Exactly - and if he gets 80-odd here and takes four wickets in the boks' first innings

all is good.

Poor umpiring decisions and some over ambitious shots from Bell and Peitersen is hardly a damning indictment of the five bowler strategy.

Posted By: The Judge on July 18th 2008 at 15:13:24

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FREDDY! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 18, 14:27:06
- Ambrose gone, no great surprise. (Other Sports) - megson, Jul 18, 14:31:38
  - Five bowlers was pure madness (Other Sports) - King, Jul 18, 14:34:51
    - Ashes winning side in 05 (Other Sports) - The Judge, Jul 18, 14:52:26
      - When freddie was getting runs, and the bowlers wickets. (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 15:08:39
      - That was a completely different side! (Other Sports) - King, Jul 18, 14:56:28
        
        So what? (Other Sports) - The Judge, Jul 18, 14:59:48
      - Simon Jones, Steve Harmison and an in-form Flintoff (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 18, 14:54:19
        
        Not sure I see your point (n/m) (Other Sports) - The Judge, Jul 18, 14:57:15
        
        Neither do i . Apart from the in-form Flintoff bit. (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 18, 15:10:35
        
        Exactly - and if he gets 80-odd here and takes four wickets in the boks' first innings (Other Sports) - The Judge, Jul 18, 15:13:24
        
        tsk tsk, Too rational! Watching it? Harder to tell on text if the shot was poor (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 15:18:34
        
        The king of Spain could chip in with a useful 20/30 even a 40 or so from time to time (Other Sports) - meggers, Jul 18, 15:13:06
    - Didn't help that Kevin Piper got another decision wrong. (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 18, 14:40:32
      - He do look like Kevin Pipers duntee? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 18, 14:46:37
  - If we go in with 5 bowlers you have to have a decent keeper / batsman, Ambrose is just not (Other Sports) - lovely old job, Jul 18, 14:33:29
    - yup, no one who reliably gets runs, and takes the chances behind. (Other Sports) - megson, Jul 18, 14:35:30
    - Foster is the pick of them in my opinion (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brom, Jul 18, 14:34:49
      - I agree (n/m) (Other Sports) - lovely old job, Jul 18, 14:35:46
        
        Me too. Excellent 'keeper, and in good batting form. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 18, 14:37:31

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