*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[Spikey]

Oh wow leg side lead off side 8-4 now with that boundary.

mostly edge though......

 

[91Jmay]

Australia have played excellently so far, particularly Warner but really is the worst we've bowled for some time.

 

[NUFAN]

mostly edge though......

I didn't think it was that bad but in contrast to his leg side work it was.

EDIT - Now that 3 to the off side was edgy.

 

[Riggins]

i wonder what watto thinks of this start.

 

[Spark]

Australia have played excellently so far, particularly Warner but really is the worst we've bowled for some time.

Anderson just seems to be getting worse, doesn't he? Regressing to his pre-09 form rather rapidly. If the return series is tight, which one would expect now, this would be a real problem if it happens again.

 

[Spark]

wow how has he missed that

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Anderson has bowled pies today. Like he bowled himself into the ground at TB and not been anything like the same bowler since.

 

[Spikey]

a pull shot to the fence, a couple of edges and out to swann.

 

[NUFAN]

How the **** did he miss that?

Leg side 14 defeats off side 7.

 

[Riggins]

yeah, i think it was athers made a good point earlier today, wondering how much being forced to bowl that monumental spell at trent bridge took out of him physically.

 

[91Jmay]

Wow. He looked ok there and then got himself out. Career average now less than 25....

 

[Spark]

that's bizarre. an u12 bat could have blocked that without trouble.

 

[Pothas]

Oh Usman.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Swann keeps us in it just. Be handy if someone joined in at the other end. A couple of wickets now will make it a good finish.

 

[Philhughesisbes]

That was soft from Khawaja,had a start and didn't make it count.

 

[Riggins]

swann starting to get his average down to lyon's level.

 

[Cabinet96]

See, when I was proposing Onions instead of Anderson this test, it wasn't as simple as giving Jimmy a week off for the sake of it. Bowlers don't bowl as well when they're fatigued.

 

[91Jmay]

There is the pie for this over. That cut on his finger must be troubling him, say what you want about Swann but he normally doesn't bowl 4 balls often.

 

[NUFAN]

Does anyone else feel as though Lyon has had far better control than Swann in this Test match?

EDIT - clearly 91J agrees.

 

[Spikey]

Swann doesnt usually start around the wicket to Clarke does he?