Crickets... Crickets...

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i hate crickets!

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I like them in my belly.

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I like them in YOUR belly as well.

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I don't believe you!

[NicKKK]

The Australia Cricket team is on top at Lord?s despite a late rally by England.

LONDON: Australia ended the second day of the first Test against England at Lord?s here on Friday well placed at 279 for seven, a lead of 314 despite a late fightback by Michael Vaughan?s men.

Some of the shine was taken off their day by the loss late on of four wickets for 24 runs including that of Shane Warne who was caught for two off the last ball of the day by Ashley Giles off fast bowler Stephen Harmison. Simon Katich was 10 not out at stumps.

But despite England?s late rally, Australia will be buoyed by the knowledge that only one team has ever successfully chased more than 300 in a fourth innings to win a Test at Lord?s. That honour fell to the West Indies in 1984.

Australia?s advance on Friday was built around a fourth-wicket stand of 155 between Michael Clarke (91) and Damien Martyn (65). But their partnership was only worth 39 when Clarke, in the last over before tea, was dropped on 21 by Test debutant Kevin Pietersen at cover off Simon Jones with Australia 139 for three.

Australia though did suffer a double setback when both batsmen were out in successive balls. Clarke, in his first Test at Lord?s, was in sight of three figures when he was bowled via bat and pad by Hoggard. The 24-year-old New South Welshman had faced just 106 balls with 15 fours in a stylish display. Next ball Martyn was lbw to Harmison - who took five for 43 in Australia?s first innings - for 65.

But at 255 for five, Australia, who last lost a Lord?s Test in 1934, were still 290 ahead.

They did though then see the dangerous Adam Gilchrist out for ten, the wicket-keeper bowled off the inside edge by Andrew Flintoff.

At tea, Australia had been 140 for three, Martyn unbeaten on 24 and Clarke 22 not out. Martyn then went to his half-century in 108 balls with four boundaries. Earlier, Ricky Ponting was caught at backward point off Hoggard for 42.

In the England innings Pietersen top scored with 57 in the hosts? total of 155.

The 25-year-old then ran out Justin Langer (six) with an underarm throw from the covers.

England resumed on 92 for seven, still 98 runs behind after on the first day Australia were bowled out for 190.

Pietersen was 28 not out and Hoggard yet to face. Hoggard though never got off the mark as leg-spinner Warne extended his world record haul of Test wickets to 584 when the seamer was caught cutting by Matthew Hayden at first slip.

Undaunted, Pietersen struck three successive boundaries off Glenn McGrath, who on Thursday dismissed all of England?s top five and in the process became only the fourth bowler to take 500 Test wickets. Later, trying to hit Shane Warne for second consecutive six, Pietersen saw Martyn, running round the boundary, take a low diving catch just inside the rope.

[NicKKK]

just thought a thread about cricket, could do with an Ashes update.

Australia won by the way.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ July 25, 2005 11:57 AM: Message edited by: nickhead ]</font>

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(barfs up cricket)

[NicKKK]

bah, youre all just ignorant to it.

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Indeed.

Much like you are ignorant to the ways of the apostrophe.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ August 09, 2005 06:49 PM: Message edited by: darwin farkus ]</font>