Ashes Winter 2010/2011- 3rd Test Overview

As you probably know, England have been on top in the past two tests, winning one and drawing the other. However, England seem to be on form with batting on a batting track, but they did not fare so well in the past 3 days on this bowling track.

England, after a lacklustre first innings, required a solid start in order to reach the target of 391. However, at 81-5, they cannot possibly hold out for the remaining two days, and it will require something special for the on-form Bell, and Prior.


Current Scores:

England: 187 & 81-5
Australia: 268 & 309

Second Test- 3rd Day

A Decent day for England,but could have been better. Siddle and Hauritz were facing as the Aussies were 8 wickets down. A good partnership of 40 that morning gave Australia hope, before a good catch was taken by Collingwood off Onions (right). With the score at 215, Onions unleashed another good delivery which Siddle, on his highest ever test score of 35, edged a comfortable catch to Strauss.Cook and Strauss played well until lunch before the former got out fro 32. Struass edged one to slip soon after with the score at 74, but Bopara and Pitersen managed to get the score onto 147 before Bopara lost his wicket. Siddle had Pitersen caught behind for 44, before Prior cracked 61 off just 42 deliveries(left). He was run out by North before Collingwood and Flintoff played useful innings and got the score onto 311-6. England declared, with a lead of 521 going into the fourth day.

Second Ashes Test- 2nd Day

A marvellous day for England, and especially Anderson with the bat and ball. Following the wickets of Strauss, Broad, and Swann, England looked to be falling short of 400, but Anderson, who struck 5 boundaries in his 27 of 25 balls, with support from Graham Onions, helped the score on to 425, a reasonable total.
Anderson then struck with the ball in the uncomfortable spell before lunch. He sent Hughes (left) and Pointing home. Australia dined on 20-2. Firm resistance from Hussey and Katich got the score pst 100 before the latter fell to Onions, with a magnificent catch at fine leg by Broad. Hussey was soon bowled by a 95mph delivery by Flintoff, before Clarke and North both fell to Anderson. Two wickets from Broad and two catches from Cook ensured Australia ended on 156-8. A score of 226 is required to avoid the follow on.

The Ashes- 2nd Test- Day 1

England's batting is usually criticised, but the opening two batsmen, Cook and Strauss, put on a fantastic opening stand of 196 before Cook fell lbw to Mitchell Johnson, who's economy was 5.63 per over, for 95. Bopara socred a quick 18 off 19 balls before Pietersen fell for 32. The score had then reached 267-3. Collingwood got 16 before Flintoff, who is retiring from test cricket after The Ashes, and Prior fell cheaply for 4 & 8 respectively. England finished the day on 364-6, with Broad on 7 not out and Strauss on a brilliant 161 not out. Tune in tomorrow for the 2nd day's anylasis.

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Ashes 1st Test Result and Analysis

This was an absolute thriller, and I'll tell you why: Australia had a massive 239 run lead over England's total of 435, and then England, trailing Australia by 239 runs, lost two early wickets. More wickets fell and England found themselves on 70-5, still railing by 169 runs with only 5 wickets remaining.
Then came Collingwood. Quick partnerships with Prior and Flintoff helped the score on to 159-7, then a brilliant support act by Swann got the score on to 221-8, before the latter fell for 31. Collingwood eventually fell for a valiant 74, which left Panesar and Anderson at the crease, with England trailing by 6 runs.
They had to see out ten or so overs, but how?
The number 10 and 11 batsmen tottered through the first five overs. From then on, the Barmy army were cheering at every single block and at any ball that was not out. They faced 69 balls and made 19 runs, the unlikely heroes, Panesar and Anderson. I'll be back on Thursday, for the 2nd test at Lord's.
Remember to leave comments and start a debate going on any topic of The Ashes.

From now on, I will give a commentary at every lunch, tea, and at the end of the day, with some scores. Here is the history of the first test:

England got 435 all out in their first innings and have made 170 for 7, while Australia conjoured up a collosal 674-6 declared. These scores are correct at tea on day 5.

Transfer Update For The Big Four

Main Signings(These may not contain all signings completed by the clubs):

Arsenal
In:Aaron Ramsey, 5m, from Cardiff
Mikeal Silvestre, undisclosed, from Manchester United
Amuary Bischoff, free, from Werder Bremen
Samir Nasri, 12m, from Marseille


Manchester United:
In: Dimitar Berbatov, 30.75m, from spurs

Chelsea:
In: Deco, 8m
Boswinga, 16m

Liverpool:
In: Ngog, free
Riera, Undisclosed

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Sure we need paper for educational purporses, but that's why we recycle. If people recycled more there would be less need for more tree chopping. We need to be greener if we want to save this planet.

Barack Obama vs. Hilary Clinton

The race for who will be the president of the united staes of America is hotting up. Obama has a useful lead and it will be a great surprise and maybe a lift for America to have a black president. On the other hand, maybe the daughter of the former president, Bill Clinton, could snatch the top spot. John Mcain has already well set for leading the republican party.

It looks like Obama, the underdog at the start, might snatch the oppurtunity to lead the democratic party and battle it out against John Mcain;and maybe do the impossible

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Children Today

Children today are lazy, and don't get good excercise. They struggle at school, and mainly eat junk food. Some are like this due to influence of parents, but most of them don't.
They have good garden facilities, and the oppurtunity to go on sports courses, but still stay on the sofa and use gadgets.
They become very irritable and stubborn if they play too much gadgets, or drink too much pop.This is why we need to convince all kids to get out there and excercise!

The effects of alcohol

Alcohol is extremely addictive, and can seem refeshing, when all it does is harm you. Taking it in small amounts is fine, but in big amounts it's horribly harmful.Here are some of the symptons:

• It can disrupt almost all the systems in your body
• Long-term heavy drinking can lead to higher risk of liver cancer
• Young people who drink risk suffering damage to their brains now, and increasing memory loss in adulthood.
• You simply are out of control when you are drunk

These are just a few reasonswhy alcohol is bad.

Global Warming

The Polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate, causing the sea level to rise.The temperature is also rising.You can do your bit to protect the enviroment by doing these simple things:

• Stop dumping sewage into rivers and seas.
• Save water by switching the tap off when not needed
• Turn off lights when not necessary
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Football Results

Hereford 1-2
(HT 0-1) Cardiff
Robinson 77
McNaughton 45
Thompson (pen) 67

Bookings:
Robinson 90
Bookings:
Parry 14




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Man Utd 3-1
(HT 1-1) Tottenham
Tevez 38
Ronaldo (pen) 69
Ronaldo 88
Keane 24

Bookings:
Evra 45

Sent off:
Dawson 68




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Sheff Utd 2-1
(HT 2-0) Man City
Shelton 12
Stead 24
Sturridge 48

Bookings:
Martin 26
Quinn 50
Morgan 69
Bookings:
Gelson 57
Corluka 84




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Saturday, 26 January 2008
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Arsenal 3-0
(HT 0-0) Newcastle
Adebayor 51
Adebayor 83
Butt o.g. 89

Bookings:
Cacapa 75




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Barnet 0-1
(HT 0-0) Bristol Rovers
Lambert 49

Bookings:
Puncheon 55
Bookings:
Campbell 56




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Coventry 2-1
(HT 1-1) Millwall
Hughes 16
Mifsud 52
Simpson 42

Bookings:
Gray 37
Bookings:
Senda 37
Robinson 78




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Derby 1-4
(HT 0-3) Preston
Earnshaw 55
Hawley 14
Whaley 33
Hawley 45
Mellor (pen) 90

Bookings:
Pearson 67
Bookings:
Sedgwick 71

Sent off:
Nyatanga 90




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Liverpool 5-2
(HT 2-2) Havant and W
Lucas 27
Benayoun 44
Benayoun 56
Benayoun 59
Crouch 90
Pacquette 8
Skrtel o.g. 31

Bookings:
Wilkinson 32




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Mansfield 0-2
(HT 0-1) Middlesbrough
Lee 17
Buxton o.g. 87

Bookings:
Martin 84
Bookings:
Huth 27
Cattermole 57




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Oldham 0-1
(HT 0-1) Huddersfield
Beckett 10

Bookings:
Taylor 24
Trotman 89




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Peterborough 0-3
(HT 0-2) West Brom
Bednar 7
Koren 15
Phillips (pen) 58

Bookings:
Lee 42
Bookings:
Hoefkens 45
Beattie 72

Sent off:
Morgan 57




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Portsmouth 2-1
(HT 2-1) Plymouth
Diarra 34
Kranjcar 45
Clark 5

Bookings:
Pamarot 89
Bookings:
Halmosi 37
Doumbe 59




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Southampton 2-0
(HT 0-0) Bury
Surman 71
Rasiak 80




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Watford 1-4
(HT 0-1) Wolverhampton
O'Toole 70
Keogh 5
Elliott 58
Bothroyd 68
Keogh 90

Bookings:
Bothroyd 86
Henry 73




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Wigan 1-2
(HT 0-0) Chelsea
Sibierski 87
Anelka 53
Wright-Phillips 82

Bookings:
Bramble 41
Scharner 55
Palacios 63
Aghahowa 88
Bookings:
Alex 35
Carvalho 51




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Friday, 25 January 2008
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Southend 0-1
(HT 0-1) Barnsley
Campbell-Ryce 22

Bookings:
McCormack 80
Bookings:
Van Homoet 35
Nardiello 72
Campbell-Ryce 89




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Tuesday, 22 January 2008
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Barnet 1-1
(HT 0-1) Swindon
Paynter o.g. 53
Thomas (pen)
O'Cearuill (pen)
Paynter 42

Bookings:
Comminges 37
Peacock 66
Ifil 98

Sent off:
Leary 73


Barnet win 2-0 on penalties

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Bristol Rovers 0-0
(HT 0-0) Fulham
Lines (pen)
Jacobson (pen)
Lambert (pen)
Hinton (pen)
Disley (pen)
Konchesky (pen)
Hughes (pen)
Healy (pen)

Bookings:
Stefanovic 86

Sent off:
Stefanovic 119


Bristol Rovers win 5-3 on penalties

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Sheff Wed 1-1
(HT 1-0) Derby
Watson 10
Tudgay (pen)
Burton (pen)
Miller 47
Miller (pen)
Lewis (pen)
Earnshaw (pen)
Fagan (pen)

Bookings:
Spurr 73
Lunt 79
Bookings:
Todd 54
Leacock 58
Nyatanga 64
Edworthy 74