I have no idea what you are talking about. Reminds me of your posts about football.

6 down now. Another bad bad shot

I know we shouldn't feed you but Bairstow hasn't been brought back into the side at all.

I dont understand all these pundits saying 250 will be enough they got 280 in first innings and we have 260 now.

Although isnt it meant to be a bit overcast tomorrow so hopefully we can use the swing.

1. Check the top 4 innings totals at Trent Bridge
2. Graeme Swann

Hoping for 280 now but I reckon 250 would be fine

200 ahead but I would like another 80. Or more if I am being greedy.

Broad is being very lucky at the moment.

Given your Pools prediction it's reassuring you know absolutely fuck all about C ricket.

It's not greedy. We've seen in one dayers how well Bell can attack so even if we lose wickets and we need a bit of a slog we can pick up runs that way. We're keeping it interesting that's for sure

Watching him bat with Bairstow today you could see the difference in class between them.

My glass may be half empty but is it worrying that we seem to be finding batting easier now?

What happens if they continue to run down the middle of the pitch now they've had the warning?

Wish someone would tell Broad to calm the fck down, time is on our side and the longer we bat the more chance of the pitch deteriorating. Let the slogging commence once we're eight down

That was unreal.

The Ashes has been fcking amazing so far!

Broad can expect a fair bit of stick for that one. Not good to see regardless of what happened yesterday

Same punishment as Denesh Ramdin?

Love it. These things have way of evening out and we got a decision back. Umpire was shocking though.

They can hardly complain. Their main scorer should have Been out on 6.

Good to seethe top players setting an example for the youngsters and upholding the "Spirit or the Game" .. Maybe it'll stop people complaining about the "football" cheaters

Are you allowed to wait and see if its a no ball????

Could this easily be what he was doing??

Pretty much like everybody else has when they were out

Umpire didnt give it, its now 2-1 on poor decisions and for the record the Aussie captain Clarke did it aswell not so long ago and used twitter of all places to apologise. Agar was on 6 remember when he was given the all clear yday. See how many broad adds.

Totally different. There main scorer wouldn't have know if he was out of his ground or not. So he highly likely to walk is he Broad cheated. If a footballer had blatantly cheated as bad as that there be uproar. As they say it's not cricket.

If it was any other opposition I may have the slightest of sympathy.

It's fck all to do with yesterday, it's more to do with the last 20 years.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDA_vCl2yGc&sns=tw

Lets see what Clarke says tonight

2 wrongs don't make a right. Clarke cheated what was/is your opinion of Clarke after that incident. It should now be the same for Broad

I'm struggling to be upset or annoyed.

In this case, two wrongs definitely make it right. It's the way they play cricket, by should we not play in the same vain?

Bob do please Give over. Thanks.

Cheated my arse.

First we have people on here wishing an aussie Got a ton and now this.

Its the ashes man. Not a charity match on the village green.

Jesus bloody christ.

I was going to watch the highlights and then I thought, na, cricket is fucking boring and only felchers, belchers and welchers watch it

Just for Bob.

It's the 89th minute of the play off final, the score is 2-2 and we're down to 10 men.

The ball is played through to Jon Daly who trips over his bootlaces, the linesman has a poor view and flags for a penalty against Sheffield Wednesday, the ref agrees but Daly and most of the Pools players know it was never a penalty in a million years.

Should they?

A) protest to the ref until he takes the penalty off us?

B) deliberately miss?

C) Take the decision and win the game?


IMO that decision could have been vital and the umpire is there to make the decision the players on both sides are there to win the game not make friends with the opposition.

I say this as someone who was gutted for the Aussie kid when he didn't get 100.

Broad had some cheek not walking after such a blatant edge but fair play to him, id never walk in any situation tbh.

Only because you don't have the motor-neurone ability to coherently put one foot in front of the other.

Football always had cheats. Cricket had its codes of conduct for use of better words. I want to win. I think Broad out of order nothing anyone says will change my mind, just as nothing I say will change theirs. I wait for the improbability that some Aussie doesn't walk when blatantly out and then goes to score the winning run that wins them a test this summer to see how those saying tough luck react to that scenario. I did say improbability as can't see us losing a test this summer and even if Broad had walked we wouldn't have lost this one

So cos football has always had cheats that's ok?

Bonkers. Rules is rules and the rules are in most if not all sports that the officials make the decisions.

Just for the do-gooders and mentally insane.

I think broad Should Give up his wicket now.

And then on the interest of fair play the aussies Should let trott bat again.

Or

broad Should be given out and have the extra runs removed. And the aussies in the interest of fair play have the extra runs agar scored after he was out removed.

Afterall Both were appalling umpiring decisions.

Or are we trying to help the aussies win?

No I'm not saying its ok I'm saying there's a difference between the games. Cricketers played fair. You only have to look at the Ramdin incident, Knott, Engineer, would never have even attempted to claim it. Like I said its matter of opinion. I know they don't have to walk and if been an edge that Broad may not have really known he'd done then I would say thats the rub of the green as many are saying. But he knew he had hit that.

I hope broad goes on to get a ton.

Oh the comedy looks on the aussie faces if that happens will be worth the admission fee alone.

So what he hit it.

The umpire gave him not out. He didnt decide d himself.

And it wasnt broads fault the aussies Had wasted their referals on one ridiculous lbw appeal.

I Cant believe this is even being discussed.

Bob. After agar saw the replays Why do you think he didnt walk?

Doesn't look appalling to me, looks like go either way

Bob he was out. He doesnt have to be out bt a foot. Not sure what you are trying to prove There.

My belief is that Broad should have walked, call me old fashioned it was I played cricket. And I bet it was way you played it. We're always going to disagree. Pointless taking it any further as we're always going to disagree The picture was to say that some still frames may have in the umpires decision been inconclusive you say he was out someone else say he was in. Find me anyone who'll say Broad didn't edge it.

Errrrrrrr the umpire bob.

Bob, why should England handicap themselves by playing differently to every other team?

Yes we'd all like players to walk when given out but no-one does anymore so why should we?

Did this truly sportsman like heaven every really exist.

Bob are you allowed to wait and see if its a no ball and is this ok and not considered "cheating"??

A simple yes or no will do??

If yes then once broad realises the umpire hasn't give it do you honestly think he's going to say hang on aleem I hit that. This is the ashes, to England and Australia this is the be all and end all of the sport, way above the World Cup or the icc trophy. There's way too much at stake.

Just a thought bob but for every Englishman broad pissed off yesterday I bet there's 100 saying well done

Didn't Gilchrist walk in a test and got hounded by Australians for going against the cause

Fook me! Even Root has got a wicket. Cmon England!!!

Good for him, as he did fook all with he bat this test

Squeaky bum time, DD will need new pants if a wicket doesn't fall soon.

Just bet the draw/tie worth a stupid quid currently 250/1

If only broad had took fetish bobs advice the game would be finished by now and the Aussies 1 up

Whatever happens pub cricketer bairstow needs dropping as does Finn

?????

I said on page 1 or 2 on this thread this will be a very close series, 2-1 either way.
Looks like we have the best bowler in Anderson but the Aussies have a deeper tail- Compton and bresnan for bairstow and Finn would leave me a lot more confident