*Official* First Test at The Gabba

[smash84]

With a killer Mo like that, it's really no surprise Johnson got himself a bird and a root.

this does belong in the lame jokes corner thread

 

[Spikey]

England need to put on another 500+ for the last two wickets to make par on this pitch.

Maybe they're just trying to prove a point. They aiming to allow Australia to set them a target of 500+ which they will chase down with 1 wicket in hand

 

[fredfertang]

Wish I hadn't woken up tbh - still Siddle must be crap

 

[Spikey]

Wish I hadn't woken up tbh - still Siddle must be crap

Something for me and my comrades in the Steve Smith motorcycle gang to cling onto

Daniel Brettig ‏@danbrettig 4m
England lose 6 for 9 in that session. Read it and weep... #cricket

A regular Indian batting line-up V Michael Clarke, that lot

 

[Furball]

Every **** tasting it hard.

Still wouldn't pick him mind you.

z

 

[hendrix]

I'm not sure if someone else has mentioned it, but the interesting thing about this collapse is that it's against the old ball - this is an area where England significantly outperformed Australia both with the bat and the ball.

The question was never whether Harris et al will take new ball wickets - they always will, it's whether they had the ability to run through the middle order once the movement had dried up.

Anyway, very, very happy for Lyon.

 

[Tangles]

A lot of soft dismissals in both teams on a supposed road. Anyone with day 5 tickets must be pissed.

 

[wiff]

WTFJH?

Went to pick the kids up from school and England were 3-82. In 30 minutes I miss 5-12!!!!! Extra exclaimation marks needed!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spikey]

Let us not forget

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/news...hell-johnson-confident-ahead-of-ashes-day-two

 

[heathrf1974]

I remember someone stated on this forum earlier; at the end of the day Australia will be about 0/70.

 

[hendrix]

WTFJH?

Went to pick the kids up from school and England were 3-82. In 30 minutes I miss 5-12!!!!! Extra exclaimation marks needed!!!!!!!!!

WindieWeathers has a multi?

 

[Spikey]

I love how you can see the dressing room in the background of some replays of wickets at the gabba

 

[GIMH]

Tbf this would have happened in the summer but for Bell

 

[NUFAN]

The word 'road' is one of the most irritating to here on these forums. You would have to be someone with very limited Cricketing knowledge or a professional troll if you thought that this is a road. The pitch is fine, FFS.

 

[stephen]

I'm not sure if someone else has mentioned it, but the interesting thing about this collapse is that it's against the old ball - this is an area where England significantly outperformed Australia both with the bat and the ball.

The question was never whether Harris et al will take new ball wickets - they always will, it's whether they had the ability to run through the middle order once the movement had dried up.

Anyway, very, very happy for Lyon.

Lyon is probably the most underrated cricketer in the world right now. I can't believe they were considering dropping him. Again.

 

[steds]

A lot of soft dismissals in both teams on a supposed road. Anyone with day 5 tickets must be pissed.

Never mind them, I'm ****ing pissed! I've lost ****ing sleep to watch this shower of ****. **** it. ****ing useless handrags, the lot of them

 

[JontyPanesar]

I love Boycs but he's talking like an ass about KP again...and as he finishes his point, my connection is cut cuz I'm from Murica.

 

[hendrix]

Lyon is probably the most underrated cricketer in the world right now. I can't believe they were considering dropping him. Again.

nah mate why would you play Nathan Lyon when you can have Glenn Maxwell or Xavier Doherty or the second best 19yo spinner named Ashton in Australia?

Gazza is one of my favourite cricketers. Love him to bits.

 

[Spark]

Tbf this would have happened in the summer but for Bell

Indeed, which was why 3-0 was, on the surface, always slightly misleading.

 

[Spark]

I'm not sure if someone else has mentioned it, but the interesting thing about this collapse is that it's against the old ball - this is an area where England significantly outperformed Australia both with the bat and the ball.

The question was never whether Harris et al will take new ball wickets - they always will, it's whether they had the ability to run through the middle order once the movement had dried up.

Anyway, very, very happy for Lyon.

Pitch has too much bounce/pace in it for it to be completely dead against the old ball. And Johnson is definitely an old-ball bowler.