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[TP]

... goes to Ricky Ponting:

Punter said: "I worked really hard but I thought I'd cocked it up at the end...."

LMAO!!

Tell it like it is mate

[andyb]

You appear to have come to life after successfully working out a draw! Well done mate!

[TP]

Originally posted by andyb
You appear to have come to life after successfully working out a draw! Well done mate!

It's a great result mate, after being dominated for every other day of this test coming out with a draw is a testament to the grit of the Australian team. Especially seeing as they've not needed to show that sort of grit for a long time (apart from the last test which they nearly stole after being similarly dominated).

If there's anything to worry about it would be the English worrying about dominating a test match for so long and being unable to finish it off. I'd be very worried if I was in the England team, imagine if the top order in Aus found some form and imagine if we ditch Dizzy in favour of someone who will get us a few wickets?



And besides, you've been stirring all day!!

[dickieducati]

not especially into cricket but what a **** game when you play for 5 days and still draw!

[Jon]

Yeah and 6 men agianst 11 ain't fair:P

[TP]

Originally posted by Jon
Yeah and 6 men agianst 11 ain't fair:P

How do you get to this bit? I don't understand.

[Jon]

I don't understand cricket, but has i see it. We played 6 men and then declared. The Ozzies played the full monty

[TP]

Originally posted by Jon
I don't understand cricket, but has i see it. We played 6 men and then declared. The Ozzies played the full monty

Because Vaughan decided he had enough runs on board to defend and had enough time left in the match to bowl us out.

He didn't need to use more batsman - it's a positive.

I would have preferred that we got where we did without using more batsmen. If we got to say 300 runs this innings, and were chasing 130 odd runs with around 10-13 overs to go they could afford to have a dash at it because there were wickets in hand if they got out.

England kept the pressure on by taking wickets regularly throughout the day and stopped Aus from launching that final assault at the end. Even so, you could see that Ponting was thinking of winning at a couple of stages in his innings but after he lost Warne he decided that it was gone and that a draw was the best possible result.

It was a great game.

[Edited on 15-8-2005 by TP]

[Mark]

Cat & Mouse.......... sums it up.

[MJS]

It was Saturday's rain that saved them....

Bring me sunshine....