***Official*** First Semi-Final: Australia vs. England

[Sanz]

What a convincing performance by England.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Absolutely gutless spineless ****e.

That's what I like to hear

Didn't realise this was on tonight, and read your post first so I had an idea of how it was going. Just looked at cricinfo and it's going quite well so far.

 

[GIMH]

What a convincing performance by England.

How's your team going in the semis Sanz?

 

[Streetwise]

Ponting has been brilliant in this game with his bowling changes, he has turned the game around with some inspiring captaincy. One of the true greats of the game.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Ponting has been brilliant in this game with his bowling changes, he has turned the game around with some inspiring captaincy. One of the true greats of the game.

Err what?

Bringing Hopes on during the first 10 was certainly inspiring. Just been inept batting amidst regulation stuff. Simple.

 

[Son Of Coco]

How's your team going in the semis Sanz?

 

[four_or_six]

Huh, just got back from my meeting. Looks like we're doing well.

Watto still being very good... 19 wickets in 10 innings @ 18.1 since he got back bowling. We really miss Freddie.

 

[pasag]

Good pship, another 50 runs and game back on.

 

[Sanz]

How's your team going in the semis Sanz?

Incase you didn't notice, I was hoping (read supporting) England to win this one. Apparently my team isn't doing too well here.

 

[Zinzan]

Good pship, another 50 runs and game back on.

Indeed, they may scrape through to 220 after all

 

[Matt79]

Haury doing an ok job of bowling tight, but its not exactly Tendulkar and Lara he's bowling to. A wicket would be nice.

 

[Woodster]

While I have enjoyed the positive approach England have taken into this game, they seem unable to find the right balance between aggression and sensible cricket. Still with wickets falling we seemed intent on still trying to maintain a high run rate, at times that can result in a big total, and this pitch suggests there are few demons in it, however, shot selection could have been much better in establishing a foothold in this semi. Now we are just playing catch up cricket due to the fact we have lost too many wickets too early, and it is being left to Luke Wright and Tim Bresnan to attempt to resurrect the innings with canny cricket during the middle stages of this innings. Ideally these guys would have been coming to the crease to express thereselves in a more positive fashion, but as it is, they need to build a score for England and basically do the batsmen's job for them.

 

[GIMH]

Haury doing an ok job of bowling tight, but its not exactly Tendulkar and Lara he's bowling to. A wicket would be nice.

Indeed, those two lack the all-round prowess of Bres and Wright

 

[Matt79]

Starting to look disturbing respectable for the Poms now. Looks like both Bresnan and Wright will get their 50s up soon...

 

[Uppercut]

Awesome blows from Wright, but you have to question why he's trying to clear deep midwicket with a batting powerplay in hand.

 

[grecian]

Well played Bres, gutsy stuff.

 

[PhoenixFire]

100 partnership up, well played guys.

 

[Uppercut]

Haha, this is getting ridiculous. It's like the Ashes all over again with England's lower order slogging them out of a hole.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Bresnan should have been world cricketer of the year IMO.

 

[Scaly piscine]

FFS.

Wonder if Swann can bat with a brain this time.