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Freddie underlining my point beautifully there :D

:D

(just thought you needed some support)

when kp is on bowling the only thing you know is going to happen is that he gets hit around the ground. 10 off that over.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2009/02/ecb_hit_for_six_by_stanford.html

Anyone finding the sanctimony coming from the massed ranks of the British press over Stanford a little hard to take?

I always find Mihir Bose very hard to take, whatever he's talking about

He also has a way of stating the bleeding obvious whilst coming across as if he's stating facts of earth-shattering importance.

Draw it seems.

England seem incapable of winning these kind of matches at the moment. We seem to be better in low-scoring games, for whatever reason.

Plenty of time to go, surely?

25 overs lost, apparently light might be a factor later. Still, you'd think we'd be able to take 7 wickets in 70-odd overs.

Flintoff still crocked tho?

Only if you get shiv or sarwan out early. And that's not looking likely. Shiv doesnt fail 3 innings in a row. This is the kind of innings hes made for.
Fred is injured

Broad and Anderson wont bowl anyone out so we need a fit fred. Harmison obv cant be relied upon either. My guess is if we win it will be because a spinner does it. Come on Swanny!

if the referral system had been in place this game wouldve been over yesterday as WI got the benefit this time. Sods law suggests they will get the benefit of it next test.

Certain draw. These 2 will probably be there at the close.

Finally a wicket.

BOLLOCKS harmison couldnt get near that top edge from shiv. WI have the luck. games a draw.

if he had got there it woulda been the greatest catch of all time

Not over yet, Windies not exactly the most robust batting line-up from here on in

well now broad has got his man you are right. No guarantee England will win either. nicely poised now!

When I saw him edge it I was crapping myself incase Prior dropped it!

yer sphincter's pretty quick on the draw

Nash out, England might just do this.

How long to play?

Another 35 overs tops.

argh another wrong lbw decision. cant these umpires get anything right?

Koertzen gave that Nash decision though. Admittedly I'm listening to TMS.

the umpire who gave the Nash decision is not the umpire who just gave Ramdin not out

Harper then.

just illustrating the principle of how umpires operate from different ends, like bowlers

and yeah, that Ramdin decision was definitely one a few umpires would have given

I know that, wasn't in the room when the Ramdin decision was made is all.

yeah, and I was being an arse, sorry :D

not gonna call this one

Should get Broad back on IMO. Still 30 overs to go.

Fred really deserves a wicket. He's injured and grimacing yet still bowling 90mph

jimmy jimmy

and again. a KP type dismissal played on. I'll take the good luck for a change!

dude, you need to cut down on speaking too soon, if i was in a harsh frame of mind i'd go back through this thread and collate every instance of you saying with absolute certainty "this will be a draw"

although maybe I'M speaking too soon now lol

lol best shot by a tailender saving a match ever

argh

swann gets his man !!

that one was coming in that over

1 to go.

'merely grazing leg stump'

Real edge of the seats stuff this

they'll hang on easily from here

Sir Viv giggling like a nervous schoolboy - quite charming

Why did Edwards keep the strike there?

theyre hanging in and light is fading. WI nearing the draw