*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

[Prince EWS]

woody would have scored 78 today

Would've left me agonising over the 1 run he needed.

 

[Spark]

That has to be at least a smokey in any Worst Five Wicket Haul Watched With Own Eyes competition

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Odds on Jimmy and Broad bowling half a yard too short?

 

[Primrose_D12]

430 isn't too bad after that start.

 

[Spark]

I'm really pleased with how the day has gone so far, would have taken 430ao at the start so.

Am I allowed to be pleased? What with this being a cricket forum not a nationalistic dick waving contest?

no

 

[Swingpanzee]

Pretty ordinary 5-fer for Starc. Bowled some good balls but also dickloads of tripe. Doesn't look much better with the red ball than two years ago.

yeah this. Nothing has convinced me that Starc has made it yet in test cricket. No consistency/10. Tbf I don't think any of our bowlers bowled well

 

[weldone]

Would've left me agonising over the 1 run he needed.

Haha did you put a bet that Wood would score less than 78.5?

 

[Primrose_D12]

Odds on Jimmy and Broad bowling half a yard too short?

Only half a yard?

 

[Spark]

yeah this. Nothing has convinced me that Starc has made it yet in test cricket. No consistency/10. Tbf I don't think any of our bowlers bowled well

Lyon was solid.

 

[Prince EWS]

That has to be at least a smokey in any Worst Five Wicket Haul Watched With Own Eyes competition

Not really close for me. Bowled a lot of crap but at least most of the wickets he took were genuinely good balls. I've seen bowlers bowl just as much crap as Starc and have the wickets themselves just gifted to them.

 

[morgieb]

Pretty crappy 5fer but it was a good spell last night.

Almost the exact same score as 2009.

Well I hope England bowl as well as they did in 2009 then.

 

[weldone]

Odds on Jimmy and Broad bowling half a yard too short?

3

 

[mightymariner]

Good innings, far more than I would've taken at the start of yesterday. Should be a decent score if we can actually bowl

 

[Stapel]

Pretty crappy 5fer but it was a good spell last night.

Almost the exact same score as 2009.

Was thinking the same. But I'll eat my hat if the Aussies score 600+ this time.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha did you put a bet that Wood would score less than 78.5?

Nah, more than 78.5 in the whole series.

 

[morgieb]

First 400+ score for England in an Ashes test since 2010/11.

 

[uvelocity]

Not really close for me. Bowled a lot of crap but at least most of the wickets he took were genuinely good balls. I've seen bowlers bowl just as much crap as Starc and have the wickets themselves just gifted to me.

pewsian slip

 

[Furball]

Get the feeling that score's light. 430 should be enough not to lose the game mind.

 

[Spark]

Not really close for me. Bowled a lot of crap but at least most of the wickets he took were genuinely good balls. I've seen bowlers bowl just as much crap as Starc and have the wickets themselves just gifted to them.

Hence smokey, tbf. Would get out of the group stages.

 

[weldone]

Nah, more than 78.5 in the whole series.

What was the odd? 2? I think that's a good bet even for 1.5.