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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: cub on June 19, 2005, 03:19:25 AM
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Well Well Well - Even the diehard Aussie I am, cant help but smile at the Bangladesh Tigers doing Oz in the first 1 dayer - Well done Tigers :lol
Saw them in a world cup match in 99 and their supporters are full on cricket nuts and great sports. Good stuff.
Australia need to wake up - Lets just hope the Poms go into a frenzy and then get their rzez whooped 5 nil in the real stuff. :thumbsup
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Well Well Well - Even the diehard Aussie I am, cant help but smile at the Bangladesh Tigers doing Oz in the first 1 dayer - Well done Tigers :lol
Saw them in a world cup match in 99 and their supporters are full on cricket nuts and great sports. Good stuff.
Australia need to wake up - Lets just hope the Poms go into a frenzy and then get their rzez whooped 5 nil in the real stuff. :thumbsup
I have to admit that I had a chuckle this morning when I heard the result but was not surprised - the Aussies seem a bit lost at the moment, either that or they think they are some sort of junket.
My personal view has always been you play the serious stuff first i.e. THE TEST MATCHES and the hit and giggle stuff second
Also, I am interested to see what Symmonds was dropped for - breaching team rules they say - talk about vague
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Symonds had a night on the grog and broke team curfew apparently.
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Symonds had a night on the grog and broke team curfew apparently.
So it seems and they reckon he not only broke curfew but turned up to training still intoxicated ::)
One of the English Commentators (Allott I think) suggested that this isn't the first time it's happened :gobdrop
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Symonds had a night on the grog and broke team curfew apparently.
Bunch of Sftcks sports teams these days - How they ever would of survided in the past is beyond me. And on that point are they any better than the Marsh's Lillies Walters xtra of the past - I think not.
At least Boonies record will remain in history for all time. :lol
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The Aussies are playing like they're the Richmond Football Club.
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Teach them for not preparing for the tour properly. Most of them hadn't played a match in at least 3 months. Imagine an AFL side rocking up to round one without a playing a single preseason game.
As much as it's good for the sport that the Aussies are being challenged (stuff that lol) I'm hoping we lift the Poms hopes up like we did on the 1997 tour (lost all 3 one-dayers and the first test) then bring them back down to earth with a thud ;D.
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LOL - Hey did anyone see that dreadful Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding movie on Foxtel today? Talk about bad acting :lol :rollin
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Looks like normal transmission has resumed lol.
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Watched some of the replay this arvo. Had a good chuckle when the biased commentators blamed England's crappy fielding on the way the grass had been mowed. ;D ???
I reckon they'll dream up enough excuses for a book before the Aussies head home.
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Hooray for Brett Lee.
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A tied final sets up the Ashes nicely.
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How good was McGrath last night :bow. That'll teach the Poms for making dodgy pitches with uneven bounce :thumbsup.
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Go Aussies :thumbsup
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Getting on track now - 314 ahead with 3 wickets left, push it above 350 and should be 1 - Nil. :thumbsup
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I hate the Aussie cricketers and hope that England can win the Ashes. :thumbsup
Bunch of skippy bogan pizzheads.
Nothing better than seeing Ponting and Gilchrists faces after they lose.
LMAOO :thumbsup :thumbsup
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U better start hating and hoping a bit harder oxo cubes :lol
5 - NIL 5 - NIL 5 - NIL
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LOL CUB ;D.
Make an exception for Katich Ox. He barracks for the Tiges :thumbsup. Good on him too for carrying the Aussies 2nd innings over 350.
It's bloody raining over there now.
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ONE-NIL ;D
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Silly England - their first mistake IMO was trying to talk the talk without having walked the walk ;D
Seriously, stupid statements by the likes of Hoggard eg "The Aussies are past it and are just bullies". Advice for you son - concentrate on your own game - your record against the Aussie's is shocking and you bowled more bad deliveries in this test than good ones.
Pieterson was another - granted he batted well but geesh his catching was deplorable. Dropped a couple of sitters
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I went down the TAB and put $50 on England to win at Edgbaston @ $5.50 and $50 on England to win the Ashes @ $15 to win up to $1025. IMO those are inflated by at least 50%. I watched this English team last northern summer, and all they need is a start and they will be very very competitive. Gilchrist, Hayden, Langer and Ponting are all out of touch. Gillespie is chucking pies down and Lee is average when the ball isn't swinging.
I still think Australia are favourites - but nowhere near dead certs.
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Man - They are good odds for a 2 horse race - Still I wont be touching them . :thumbsup
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We'll its really a three horse race - England vs. Australia vs. the weather. But yeah, I thought $5.50 and $15 were worth a punt... although an Aussie win at Edgbaston almost certainly means I will walk away with nothing.
I think of it as paying $100 for the promise that Australia will win the Ashes, and if this promise is broken, I get compensated very generously.
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Was listening to SEN on way in and the grounds keeper at edg said the weather forecast aint looking to good with a wet start and then rain on the 3rd day forecast with a washout wednesday forecast - Poms could draw this one ;)
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Good old nightshift - very interesting night of cricket - England all out 407 then in came the rain (Lucky really) as Oz would have had to face a testing last 1/2 hour or so.
Hope McGrath comes up ok - Lee will be the one giving him his spot back if he comes up.
Will be an interesting series from now on if McGrath doesn't come back.
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The Aussies did well considering the pitch is a batting paradise with no movement or bounce. It could of been even better if it didn't take the ump 3 goes to know what plum LBW was ::). At 1/160 odd and going at 5 runs an over we could of been stuffed by now. I don't know what Ponting was thinking bowling first ???.
You've got to love English grounds. So small you can hit a six easily without even looking at the ball ;D.
The MX today said McGrath expects to be back by the 4th test.
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The Aussies did well considering the pitch is a batting paradise with no movement or bounce.
Gillespie is shot, should be let out to pasture soon, Lee is just plain stupid. I think he has got carried away with trying to bowl fast. His action suffers because he throws himself at the pitch and batsman rather than standing up straight. As the (self?) annointed enforcer, he bowls far too many bouncers. Yesterday he banged a couple of good ones in, and then when he was going for six, he'd stand there smiling at the batsman. He needs to slow down, and work on getting some movement off the pitch when it isn't swinging... maybe he should look at McGrath at nets.
Kaspa took two wickets within a few overs and was replaced by Gillespie. I remember under Taylor and to some extent Waugh Kaspa would go for entire innings without getting a bowl, but without McGrath, he is probably our most reliable quick.
If McGrath isn't right for Old Trafford, they should drop Lee/Gillespie and bring in MacGill. We've seen that only Pietersen really knows how to play leg spin bowling.
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Poor Brett Lee - I reckon he was trying too hard - didn't bowl well.
Warne dropping that catch was pathetic - obviously had sore fingers from all those text messages he sends :rollin
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I went down the TAB and put $50 on England to win at Edgbaston @ $5.50 and $50 on England to win the Ashes @ $15 to win up to $1025. IMO those are inflated by at least 50%. I watched this English team last northern summer, and all they need is a start and they will be very very competitive. Gilchrist, Hayden, Langer and Ponting are all out of touch. Gillespie is chucking pies down and Lee is average when the ball isn't swinging.
I still think Australia are favourites - but nowhere near dead certs.
Jake your punt's looking strong with Poms in the box seat after day 2. They were getting heaps of movement with the ball especially Jones with his reverse swing both ways.
Once again a LBW decision goes against us. Full ball clearly going down leg side - OUT! ::)
Only Warney can save us now. Sheesh what a ball to bowl Strauss :gobdrop
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C'mon pommy bastards. :thumbsup
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5 early wickets to the Aussies today :thumbsup
Eng 6-75
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As long as the Aussies win 3-1 is all i care about - and i'll collect.
Haven't been watching. Can the Poms win one or is it all huff and puff?
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Well the Poms managed to win by the whopping margin of 3 runs.
Did anyone actually want to win this test?
How could the Aussies get so close today, how could the Poms let the Aussies get so close today?
I have to say there was some really stupid and I mean stupid cricket played during this test match by both teams
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Well the Poms managed to win by the whopping margin of 3 runs.
Did anyone actually want to win this test?
How could the Aussies get so close today, how could the Poms let the Aussies get so close today?
I have to say there was some really stupid and I mean stupid cricket played during this test match by both teams
Actually, they only won by 2 runs...Only one test has had a winner with a smaller margin, with the Windies beating Australia by one run at Adelaide Oval about 10-12 years ago.
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Well the Poms managed to win by the whopping margin of 3 runs.
Actually, they only won by 2 runs...Only one test has had a winner with a smaller margin, with the Windies beating Australia by one run at Adelaide Oval about 10-12 years ago.
yeah sorry about that - I didn't type that too well did I ??? What I was trying to say very poorly was we failed by 3 runs :-\
I wonder if Australia will make any changes for the the 3rd test?
Old Trafford takes spin so I wouldn't be surprised if MacGill comes in for either Gillespie or Kaspa.
And I'd seriously consider giving Hayden a rest :help
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Hayden not batting well at all ... but I think he will retain his place comfortably. His first-slipping for Warne is probably enough. One of the disadvantages of such a settled side is that guys like Hodge and Hussey havent really had a chance to show if they are up to test match cricket.
On the surface of it, MacGill could be brought in, but there are a few issues. Firstly, he tends to be a LOT less accurate than Warne - Flintoff and Pietersen could really take to him. Secondly, perhaps the English batsmen would start working out how to play legspin bowling if they were to see it from both ends for extended periods, and thirdly, Warne in the past has ahd less impact when MacGill plays.
I'd like to see Tait in. Either Gillespie or Kaspa has to go. It really should be Gillespie (2 wickets out of 40), but I have a feeling that Kaspa will be a scapegoat and never play for Australia again...
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Comon u limey priks. :thumbsup :thumbsup
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Dear oh dear the Aussies are thinking of playing McGarth :banghead Don't get it
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Talk about lethargic. 7 dropped catches! I think Gilly needs new gloves :-\.
How Gillespie is getting a game ahead of Kaspa gawd knows :help.
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Unless there's a miraculous turnaround in the second innings this test is as good as over :help. About the only Aussie in form is Warney.
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Unless there's a miraculous turnaround in the second innings this test is as good as over :help. About the only Aussie in form is Warney.
Lee looks in OK form too.
As for our batsmen - :banghead :banghead gawn :banghead
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As for our batsmen - :banghead :banghead gawn :banghead
Their decision making is as dodgy as umpire Billly Bowden's when it comes to LBWs. When the ball hits outside the line it's NOT out and when it does it's OUT! Not the other way around Billly ???.
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What a shame virually the whole day was lost to rain :thumbsup
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Suk dik poms :lol :rollin :lol :cheers
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How good was that! I thought we were gone when Ponting got out with still 4 overs left to go and only Lee and McGrath batting but in the word's of an ex-footy coach they "stuck fat" lol.
Poor old Tony Grieg and Boycott. They were so cocky and certain England would win all day laughing in the background with every wicket. Now they must be completely shattered :rollin. Even another dodgy LBW decision ::) couldn't get England the win.
Aussies will regroup over the 9 day break and kick some backside now :thumbsup.
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4th Test starts tonight at the lovely Trent Bridge....
Glad to see the Aussies FINALLY blood a young player in Tait :thumbsup
We really need some fresh faces :-\
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About the only positive for the Aussies was Tait's second spell and the rain interruptions. Sheesh 22 no balls and more dropped catches :help. Hayden is having a shocker of a tour and what was Ponting doing only giving Warne 6 overs ???.
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It looks like good-bye ashes unless the heavens open for 3 days straight!
How dodgy has the umpiring been?! 10 incorrent LBW decisions in 3 and half tests and all against the Aussies ::). Sheesh and I thought AFL umpiring was bad :help.
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Australia need to make ~500 runs to have a chance. Effectively need 3 batsmen to make triple figures. Most of them are due, but its not going to happen.
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4/222 and 37 runs behind.
Clarke and Tiger supporter Katich still there after a 61 run partnership. It should have been even better if Ponting and Martyn had gone for that stupid suicide run out but it could have been worse as Clarke would have been out stumped if the pommy keeper took the ball cleanly.
Awesome one-handed horizontal catch by the pom Strauss at second slip :o.
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We have been the beneficiaries of some very poor umpiring decisions over the years - so it seems now it's our tunr to cop the dodgy ones.
The best umpire in world cricket today is Simon Taufel (sp?) and he is an Aussie so he cannot umpire this game or any other that we play in and that's dumb. Best umpries should stand in test matches not blokes who aren't up to it. No direspect to Steve Bucknor but his time has passed and he is doing cricket alot of damage at the monet wi his guesses :banghead
As for the Aussie's - IMO they don't deserve to win they played really stupid cricket on Friday night. Poor bowling and poor fielding.
As for Hayden - like Steve Bucknor it's time. Has to be dropped he has become a liability.
We are paying dearly at the moment for not bringing any kids through. If we drop Hayden who are we going to open with? Hodge? that's not fair on Hodge :banghead
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Hussey for Hayden. Straight swap. Hodge needs to be looked at to replace Martyn IMO.
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I thought of Mike Hussey straight away Jake.
Bit tough on Martyn though I think. Once he gets away from Bucknor it's unlikely he'll keep getting triggered LBW for hitting the ball. :o
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Once again Warne and Lee show they've been the only Aussies in form and displaying the right intensity all series. We've played so poorly that it never should have gotten that close. If they had played the whole series like they did today the Aussies wouldn't be 2-1 down. We've got to hope that we win the toss in the last test and make a big score to put some pressure back on England. It's going to be a flat track as the poms only need to draw.
We have been the beneficiaries of some very poor umpiring decisions over the years - so it seems now it's our tunr to cop the dodgy ones.
That's true WP. The kiwis copped some shockers the last time we played them that it was embarrassing. Either way it's not right. Umpires are human so you tolerate a couple of poor decisions in a series but 13 incorrect LBWs (12 against the Aussies and 1 against England) in the past 3 tests is ridiculous. Thankfully Bucknor won't be umpiring at the Oval.
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I thought of Mike Hussey straight away Jake.
Bit tough on Martyn though I think. Once he gets away from Bucknor it's unlikely he'll keep getting triggered LBW for hitting the ball. :o
I forgot about Hussey - I thought he was only in the One Day squad ???
Just on Martyn he should be dropped for that shocking single that led to Ponting's dismissal. :banghead :banghead Talk about dumb cricket ::)
That's 3 tests in a row where he's called for a suicide single - fortunately in the previous 2 tests Peitersen missed the stumps.
And if Bucknor's not doing the next test who do we get? Noddy Kuertsan ;D :banghead
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LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :rollin
I hope they pound us.
LMAO@Gilchrist and Ponting - 2 spoilt .overpaid Aussie dikks.
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And if Bucknor's not doing the next test who do we get? Noddy Kuertsan ;D :banghead
Yep Noddy and Big Ears Billy Bowden ;D
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Bring back Steve Randell.
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bit of a worry when the poms won the toss and batted - well done warnie - keep it up, game on. :thumbsup
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Having them 7 down for 319 isn't such a bad effort on that flat pitch when they were 0/82 then 4/276. Warney carrying the bowling attack yet again. McGrath was either rushed back in or he's lost a yard of pace. Flintoff owns us when it comes to first innings this series. If we could have got him out early England would have struggled to get 250.
We need those last 3 wickets cheaply tomorrow otherwise 350+ will be a tough total to overhaul given our batting frailties.
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Another day ruined by bad light. Unless a miracle happens tomorrow night then it's goodnight ashes :P.
Had to laugh when the English supporters all put up their umbrellas up to con the umpires into thinking it was raining and the Aussies supporters in response all took off their shirts like it was midsummer :rollin.
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Jakeys $750 is looking pretty good :thumbsup
I'm a scotsman at heart .....
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This is great.
Jake makes 750 and those cokhed Aussie cricketers get all they deserve.
:thumbsup
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When you twice drop sitters in the slips off a guy who then goes on to make 158 you don't deserve to win.
Sums up the series. Lots of ifs and coodabeens for the Aussies but in the end not good enough and with too many passengers. Ponting's captaincy while safe for the meantime could be under pressure you'd reckon if he has another poor series decision-wise back home.
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When you twice drop sitters in the slips off a guy who then goes on to make 158 you don't deserve to win.
Sums up the series. Lots of ifs and coodabeens for the Aussies but in the end not good enough and with too many passengers. Ponting's captaincy while safe for the meantime could be under pressure you'd reckon if he has another poor series decision-wise back home.
The Ashes were gone when Warne dropped Pieterson when he was 15 :banghead :banghead
I don't think Ponting is any danger of losing the captaincy but I think we might need to get used to the idea of more pain. I actually feel for Ponting - he may have to face what Border had to deal with when he became Captain. :-\
The blokes who should be under scrutiny are the selectors. They haven't made a tough decision for years and more importantly with the exception of Clarke and to a much much lesser extent Tait - they haven't blooded any young players for the future - that's going to hurt us now. I think that there are a number of players who will be lucky to see out the summer.
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Drop.
Martyn.
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NOW!!!
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I don't think Ponting is any danger of losing the captaincy but I think we might need to get used to the idea of more pain. I actually feel for Ponting - he may have to face what Border had to deal with when he became Captain. :-\
Yeah there are similarities to when Lillee, Marsh and Greg Chappell all retired in a short space of time. If we fall away as badly as we did then in the 80s then it's going to take 5-6 years at least before we put another decent team together.
The selectors didn't find a medium pace bowler for the tour. Sure Warney and McGrath have tormented England previously but in England guys like Alderman, Moody and Reiffel have thrived. Yep WP, they have a lot to answer for.
Despite that Ponting still had a poor test series as captain. Sending England in on the first day of the second test on a good pitch, his reactive field placings and then even last night allowing Lee to continually bowl short especially at the tail ::) were major stuff-ups. Why against poorer batsman would you take away the chance to bowl them or get them out LBW. Sure they may get bat on some but at that pace one miss and their out :banghead.
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Bring back Deano :bow
Can't believe we let that pelican Pietersen roger us on the last day.
MARTYN - GONE
HAYDEN - GONE (Yes you made a hundred but it was slow even by Javed Miandad's standards - Playing for himself not the what the team required)
GILLESPIE - Cut your hair and pull your fist out your clacker!
ROFLFMAOOOOOOOOOOOO@us going off on day 3 for bad light. Bunch of softies. We deserved to lose just off that decision.