*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[Jono]

SHOT SWANN!

So beautiful.

 

[tooextracool]

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

Its not out end of story. As long as we have human umpires out there thats the way it will be.

 

[Craig]

What a shot!

 

[Son Of Coco]

Hauritz being swept about like a wet bathroom floor here.

It seems like the more it turns the worse he does.

 

[Craig]

SHOT SWANN!

So beautiful.

How good was the follow through?

 

[Son Of Coco]

Its not out end of story. As long as we have human umpires out there thats the way it will be.

Read what I said about it being a difficult decision to make.

 

[alw1971]

If England can bat out today? Or even declare?

Great entertainment!

 

[Jono]

It seems like the more it turns the worse he does.

Haha, its cos he has no idea where to pitch it considering it will spin more than usual.

"Spin, wtf is that"

 

[Langeveldt]

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.

He's like a poor man's Richard Dawson.. I can't believe the country that spawned cricketers such as Bryce McGain and John Howard have spawned this rubbish

 

[Top_Cat]

Nice tactics by the Aussies here, tiring England's most in-form bowler out by keeping him out there.

</forlorn hope>

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Another over?

****ing hell. You cannot make chicken **** into chicken salad.

 

[chalky]

Shot from Swann

I wonder if Brett Lee would have a difference here - in theory his very quik bouncer, yorker lengh bowling should be too much for the English tail enders. However I've seen him get spanked many a time by tail end batters aswell so who knows.

 

[King Pietersen]

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

That's funny. The feed in Sydney (check Vicky's post) also showed it pitching outside. You watching the right game?

Great partnership this, really giving England the boost we needed. Get these 2 up to open for the 2nd innings I reckon.

Hauritz gets himself a cheap wicket. He's in for the rest of the series lads.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Shot from Swann

I wonder if Brett Lee would have a difference here - in theory his very quik bouncer, yorker lengh bowling should be too much for the English tail enders. However I've seen him get spanked many a time by tail end batters aswell so who knows.

Probs not. In all reality, he'd be playing instead of Hilfenhaus and we'd be in a bigger ****heap than we already are.

 

[superkingdave]

Unlucky Jimmeh...just got a bit carried away there

 

[Nate]

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!

I'm talking about Clark over Hauritz, not Clark over Hilfenhaus.

Or Ponting could just bowl the best spinner in our line-up.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Grrrr even the ****ing tailender throws their wicket away.

0.000001% shot that one.

England should have 550 not 420 odd.

 

[wpdavid]

Bit of a waste by Anderson there, although obviously he'd already done well. But we had them where we wanted, and there was no need to throw it away. Mental disintegration and all that.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Hoping (see praying) for a Prince masterclass.

 

[inbox24]

Don't think we can win the series if Hauritz keeps on playing after this test.