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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited July 2013
    Cook c Haddin b Pattinson 13

    27-1 wicket out of nowhere for me. Apparently 89mph, the quickest ball of the morning.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,725
    swinging with a spade in his hand. cook out. pattinson bowled.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,102
    carly burn said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Suspect its just me, but a home Ashes series just doesn't have the same buzz as an away one.

    Na. More of a buzz when the ozzies had a decent lineup!
    No way! Far better when they're a poor team who we beat! They're fans are the world's sorest loosers!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    Covered End said:

    Cook c Haddin b Pattinson 13

    Correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't think Cook ever plays well at Trent Bridge



  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    AFKABartram said:

    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.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,021
    Jeez, Strauss has got the most boring commentary voice ever!
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,028
    Has Warner been sent home?

    Thought his ban meant he was free to play in the tests?
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,021
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    Has Warner been sent home?

    Thought his ban meant he was free to play in the tests?

    Clarke said they'd decided not to go with him as he was out of match practice.

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    54-1 off 15 overs.

    Trott 23no off 20. Going like a steam train. Queue Trott getting out.

  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,028
    JohnBoyUK said:

    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    Has Warner been sent home?

    Thought his ban meant he was free to play in the tests?

    Clarke said they'd decided not to go with him as he was out of match practice.


    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!
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited July 2013
    Root b Siddle 30

    78-2.

    They've only bowled a few decent balls all morning & got 2 wickets :-(
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,021
    Cracking yorker from Siddle. Late swing too.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    98/2 at lunch.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    warner has been sent to play with Australia A against Zimbabwe.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,028
    98-2 at lunch.

    An ok start by us, not good but not terrible either. Trott looks like he could bat all week.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    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
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    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.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    BlackForestReds said:

    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"

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,648
    KP out. 102-3
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,528
    Not looking so clever now....
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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    124/4 Trott out. Oh shit.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    128/4

    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.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    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!
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    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
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    169-4

    Bell 20 Bairstow 27
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,021
    The frustrating thing is, 3 of the 4 wickets are down to poor shot selection.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,028
    Nice 50 partnership has got us out of trouble
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    178-5

    Bell c Watson b Siddle 25
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,528
    Who said the Aussies were rubbish?!

    I'm switching over to the Tour de France...
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    big innings needed from Prior.
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