Third Test, Trent Bridge

[Nemo]

Sri Lanka all out 231.

 

[Jazzz]

Monty's bowling now.

At least when he bowls, he doesn't have to field.

edited to add: well I suppose he does actually.

 

[Nemo]

At least when he bowls, he doesn't have to field.

edited to add: well I suppose he does actually.

I didn't see any clangers from him today fortunately.

 

[Nemo]

England's batting is woeful atm.

 

[ICB]

Collingwood proving he's tough as old boots, again.

Anyone still reckon Bell should be picked in preference?

Fair chance that Hoggy can stick around for us to pull level. Fingers crossed.

 

[Nemo]

Fair chance that Hoggy can stick around for us to pull level. Fingers crossed.

You'll jinx it.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Collingwood proving he's tough as old boots, again.

Anyone still reckon Bell should be picked in preference?

They could pick him in preference to Fuckwit as a wicketkeeper....

 

[Nemo]

They could pick him in preference to Fuckwit as a wicketkeeper....

I heard one of the Sky commentators say during the last match that he almost has the record for most consecutive test innings without a duck. Of course, when they showed the graph it also showed he'd been out 16 times for less than 10.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Be good if it was Atherton, who may hold the record for Test ducks as an opener.

 

[Nemo]

Be good if it was Atherton, who may hold the record for Test ducks as an opener.

It was Michael Holding iirc.

 

[ICB]

Be good if it was Atherton, who may hold the record for Test ducks as an opener.

Also played some stunningly tough match winning/saving innings, TBF.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Oh yeah, no question. It was the irony I was looking for rather than criticism of Atherton.

 

[ICB]

Fair.

To keep Nemo happy... have flooked 4 leg byes Hoggy will be bowled next ball.

 

[Nemo]

Fair.

To keep Nemo happy... have flooked 4 leg byes Hoggy will be bowled next ball.

You'll probably jinx it that way too. Far better not to expect anything at all.

E2A, although I did have a horrible sinking feeling that KP would soon be out when he played that slog sweep off Murali this morning, and I was right.

 

[ICB]

LMAO at Jonathan "Sociable" Agnew and Geoffrey "Loadsamoney" Boycott.

 

[Nemo]

LMAO at Jonathan "Sociable" Agnew and Geoffrey "Loadsamoney" Boycott.

What are they saying? Presumably Boycott approves of the way the play is going.

 

[Nemo]

Two close lb shouts on Collingwood off Vaas.

E2A third time (un)lucky.

 

[ICB]

What are they saying? Presumably Boycott approves of the way the play is going.

Agnew: Wonder how many bar-b-qs are being lit around the country right now?

Frindell (off mic): Are we invited round yours?

Agnew: No. After last night I think one sociable evening per test is comfortably enough, possibly one per summer.

Agnew: Are you a master of the bar-b-q Geoffrey?

Boycs: Yes, I'm fantastic, I pay the chef. I'm also a brilliant gardner, I pay them an' all.



Pity about the 50, good innings tho.

 

[Nemo]

England have somehow limped to 200.

 

[ICB]

Nice 4 from Lewis

 

[ICB]

Nice 4 from Lewis

 

[Nemo]

Looks like Lewis got away with one.

 

[ICB]

3 of em now

 

[Nemo]

Hoggy's gone.

E2A another poor decision but in Sri Lanka's favour this time. Pity they evened out so quickly.

 

[ICB]

Monty Monty Monty

Can Lewis get 2 more?

 

[liquidlunch]

Don't know that many Notts boozers, there's a few by the canal we go to but I can't remember their names.

You are a stylish bastard flashy,i take me hat off to ya. Hope you poms flog the bag out of sri lanka,get yer tails up only to get em reamed when you stagger onto our fair shores
PS Murilia's a chucker

 

[Nemo]

Monty Monty Monty

Can Lewis get 2 more?

Ideally more than two.

 

[Nemo]

Monty survives the rest of Murali's over.

 

[Nemo]

Lewis holes out into the deep.

229 all out.

 

[ICB]

Didn't think so

Game on.