*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

[Stapel]

Awful shot that. Another one now would be handy.

Take one more before new ball tomorrow but we all know Haddin is vulnerable early on so could get him tonight.

Haddin too chicken to come out. All talk and no action that bloke.

Another one is coming! It just looks like that.

 

[smash84]

would have been great if a sixth wicket would have gone down

 

[Spikey]

A nightwatchman for Haddin? lol.

Didn't broad get one once

 

[Pothas]

Bowled pretty well today.

 

[Spark]

England have bowled reasonably well but having all of #3, 4 and #5 getting between 30 and 40 is supremely irritating. Like the test as a whole this far, just careless.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Very good bowling in the last hour. If its doing nothing you try to bore them out. Much better than that round the wicket short pitched crap they were trying against NZ.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Much like yesterday we would have taken this position at the start of the day. If we have a good opening session tomorrow we will be on top and with a new ball to come that is possible.

 

[Stapel]

Superb! I think 264/5 in reply to 430 at the end of day 2, is far far more than one could have hoped for as a (somewhat) neutral supporter!

 

[GIMH]

I'd say we're ahead. Tipping Oz to get about 340ao.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

England have bowled reasonably well but having all of #3, 4 and #5 getting between 30 and 40 is supremely irritating. Like the test as a whole this far, just careless.

None of them out to a great ball either which is even more annoying from your point of view. Getting in and giving it away is poor. Warner was same too.

 

[91Jmay]

Wood standout for us and glad Moeen got in the wickets again.

 

[GIMH]

None of them out to a great ball either which is even more annoying from your point of view. Getting in and giving it away is poor. Warner was same too.

The wickets were brought about by sustained pressure though

i only saw the last hour but thought we bowled well. Comments from the comms etc suggest by and large we have been all day

 

[smash84]

I think I Australia will get to around 375.

Sweepstakes?

GIMH 340
smali 375

 

[Antihippy]

I nearly forgot what it feels like to watch Australia bat overseas.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Chris Rogers is a great guy. No corporate team speak.

Perhaps let slip that they think they might be up **** creak if they don't get close to 430.

 

[Gob]

Tail has to wag here. Lead of 100 and bye bye first test

 

[Antihippy]

The wickets were brought about by sustained pressure though

i only saw the last hour but thought we bowled well. Comments from the comms etc suggest by and large we have been all day

They're bloody international batsmen though. If pressure is all it takes than no one would ever make a century.

England bowled far better than we did but I'd expect an international standard batsman to, say, not play a booming big cover drive so close to stumps.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Tail has to wag here. Lead of 100 and bye bye first test

Sunday is looking like it could be a wash out. If the weather changes and they have to bat under leaden skies on day 5 it could be nasty.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

BTW i have day 4 tickets. Can't wait now!

 

[Howe_zat]

Cricinfo headlines 'England hold the edge', but I make it smack on even.