Correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't think Cook ever plays well at Trent Bridge
It's a swinging/seaming sort of track and Cook being a left hander is susceptible to chasing the ball a bit. The Aussies also have a few left handers in their team.
Cook should have done better, but Root out fair and square. From what I've heard we will need to a decent first innings total because the pitch is pretty flat
The pitch looks dry in a couple of days it'll start to crack up - Australia will have to bat last on it and against Swann.
True, but I wouldn't want a big first innings deficit. Smith can tweak a bit, and Agar is an unknown quality... maybe they are trying to out-fox KP again by bringing in a left arm spinner? It worked so well last time with "X-Doh"
Big big trouble. With Cook, Pietersen and Trott out for less than 80 between them the batting line up looks a little bit brittle. We need the lower middle order and tail to fire now - bet they are wishing they picked Bresnan now!
I seem to remember England doing this in New Zealand. Now is not the time. Maybe we went in half-baked and underprepared again? We do that a lot in test series. Still not time to start panicking. sod it. PAAANNIIIIICCCCCCCCCC
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27-1 wicket out of nowhere for me. Apparently 89mph, the quickest ball of the morning.
It's a swinging/seaming sort of track and Cook being a left hander is susceptible to chasing the ball a bit. The Aussies also have a few left handers in their team.
Thought his ban meant he was free to play in the tests?
Trott 23no off 20. Going like a steam train. Queue Trott getting out.
Ha ha that worked well then. Ban him so he's free for the tests, then don't play him because he hasn't played!
78-2.
They've only bowled a few decent balls all morning & got 2 wickets :-(
An ok start by us, not good but not terrible either. Trott looks like he could bat all week.
Trott b Siddle 48.
A shame he was looking good - a bit of a self-induced wicket, playing at a wide ball and inside-edging into the stumps.
Bell 20 Bairstow 27
Bell c Watson b Siddle 25
I'm switching over to the Tour de France...