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  2. jonathan
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    no, i don’t believe it. and, yes, sack ponting, then kick hayden and langer in the pants. we need to *win*. nothing else will do.

  3. Justine
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    Dave: you’re right. It would have been much clearer if I’d said that they took the light when offered them. Hope that clears things up.

    Jonathan: I’m clutching my head and making mournful sounds. ‘Ken oath. We better bloody win after this.

  4. Cheryl
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    there’s been a lot of sniggering going on in commentary boxes over here. i’m sure i heard the word “wusses” used at one point.

    dave, you have my permission to laugh at cricketers at this point. i’ve watched people facing up to fastballs at Pac Bell Park at 4:00pm when the whole ground except home plate is in shadow. cricketers have no reason to complain about the light. but in their defence they don’t get a free base if hit by a pitch. they are expected to stand there and take the bruises.

  5. Cheryl
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    gilchrist was interviewed on channel 4 this morning. he said it was a team decision to take the light if offered because they didn’t want to risk facing freddie in gloomy conditions. so now they are facing hoggard in heavy, damp conditions.

  6. jonathan
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    and that’s hayden’s 100. what a beautiful sight. the sound you hear is the sound of one man saving his career and, along the way, helping save his team. let’s hope he really kicks on with it now.

  8. Cheryl
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    i see vandermeer is trying to learn a bit about australia before heading out for the brisbane writers’ festival. shall we go talk cricket on his blog?

  11. Rishi Gajria
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    Absolutely agree Justine! Today is the third day and they are still crawling. Now the only possibility is if they blast runs in the first two sessions, get a lead and put England in. Then hope England shoot themselves in the foot again.
    But this track seems too placid and I get the dirty feeling that this game is going to peter out in a draw.

  14. Cheryl
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    what a game! warne, mcgrath and lee are all bowling superbly. there’s nothing quite so much fun as watching really aggressive bowling. i’m finding it hard not to cheer.

    btw, after one warne lbw appeal the tv folks had to recalibrate the “hawkeye” software – the computer didn’t believe it was possible to turn a ball that far.

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