Ashes I - 2013 - In England

[NinjaFletch]

Root I can understand, the other two not so much. Bell's only made 1 century in the last 2 years. Think Compton opening and Root at 6 should have continued today. Let's what our seamers can do.

Ok, Root was slightly unfair but I don't think his starts been that much better than Compton's to justify dumping Compton and moving Root up the order.

People just wanted Root over Compton in the first place and then as soon as Compton gave half a chance to drop him he got unceremoniously dumped.

 

[NinjaFletch]

Cowan's fecking woeful.

 

[ha_rooney]

Australia awful shot.

 

[Sassy Colin]

On a hatrick!

 

[NinjaFletch]

Good ball on a hat-trick that.

 

[KM]

What the feck was Cowan thinking?

Quality first day.

 

[Donaldo]

Whoa.

 

[NinjaFletch]

What an absolute fecking belter.

 

[KM]

Incredible wicket and bowl. WOW!

 

[Donaldo]

What a delivery.

 

[ha_rooney]

That's a beauty!!!

Huge wicket, Australia will collapse.

 

[ArmchairCritic]

Jaffa.

 

[Sassy Colin]

Oh c'mon, can they play properly ffs!

This is ruining Test cricket, it'll all be over by Friday evening.

 

[Donaldo]

Hehe the home crowd's having a good time now.

 

[vanthaman]

Turned it on just as jimmy got that wicket. Beautiful stuff

 

[FlawlessThaw]

Steve Smith in at number 5...I mean seriously

I realise this will probably bite me in the arse though

 

[Donaldo]

I half expect the IPL music to start any moment.

 

[KM]

Steve Smith in at number 5...I mean seriously

I realise this will probably bite me in the arse though

It won't.

 

[StuCol]

crazy stuff out there for test cricket

 

[ha_rooney]

Entertaining day. Some very good bowling, but batting was average at best.

England have the slight advantage for me at the moment. Hopefully we see better batting tomorrow.

 

[peterstorey]

crazy stuff out there for test cricket

Modern batsmen can't play test cricket properly, building an innings etc. They just carry on as if it's limited overs.

 

[StuCol]

Entertaining day. Some very good bowling, but batting was average at best.

England have the slight advantage for me at the moment. Hopefully we see better batting tomorrow.

Yeah after the Aussies have gone obviously.

 

[ghaliboy]

Lol, fecking so much for Watson and Rogers forming this big new dominant force. Watson is not an opener or top order batsman. I repeat, Watson is not an opener or top order batsman.

Pretty happy for Siddle though - even though I gave him a heap of shit he pitched the ball up in his second spell and got rewards. Glad the lads finished the tail off quickly as well. Story of the last 5 years is bowling ourselves into a good position only for us to bat like shite. Or vice versa bat well and bowl shite. If we can string a few good days of both in this series I can see it being rewarding.

Anyone know if there is any youtube link that will show all the wickets?

If the Aussie batsmen aren't afraid to get on the front foot and they keep their concentration I reckon they'll rack a few up.

Planting the front foot in these conditions is a death sentence.

Modern batsmen can't play test cricket properly, building an innings etc. They just carry on as if it's limited overs.

Especially batsman brought up on flat decks in hot conditions with little swing. They just plant the front foot and try and slay through the line. Any lateral movement and they're totally screwed.

 

[ghaliboy]

that fecking ball that got Clarke.. Wow.. The look on his face was great "fecking unplayable... :/"

that Rogers LB. As if that wasn't going miles down leg side. How on earth has he given that.

 

[Utd heap]

Great days entertainment, if not that much great Cricket...

Jimmy's ball to Clarke was fecking outrageous.

Fancy the two sides to end up near enough even after the first innings.

 

[peterstorey]

that fecking ball that got Clarke.. Wow.. The look on his face was great "fecking unplayable... :/"

that Rogers LB. As if that wasn't going miles down leg side. How on earth has he given that.

Siddle to Root was pretty evil as well, swung very late.

 

[ghaliboy]

Siddle to Root was pretty evil as well, swung very late.

I didn't see it mate. I wouldn't mind some form of wickets recap youtube video

 

[peterstorey]

I didn't see it mate. I wouldn't mind some form of wickets recap youtube video

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ar...tch-VIDEO-highlights-England-v-Australia.html

you might have to go through a proxy (and say 3 Hail Marys for reading the Mail).

 

[ghaliboy]

Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, nah I think I will decline. On principle I just can't click a mail link... Thanks anyway though!

 

[Dargonk]

Looking like low scores for both teams in the first innings. At least we are going to get a result I guess.

 

[ArmchairCritic]

Planting the front foot in these conditions is a death sentence.

I don't think getting on the front foot is too bad on this wicket, Trott's batted best on this wicket and he's looked to get forward and into the ball. The ball does a bit but not too much I feel, all about keeping your concentration.

 

[Nighteyes]

It's about playing the ball as late as possible especially with the amount of swing we saw directly of the pitch.. Cowan's shot was ridiculous, the pressure got to him. Rogers was really unlucky though, not sure how Dharmasena could have given that out

 

[ghaliboy]

I don't think getting on the front foot is too bad on this wicket, Trott's batted best on this wicket and he's looked to get forward and into the ball. The ball does a bit but not too much I feel, all about keeping your concentration.

Trott gets forward and looks to work on the onside at every opportunity. Watson is a lot different. He's your classic 'plant the front stool and slay through the line' type player that gets out like that a lot. Finn and Anderson were jagging it mental.

It's about playing the ball as late as possible especially with the amount of swing we saw directly of the pitch.. Cowan's shot was ridiculous, the pressure got to him. Rogers was really unlucky though, not sure how Dharmasena could have given that out

It was an absolute shocker. I could understand if it was the other way and England reviewed the not out and it was hitting (even though I thought even with Hawkeye it looked like it was going way down leg side not hitting the stumps at all). But when I saw it I realized that he'd been given and reviewed and because on hawkeye if it's 'shaving the stumps' it's still out.

DRS is a great thing but sometimes it can be frustrating.

 

[ghaliboy]

I can see the Dossier that England has on Phil Hughes.

Don't bowl short outside off stump.​

Literally bowl a Leg/Middle and Leg line.​

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He will not score runs unless you drop short outside off stump. I don't know how he keeps getting picked.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

Looks a perfect time to be batting as Smith and Hughes put up a fifty. No movement in the air today either

 

[zing]

Hughes looks a much improved player. Smith's been a good all round limited overs cricketer. Not sure how much that's going to translate when he's in at number 5 here. Good this innings.

Both of them have surprised me. I expected khawaja and Warner in their places.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

Smith gone! 50 more runs than I expected but was quite impressed with him

 

[KM]

Swann working his magic now. England to get a lead of 50 and then bat Aussies out of the test today.

Pathetic batting by both the teams so far, the pitch is absolutely fine.

 

[zing]

Yea. This match will be over by today.

 

[Sassy Colin]

This is getting silly now.