*Official* First Test at the Gabba

[Spark]

Having missed the opening session one thing that surprised me when i woke up was the lack of runs scored.Did we bowl well or was it poor batting by the Aussies?

Good tight bowling for the most part. Not hugely threatening for a lot of it but tight. Broad was good at that. Anderson's second spell was excellent.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Ohh ****

 

[Prince EWS]

I think he hit that.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Having missed the opening session one thing that surprised me when i woke up was the lack of runs scored.Did we bowl well or was it poor batting by the Aussies?

First five overs were pretty ordinary, but after that they were very disciplined. Got slowly better as the session went on.

 

[Ruckus]

What else did you expect him to do? Leave it? He's always going to try and hit those balls, I don't get how it's a stupid shot. Trying to get it off the hip and simply didn't come off. Oh well, move on.

Yeah well I'm pissed off at the moment, so logic doesn't really prevail. Still played it badly though.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Can't give that.

 

[irottev]

Nothing on hotspot. I'd stick with the decision. Not out. Noise was when it had passed the bat

 

[Spark]

WTF? I didn't hear a thing!

Why are they saying he's hit the cover off it?

 

[Ausage]

I don't rate England's bowling that much in Australian conditions.

England all over Australia after lunch. I rate Finn and Anderson especially. Broad though's a ********.

Bit of revisionism in the space of 3 hours?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Interesting.

Not going to be overturned, sadly. Big noise tho.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Tony Grieg getting excited! Aussies must be looking bad.

 

[social]

Gee, what a surprise to see Ponting get out to a nothing delivery straight after an interval and Katich chuck away another start

I'd be mildly annoyed if it hadnt been happening for 2 ****ing years!

Now it's just expected

 

[Prince EWS]

I thought I heard something, but the replays suggest nothing. I think I can see daylight.

 

[pasag]

No more reviews for England.

 

[Flem274*]

Why does everyone think he hit it? Heard nothing, hotspot showed nothing.

 

[chalky]

Having missed the opening session one thing that surprised me when i woke up was the lack of runs scored.Did we bowl well or was it poor batting by the Aussies?

We bowled a lot of deliveries that the batsmen could leave, especially Katich, which explains the low run rate wouldn't say we bowled poorly but not great either.

 

[Howsie]

Heh, he hit that. 100 percent sure.

 

[Janki_Jasoos]

Dar 5 out of 5....

 

[Prince EWS]

Bit of revisionism in the space of 3 hours?

It is irrotev afterall. Cricket's number one source for whatever happened in the last three overs.

 

[Jacknife]

They looked certain, must have been too faint to show up the way every one went up.