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LOl, not today

Wow, I'm so glad they picked Johnson !

Haha, that was more "out" than the one that was given !

Manou at 7 on his test debut, could be interesting.

Yeah, 194/5, got rid of their best remaining batsman in Clarke!

Looked to me with the naked eye as if it was missing leg and off but hitting middle !

Since the Aussies were allowed to play a substitute so should we have been !!

164/4 Onions 3/34 !

No, but I had Haddin

Goodwood: 2.10 Basaltico 2.45 Filligree 3.20 Court Masterpiece- ew at 25/1 4.00 D1ck Turpin ( NAP) 4.35 Black Snowflake 5.10 Golden Stream 5.45 Strictly Bath: 8.45 Mystical Blue

Well more rain is forecast for Saturday and Monday and even so whilst 126/1 is a good start it's not a surprise on this pitch. A draw is still long odds on I reckon.

Very sad but he did amazingly well to keep going for so long. RIP.

Are we? :smt102

Goodwood 2.10 River Captain 2.45 Rowe Park ew 40/1 readily available 3.25 Tungsten Strike 4.35 Prime Spirit

They were saying on Sky after the FP final that for many players who don't get to play at International level a Lords final is the next best thing and they are doing away with it :smt102

Ah well I'll take a chance Clark is not playing ( cannot believe why ) and go with: AJ Strauss, JM Anderson,, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, A Flintoff, RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin†, BW Hilfenhaus, SM Katich, P Siddle

Oops meant to post this on the Fantasy Ashes game thread !

I agree that this is just absurd though not surprising. Seems like the FP or equivalent has been scrapped? Should stop messing with something which is not broken.

Ah well I'll take a chance Clark is not playing ( cannot believe why ) and go with: AJ Strauss, JM Anderson,, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, A Flintoff, RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin†, BW Hilfenhaus, SM Katich, P Siddle

Yep, it seems so and opening as well which seems risky to me. Johnson is set to play though.

Start us definitely delayed, from Cric info: http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/engine/current/match/345972.html " buckets of rain have dumped themselves rudely over Edgbaston and poor Steve Rouse's head. The head groundsman and his team have been working through the night in their wellies and, unexpectedly, we're in for a bit of a delay." Seems Watson will open and Johnson is going to play but as 1st change.

Doubt it as they are covering the Test match of course.

Well you certainly do have to name your team before the toss and obviously the toss is before the game and it follows that you name your team before the toss and the game. Clear I hope From Cricinfo a few minures ago: The rain is still falling at Edgbaston, so there has been no toss, nor any news of a time for the toss. Sorry folks, but that's the way it is. And the teams don't need to be confirmed until the toss. So that's why we haven't any official starting XIs yet.

2.10 Godwood Sweetheart 2.45 Goodwood Chaperno

Yes, it does look rather wet! http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/image/416812.html