England spank the Aussies for 400 in one day!

**Mount Suribachi** · 08-04-2005, 18:52

England fight back!

407 in one day!!!!

(less than a full day actually

)

Nice to see Warne taking a pasting from Trescothic, Flintoff, Pieterson

A big 2 fingers to all the aussies who were gloating about a 5-0 series (Mathew Hayden I'm looking in your direction) and to all those poms who wrote us off after a few bad sessions in the first test.

There is a reason why we're number 2 in the world you know

Now, if we can produce another bowling performance like the 1st innings at Lords...

Oh, and as for McGrath being injured, I don't want to hear a single whinge from the Australians about it. We've spent most of the last 15 years playing Ashes series with our best players being missing...Atherton, Thorpe, Hussein, Gough. About time it was your turn for a change. No word on how serious it is, but speaking as someone who's done his ankle ligaments twice, he'll almost certainly miss the 3rd test. Maybe even the series.

**The Stranger** · 08-04-2005, 19:10

what frigging sport is this. cricket??

**Mount Suribachi** · 08-04-2005, 19:12

Test match cricket is the highest level of cultural and sporting excellence. To be a truly great nation you must play Test Cricket.

And England scored 400 runs in a day!

**tibilicus** · 08-04-2005, 20:06

Wow Us? England?! Fantastic. I will not speak to soon though however. How well did Vaughn bat if he did bat? Actually i will check out Sky sports news now.

**Mount Suribachi** · 08-04-2005, 21:13

Vaughan played really well till he got to 24, good foot movement, some lovely strokes through the covers, then top edged a pull to fine leg

**Proletariat** · 08-04-2005, 23:33

What the hell did you get 400 of? Points?

Is that like getting 12 goals in a soccer game?

**Alrowan** · 08-06-2005, 16:47

well looks like england couldnt dig in enough in thier seccond innings scoring a mere 180 odd runs, giving the aussies a relativly comfortable catchup of 300ish in 2 and a half days of play

at this point if the aussies mess up, something seriously went wrong for them.

**Productivity** · 08-06-2005, 18:09

At which point, you find that we do mess up and England shoudl easily win this now...

Now can someone deal with Flintoff - maybe take him out a la. McGrath?

**Duke of Gloucester** · 08-06-2005, 18:45

Yep

Over 100 behind and only two wickets in hand. Mind you, it isn't over until the last wicket falls.

Very entertaining (but wierd) day of cricket.

**King Edward** · 08-06-2005, 19:09

Ah hahahahahaha!!!! Alworan, Dessa, Efrem who is laughing now!!! England? win? you better bloody believe it !!!!!!

**Alrowan** · 08-06-2005, 22:53

lol im still laughing, mainly cus this has actually been one of the most exciting cricket matches in a long while, first one team up, then the other, its awesome :D

tbh, id rather see a great game than my own side win, and as for the ashes id rather see a great and exciting series, ending with 1 match difference (australia in the lead of course) than a whitewash.

So hats off to the pommeys for actually giving the veiwers a series worth watching :D

oh btw, it still is SLIGHTLY posible to come back and win for the aussies, only cus macgrath ISNT batting