*Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

[Primrose_D12]

412 would be the third highest successful run chase ever, and the 13th highest 4th innings total ever.

I wouldn't bet on it, sorry Australia. Even if you have a whole two days of play. 15 wickets fell today so that pitch is going to be a minefield tomorrow.

 

[Gob]

Needs to burrow Younis Khan

 

[Stace]

As it stands Root averages 56.06 Smith 55.74, so obviously Root > Smith

 

[superkingdave]

Nathan Lyon said discussion with Warner when they were stopping Stokes from doing his sweep was about where to find a decent Parmi tonight

 

[Ikki]

Calling it now, Steve Smith triple hundred in Australia win.

 

[Prince EWS]

Calling it now; even if Smith faces the second ball of the innings and finishes not out in an Australian win, he won't score a triple.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hopefully Anderson goes back to realising he's a tailender and needs to actually just protect his end whilst someone far better scores runs at the other. He's giving his wicket away far too easily of late.

 

[smash84]

calling it now, bye bye Aussies

 

[Antihippy]

Are you gambhiring for us now?

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Anderson the only bowler with an ER under 3 so far - Anderson 2.28, rest of field 3.92

Can't bowl with the old ball apparently.

 

[Gob]

I think australia would get in to a really good start and get them selves to 150/1 and everyone would start to gambeer for their team only to see Aus collapse for 230.Rad's drop was huge

 

[Spark]

Haddin is copping too much blame for his drop and Voges nowhere near enough for his dismissal IMO

 

[Gob]

Haddin is copping too much blame for his drop and Voges nowhere near enough for his dismissal IMO

Voges was bad but had rad taken that catch, it would've been 40 for 4 with ball swinging all over.Could see them getting bundled for 200 and then this would've been a totally different game.
Of course so many would'ves and could'ves that im starting to sound like captain hindsight

 

[wpdavid]

Wee bit disappointing that we've allowed Australia to keep the door slightly ajar instead of slamming it shut.

I'm sticking with having settled for this beforehand rather than the silly batting in the last hour. Wood excepted, of course.
480+ around mid-day tomorrow would have been nice, but we've had enough fortune for me to be happy with 412.

 

[Spark]

Voges was bad but had rad taken that catch, it would've been 40 for 4 with ball swinging all over.Could see them getting bundled for 200 and then this would've been a totally different game.
Of course so many would'ves and could'ves that im starting to sound like captain hindsight

Haddin dropping the catch doesn't explain the bowlers serving up short, wide and legside filth afterwards though. Voges getting out in the last over of the day was genuinely massive, the match was close to even then.

You make your own luck in cricket. The best teams don't actually have more luck than other teams, they just create enough chances to make it irrelevant.

 

[GIMH]

I'm so excited by the idea of today's play that I just found channel 5 +1 to watch highlights

 

[smash84]

Are you gambhiring for us now?

I am supporting England this Ashes so if i would have to gambhir then I would do it for England

 

[GIMH]

Johnson's dismissal

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Just as a FYI its just started raining in Cardiff.

 

[Cabinet96]

Forecast not great for Sunday BBC Weather - Cardiff