!

Wait till Aussies bowl,

NATHAN

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Geez, fair bowling effort from England.

The first three wickets were more a case of putting the ball in the right area and some average batting IMO, but Anderson's bowling in particular after drinks was spectacular. All Australia can really hope for now is a few runs from the tail and then for the swing-friendly conditions to hang around for the rest of the day. Should be an interesting session, but it's going to be tough.

 

[Uppercut]

Can't blame Manou too much for that one. England have bowled well, but not so well that you'd expect them to take seven wickets on what is a pretty decent pitch. Australia have just batted terribly. Not unreasonable to expect a Test batting lineup to be able to handle conventional swing for one session.

Australia haven't batted terribly, England were just too good for you. Deal.

 

[Richard]

Not unreasonable to expect a Test batting lineup to be able to handle conventional swing for one session.

Actually it is, really. Quality swing is something no batsman, however good, can repel.

All right, Ponting and Hussey were gifts, but the rest was quality swing bowling which will out any batsman, and did.

 

[Ikki]

Yeah, how dare England bowl reasonably well and knock Australia over.

Can't blame Manou too much for that one. England have bowled well, but not so well that you'd expect them to take seven wickets on what is a pretty decent pitch. Australia have just batted terribly. Not unreasonable to expect a Test batting lineup to be able to handle conventional swing for one session.

 

[Top_Cat]

Australia haven't batted terribly, England were just too good for you. Deal.

Yeah agreed. Can't think of many sides who'd have gone through to lunch unscathed in the face of that.

 

[Adamc]

Australia haven't batted terribly, England were just too good for you. Deal.

Don't have to be a dick, I acknowledged that England bowled well. Aside from Ponting and North for a while, Australia batted poorly.

 

[Pratters]

Well done England. This has been an excellent series so far.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Hahaha, nothing more can be said about this. Disgraceful.

 

[Top_Cat]

Not unreasonable to expect a Test batting lineup to be able to handle conventional swing for one session.

They essentially did, though. Was just a great spell at the end which did for them.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Australia haven't batted terribly, England were just too good for you. Deal.

Haha you're ****ing Irish ****, get a grip on it hey.