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Thread #83697   Message #1541926
Posted By: Ralphie
15-Aug-05 - 01:18 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Ashes @ Old Trafford.
Subject: RE: BS: The Ashes @ Old Trafford.
Hi Jon/Ebbie

So nice to see a genuine interest in the Game, responded to by a real enthusiast.
Back to this match. Well, it's all up for grabs on this the final day.
Australia have to score 400 odd runs, (Hasn't been done for years, if ever).
England have got to get 10 wickets, not impossible, and the pitch seems to be wearing a bit, (Ebbie, this helps the spin bowlers, as it can make the ball bounce off the pitch even more unpredictably).

Shouldn't make predictions, not after the last match, but I think that the stubborn Shane Warne might frustrate the Brits ambitions. (Shane seems to encapsulate all the fighting flair of Aussies of old)

Anyway, luckily, I'm at home all day, so, the phone is off the hook, and "tinny" in hand, It'll be great, whatever the outcome. May the most courageous team win.   Enjoy!

Regards Ralphie