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    I heard that England have recalled Dev (Malcolm not Kapil) for the 
    squad for the 1st Test. England have their best chance for years to 
    put up a competitive performance, given the morale problems in the 
    Aussie side and the woeful lack of bowling penetration. This contest 
    may actually provide some really interesting moments
    
    All I have to do now is swap my Foxtel hook up (from the Aus v RSA 
    series) for an OptusVision hook up and I'll be ecstatic (won't have 
    to rely on the shameful excuse for coverage being dealt up by Packer's
    Channel 9)
    
    Roll on Thursday at 8pm (rain permitting of course)
    
    Cheers,
    Simon

    Australia have announced the following team
    
    Tubby
    Elliot
    Mark Waugh
    Steve Waugh
    Blewett
    Bevan
    Healy
    Kasper
    Warne
    Gillespie
    McGarth
    
    Langer (12th)
    
    So, Tubby will have another crack and no place for Langer (deplorable),
    Ponting or Slats (unfortunately). Could be a good contest, but
    Australia really could do with a bit more stike power in the bowling
    department. The cupboard is pretty bare should a bowler break down
    
    Roll on tonight!
    

Following 2 weeks of sun, rain's on it's way and may play a 
significant part in this first test. :^(

Greg

Tubby's last chance?


Australia 11-2

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Test # 1368
England v Australia, 1997, 1st Test
Edgbaston, Birmingham
5,6,7,8,9 June 1997

Result: 

Toss: 
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and P Willey
TV Umpire: JW Holder
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: 





England Players:


MA Atherton, MA Butcher, AJ Stewart, GP Thorpe, JP Crawley, N 
Hussain,
MA Ealham, RDB Croft, D Gough, AR Caddick, DE Malcolm. 



Australia Players:


MA Taylor, MTG Elliott, GS Blewett, ME Waugh, SR Waugh, MG Bevan,
IA Healy, SK Warne, JN Gillespie, MS Kasprowicz, GD McGrath.







Australia 1st innings                                           R   B 
  4  6
*MA Taylor            c Butcher          b Malcolm              3  16 
  0  0
MTG Elliott                              b Gough                6  13 
  0  0
GS Blewett            not out                                   0   3 
  0  0
ME Waugh              not out                                   0   2 
  0  0
Extras                (lb 4, w 2)                               6
Total                 (2 wickets, 5.4 overs)                   15 

To Bat: SR Waugh, MG Bevan, +IA Healy, SK Warne,
        MS Kasprowicz, JN Gillespie, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-11 (Elliott), 2-11 (Taylor).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gough                        3      0      9      1 (2w)
Malcolm                      2.4    1      2      1

England team:
 *MA Atherton, MA Butcher, +AJ Stewart, N Hussain,
 JP Crawley, GP Thorpe, MA Ealham, RDB Croft,
 D Gough, DE Malcolm, AR Caddick.





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  5.4 Malcolm to ME Waugh, no run,pitched outside off stump.
  5.3 Malcolm to ME Waugh, no run,swings. defends into covers
  5.2 Malcolm to Taylor, OUT: caught at second slip
        *MA Taylor c Butcher b Malcol 3 ( 16)
       tried to repeat the shot and got the edge
  5.1 Malcolm to Taylor, no run,drives through covers. magnificent 
shot!

  End of over 5 (4 runs) Australia 11/1
  4.6 Gough to Blewett, no run,drives. Atherton dives at gully to 
save
        runs
  4.5 Gough to Blewett, no run,down leg side
  4.4 Gough to Blewett, no run,beaten wide of off stump
  4.3 Gough to Elliott, OUT: straight through him. broken a stump
        MTG Elliott b Gough 2 ( 13)
  4.2 Gough to Elliott, no run,edged through slips to 3rd man
  4.1 Gough to Elliott, no run,left outside off stump. no shot 
offered
  4.1 Gough to Elliott, wide: no run,swung away. Stewart fields in 
front
        of second slip





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11:00 cricket news

Australia won toss and decided to bat.

Taylor opens with Elliot then Blewitt and the Waughs

England select Malcolm, Ealham, Butcher leave out Holioake and Tuffers.

Aussies 32-4

    What's the current score?

Australia 92-8 at lunch - yes 8!!

Caddick 3, Malcolm 2 and Gough 2 the wicket takers.
 

118 all out

Caddick 5-50
Gough 3-43
Malcolm 2-25

England 8/1 in reply

Atherton gone already.

Hope no-one's got tickets for Sunday ;^)

England 108-3

Hussain 40 no
Thorpe 34 no

    Eng-er-land, Eng-er-land, Eng-er-land,
    
    etc, etc
    
    I've been waiting 10 years for this so I better get my local gloating
    in before the rain comes and the Aussies win the next 5 tests on the
    trot!!
    
    Great performance by the bowlers (esp Gough and Caddick) and a good bit
    of late slogging from Warnie. What a crap pitch though.
    
    I thought that Hussein and Thorpe (esp Hussein) batted very well even
    though the conditions had calmed down a bit. Australia are in an even
    bigger hole now that Dizzie has done a hammy. Their bowling cupboard
    is very bare (as I mentioned before)
    
    England closed at 200-3 and it appears that only the weather could stop
    them winning from here. Lets hope for 4 dry days (maybe only 2
    required)
    
    Simon

    But the big question is has Tubby done the trot or will he use the
    pitch for an excuse ?? If atherton has any sense he will declare at
    300 and let the Aussies fight it out if the weather looks a chance.
    What a decision Tubby won the toss too, maybe his captaincy is out of
    from too!!
    
    Mike N.

Tons for Hussain and Thorpe, maybe each of them can individually 
score more than the whole Aussie team :^)

England are leading by 134 runs.

Umpires: P Willey, S A Bucknor

England first innings 

Hussain not out 103
GP Thorpe not out 108

Extras 4 b 3l b 1w 5 nb1 3
TOTAL: 3 wkts , 67 overs 252

    >maybe each of them can individually score more than the whole Aussie 
    >team :^)
    
    Thorpe's already done that! Hussain's almost there!
    
    Hussain - 117
    Thorpe  - 122
    
    England 281-3
    

    Now Hussain's also outscored the entire Aussie team:
    
    Hussain - 121
    
    Cheers,
    Brian

    Hussain - 158
    Thorpe  - 135
    
    Cheers,
    Brian

    Thorpe out c Bevan, b McGrath - 138
    Crawley out c Healy, b Kasprowicz - 1
    
    Cheers,
    Brian

    Hussain out, c Healy, b Warne - 207
    
    England lead now 300.
    
    Cheers,
    Brian

Excellent day, class batting from Hussain and Thorpe

perhaps Atherton will declare to let us bowl flat out for the last hour of 
the day?? Might be worth a few 2nd innnings wickets tonight.