The Ashes Thread: England V Australia 2nd Test

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England 46-0

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1. England 60-0

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricket/overbyover/story/0,16077,1533100,00.html

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2. At least they're

doing better than last time.

It's a good thing that Aussie bowler did his ankle in during the warm up... :-)

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8. The English are REALLY sad to see McGrath not playing

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That said, I certainly don't think we would have been 132-1 at lunch if Glenn McGrath had been playing. The guy's just too good.

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3. We're at 68-0

Wake me when it's over.

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4. Ooooh, 71-0

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5. 86-0

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6. England 103-0

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7. Australia takes a wicket 112-1 (Shane Warne)

Strauss out for 48

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9. Australia take a wicket, now 166-2

Trescothick out for 90

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10. Australia take a wicket 170-3

Kasprowicz takes his 2nd wicket

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11. Australia take a wicket 184-4

Vaughan caught out for 24.

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12. England collapse?

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13. Doesn't look like it

Freddie seems to have figured out how to play against the Oz bowlers, 50 runs from under 50 balls.

270-4 now

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14. Australia takes a wicket 290-5

Flintoff out for 68

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15. England 375-9

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16. England 401-9

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17. England 406-9

The tail-enders feel like they're in an attacking mood.

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18. England 407 all out

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19. England take a wicket, Australia 0-1 (Hoggard)

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20. Australia 5-1

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21. Australia 75 for 1

14.4 overs

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22. 88-1 off 19overs. n/t

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23. 88 - 2 now - they've lost Ponting for 61. n/t

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24. Phew

Ponting was batting really well!

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25. 118 - 3...Martyn runout for 20

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26. An excellent run-out by Vaughan

How do people feel about Gereint Jones' wicket-keeping? I don't keep up with county wicket-keepers, but I'm surprised if he's the best in England - his standard seems more like Alec Stewart, without his compensating excellence with the bat.

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27. England take a wicket 194-4

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28. Australia 240-5

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29. 282 for 8 n/t

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30. Australia 308 all out

1st innings lead of 99 for England. A much better performance than at Lord's.

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31. Does the phrase "England batting collapse" sound familiar?

They were 31-4; now 75-6. Lee and Warne have taken 3 wickets each. The English bowlers are going to have to do something special to win this one.

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32. I thought

"England batting collapse" was the team's name... I've heard it so many times...

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33. England 118-7 (217 ahead)

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34. Fall of wicket 131-8

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35. Fall of wicket England 131-9

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36. England 182 all out (Australia need 282 runs to win)

A great innings by Flintoff (73) keeps England in it.

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37. Fall of wicket Australia 47-1

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38. Australia 48-2

Flintoff takes both wickets.

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39. Australia 103-3

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40. Fall of wicket Australia 107-4

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41. Close of play: Australia 175-8

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42. By heck, that was close

England win by 2 runs. We almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. And I apologise foor my earlier doubts of Gereint Jones.

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43. I'm still recovering from that match

I hope England take better advantage of a McGrath-less Australia next time. This match was too close. :crazy:

I'm relieved England won though :)