*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

[morgieb]

How many 5-fors did Anderson take in that series? He bowled exceptionally well, but more due to consistency than anything else.

Off hand I don't actually remember taking more than one, and I don't remember where the one was. Melbourne?

My research suggests he didn't take any. Quite a few 4-fers though.

 

[Riggins]

Only following on Cricinfo but I suspect there's a reason for that.

There's not even really been many play and misses.

 

[Spark]

Anderson never got a 5fer from memory. Bowled brilliantly and kept getting 3-4 each innings though

Yeah I remembered that Melbourne was hid best performance but I couldn't remember how many he took.

He bowled well enough to deserve a bag at Brisbane too, had zero luck iirc

 

[morgieb]

Only following on Cricinfo but I suspect there's a reason for that.

Anderson hasn't been that effective in practice, Broad's looked dangerous though.

 

[Spark]

Broad had been decent but this has been not great from Anderson

 

[ajdude]

anderson around the wicket. a hush fell over the Reverse Tang (pls RT) crowd.

 

[Spark]

Anderson hasn't been that effective in practice, Broad's looked dangerous though.

What I was getting that is that Broad is probably bowling too short.

 

[Furball]

I'm getting this busy kind of interference on my TV. It sounds a bit like a crowd. Sometimes there's cheering, sometimes something that sounds like clapping, occasionally a song. Would this be the English crowd in action? As I haven't heard them since mid-2013 I thought I may have been getting a bit of interference from The Voice on the other channel.

 

[Riggins]

Smithy off to the buffet early.

 

[GIMH]

Piss poor troll effort.

Obviously he had mute on during the away Ashes where the barmies continued to support the team loudly. And, you know, every Test we've played since...

 

[Gnske]

Warner has done well not to play a **** shot despite the tempting bowling

 

[Burgey]

Interesting in this day and age that a bowler with Wood's approach and action gets to this level. You would almost expect that type of approach to have been coached out of a bloke these days.

 

[Prince EWS]

Interesting in this day and age that a bowler with Wood's approach and action gets to this level. You would almost expect that type of approach to have been coached out of a bloke these days.

Yeah indeed, especially since he gets injured all the time.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Lmao @ Joe Root's attempt to grow facial hair

 

[morgieb]

Good work to survive that.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Piss poor troll effort.

Thought it was pretty good myself.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Really impressed with how well Rogers and Warner left the ball there, against some good new ball bowling. Given how bad Australia has generally been at occupying the crease over the last few years, expected a lot more loose shots. Mostly due to the short session I guess, but still good to see.

Think 430 is no more than par on this surface really, so would have been disappointing to lose one.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Good period of cricket, that. Good new ball spell from Broad and I thought Warner, especially was pretty damn good at leaving outside off. Could be a lot of fun if he gets going.

 

[weldone]

Interesting in this day and age that a bowler with Wood's approach and action gets to this level. You would almost expect that type of approach to have been coached out of a bloke these days.

Elaborate

 

[TheJediBrah]

wtf was Jimmy Anderson doing with that dismissal against Starc

I remember him being a solid, sensible blocking tail-ender who never threw his wicket away