ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate (AM) XI v England. January 7-9, 2012

[Howe_zat]

Only Morgan's dismissal can really be put down to a nice piece of bowling this afternoon. Bell's was a horrendously limp poke from circa 2005.

 

[NasserFan207]

Wow Cook gone!

Cm'on lads

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ah, man. Cook appears to have departed now. What's the three-day follow-on target? If it's one hundred we might be screwed.

 

[Spark]

Ho dear god. Now this is getting embarrassing.

 

[Athlai]

This should be a 4 day game.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Ah, man. Cook appears to have departed now. What's the three-day follow-on target? If it's one hundred we might be screwed.

Yes, as I understand it, we'll need 182. Which might be a squeeze.

Should knock any complacency out the system, anyway...

/clutchingatstraws

 

[wpdavid]

I suppose it might make sure there's no complacency before the first test starts. Still horrible though.

Given that I don't rate Morgan at all as a test batsman, I'm actually happy enough to see him fail in this series and move him out before the summer.

EDIT
Pickup beat me to it.

 

[NasserFan207]

Nah, England's lower order will dig them out, same as usual.

 

[Athlai]

Really looking forward to what the English players have to say about their opposition after the match. Could hopefully be looking at an event that becomes a regular fixture.

 

[Howe_zat]

Absolutely fuming.

 

[NasserFan207]

Howe I saw on twitter that Dockrell has replaced Hassan fully for the match, true?

 

[Spark]

Could so easily see Broad scoring one of his "what the **** are the rest of you doing?" knocks and digging England out.

 

[Garson007]

Really looking forward to what the English players have to say about their opposition after the match. Could hopefully be looking at an event that becomes a regular fixture.

Make it 5 days.

 

[Spark]

Could so easily see Broad scoring one of his "what the **** are the rest of you doing?" knocks and digging England out.

Seems like he agrees.

EDIT: Might run out of partners though. 7/159... dear me.

 

[wpdavid]

Make it 5 days.

3's looking plenty

 

[BoyBrumby]

Pretty dire Broad's 19* is already the second highest score of the innings.

Seeing a much vaunted batting order collapse; wow this must be what being an Indian fan feels like.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Oooops

Lets hope this is rustiness and can be sorted in the next week or so. Not seen a ball so can't comment other than that.

 

[Sylvester]

Fear not the much vaunted lower order will save them.

 

[Ruckus]

England should lose their number 1 status for this...and for no logical reason whatsoever Australia should take it.

 

[Doctor]

Shahzad for Haddin.