Group 1 (Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland)

[ashley bach]

Joss wins the toss and fancies getting into a big hole nice and early in the piece.

 

[Hurricane2]

Very few England posters in the thread. Not surprising in the sense so many of them are fair weather fans, but still disappointing. Adders, of course, is here because he's now better than he was now he's been in Australia for a while. He doesn't just front up when the going is good.

So many others are conspicuous by their absence though.

Josh you unashamedly fish for a reaction even more than I do Burgey. Long may you reign.

 

[ashley bach]

Very few England posters in the thread. Not surprising in the sense so many of them are fair weather fans, but still disappointing. Adders, of course, is here because he's now better than he was now he's been in Australia for a while. He doesn't just front up when the going is good.

So many others are conspicuous by their absence though. Corrin not sighted off Dobroyd's, FJ MIA as per.

Sad.

They're just waking up about now....to an incoming nightmare.

 

[Burgey]

For various reasons I am right across the difference in time zones between the UK and Aus. It's an indictment that so few of the England supporters are here to support their side when it's nearly 8am over there.

Mrs Burgey is currently doing a call with a Pommy colleague and he's up and about, wearing his England rugby jumper in support of his national side. And so he should.

 

[Moss]

Different scenario for NZ batting second this time. Thought it’d be a good time to bring in Milne for Ferguson and see how that goes, but it’s a team that doesn’t tinker with the combination (especially a winning one).

 

[ashley bach]

Different scenario for NZ batting second this time. Thought it’d be a good time to bring in Milne for Ferguson and see how that goes, but it’s a team that doesn’t tinker with the combination (especially a winning one).

Shouldn't be too tricky chasing down 120 or so.

 

[Adders]

For various reasons I am right across the difference in time zones between the UK and Aus. It's an indictment that so few of the England supporters are here to support their side when it's nearly 8am over there.

Mrs Burgey is currently doing a call with a Pommy colleague and he's up and about, wearing his England rugby jumper in support of his national side. And so he should.

Hush your mouth old fella.....you know the lads front up, always do. Nothing fair weathered about the Eng here and you well know it.

 

[ashley bach]

40 minutes or so in and all English players and supporters will be hoping for rain.

 

[ashley bach]

Hush your mouth old fella.....you know the lads front up, always do. Nothing fair weathered about the Eng here and you well know it.

FMD LOL always though you were a kiwi with that avatar of Kane Duh

 

[Burgey]

Hush your mouth old fella.....you know the lads front up, always do. Nothing fair weathered about the Eng here and you well know it.

Certainly there is no fair weather in England. On that we can agree.

 

[Adders]

Certainly there is no fair weather in England. On that we can agree.

Are you even in Australia now? fmd

 

[Son Of Coco]

Hales, you absolute ****ing tinarse.

 

[ashley bach]

Hales dodges a first bullet..and profits nicely.

 

[trundler]

Boult on fire

 

[thierry henry]

This is predictably grim. England’s array of unwatchable sloggers and swishers are going to put on 200+ here with the aggressively gumby Alex Hales leading the way

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Oh dear

 

[Moss]

Could be one of those days when Southee looks cannon fodder in white ball. Hasn’t found the length vs Hales.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

We need good Sodhi and Ferguson tonight.

 

[Daemon]

When did Santa get so good at T20s? Never even notice him but he's got great numbers.

 

[Tec15]

Imagine getting demolished by Hales.