not going well. Pies being bowled by Woakes & Ali about as threatening as Magennis. Warner could be playing in his sleep. This has got the looks of a 340-1 at close of play. Glad I'm going to Southend so I can't stay up all night watching this garbage. It would be helpful if at least one of our bowlers could be above 82 mph.
not going well. Pies being bowled by Woakes & Ali about as threatening as Magennis. Warner could be playing in his sleep. This has got the looks of a 340-1 at close of play. Glad I'm going to Southend so I can't stay up all night watching this garbage. It would be helpful if at least one of our bowlers could be above 82 mph.
Broad, according to the speedometer, has bowled a few over 88mph, but to the naked eye they look nothing like that, I do wonder how accurate these things are. Hardly thudding into Bairstow's gloves. All series he seems to be floating it up there rather than hitting the deck.
The Boxing Day Test at the "G" is an event whoever is playing. I'm looking forward to it.
Correct. Currently at my second boxing day test, first was in 2005.
Loads of empty seats in the members area, they should kick out a load of members and invite new ones (A cricket fan would not want to miss this and the waiting list is huge) or reduce the member's area when there is a lack of uptake.
Surprised Bancroft lasted to lunch, I thought Broad had his number. It's going be a long day!
His cr*p bowling is starting to wind me up a bit. Can't get any scoreboard pressure going when he's bowling. Curran doing an excellent job down the other end (1 run conceded in two overs) and Ali comes on for the over in between and they pick him off for eight.
I cannot think of a more frustrating thing in cricket than a fast bowler bowling at front foot "no ball". Why do they think that they have to push it to the limits the whole time?
Not picking on Curran (and as it happened Warner was out on 103 as opposed to being out on 99) but why do it? Even Anderson was only an inch or so inside the line when getting Warner. One extra bit of effort for a bowler who habitually plants that foot on the line means that it may well be an illegal ball.
His cr*p bowling is starting to wind me up a bit. Can't get any scoreboard pressure going when he's bowling. Curran doing an excellent job down the other end (1 run conceded in two overs) and Ali comes on for the over in between and they pick him off for eight.
When he started a new spell the Aussies near me commented, "Nice, we can get some runs now". Shame we couldn't get more wickets but did well to restrict their run rate.
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Loads of empty seats in the members area, they should kick out a load of members and invite new ones (A cricket fan would not want to miss this and the waiting list is huge) or reduce the member's area when there is a lack of uptake.
Surprised Bancroft lasted to lunch, I thought Broad had his number. It's going be a long day!
His cr*p bowling is starting to wind me up a bit. Can't get any scoreboard pressure going when he's bowling. Curran doing an excellent job down the other end (1 run conceded in two overs) and Ali comes on for the over in between and they pick him off for eight.
Not picking on Curran (and as it happened Warner was out on 103 as opposed to being out on 99) but why do it? Even Anderson was only an inch or so inside the line when getting Warner. One extra bit of effort for a bowler who habitually plants that foot on the line means that it may well be an illegal ball.
Bowled for 76.
Australia 278-5
Big wicket this...
Overturned!!!
Broad gets the other Marsh for 61.
314-6
Don't know on what basis he wouldn't have given that. Fortunately it didn't matter.
318-7
325-8
Session score: 82-5
326-9
Now the fun begins.