*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[Postmanpat]

After Akhtar, Freddy is the next best fast bowler to watch at full throttle in the world IMO.

Too bad they're both barely on the park.

Maybe Akhtar can share the warts with Freddie.

 

[TT Boy]

Don't mind watching Hughes bat, his entertaining but Katich is awful. His almost as bad as Cook or Strauss. Those three bore me to tears.

 

[Jono]

He doesn't like UV (history), hence the words.

That's true.

Obviously senses vulnerability with Hughes, and trying to get in his head.

Hughes handling it well so far.

 

[Jono]

Amazing to watch, this.

It's good hey

 

[Howsie]

Lol can Hughes hit anything on the leg-side. I've seen nothing from him the suggests he is anything special. He almost looks like a tailender tbh. I'd get a couple of guys in close on the leg-side.

 

[chalky]

Good battle. Freddie doing well to get that lummox to the wicket, frankly....

Think Flintoff looks quite lean TBH

 

[Jono]

Oooh, those justh ave to stick sometimes.

Freddy not happy with himself.

 

[zaremba]

Oh Freddie

 

[TT Boy]

Would have been a good take but ****.

 

[inbox24]

Lol Hughes' first runs on the legside, unbelievable.

 

[Jono]

Haha, Holding can be so good sometimes. "He ain't too bad... he ain't too bad either"

Hughes playing these angling in balls from Broad to Hughes in such a weird way.

 

[crickets]

those last two balls is what he needs to slip in catch hughes unwares.
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[wfdu_ben91]

I've seen Hughes play like that in the OD's...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hughes is going to cause me a lot of pain this summer. Regardless of the runs he scores he's flat out horrible to watch. Looks as if he shouldn't get away with playing as he does, but **** me sideways, he keeps doing it.

Done ok with the Flintoff barrage tho. Seems to have made his mind up not to play the short ball.

 

[superkingdave]

If only Freddie.

Need a wicket

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Did Holding not watch the first session? The English bowlers were bowling full to Hughes and they were bowling inswingers and outswingers, but Hughes was still flaying them through the offside.

 

[zaremba]

Fast bowling, this, from Lord Frederick of Flintoff

 

[chalky]

Judging by his reactions don't think Flintoff rates Hughes.

 

[Ausage]

Hey guys, I heard that Hughes doesn't like the short ball!!

 

[.matt]

That's better from Hughes. Got over that one.