*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[superkingdave]

Was a decent programme had most of the main players being interviewed, interesting how ridiculous the MCC was back then. 74/75 next week

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Watson is pumped up by Whitney Houston. Lol, well played.

Who isn't tbf.

 

[Jono]

Who isn't tbf.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody my personal fav.

 

[Austin3169]

Big six from Haddin and 600 up now.

 

[Adamc]

729 the current highest for Australia in the Ashes. Could be under threat at this rate.

 

[sephiroth123]

Aussies really just need to whack as many as possible now as the rain is only an hour away judging by the radar, once it sets in then I'll be surprised if we get any play for the rest of the day at all.

Which leaves the Aussies the last day to try and get England all out.

 

[wpdavid]

Aussies really just need to whack as many as possible now as the rain is only an hour away judging by the radar, once it sets in then I'll be surprised if we get any play for the rest of the day at all.

Which leaves the Aussies the last day to try and get England all out.

Which shouldn't be beyond them. The forecast for Sunday is fine, btw. I'd still declare immediately fwiw.

 

[ripper868]

shot.

 

[zaremba]

Cardiff average rainfall for July: 60.5mm
London average rainfall for July: 38.3mm

If rain fails to save us, I'm blaming Wales.

Edit: ... and the Welsh, and the ECB

fixed.

 

[ripper868]

Haddin 100 would be the declaration point I'd think, then again, None of the aussie players appear to be looking to change into the whites anytime soon.

 

[Nate]

Norfy.

Exceptional Test Match so far.

EDIT: Thanks Pasag.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Haddin 100 would be the declaration point I'd think, then again, None of the aussie players appear to be looking to change into the whites anytime soon.

They wear creams tbbh.

 

[King Pietersen]

I blame Australia. They've not played fair. We gave them a chance in the game by only giving our batsmen starts, but then Australia go and score hundreds. Cheating crims.

 

[superkingdave]

Haddin 100 would be the declaration point I'd think, then again, None of the aussie players appear to be looking to change into the whites anytime soon.

They'll wait for the rain or tea imo

 

[sephiroth123]

Which shouldn't be beyond them. The forecast for Sunday is fine, btw. I'd still declare immediately fwiw.

Yep sure is and if they can get a 250 lead before rain comes in then it does give them a real chance on the final day.

 

[ripper868]

They wear creams tbbh.

Course, my apologies, just that the screen has had more bright white on it recently than cream.

 

[Nate]

While I remain unconvinced on our bowling attack, the Australian Selectors have been fantastic on their choice of batsmen. Getting Hughes in there, persisting with Haddin and selecting North in at six have all (imo) been great moves that will continue to win us Test Matches. Best Top 8 in the world for mine, especially when Ponting and Clarke are in decent touch.

I love Australia.

 

[inbox24]

I think we definitely need more than a day to bowl England out on such a flat pitch which is not deteriorating that much.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Haha Nafe, I saw that post before the edit. For shame!

 

[Burgey]

I blame Australia. They've not played fair. We gave them a chance in the game by only giving our batsmen starts, but then Australia go and score hundreds. Cheating crims.

Yeah, I feel disappointed in them too, what with Huss missing out and all and Hughes only scoring as many as Strauss.