The Ashes

[Old Croc]

Getting worried yet boys? Partnership 45. Only 62 to get. Vaughan has spread the field and brought on the spinner.

[chuchok]

Getting worried yet boys?  Partnership 45. Only 62 to get. Vaughan has spread the field and brought on the spinner.

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They will probably start bowling leg stump...to slow the run rate.

[Old Croc]

Yeh , yeh Lampy

[Eric Davis]

Warne Out.

[Old Croc]

trod on his stumps, unbelievable!

[lampard10]

Yeh , yeh Lampy

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Oy; who are you calling Lampy. Bloody imposter

[Eric Davis]

Flintoff to Warne, OUT: full and down the leg side, Warne has

walked so far back and across that this time he has trod on his

stumps! What a way to get out at a crucial time like this! That's

the wicket England wanted

[Old Croc]

Yeh , yeh Lampy

Oy; who are you calling Lampy. Bloody imposter

I was anticipating a post from you when the wicket fell.

[Eric Davis]

Australia require another 3 runs with 1 wicket remaining

[Eric Davis]

Harmison to Kasprowicz, OUT: short ball banged in, Kasprowicz tries

to get out of the way but just cannot manage, the ball balloons up

towards the keeper and Geraint Jones takes the catch

Match over

[lampard10]

To all the Aussies. Very,very hard luck lads. I cannot gloat over that. What a great test match.

One plus point is that yorkie can in with his mate to watch the Oz demise and ended up having three beers each.

Edited August 7, 2005 by lampard10

[Eric Davis]

only 3???

[thebear]

What a fantastic win - true Brit grit, something we have waited a long time to see at its best - MOM for me - Flintock

[Eric Davis]

England clinch thrilling victory

Second Test, Edgbaston (day four)

England 407 & 182 beat Australia 308 & 279 by two runs

England survived a last-ditch Australia fight back to complete a thrilling two-run victory in the second Test and level the Ashes series at 1-1.

Australia were on the brink of victory when last man Michael Kasprowicz gloved Steve Harmison behind.

Kasprowicz and Brett Lee, who hit 41 not out, put on 59 for the last wicket, chasing a ground record target of 282.

Shane Warne had begun the day with a defiant 42 before he trod on his wicket playing back to Andrew Flintoff.

Flintoff, who did the damage on the third day with an innings of 73 in England's second innings 182 then taking three wickets, finished with 4-79.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi...and/4128908.stm

[dereklev]

Amazing match!

Thought the Aussies were going to make it.....but they didn't! !

[chuchok]

Good on ya, you pommie buggers

[Col Bill Kilgore]

Sorry, I can't see the man of the series listed here!!

He's got the record for the number of sixes hit in a test against the Aussies

6 wickets in the Edgbaston test

141 runs over two innings

MoM performance at Edgebaston

**FREDDIE FLINTOFF**

The only mistake he made in the second test was not breaking Brett Lee's hand!!

[dereklev]

Sorry, I can't see the man of the series listed here!!

He's got the record for the number of sixes hit in a test against the Aussies

6 wickets in the Edgbaston test

141 runs over two innings

MoM performance at Edgebaston

**FREDDIE FLINTOFF**

The only mistake he made in the second test was not breaking Brett Lee's hand!!

A bit harsh don't you think old chap! !

Welcome to TV Col Bill....

[justsignedin]

Sorry, I can't see the man of the series listed here!!

He's got the record for the number of sixes hit in a test against the Aussies

6 wickets in the Edgbaston test

141 runs over two innings

MoM performance at Edgebaston

**FREDDIE FLINTOFF**

The only mistake he made in the second test was not breaking Brett Lee's hand!!

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A bit harsh don't you think old chap! !

Welcome to TV Col Bill....

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But you can't beat a bit of P.O.H.M. bashing.

[Siam_superfly]

Good on ya, you pommie buggers

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Hmmmmmm....

[Siam_superfly]

Sorry, I can't see the man of the series listed here!!

He's got the record for the number of sixes hit in a test against the Aussies

6 wickets in the Edgbaston test

141 runs over two innings

MoM performance at Edgebaston

**FREDDIE FLINTOFF**

The only mistake he made in the second test was not breaking Brett Lee's hand!!

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......"Charlie dont surf and England dont win Ashes".....

and thats the only way ur team will get close to Australia, through injury......

u seem to have already forgot, what happened in the first test.....

[justsignedin]

Sorry, I can't see the man of the series listed here!!

He's got the record for the number of sixes hit in a test against the Aussies

6 wickets in the Edgbaston test

141 runs over two innings

MoM performance at Edgebaston

**FREDDIE FLINTOFF**

The only mistake he made in the second test was not breaking Brett Lee's hand!!

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......"Charlie dont surf and England dont win Ashes".....

and thats the only way ur team will get close to Australia, through injury......

u seem to have already forgot, what happened in the first test.....

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YOU CAN'T BEAT A BIT OF P.O.H.M. BASHING.

[Pink Mist]

1 all, very close game, bet you soapies were sh1tting bricks, well done lads.

Edgebaston has never really been our best ground, result wise remember.

[lampard10]

1 all, very close game, bet you soapies were sh1tting bricks, well done lads.

Edgebaston has never really been our best groung result wise remember.

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Sh1tting bricks! Jeez! I bit my nails down to my wrists. Good job Yorkie got up to go for a p1ss, just before the wicket fell or we might not have done it.

[Pink Mist]

The big question here was and still is, " why did Ponting make that decision " still it's history now and has breathed a bit of life into the series and cricket in general.

[lampard10]

The big question here was and still is, " why did Ponting make that decision " still it's history now and has breathed a bit of life into the series and cricket in general.

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I would imagine he dismissed the England 3-11 as no hopers (barring Pieterson)

and reckoned if he got the two openers out the rest would follow. That and a nagging fear in the back of his mind about Englands pace attack on a greeish wicket..............................................it all boils down to, we've got you thinking, if not worried.

[Pink Mist]

we are allways thinking lampy, but we never write anyone off, not even the soapdodgers.

[Eric Davis]

One lesson to be clearly learned here is that the Aussies had a massive moral victory in Brunnieland.The tail was fantastic and ENG will have though themselves very lucky indeed to get out on top.

[Siam_superfly]

Very lucky.....they usually manage to win one test...even when played in Australia... cant wait until they have to face up to a full strength Australian side again.....

Lampard...worried ???......ur guys would be worried, about how ur "oh so great bowling attack" couldnt dismiss our tail until 3 runs from victory......

[soi lurker]

Very lucky.....they usually manage to win one test...even when played in Australia... cant wait until they have to face up to a full strength Australian side again.....

Lampard...worried   ???......ur guys would be worried, about how ur "oh so great bowling attack" couldnt dismiss our tail until 3 runs from victory......

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I have to hand it to you Superfly, your like Glen McGrath's bowling..............

Relentless in your attack...

Edited August 8, 2005 by soi lurker