*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[superkingdave]

Ravi

 

[Craig]

Surprise suprise Bopara's luck has run out. Pathetic shot, but karma and all that.

 

[Andre]

Bopara lookng like he has the ability to bat ugly without throwing his wicket away. Sign of a potentially very good Test cricketer.

Withdrawn.

 

[inbox24]

Yesss, Michael Jansen!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

If you changed the badge on Bopara's head from England to India, he'd look so much like Kumble it's uncanny. Better bat obviously, but not related to my point.

Speaking of....

 

[Johnners]

Johnners!

GIMH put the mocha on him there

 

[King Pietersen]

Good slower ball but poorly played. He better play better than that as the series goes on.

 

[social]

Brilliant bowling from Johnson

Eng may well be looking for a new no.3 before this series is out

 

[Top_Cat]

That was brilliant bowling. Bopara was always susceptible to that the way he was playing in front of his pad.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Bopara!

Was getting worried when he played a couple of decent shots, but it's a fitting dismissal.

 

[Richard]

****e dismissal by all accounts. England as good as ever at donating their wickets.

Nah, that was 100% superb bowling, unlike the previous couple of wickets. Completely duped by the slower-ball.

 

[Craig]

****e dismissal by all accounts. England as good as ever at donating their wickets.

Lobbed a Mitch Johnson slower ball to point. Face palm worthy.

 

[Scaly piscine]

England batsmen just gift wickets with any delivery remotely different - such as slower balls, mystery deliveries etc.

 

[GIMH]

Australia's session then, clearly. Need a cleanup job from Colly here, or things could get very messy quickly. We desperately do not want to be bowling today.

 

[alternative]

Johnson on fire.

 

[morgieb]

Johnson strikes again. (Y)

Bopara's good innings has come to an end.

 

[Craig]

Yesss, Michael Jansen!

 

[NUFAN]

Anyone else think it was an odd technique for Hughes to take that catch so low.

Spose' as long as he catches it, it's all good. Now to the crease comes my tip for England's leading run scorer Paul Collingwood.

 

[Andre]

Would love to see Hilf get Collywobbles before lunch.

Is Bopara allergic to leaving the ball?

 

[Richard]

Australia's session then, clearly. Need a cleanup job from Colly here, or things could get very messy quickly. We desperately do not want to be bowling today.

Have to pitch it up to Collingwood early on, and in fact all the time. No money for bowling short as Johnson did 1st ball.