Cricket in the Playground

[simongr]

Can we lock this thread soon????

 

[NM]

Can we lock this thread soon????

Not yet!! Still a few runs to finalise the 5-zip clean sweep :mrgreen: .

 

[serfty]

. . 6 1

10 Wicket win .... and that's all she wrote ...

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

I feel sorry for all the English fans who came to Oz following their team in such high hopes. Very emphatic result - only a few sessions for England all series.

 

[simongr]

Sadly it was only a few sessions that caused all the problems. Again in this test they collapsed yesterday afternoon after looking like they might do something... At least now the pain is gone...

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

1st test
Day 1 session 1, Australia 109/1 = Australia
session 2, Australia 108/2 = split
session 3, Australia 129/0 = Australia
Day 2 session 1, Australia 81/1 = split
session 2, Australia 101/4 = England
session 3, Australia 74/1, England 53/3 = Australia
Day 3 session 1, England 65/2 = Australia
session 2, England 39/5, Australia 33/0 = Australia
session 3, Australia 148/1 = Australia
Day 4, session 1, Australia 21/0, England 43/2 = Australia
session 2, England 107/1 = England
session 3, England 143/2 = England
Day 5, session 1, England 77/5 = Australia

1st test, 8 sessions Australia, 3 sessions England, 2 sessions split, 2 sessions not played

2nd test
Day 1 session 1, England 58/2 = Australia
session 2, England 86/0 = England
session 3, England 122/1 = England
Day 2 session 1, England 81/0 = England
session 2, England 121/1 = England
session 3, England 83/2, Australia 28/1 = England
Day 3 session 1, Australia 77/2 = split
session 2, Australia 80/0 = Australia
session 3, Australia 127/2 = Australia
Day 4 session 1, Australia 105/1 = Australia
session 2, Australia 85/1 = Australia
session 3, Australia 11/3, England 59/1 = England
Day 5, session 1, England 30/4 = Australia
session 2, England 40/5 = Australia
session 3, Australia 168/4 = Australia

2nd test, 8 sessions Australia, 6 sessions England, 1 session split

3rd test
Day 1 session 1, Australia 69/3 = England
session 2, Australia 115/3 = split
session 3, Australia 31/4, England 51/2 = split
Day 2 session 1, England 71/4 = Australia
session 2, England 87/4 = Australia
session 3, Australia 119/1 = Australia
Day 3 session 1, Australia 101/2 = split
session 2, Australia 137/1 = Australia
session 3, Australia 170/1, England 19/1 = Australia
Day 4 session 1, England 80/0 = England
session 2, England 81/1 = England
session 3, England 85/3 = Australia
Day 5 session 1, England 84/4 = Australia
session 2, England 1/1 = Australia

3rd test, 8 sessions Australia, 3 sessions England, 3 sessions split, 1 session not played

4th test
Day 1 session 1, England 36/1 = split
session 2, England 81/3 = Australia
session 3, England 42/6, Australia 48/2 = Australia
Day 2 session 1, Australia 53/3 = England
session 2, Australia 115/0 = Australia
session 3, Australia 146/2 = Australia
Day 3 session 1, Australia 47/3, England 28/0 = England
session 2, England 62/4 = Australia
session 3, England 71/6 = Australia

4th test, 6 sessions Australia, 2 sessions England, 1 session split, 3 sessions not played

5th test
Day 1 session 1, England 58/1 = England
session 2, England 91/1 = England
session 3, England 85/2 = split
Day 2 session 1, England 57/6, Australia 4/0 = Australia
session 2, Australia 105/2 = split
session 3, Australia 79/2 = split
Day 3 session 1, Australia 137/3 = split
session 2, Australia 68/3, England 43/1 = England
session 3, England 71/4 = Australia
Day 4 session 1, England 33/5, Australia 46/0 = Australia

5th test, 3 sessions Australia, 3 sessions England, 4 sessions split, 5 sessions not played

all 5 tests, 33 sessions Australia, 17 sessions England, 11 sessions split, 11 sessions not played

Doesn't seem to me that England lost the ashes on just a few sessions.

 

[NM]

Doesn't seem to me that England lost the ashes on just a few sessions.

I would suggest that a major factor was England's inability to wag the tail. It would be interesting to compare the runs scores for the last 5 wickets in each innings, and then compare the runs scores for the first 5 wickets of each innings. But I don't have time to do that right now.

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

You're right, but some top order failures also.

Runs scored by England after fall of 5th wicket

1st test - 1st innings 78, 2nd innings 99
2nd test - 1st innings 62* (innings declared for 6 wickets), 2nd innings 52
3rd test - 1st innings 108, 2nd innings 89
4th test - 1st innings 37, 2nd innings 71
5th test - 1st innings 46, 2nd innings 34

Fall of 5th wicket

1st test - 1st innings 79, 2nd innings 271
2nd test - 1st innings 489, 2nd innings 77
3rd test - 1st innings 108, 2nd innings 261
4th test - 1st innings 122, 2nd innings 90
5th test - 1st innings 245, 2nd innings 113

 

[NM]

You're right, but some top order failures also.

Thanks for doing the research. It does show a difference there as I suspected.

 

[straitman]

It's a bit frightening when Shane Warne gets better batting figures for the series than ANY of the POMMY batsmen.

 

[NM]

It's a bit frightening when Shane Warne gets better batting figures for the series than ANY of the POMMY batsmen.

and better bowling figures too!

Then again, he was the top scorer on the Aussie card in the 5th test, and they won by 10 wickets! Now that says something .... (just not sure exactly what).

 

[Mal]

I'm slightly annoyed that I never betted on Australia winning 5-0.

Does anyone who is a betting person know the odds that were on offer at the beginning of the series?

 

[NM]

Sorry, but I could not hold this one back. Just for those who like to do a painting over the summer.

 

[kpc]

An Invincible...

Some of you know what I do for a dime...
Just looked after a member of Bradman's Invincibles...
Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Bill Johnston
Told me that cricket in his day was quite different to the game played today...:!:

 

[JohnK]

Does anyone who is a betting person know the odds that were on offer at the beginning of the series?

Glenn McGrath would know. It is the reason he has retired from test cricket.

 

[NM]

Well the poms continue their form in the one-day match in Brisbane. All out for 155.

Just now I see some spots of rain on my windows, but according to the radar its not going be enough to save the England team.

 

[straitman]

Oz are 4/88 off 25 overs.

Almost, BUT not quite predictable.

 

[NM]

now only 53 more runs with 5 wickets in hand. But needing 2.5/over should not be a problem.

 

[straitman]

So long as they keep batting and don't go out in a rush.

.....sorry, we are talking about Oz here, NOT the POMs. Should be safe then.

 

[NM]

So long as they keep batting and don't go out in a rush.

You mean like White just did :evil: .