[Cricket] First Ashes Test - England v Australia - Cardiff

[Mackenzie]

Some absolute dross being chucked down by the aussies who don't seem to be able to control the ball with all the swing.. Luckily for us.
Still can't get over the decision to bat though.

Bowling second and forth should benefit Ali, Starc really digs the pitch up with his follow through and it spins here. Shame we didn't play both spinners.

 

[Titanic]

Lyon on early... no turn... Cook plays out a maiden...

34-1 (10 overs)

 

[Billy the Fish]

Could be a low scoring game with the variable bounce.

I can't understand why everyone wants to bowl just because it's cloudy. They haven't looked threatening at all so far. I also wouldn't fancy batting 4th on this, the ball is dying already, lbw is in play and we'll be Moore so in the 2nd innings

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Bowling second and forth should benefit Ali, Starc really digs the pitch up with his follow through and it spins here. Shame we didn't play both spinners.

I just feel these conditions would have suited our seamers. The Aussie quicks just dont have the control to be making the most of it.

 

[Titanic]

I just feel these conditions would have suited our seamers. The Aussie quicks just dont have the control to be making the most of it.

are you watching Mitchell Johnson bowling?

 

[Billy the Fish]

Stream will be on Cricfree.sx

 

[Mackenzie]

I just feel these conditions would have suited our seamers. The Aussie quicks just dont have the control to be making the most of it.

Anderson would have enjoyed the overhead conditions, but other than that it's pretty cold and a slow pitch. The fact Lyon is already bowling tells a story.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

are you watching Mitchell Johnson bowling?

Yes.



Edit. Full toss from the other Mitchell

 

[Titanic]

Drinks 42-1 (13 overs)

Cook 20* Ballance 16*

 

[Titanic]

Cook GONE.. cutting at Lyon, extra bounce... edged through to Haddin

42-2

 

[Billy the Fish]

FFS cook!

Two wickets to two dreadful shots so far

 

[Bold Seagull]

Just needed to leave and use a straight bat until lunch. We've lost two wickets, first to an attempted clip to the leg side off a ball that was straight, second attempting to cut a ball straight after a break. Seriously, lets not make this easy for them.

 

[Titanic]

Bell OUT

No review... looked plumb... full and straight from Starc, with a hint of late swing.

43-3

 

[Hugo Rune]

Bell - End

 

[atfc village]

Bell gone for 1

 

[Mackenzie]

Bell never looked at ease in that little innings. Gah!

 

[Knightsworld]

Sake.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Well that went well.

 

[Hugo Rune]

I'm braced for a collapse.

 

[pasty]

Oh FFS!

I was going to post "3 down before lunch" at the start of the thread, but didn't want to tempt fate