*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

[91Jmay]

Cracking over from Wood.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Wood quite often uses the crease while bowling

 

[Spark]

Geez, play that

 

[91Jmay]

Smith looks so good and so organised. Real clarity of thought.

 

[Cric123]

Australia should play as if it's their 1st innings because they can easily overhaul this target. There are no gremlins and it's actually getting easier as more overs are played on it.

 

[harsh.ag]

"England have pushed the field back"...there's the answer I was looking for.

Was hoping Wood would bowl much worse than this.

Such variable bounce here. Can't see any way for Australia to survive this for long. Especially with Wood and Broad bowling so well today. England should be putting 3 more fielders close to the bat! They are insane. Warner would have been out easily twice now with a slightly further back short leg

 

[ajdude]

I guess i forgot to add you can post on cricketweb.NET instead

yeah it eventually worked but her internet's **** haha. ended up getting control of the remote anyway

 

[ajdude]

can see this being just like Port Elizabeth ftr, great start then a massive collapse. put me down for 248

 

[Spark]

Such variable bounce here. Can't see any way for Australia to survive this for long. Especially with Wood and Broad bowling so well today. England should be putting 3 more fielders close to the bat! They are insane. Warner would have been out easily twice now with a slightly further back short leg

As the ball gets softer that should be less and less of a problem tbf.

 

[harsh.ag]

As the ball gets softer that should be less and less of a problem tbf.

Yeah, precisely more reason for more close up fielders now. It seems like a glaring error judgment from Cook and his bowlers.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Such variable bounce here. Can't see any way for Australia to survive this for long. Especially with Wood and Broad bowling so well today. England should be putting 3 more fielders close to the bat! They are insane. Warner would have been out easily twice now with a slightly further back short leg

Yeah we won't get lucky all day with balls keeping low or popping. Probably won't see many balls that jump travelling to guys set back on the circle though.

 

[Swingpanzee]

can see this being just like Port Elizabeth ftr, great start then a massive collapse. put me down for 248

no Dale Steyn god/10 reverse swing spell this time though.

but yeah I agree I have a feeling we will collapse big time here

 

[Son Of Coco]

Yeah, precisely more reason for more close up fielders now. It seems like a glaring error judgment from Cook and his bowlers.

It seems like a return to the norm to be honest. These attacking fields had me confused for a minute or two.

 

[weldone]

As the ball gets softer that should be less and less of a problem tbf.

till the 2nd new ball is taken

 

[Spikey]

Vic,

I'm not sure if it's the same guy, but the guy that typically does the CA voiceovers is so so so bad

 

[Swingpanzee]

good one, triple it

 

[harsh.ag]

"A very good fifty, given the stern examination" - what ****e commentary.

 

[Swingpanzee]

ah **** have a bad feeling Root will get a breakthrough here

 

[flibbertyjibber]

More jam than Paddington Bear eats in that 50. Luck has to run out soon for that ****.

 

[Son Of Coco]

ah **** have a bad feeling Root will get a breakthrough here

Had the same feeling. And my bet is it will be Warner.