It was a much better day weather wise in the second day of the third Ashes test at Edgbaston and England took full advantage in a wonderful session that saw Australia struggle to 263 all out.
The surprise choice of Graham Onions to open the bowling, bemused some experts, but was vindicated when he took two [...]

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Entries from July 2009
Onions and Anderson enjoy the wickets in third Ashes test
John Williams - Friday 31.07.09, 19:30pm
Tags: Andrew Strauss · Australia · England · Test Match · The Ashes
Shane Watson shines in short Ashes test
John Williams - Thursday 30.07.09, 19:36pm
If there is a God, he must hate cricket! The third Ashes test finally got under way at 5pm today, the rest of the day washed out by rain forcing the day’s cricket into 30 overs.
Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat, but Australia were forced into making a change when wicket keeper [...]
Tags: Australia · England · Test Match · The Ashes
Andrew Flintoff treatment should ensure fitness for third Ashes test at Edgbaston
John Williams - Tuesday 28.07.09, 15:25pm
England’s all round hero Andrew Flintoff is putting himself through an intensive fitness programme to ensure that he can heap the pressure on the Australian team in the third Ashes test at Edgbaston.
Despite collecting the Man of the Match award for his performance at Lord’s in the second test, Flintoff has been struggling with a [...]
Tags: Andrew Flintoff · Australia · Brett Lee · England · Test Match · The Ashes
Ian Bell in at four for England in third Ashes test at Edgbaston
John Williams - Monday 27.07.09, 13:52pm
England captain Andrew Strauss has confirmed that Ian Bell will be a direct replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen in the third Ashes test match, batting at number four, the same as Pietersen. Strauss says that he wants to keep disruption to the England team to a minimum and his happy that Bell will slot [...]
Tags: Andrew Flintoff · Andrew Strauss · Australia · England · Kevin Pietersen · Test Match · The Ashes
Justin Langer passes Don Bradman’s run record
John Williams - Thursday 23.07.09, 22:17pm
Justin Langer has broken the record held by Sir Don Bradman to become the highest scoring Australian batsman in first class cricket in Thursday’s game in England between Somerset and Worcestershire.
Bradmans long standing record fell during an innings of 107 for Langer, taking the Australian left hander past the 28,067 that Bradman had scored.
Langer retired [...]
Tags: Australia · County Cricket









