*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[pasag]

60 pages. About par I guess. Won't even try reading all the posts.

Will say though that England to lose.

Much higher than par. Last year's first Test thread had 41 pages.

 

[frey]

Yep they had to do it now really though they aren't going to hav hardly any time to try and get the 1st wicket as the rain is knocking on Cardiff's door now, should be in the next 15-30 mins I'd guess...and once it comes in there aren't many breaks, may get some play in the late eveing possibly but that'll be it.

Thanks. Rain or no rain, I can't wait to see the Aussies bowl with an attacking field and plenty of runs to play with.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Technology for technology's sake.
What's the point of that microscopic camera on the footmarks? I've got polished floorboards and if you used that camera on em they'd look like the Grand Canyon.

Slightly more useful than the scrotomater.

 

[ripper868]

Slightly more useful than the scrotomater.

Now come on, that little device provides vital information about player comfort levels. would be interesting to compare the data between Strauss and Ponting over the past 4 days.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Now come on, that little device provides vital information about player comfort levels. would be interesting to compare the data between Strauss and Ponting over the past 4 days.

In this weather, one may struggle to attach the alligator clips.

 

[social]

agree, as tempting as it is to label them everything under the sun, if England make 5/300 or similar to save the match quite comfortably, I sense a psychological victory/nullification on their behalf from the carnage we just witnessed.

Sorry, but there is no "nullification" of what we have just witnessed

1-3 of Eng's front-line bowlers have to be dropped for the next test

 

[Burgey]

Now come on, that little device provides vital information about player comfort levels. would be interesting to compare the data between Strauss and Ponting over the past 4 days.

Ripper in fine form lately

 

[Sanz]

What a batting performance by Australia. 4 100s. Dont remember when it happened last time.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

What a batting performance by Australia. 4 100s. Dont remember when it happened last time.

SL v India last year.

 

[vic_orthdox]

SL v India last year.

Sanz had probably been trying to forget that!

 

[ripper868]

In this weather, one may struggle to attach the alligator clips.

What a batting performance by Australia. 4 100s. Dont remember when it happened last time.

Never happened in the history of Ashes Cricket
The England bowlers outdid the batters though, knocking up 5 centuries.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Goneskies!

 

[Matt79]

Mitch!!!!!!!

 

[Austin3169]

Cook gone.

 

[ripper868]

Right on Cue...just as bumble talking about how johnson has come with a reputation.

 

[chalky]

Dead. Cook out playing around his front pad not for the 1st time.

 

[King Pietersen]

Here comes the collapse.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Hmm, thought there was an edge there on first look, and the close up replay only convinced me further.

 

[ripper868]

To quote from the Wired World of Sports football match between England and Australia "England in deep ****sky"

 

[Noble One]

Some may say Cook missed a straight delivery; I say skill on behalf of the bowler to skid a ball on at 147 km's.

Great start, long way to go.