Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I hope that's not true. Nothing against Hilfy, especially if he takes 5, but I'd prefer to see Clark in there as I rate him more of a chance of causing problems.
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*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff
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Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
That was the year after I played there. We bowled them out for 65 so we didn't hang around for long eitherI've only played there once, back in 2003, and the fact that we were bowled-out for 46 batting first meant I didn't have much chance to admire the pavilion.
But I do have some shots of the ground and it was nice.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
OH FFS England...Panesar? Been sucked right in havent we? Absolute joke
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Absolutely ****ing disgraceful.
10 men a side then. May the ****ing least atrocious selected team win.
10 men a side then. May the ****ing least atrocious selected team win.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Is it Flintoff, Anderson, Broad, Panesar and Swann as the bowlers?
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Strauss wins the toss and bats.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Winning the toss and batting should be one advantage, apparently it does look like there'll be some of the anticipated turn. But both teams disadvantage themselves, England by playing MSP ahead of Onions; Australia by having Hauritz and Hilfenhaus ahead of Clark.
Stapel
International Regular
Confirmed!
Now then, if Aus pick Hauritz and Eng pick two spinners, the waiting is for a pitch doesn't take spin at all.........
Oh, England will bat!
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Yep
Given we are playing only 3 fast bowlers, its no surprise that England bat first.
Sky have Panesar batting above Anderson...
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Haha unbelievable selections. Why the **** is Hilfenhaus playing?
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Yup. As I said earlier, not very surprising though, shocking-quality selections are nothing new to either of these teams.
pasag
RTDAS
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Just got my law results, and did pretty good. Now get to watch the Ashes.
Life is good
Honestly happy we're not batting first, would be too nervous to watch.
pup11
International Coach
Good Lord, what the **** is wrong with these Australian selectors, picking Hilfenhaus over Clark is just so ****ing lame, why can't they pick a single test XI without making such shocking selections, though the only logic that I can see behind this is that, they think Clark might be a bit of a risk because of him coming back after a long injury lay-off.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
The only remotely plausible reasons are that there's unlikely to be much in the pitch for seam so Clark, the seamer, is excluded for Hilfenhaus, the swinger, who doesn't need the pitch to get it to do what he does.
Only thing is, Hilfenhaus couldn't make batsmen play in SA; Clark generally can.
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
Haha @ MacGill's deadpan off the autocue: 'Guys, I think you can tell that I'm pretty excited.'