***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

[Cabinet96]

****ing hell.

 

[morgieb]

Very strange shot to play that early in the innings.

 

[_Ed_]

Jeez, Cook. But that's a great catch.

 

[stephen]

That's a great outfield catch.

 

[Gnske]

I like this version of Alastair Cook a lot

 

[Cabinet96]

I'm so tired of this Alastair.

 

[vcs]

Nothing much really happening.

Early days but Australia's Full-Strength Pace Attack(TM) doesn't really look like coming close to replicating Siddle-Harris-Johnson from 4 years ago.

And Cook goes on the hook! He got out once or twice like that last time.

 

[stephen]

He’s gonna morph into TOTAB with time

As soon as he gets his tactics under control he'll be there.

 

[Burgey]

Cook is only 32.. so he might get one more trip to Australia before he's done.

2010/11 is a lifetime away for Cookie. He’s done. Shades of the last tour here and playing dumb shots because he’s mentally shot.

 

[fredfertang]

Moeen will be opening by the end of the series if this goes on

 

[Zinzan]

Oooo bonus wicket for Australia... Cook really needed an innings here... get the feeling he'll be psychologically spent on the back of a double failure first test of the series.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Well that was pretty bad from Cook.

 

[Burgey]

Seriously, just bounce the **** out of these blokes

 

[Cabinet96]

Cook just doesn't have instincts to play defensively off short bowling. Wouldn't say it shows he's shot mentally.

 

[Zinzan]

Well that was pretty bad from Cook.

Little unlucky, but I guess if you don't control it that can happen.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Chappell really trying hard to justify Cook’s shot; i mean he hit it in the air to fine leg, how unlucky can he be?

 

[stephen]

Starc with the leg side filth.

 

[stephen]

Geez that was a good ball. Bowl 6 of them an over.

 

[Second Spitter]

He’s gonna morph into TOTAB with time

Nah -- needs to learn to field like Ozzie Smith before that happens.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Still nothing in this pitch for the new ball but Australia are starting to pile up the wickets via the short ball so that and Lyon could be the path for victory for Oz.