*Official* First Test at Trent Bridge

[Cabinet96]

Bah. Great innings, and reckon we've enough here. Plus I've got through round 1 of LMS

Think you might've misread the question....

 

[Pothas]

Durham might be nice by English standards because it has a lovely cathedral, but I mean, really?

I know it is tainted by Scaly association but I promise it is a great little place.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Root won't be dropped & the 'worlds best attack' are toiling in the 3rd against a player you have all mocked for years, and the tail

Root will be given a bit of time unless we're 2-0 down after Lords. Bairstow won't last past Lords unless he gets a score.

 

[Esperance]

They'll get to 400. Calling it.

 

[Burgey]

Seriously? Not sure if you're being sarcastic. If not, that's just horrible. Poor guy.

He had a problem with it yesterday the comms said, why he was bowling a lot of over spinners. Dunno if that's right or not, but the lad wouldn't have much experience of bowling 25-30 overs, obvs.

 

[Maximas]

Seriously? Not sure if you're being sarcastic. If not, that's just horrible. Poor guy.

I don't think it's completely gone, just making life a little difficult for him and reducing his effectiveness somewhat, I could be wrong though

 

[ajdude]

oh **** i hope starc doesn't get a five-for here, next test in: bird out: starc

 

[Spark]

Seriously? Not sure if you're being sarcastic. If not, that's just horrible. Poor guy.

Nah it's not that bad, that's just preventing him getting as much side spin as he'd like. He's not bowling because it's reversing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Seriously? Not sure if you're being sarcastic. If not, that's just horrible. Poor guy.

No, serious.

Has a big cut on it. Extant injury before the test tho; it's why he's getting so much overspin, or so Lehmann said. Can't grip the seam properly.

 

[Pothas]

Going to miss all afternoon and evening session, fancy seeing some Australia wickets before lunch.

 

[GIMH]

Think you might've misread the question....

Really?

 

[MrPrez]

Yeah, fair enough. You'll probably find that bowling yesterday didn't help either.

 

[Cabinet96]

Really?

Still got 43 to get.

 

[cnerd123]

Great knock from Bell. Very likely a match winning one.

And a useful innings from Broad, really annoyed the Aussies. A ****-like innings like that is always a great way to kick off a series. Expecting Pattinson to look to knock his block off every opportunity he gets in the coming tests.

 

[Furball]

Buggered his spinning finger, apparently.

I don't think he's buggered it, he's just cut it in such a way that it's uncomfortable for him to bowl normally. He's apparently bowling with much more overspin and less sidespin than normal as a result.

 

[social]

Root won't be dropped & the 'worlds best attack' are toiling in the 3rd against a player you have all mocked for years, and the tail

This is a serious question

Do you think Root will be the opener for the first test in Oz?

My prediction is that he will be the 2013 version of Hughes '09

 

[vic_orthdox]

No, serious.

Has a big cut on it. Extant injury before the test tho; it's why he's getting so much overspin, or so Lehmann said. Can't grip the seam properly.

Ah, wondered why there were so many scrambled seam balls.

Be interesting to see if it continues to be an issue through the series, and keeps on opening up, or heals. If it does, should be able to get a lot more drift on the ball at least.

 

[Burgey]

Btw, anyone on twitter should definitely follow @neilharveyrants.

 

[GIMH]

This is a serious question

Do you think Root will be the opener for the first test in Oz?

My prediction is that he will be the 2013 version of Hughes '09

I'll sidestep it a little - I think he will play. Open? Dunno.

 

[Esperance]

England probably have one of the most boring tails to watch.