*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[Stapel]

Hilfenhaus clearly the unlucky ying to the jammy Johnson's yang.

It's Yin & Yang, not Ying & Yang .


Sorry for that , back to cricket it is.

 

[superkingdave]

Err it took bloody 3 replays and a hawkeye to be able to confirm that that pitched in line. If an umpire could have figured that out, hed have to be the best umpire in the history of the sport.

indeed the last replay showed that more than half the ball pitched outside leg so the decision was correct

 

[four_or_six]

I wish I was watching this, I love it when the bowlers smack a few quick runs and then the opposition lose the plot a bit.

 

[King Pietersen]

I take it you ignore the replays...

Nope, Sky's hawkeye showed it pitched outside.....

 

[vicky]

I take it you ignore the replays...

I take it you ignored hawkeyes decision :P

Edit: bugger... beaten to it

 

[Craig]

50 partnership up.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Swann's clearly not a ten, but Jimmeh is and he's making it look fairly easy out there too. With the rain forecast I reckon a high-ish scoring draw is in the box seat now. Might invest, tbh.

50 partnership. Get in.

 

[Nate]

For every run that is scored, I feel anger towards Nielsen. Clark "too similiar" to Siddle? Clark was "too similiar" to McGrath before he was given a chance, and look how that went.

I'm amazed at the difference in quality selection to our batting and bowling attack. Rarely can you fault their batting choices, but our chosen bowlers are NEVER on the money.

I just want to see the two best sides on the park. Too much to ask? Apparently.

 

[Craig]

Jimmeh sweeps Hauritz for four.

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's Yin & Yang, not Ying & Yang .


Sorry for that , back to cricket it is.

Dammit. My secret shame exposed: I'm weak on eastern mysticism.

 

[vicky]

English crowd chanting "Hauritz"...

Feel sorry for the lad tbh...

 

[Son Of Coco]

If the ball only just pitched inline..., was it such a bad decision to give it Not Out?

Oh dear, Hauritz get some treatment here.... 16 of the over!

No, it wasn't a bad decision. It would have been difficult to make in real time with doubts over whether it pitched in line or outside.

 

[wpdavid]

Jimmeh sweeps Hauritz for four.

And then unveils the reverse sweep

 

[Craig]

How vital will it be for England if they can get to 450?

 

[four_or_six]

So great to see what Jimmy's done with his batting, such a gun. It's only a year ago that he was no.11 behind Panesar.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Nope, Sky's hawkeye showed it pitched outside.....

That's funny, the hawkeye I saw showed it pitched in line. Could have sworn it was the same feed.

 

[Craig]

And then unveils the reverse sweep

Now that was showboating by Jimmeh

 

[tooextracool]

Hauritz being swept about like a wet bathroom floor here.

 

[Briony]

For every run that is scored, I feel anger towards Nielsen. Clark "too similiar" to Siddle? Clark was "too similiar" to McGrath before he was given a chance, and look how that went.

I'm amazed at the difference in quality selection to our batting and bowling attack. Rarely can you fault their batting choices, but our chosen bowlers are NEVER on the money.

I just want to see the two best sides on the park. Too much to ask? Apparently.

Hilfenhaus has done ok though. Blame the pathetically insipid pitch which has forced him to play a 'spinner'. Why can't curators produce decent pitches anymore? Bad enough they're playing in front of a park crowd but for goodness sake what a dead pitch!

 

[pasag]

Close to the worst Test bowler in the world, you'd have to say. There's no logical reason to not play Clark or McDonald ahead of him. Never should have been brought on tour, let alone played in a Test here.