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Second fastest test century to Gilchrist - 100 of 57 balls I believe:eek:. Wish I couldv'e seen it - only online radio with indian commentary(!!) here in Japan.

12 fours; 4 sixes. Looked like he would take the record for a moment - thats 56 balls by the great Viv.

Australia then declared. All over for the hapless Poms I'm afraid.
-dukey.
 
ahh ponting should've let gilly batted on..hmm doing my maths..200 off 114 balls..maybe around 20 fours and 10 sixes..record for the fastest double ton? :D
 
double ton record is 154 or thier abouts.. gilly would have smashed it.. can't wait till he's in form again.. LOL
 
What a day of cricket!!

3 centuries... super batting shots... 22 off the one over... being able to watch Hussey's overall test average creep towards 90...

When Gillie was batting, I almost thought I was watching a one-dayer! I don't think he ever looked uncertain out there. Hopefully today's unbeaten and super fast century reinvigorates him. Woohoo! Gillie's back!!
 
2020hindsight said:
and after day 3:-
aust 1.02
draw 21.00
england 31.00

i mean - two days of rain !! for 20:1 odds ;) - i'll personally hire the cloud seeder !!
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dont ask me what the odds are now, but at one stage (about lunch) they were 1.20, 10.00 and 11.00 resp.
 
2020hindsight said:
dont ask me what the odds are now, but at one stage (about lunch) they were 1.20, 10.00 and 11.00 resp.
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It really is amazing how quickly the odds can swing around!

It was quoted by one of the commentators on Channel 9 that the odds of Australia winning this Test in the final session of today was $1.70. (This was given at the start of the day's play.) I can just imagine the punters that piled in on this one... ouch!!
 
tarnor said:
double ton record is 154 or thier abouts.. gilly would have smashed it.. can't wait till he's in form again.. LOL
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I thought he already held that one... for a match against South Africa. Could be wrong though.
 
Bomba said:
so who thinks the series will end 5-0?

the aussies have a history of losing when there is a dead rubber.
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Agreed. Australia often lose tests after they have won the series. Would be nice to win 5-0 though, but I doubt it. England will be dying to gain back some credibility!
 
well we'll probably be treating it lightly.
for instance Warnie has never had a ton.
so - for example -maybe they'll put him on as #3 ? ;)
and / or only declare after he gets across the 100 line.

Funny how people getting tons is so often the trigger for declarations. :2twocents
 
Interesting that the poms won the toss - and surely the fact that we won 2/3 up till now has been a major factor. So maybe their luck has turned? ;)

(the other thing that went in our favour was that fact that Strauss got 3 bad umpiring calls.)

I sincerely wish the barmy army a good game. They are built on great sportsmanship - they spend a fortune following their "idols", however tarnished - they accept defeat with that typical pommie resilience and perseverence and that philosophical tone of "dust yourself off and start all over", - and to learn all those songs by rote - only to be denied at least a glimmer of success would be .. cruel imho ;)

But, in any event, they can take heart in the fact that they achieve their stated goal "To make watching cricket more fun and much more popular."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmy_Army The Barmy Army is an organised group of cricket fans which organises touring parties of its members to follow the English cricket team on all of its overseas tours. The group acquired its name during the 1994 - 1995 Test series in Australia and has represented the England fans on every tour since.

The Barmy Army has the stated goal To make watching cricket more fun and much more popular. The group uses flags, banners, songs and chants to encourage the team and crowd participation in their activities. Australians, both players and supporters, serve especially as foils for their "wit".

In contrast to the reputations of some sports fans for hooliganism, the Barmy Army organises itself thoroughly and actively discourages any unsavoury behaviour. The group engages in charity work, and has a good reputation among cricket administrators and among some other fans. However, some traditionally-minded cricket followers find the loud, repetitive chanting of the Barmy Army annoying, low-brow and disruptive.

Originally, "Barmy Army" was a Sheffield Wednesday football song sung by fans at Hillsborough Stadium from the late 1980s to early 1990s. It came into wider usage with other northern English football clubs during this time. In conjunction with the increasing appearance of English football shirts at cricket grounds in the early 1990s, the song's repetitive cry of "Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army" transferred to domestic cricket arenas at Old Trafford and Headingley. It was particularly apparent during the 1993 Ashes tour. Throughout the 1990s, increased spending power enabled fans to take the song overseas when following tours of the English national cricket team. Because of that particular song, and the fact that it seemed to represent English fans' activity of standing in the hot sun drinking lager all day, it became a description as well as a song. Both David Lloyd and Ian Botham used the tag to describe them whilst commentating for Sky Sports during England's tours from 1993 to 1995. Only in the mid 1990s was the tag recognised as an official title for English touring cricket fans and adopted by what is now recognised as the official Barmy Army.

It was perhaps the Australian media's description during the 1994-95 tour that created the name; the original name given to them was not printable, however. The word Barmy was used because the fans were considered to be spending a lot of money supporting a side that was unable to win; England not only lost to Australia and their second team, Australia A, but also suffered the indignity of losing to Zimbabwe and, to cap it all, the Australian Academy youth team. The word Army referred to the gatherings of hundreds of singing and partying fans at each match. "Atherton's Barmy Army" soon became established as the fans' theme song.

As English cricket results got worse the intensity of the Barmy Army's support increased, and it soon became firmly established at the centre of public and media attention. Eventually the fans' passion and dedication were rewarded with an unlikely victory in the fourth test in Adelaide and it was there that the Barmy Army merchandising business was started.

During the last ten days of the series they sold in excess of 8,000 items of merchandise, the profits of which were spent on trademarking the name Barmy Army in both Australia and England. Barmy Army has been a registered trademark since March 1995 and its company name is Barmy Army Limited.
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PS I doubt that shares in BAL (?) will go places in the near future ;) even if it was listed.
 
2020hindsight said:
http://www.sportingbet.com.au/uipub/sport.aspx?l1id=11&l2id=520214
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start test#4 > end day1> lunch day2 > 5pm day2
aust 1.60 > 1.15 > 1.23 > 1.07
draw 3.65 > 70.0 > 60.0 > 17.0
engl 6.00 > 7.50 > 4.23 > 15.0
(richie still thinks england hav a chance ;) - I think Ill stick with the ASX)
note have england have dropped from $4.23 at lunch to $15 at 5pm - thanks to tons by Hayden and Symonds - what a rollercoaster.
 

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