*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[NUFAN]

Can't believe the rubbish my fiance decides to record on Foxtel meaning I have to switch over to Gem to avoid a clash.

As if Hughes was going to catch that, such a gumby in the field.

 

[Spark]

Where was the dive

 

[grecian]

I was looking up synonyms for "Turgid", tumescent was one, that's one word I've been using wrong it seems.

 

[Maximas]

So either we have batted badly or this is a substandard pitch, I know what my money is on. Such a shame really that the crims didn't turn up till the series was dead.

These matches crucial to the return leg

 

[NUFAN]

And when I call him a gumby, I don't mean he can walk through walls.

 

[NUFAN]

First ball of each Bird spell has been hit outside off for runs.

Agree with Warne..

 

[91Jmay]

Shot Swanneh, struggling to survive till close here. As soon as KP went I was worried.

 

[Burgey]

Burgey to rage.

Tbf to the English supporters, you've been the undefeated best side in the world now for 80 years and been averaging 857 in your first innings over that period. It's understandable they all assume their batting juggernaut must have had a bad day and the opposition hasn't bowled well.

Test after test after test after mother****ing test.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Came back.

Branched out into Golf stuff and went bust. Seem to have been gradually making a come back since beginning of the year.

 

[benchmark00]

Warne reckons Bird should warm up with a couple of half trackers.


Half wit.

 

[Cooky Monster]

Not being in the same management company where a certain ex England captain is a higher up probably didn't help him.

We know by now its not just about ability, your face has to fit aswell.

Absolute BS that Onions hasn't been picked aswell.

 

[Spark]

Warne reckons Bird should warm up with a couple of half trackers.

Half wit.

Well he just did that

 

[Cabinet96]

Urgh, this conversation reminds of when they wanted Philander to come on first change last summer because he wasn't that quick.

 

[Burgey]

Don't give Ramjet any room ffs. He's a one trick pony.

 

[Cabinet96]

Branched out into Golf stuff and went bust. Seem to have been gradually making a come back since beginning of the year.

Onions was blocking out with a Woodworm in South Africa in 2009/10. Think they've been back for nearly four years.

 

[NUFAN]

I do think Siddle should be given an over at the very least tonight. Probably bowl the next over at Harris' end.

 

[91Jmay]

Bird has bowled better than his figures suggests. The Aussies have bowled really well on a wicket with little help for the bowlers on (its not great for batting either, pretty crap wicket). Harris/Siddle/Bird is a better trio than Anderson/Broad/Bresnan.

 

[ajdude]

Tbf to the English supporters, you've been the undefeated best side in the world now for 80 years and been averaging 857 in your first innings over that period. It's understandable they all assume their batting juggernaut must have had a bad day and the opposition hasn't bowled well.

Test after test after test after mother****ing test.

heh remember when cook was stranded on 699 because he didn't realise day 5 was over?

 

[GIMH]

Tbf to the English supporters, you've been the undefeated best side in the world now for 80 years and been averaging 857 in your first innings over that period. It's understandable they all assume their batting juggernaut must have had a bad day and the opposition hasn't bowled well.

Test after test after test after mother****ing test.

You're boring me more than our batting, ****

Anyway. This total would normally be a hiding to nothing...if we get Clarke early then it goes without saying that it should be competitive.

 

[Furball]

Does anyone else find it funny that as soon as Cribb made that post about footmarks helping Lyon more than Swann, due to Swann being better around the wicket, Lyon has bowled everything around the wicket and got four wickets

Well Lehmann listens to the Sky comms, so it's not beyond ridiculous that he logs in here to read our insights...