England v Australia, 1st Test, Cardiff, July 8-12

You can only assume he's extremely worried about the amount of runs England have got.

Or he's stupid. Hmm.

Perhaps a little from column A, but more likely a f*ckload from column B.

Zat wrote:Perhaps a little from column A, but more likely a f*ckload from column B.

Column A assumes he is capable of higher mathematics.

Still on course for 400 and an all double-figure score especially as Collingwood is Monty's "batting buddy" - expect lots of legside nudges.

Never been done by England in an Ashes Test although there are two examples of 10 double-figure scores and 1 century maker:

473 at the MCG in January 1895 with Stoddart topscoring with 173 and Richardson lowest scorer with 11
&
636 at the SCG in December 1928 with top score of 251 by Hammond and lowest score of 11 by Sutcliffe (last 4 wickets put on 204).

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Johnson's winging down some more abuse. Swann winks back. This is superb entertainment

taipan wrote:

Zat wrote:Perhaps a little from column A, but more likely a f*ckload from column B.

Column A assumes he is capable of higher mathematics.

Good point. didn't think of that....

Shoeshine wrote:

taipan wrote:

Zat wrote:Perhaps a little from column A, but more likely a f*ckload from column B.

Column A assumes he is capable of higher mathematics.

Good point. didn't think of that....

Well he can count to 12 before he runs out of fingers.

Appalling performance by Aust in the field this morning. Undone all the good work at the death last night.

Zat wrote:

Shoeshine wrote:

taipan wrote:

Zat wrote:Perhaps a little from column A, but more likely a f*ckload from column B.

Column A assumes he is capable of higher mathematics.

Good point. didn't think of that....

Well he can count to 12 before he runs out of fingers.

Is that using both heads?

taipan wrote:

Zat wrote:

Shoeshine wrote:

taipan wrote:

Zat wrote:Perhaps a little from column A, but more likely a f*ckload from column B.

Column A assumes he is capable of higher mathematics.

Good point. didn't think of that....

Well he can count to 12 before he runs out of fingers.

Is that using both heads?

If the heads work in tandem he might be able to make 24...

Shoeshine wrote:That was seriously unlucky though.

Yeah - from behind the ball seemed to defy the laws of physics as it hit his outside leg and deflected towards to the off stump. It's only from the front that you see it deflected off the bottom of his thigh pad.

And that's it, the match is over. Beefy just claimed a moral victory.

Allan D wrote:Still on course for 400 and an all double-figure score especially as Collingwood is Monty's "batting buddy" - expect lots of legside nudges.

Never been done by England in an Ashes Test although there are two examples of 10 double-figure scores and 1 century maker:

473 at the MCG in January 1895 with Stoddart topscoring with 173 and Richardson lowest scorer with 11
&
636 at the SCG in December 1928 with top score of 251 by Hammond and lowest score of 11 by Sutcliffe (last 4 wickets put on 204).

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"Every batsman so far has got double figures. Wonder if Monty can keep that up..." notes Alan.

JGK wrote:Appalling performance by Aust in the field this morning. Undone all the good work at the death last night.

Yes, it's pretty rank. But hugely entertaining.

Milf may have to resort to killing batsmen so they are forced to retire dead. Doctrove's not giving them.