*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[Nate]

Hit that Trott you tit.

 

[Burgey]

Boys seem well up for this here. Good to see.

 

[Jacknife]

These 2 just need to see off this opening spell,don't play at anything you don't have to.

 

[kingkallis]

Close but not out

Fair call!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Boys seem well up for this here. Good to see.

If you can't get up for the ashes you shouldn't be playing.

 

[stephen]

Your ****ting me.

****

Ohhhh nooooooooooo :-o

Bollocks. Watch out for the 3rd ball of the next away tour.

NO! How slow is my stream?!

Just said in a jokey serious way that we'll be one down in the first over

Try not get overawed by that you ****.

Oops.

**** gets wickets.

Rank bad ball,Botham would have been proud of a wicket off that.

I'm just savouring the English response to that wicket.

It's a beautiful thing.

 

[Gilly Fan]

One of the poms can you tell me whether Bumble has already told of the story when he met Siddle's parents?

 

[Janki_Jasoos]

Aleem Darr proves why he is best umpire in the elite panel.

 

[chalky]

One of the poms can you tell me whether Bumble has already told of the story when he met Siddle's parents?

not yet mate

 

[Furball]

One of the poms can you tell me whether Bumble has already told of the story when he met Siddle's parents?

Didn't realise Bumble was into caravans.

 

[GIMH]

Fascinating so far

 

[Pizzorno]

Didn't realise Bumble was into caravans.

Or inbreeding.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Aleem Darr proves why he is best umpire in the elite panel.

I guess one thing to be said is that at least the referral system has stopped those ones being referred to as "bad decisions" by the umpire when they are given not out. So often you'd hear commentators say, "Oh, they've got that wrong!" when the ball was shown to be clipping the outside of the stump. Fair reason to have some doubt if hawkeye is showing the ball only just clipping the stump.

 

[kingkallis]

I cant wake up early if I have to attend a business meeting or a con. call but its 'The Ashes'. I am up to watch the game and so far it looks a good contest.

If these 2 can see the Poms through to lunch, England can surely hope for a total of 350+

Wicket looks good for batting!

 

[Prince EWS]

Aleem Darr proves why he is best umpire in the elite panel.

Meh. It was neither a good nor bad decision really - if Trott had been given out and referred it, the decision would've been upheld and people would be saying the same thing. Umpires do get unfair stick at times but he couldn't actually get that one wrong as such.

Personally I'd like to see all of those given out in Tests but that's an argument for another day.

 

[Jacknife]

How long have the umpires had a big sponsor banner on their backs?

 

[GIMH]

that was close eh

 

[Son Of Coco]

Would like to see Trott made to play everything through the off-side for the next 30 mins or so. Good line by Siddle. The odd short ball just outside off so he can practice his pull-shot would be good too.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Has Punter used the UDRS before? Never going to get those marginals overturned.

 

[kingkallis]

Just short. That was a good ball from Siddle.