^^^ huh?

42 overs to go, 200 runs, as long as they don't play too stupidly, i reckon its gettable, get a boundary every so often for a while, and singles, and then push on at the end like they were playing a 1 day match. unlikely i admit, but still gettable... is that even a word?

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Originally posted by Philby ^^^ huh?

How could you not hear about it? Its been on the news, in the paper, on this coverage.

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The Australian camp have laughed off suggestions, from an English tabloid, of a rift between Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne during the second Test at Edgbaston. According to a report in The Mail on Sunday, Warne and Ponting were involved in a stand-up row at Edgbaston, and had to separated by the vice-captain, Adam Gilchrist. However, both Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath denied any sort of rift and termed the story a "fabrication" and a "blatant lie". Gilchrist said the mood in the team was "pretty good". "We're under siege a little bit," he said in the Sydney Morning Herald. "The crowd are all over us and the press have started again and there's something in today's papers that is an absolute fabrication and totally made up. I don't know where people make up these lies but we know that's the way this machine operates." "I think it's quite funny," said McGrath while speaking to the press after the fourth-day's play. "I've been around the changing rooms the whole time and I haven't heard or seen anything like that. It's disappointing that it's in the papers when it never happened." McGrath has a column with the Mail on Sunday and said he was "keen to have a chat" with the writer of the story, Peter Hayter. "The biggest disappointing thing is that it's not the first time something's been in the papers over here that actually didn't happen ... It's a blatant lie." The row, which the London-based paper said took place in the dressing-room and could be overheard by the England team next door, stemmed directly from Ponting's decision to bowl first in that match. In Glenn McGrath's last-minute absence, Warne was his side's most likely matchwinner and would therefore have benefited from last use of a turning track. He went on to take ten wickets, including a magnificent 6 for 46 in the second innings, but at the close of play on the penultimate day, he gave an indication of his sour mood at the end-of-day press conference. "To take 10 wickets in the match doesn't mean anything if you lose," he told reporters. "I don't like using the word hate, but I hate losing." Warne's mood had not improved over the weekend, added the paper, and he was also alleged to have sworn at autograph hunters in the team hotel. And things got significantly worse for him on the fourth day at Old Trafford, where he missed out a maiden Test century, allowed a catch to pass straight between himself and Ponting in the slip cordon, and then watched Gilchrist miss two stumpings off his bowling

Apparently it could be heard in the English change rooms. There was another story on baggygreen about it, but I can't be bothered finding it now

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269 -7
154 to win, 2 hours left to play

i cant take the suspense anymore

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that's what cricket is about, gutted we didn't win, but proud of every englishman for their efforts today and this year. I think that many aussies thought we were being overconfident for no reasons beforehand, but I hope now you'll see why we feel confident in this current team and feel then can do special things.

Congrats to ponting, warne, clarke and lee for their efforts today, sadly I think Bucknor showed why i think he should be on his way out shortly as an umpire, one or two dodgy decisions which 2 or 3 yrs ago he'd not have got wrong.

That aside, 1-1, 2 to play, bring on trent bridge

Shit that was close. Well done to Lee and McGrath for hanging on. Good to see the Punter back in form. Hopefully we can regroup now.

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its great to see cricket being exciting and competitive again!!!

well done to all

that was one hell of a day's cricket. well worth the 4am finish.
I have to agree on some of the umpiring, being a character in the game is no substitute for getting decisions right .

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Originally posted by 00soups00 its great to see cricket being exciting...again!!!

yeah, as it is seeing so many awesome DnB releases, and the US being such a cause for peace & stability in the world.

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Originally posted by tubby that was one hell of a day's cricket. well worth the 4am finish. I have to agree on some of the umpiring, being a character in the game is no substitute for getting decisions right .

i thought the umpiring (bar bucknors huge error) was superb on the final day. with all that pressure and noise, would have been so easy to cave in but they made right decision after right decision. i've never been so enthralled by a test match... since last week. must surely say byebyes to gillespie, he was a champ while it lasted.

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Originally posted by jizza i thought the umpiring (bar bucknors huge error) was superb on the final day. with all that pressure and noise, would have been so easy to cave in but they made right decision after right decision. i've never been so enthralled by a test match... since last week. must surely say byebyes to gillespie, he was a champ while it lasted.

did you get our analyst bits on SBS ? they showed pretty much where he's going downhill, was pretty good to see.