Last edited by Rod Foxx (2009-08-07 09:27:13)
That's what happens when you pitch it up on the right line and your bouncers are well directed (Johnson deserved at least two more btw - if the slips were full, he had Prior in the bag). You get nicks, edges, etc.Rod Foxx wrote:
I've just noticed that the entire English team was caught out...
That's quite unusual.
Also, I'm starting to feel for the people who bought tickets for the last two days of play. We might not make it that far at this rate.
Last edited by Spark (2009-08-07 18:20:09)
At the moment I'm wondering if they can avoid breaking some records for biggest loss at home.DrunkFace wrote:
82-5
Can England bat for another 3 days?
Cricket fanatics own up to fire-drill prank
An Australian cricket supporter group has admitted responsibility for a fire-drill prank which forced the English team out of their hotel on the opening morning of the fourth Ashes Test.
Warren Livingston, head of the Fanatics, told The Sunday Telegraph that one of its 100-member group had set the fire alarm off at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Leeds at 4.30am, with the intention of disrupting the English team's sleep.
Livingstone described the prank as "good old-fashioned Aussie hijinks".
"Yes it was one of our guys who did it as a bit of a prank. I got a text message after it happened," Livingston told the English newspaper.
"At first I thought ... we're just doing our bit for Australia. But I can't condone this sort of thing.
"I don't want any trouble. We've all had a big laugh and it might have made a difference, the way they batted."
Players were left standing in the street for more than 20 minutes while two fire crews searched the premises for the source of the alarm.
Hours later on Friday morning the England team travelled to Headingley where they were dismissed for 102 in their first innings after winning the toss in the fourth Test of the five-game series which the home side leads 1-0.
Australia have dominated the fourth Test and need five second-innings wickets on Sunday's third day's play, leading by 261 runs, to claim a likely innings victory.
AAP
Last edited by DrunkFace (2009-08-18 07:41:40)
You missed Cardiff off, its low 20,000 I think, maybe even mid teens (just like the women, urghhhhh no, nev mind, moving on) Cricket is not our national sport, I suppose its up there with Tennis in the summer but it dosent attract the media coverage that Football and Rugby do. If they built anything over 40k they would have to drop the price of the tickets so they could fill it. Its always been a corperate thing where bankers take clients for a nice day out. There again, which sport isn't.DrunkFace wrote:
Whens the next freaking game start....
Also whats with English Cricket grounds/stands being so damn small?
Seating capacity
England
Lords: 29,000
The Oval: 23,500
Old Trafford: 19,000
Headingley: 20,500
Edgbaston: 21,000
Trent Bridge: 17,500
Australia
MCG: 100,000
SCG: 46,000
Adelaide Oval: 33,597
The Gabba: 42,000
WACCA: 24,500
They worship big Merv down in bay 13. And he loves them back, the 12th man told me so The bit where he drops he deg's and 13k loving brown eyes look back at him.Spark wrote:
Boxing Day, Bay 13.
Don't wear any English-related symbols or pictures