*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

[smash84]

The RR at 3.9, great going. I hope I don't jinx it. need to start gambhiring for England

 

[Spark]

Woah that's a shock. Nice catch. Great innings.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

And a wicket. Root perhaps looking a little tired. Could start a fight back with the new ball coming.

 

[OverratedSanity]

India-esque from Australia. Lame.

 

[weldone]

Root goes at last.

 

[Cabinet96]

That's a bit soft, but I guess you can't complain when he's been driving (mostly successfully) at almost everything all day.

 

[OverratedSanity]

India-esque from Australia. Lame.

Whoops just as I say that. Is no one as lame as us

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Thought Stokes looked really comfortable against him. Might be why he's not on.

That's exactly it. Stokes was lining him up.

 

[Primrose_D12]

There goes Root. Fantastic innings from him though. Take a bow, son.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

The RR at 3.9, great going. I hope I don't jinx it. need to start gambhiring for England

and root goes

 

[Howe_zat]

Piss and balls.This could still be a really ordinary score.

 

[weldone]

India-esque from Australia. Lame.

TBH they bowled like this on flat decks against India too (but Haze and Starc didn't bowl the entire series).

 

[smash84]

The RR at 3.9, great going. I hope I don't jinx it. need to start gambhiring for England

****

 

[Tangles]

Good innings. That was needed before the new ball.

 

[Spark]

Clarke at last cutting off one of the major scoring zones with a leg slip going in...

 

[OverratedSanity]

For some reason I only just realised 280/5 isn't really a huge score. When you consider how mediocre Australia have been, that's pretty poor.

 

[weldone]

For some reason I only just realised 280/5 isn't really a huge score.

Think like Shane Warne. Always add 2 wickets to the score.

 

[Primrose_D12]

Why is an American so into cricket that she wakes up at 2:45 a.m. to watch something for over 7 hours, 5 days in a row?

 

[Spark]

Better from Starc.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Ah well, great knock by Root. Put us in a decent position.