Oh, come off it. I don't normally watch cricket, but even I found this test extremely exciting.Originally Posted by strike for the south
Oh, come off it. I don't normally watch cricket, but even I found this test extremely exciting.Originally Posted by strike for the south
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What a test match!
What a test series!
I could barely watch last evening. I had a giant ball of ice in my stomach, my legs were shaking, it was awful....still the right team won in the end
Kudos to Lee and Warne, with bat and ball they were the players who made it close, that spell of Lee's at the end, and that ball to remove Flintoff :o one of the best deliveries I have ever seen.
As for Katych, yep he got a shocker of a decision, the worst of the series. But both sides have been on the wrong end of umpiring decisions. And England have suffered plenty in the past at the hands of Australia. The better you bowl, the more chances for taking wickets you create, the better your chance of getting an umpiring decision your way. I still remember the last ashes tour, Atherton was stumped off Warne (at Trent Bridge ironically, I was there). It went to a 3rd umpire, the replay clearly showed that Atherton was just out, it also clearly showed that Warne had overstepped - a no ball that the umpire had missed - but the 3rd umpire can't call no-balls and so Atherton was given out. There was nearly a riot).
Now all we need is rain at the Oval for 5 days! Though I feel this series is not quite over yet...if McGrath returns and Jones is out, it could all be very different. The last 3 test matches the aussies have been on the ropes and they haven't stopped fighting. Or should I say Warne hasn't stopped fightingThe sooner he retires the better, he's a champion player, and easily man of the series so far. In fact, he was my man of the match as the player who made it so close.
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