Hope I'm wrong, but I think we'll be out for less than 200 (after recovering from 50-5!), they will bat for two days, then bowl us out for an innings or 9 wicket win...
Agreed. Still think the Aussies are marginally ahead. Need another 50 on the board tomorrow and a few early wickets.
Good to see Ali and Buttler positive at the end of today. Decent run rate too. So much better playing this brand of cricket and seeing England having a go. Dont mind being on the wrong end of the odd result then.
Excellent day's cricket. I'd say England are marginally in front, but pretty even.
If we can get past 400, we will have put ourselves in a good position.
Having had time to contemplate I'd say we had a slightly better day. At one point Clarke was dicking around so much he had that horrible toad Warner dribbling stuff down.
I think he's going to struggle when Mitchell Johnson finds English pitches soft and slower than Australian ones
Excellent day's cricket. I'd say England are marginally in front, but pretty even.
If we can get past 400, we will have put ourselves in a good position.
Having had time to contemplate I'd say we had a slightly better day. At one point Clarke was dicking around so much he had that horrible toad Warner dribbling stuff down.
I think he's going to struggle when Mitchell Johnson finds English pitches soft and slower than Australian ones
Johnson already has. Ineffective today, apart from shaking Ballance up a bit.
Think it's about even tbh. Both sides need a good morning tomorrow. Sounds like it was a cracking days cricket, hopefully the rest of the series is as fast scoring and with as many wickets falling!
Disagree that Aussies are ahead after Day One - make it even Stevens myself. Runs on the board are what counts and we've got quite a few of them. Their batting line-up is definitely their weaker suit so our boys should charge in tomorrow and who knows what could happen
I'm not sure. They have plenty of batters who can put in a good score, and our bowlers will need to be at their best. I don't think we will get 400. 370-80, but not bad. I'd give the Aussies the edge, but it can change so quickly. Why I love test cricket
About even for me. i can't see Broad lasting more than 10 minutes with a fairly new ball ( wood should be ahead of him in the order anyway) . Anything near 400 would be really good , anything over is a big bonus..
Excellent day's cricket. I'd say England are marginally in front, but pretty even.
If we can get past 400, we will have put ourselves in a good position.
Having had time to contemplate I'd say we had a slightly better day. At one point Clarke was dicking around so much he had that horrible toad Warner dribbling stuff down.
I think he's going to struggle when Mitchell Johnson finds English pitches soft and slower than Australian ones
Johnson already has. Ineffective today, apart from shaking Ballance up a bit.
Yeah I should probably have added that, and the vibe Clarke gave was he knew Johnson was going to find today hard going more so than Starc or Hazelwood who impressed me. Watched every ball today and have to say we are due some luck and Root got it. Bell has been in dreadful form but we all know he has got some barnstorming innings' in him.
I still think a lot of club batsmen would refuse to bat against Mitchell Johnson because of his 'unusual' action but I'm absolutely not calling him a chucked this time. ;-)
I'm wondering if Jimmy might have a good day tomorrow - Hazlewood and Starc got it to swing all day - if there's a bowler who can swing the ball, its Jimmy. Similar weather conditions predicted tomorrow.
I'm wondering if Jimmy might have a good day tomorrow - Hazlewood and Starc got it to swing all day - if there's a bowler who can swing the ball, its Jimmy. Similar weather conditions predicted tomorrow.
I'd say our chances in this test rest on jimmy having a good day
I'm wondering if Jimmy might have a good day tomorrow - Hazlewood and Starc got it to swing all day - if there's a bowler who can swing the ball, its Jimmy. Similar weather conditions predicted tomorrow.
I'd say our chances in this test rest on jimmy having a good day
I agree. If he's still not out at the end of the day tomorrow, we'll have built up a good first innings score.
I'm wondering if Jimmy might have a good day tomorrow - Hazlewood and Starc got it to swing all day - if there's a bowler who can swing the ball, its Jimmy. Similar weather conditions predicted tomorrow.
I'd say our chances in this test rest on jimmy having a good day
I agree. If he's still not out at the end of the day tomorrow, we'll have built up a good first innings score.
;-)
Him and Monty clinging on here still gives me the chills.
I'm wondering if Jimmy might have a good day tomorrow - Hazlewood and Starc got it to swing all day - if there's a bowler who can swing the ball, its Jimmy. Similar weather conditions predicted tomorrow.
I'd say our chances in this test rest on jimmy having a good day
I'm wondering if Jimmy might have a good day tomorrow - Hazlewood and Starc got it to swing all day - if there's a bowler who can swing the ball, its Jimmy. Similar weather conditions predicted tomorrow.
I'd say our chances in this test rest on jimmy having a good day
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Much better than most of us thought but still think the Aussies are marginally ahead.
Good to see Ali and Buttler positive at the end of today. Decent run rate too. So much better playing this brand of cricket and seeing England having a go. Dont mind being on the wrong end of the odd result then.
A good days cricket though. Tomorrow morning is a big session
If we can get past 400, we will have put ourselves in a good position.
I think he's going to struggle when Mitchell Johnson finds English pitches soft and slower than Australian ones
Anything under 300 would've been a bad sign going into the rest of the series. 350+ keeps us in the game and gives the bowlers something to work with.
I still think a lot of club batsmen would refuse to bat against Mitchell Johnson because of his 'unusual' action but I'm absolutely not calling him a chucked this time. ;-)
;-)
Weather forecast is fine for days 1-4 & plenty of rain on Sunday (day 5).
feel sorry for ian bell he's really struggling not sure he should be in the side at the moment.
The Aussies hate these slow and low decks - they prefer the ball coming onto the bat.
Patience and perhaps persistence will be crucial.