*Official* Australia vs Pakistan in England

[Spark]

Amir - superb, again, already.

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[Kylez]

Bad light? **** off.

 

[pasag]

God I love test cricket.

Got I hate test cricket.

 

[Jayzamann]

Why aren't they allowed to use floodlights?

 

[Woodster]

Got I hate test cricket.

It is frustrating, but hopefully only a brief stoppage. I love everything about Test cricket, to think some people believe it's a dying format, what rubbish!

 

[grecian]

Willis is a great analyst in the studio, his miserablist rants are great entertainment, but his droning voice isn't right for commentary, IMHO.

Not sure Oz going off is the right tactic, the weathers going to be like this every day, and this'll just keep Amir fresh. Who is awesome, BTW.

 

[Spark]

AWTA. For the first time in ages we're seeing a proper, hard contest between bat and ball

 

[pasag]

Willis is a great summariser, his miserablist rants are great entertainment, but his droning voice isn't right for commentary, IMHO.

Not sure Oz going off is the right tactic, the weathers going to be like this every day, and this'll just keep Amir fresh. Who is awesome, BTW.

Not up to the batsmen anymore apparently.

 

[Spark]

Willis is a great summariser, his miserablist rants are great entertainment, but his droning voice isn't right for commentary, IMHO.

Not sure Oz going off is the right tactic, the weathers going to be like this every day, and this'll just keep Amir fresh. Who is awesome, BTW.

New rules, batsmen have no say.

 

[Kylez]

Not up to the batsmen anymore apparently.

This. The batsmen have no say in it.

 

[grecian]

Okay, must have missed that, thanks

Not helping Oz though, I don't think which is good obviously

Coming back out now.

 

[Faisal1985]

Is the weather going to be better as the day goes on? What's the forecast there?

 

[Kylez]

The batsmen are coming back out now, as it looks as though the sun has come out.

Should be a ripper of a session if their are no more interuptions.

 

[Faisal1985]

Watson can indeed score quickly, but on this pitch Watson's strokeplay will always offer the bowler hope. Katich has been much more watchful and has proved to be much more difficult to remove, not to mention his current form in Test cricket. A crucial wicket, and would have thought Pakistan would have preferred his scalp in that morning session.

Yea but look at Katich's strike rate. I know its not easy batting in these conditions against good pace bowling...but still that's too low.

 

[Woodster]

Yea but look at Katich's strike rate. I know its not easy batting in these conditions against good pace bowling...but still that's too low.

Don't forget this is a Test match, while a career strike rate of 46 is not special, he has the capacity to bat all day, and into tomorrow, should he do that you expect Australia to be in a very good position, and him to be will into three figures.

 

[andyc]

Yea but look at Katich's strike rate. I know its not easy batting in these conditions against good pace bowling...but still that's too low.

If it's the first day of the series, with overcast conditions against a very good new ball attack who by all accounts are bowling very well, it would hardly matter if he was 0 off 46 balls tbh, as long as he's still in there. Give it time and the runs will come, especially given the recent reputation of the Lord's pitch as a flat track.

 

[Spark]

Ponting past Lara. WAG.

 

[pasag]

Hopefully we have the same sorts of conditions when we bowl.

 

[Spark]

And then get out

 

[Kylez]

Katich's strike rate isn't a problem at the moment, it's not something to worry about in these conditions.

Ponting just passed Lara in the all time run scores and then got out.