*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

[Primrose_D12]

Not exactly a Dilscoop that.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Love Billy playing Dad's Army at the Aussies.

 

[Tangles]

I love that Harris was humble saying he might not get in the team if he was out for 6 months but that's just wrong. Clarke saying Starc was a lock for a while was just silly.

Hope Billy gives the 2 Mitches a few words about the bowling to left handers.

 

[Viscount Tom]

There goes Cribbs cash.

 

[Prince EWS]

There goes Cribbs cash.

Haha I'm not even a member of a site where you can bet on an exact score.

 

[smash84]

is the wicket really flat? Bowling bad? Or England have batted well?

 

[Spark]

Geez, stop with the talk of moving Root around. Let the bloke be.

 

[Cabinet96]

Botham wants to ruin Root's form by putting him at 3 because he can change a game there, like he hasn't completely changed this one.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Johnson been bowling decenlty in the main.

 

[Spark]

Comes in at 3/****-all, scores a counterattacking first innings hundred, now having back troubles.

Basically the new Michael Clarke.

 

[Cabinet96]

Amazing to think that from the Sydney test Root was the guy who effectively replaced Pietersen. What an inspired sacking

 

[Tangles]

I missed the opening session. Was their movement with the new ball? Nothing from the pitch I'm guessing.

 

[Spark]

I missed the opening session. Was their movement with the new ball? Nothing from the pitch I'm guessing.

Yeah, notable swing on offer for all the quicks.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Bit of movement throughout most of the day - maybe went missing a bit around the time of some rain.

 

[grecian]

Botham wants to ruin Root's form by putting him at 3 because he can change a game there, like he hasn't completely changed this one.

#beefylogic

 

[Tangles]

Comes in at 3/****-all, scores a counterattacking first innings hundred, now having back troubles.

Basically the new Michael Clarke.

Sitting around waiting is bad for a dodgy back so his teammates like to get him in early.

 

[weldone]

is the wicket really flat? Bowling bad? Or England have batted well?

Flat and slow...bowling has been bad from Johnson and Starc, and good from Haze and Lyon...Root batted well apart from giving a chance when he came in and struggling a bit against Haze; others didn't really impress

 

[Spark]

Has Starc gone around the wicket to Root at all?

 

[Howe_zat]

Ben Stokes does not give the impression that he is blessed with clarity of thought

 

[Spark]

Oh geez that's lucky