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***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)
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Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Lee back to his usual self; what he'd give for a white cricket ball in Test matches.
Well done England, very positive stuff from ball one and Tres is in bullying form.
Poor show Australia, awful insertion from Punter and some wayward bowling to boot.
Well done England, very positive stuff from ball one and Tres is in bullying form.
Poor show Australia, awful insertion from Punter and some wayward bowling to boot.
unbelievable...., we have seen 2 of the best 1st sessions in tests thus far in this series....
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Yes, but an even worse shot from Andrew.andyc said:
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
England win, Australian win and a draw all pretty close together in the betting, 440 or around as the expected score for England. Will be interesting to see what the pitch looks like in the lunch break.
It wasnt on tv coverage i saw it live. I dont think he will be doing it again.Steulen said:Ah no, that was in response to Pothas' post, just forgot to check the quote box.
Apparently Warne bowled some seam-up for Hampshire earlier this year on a damp green seamer.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Vaughan would've batted without hesitation, the groundsman said the pitch will get worse and one should bat first. Awful decision from Punter. Having said that the wicket looked very damp and the clouds were close, so I can see why he did it.social said:
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FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Well, thoughts on the first session...
Mainly, some excellent, aggressive batting from England. An easy, slow and low wicket which offers very little for guys like Gillespie and Lee, and Trescothick and Strauss took advantage of it perfectly. Some lacklustre bowling, particularly from Lee (who was horribly disappointing on the whole) didn't help at all, and every poor ball as well as some pretty good ones were punished.
Australia had some bad luck as well, with Warne dropping a catch that he seemed almost certain to hold on to, and Kasprowicz getting a wicket off a no ball. On a pitch like this, with the wrong decision being made at the toss, every chance has to be taken, and letting two certain wickets like that go in half an hour or so isn't acceptable.
Warne bowled very well on a pitch which wasn't helping him much and using a ball only an hour old, and the ball he got Strauss with was absolutely special.
England will want to make 400+ on this wicket to set themselves up for a shot at winning the game. Even then, they will have to bowl very well, but anything under 300 will be well below par on this pitch, and with Warne likely to be a force later on in the match (even though he won't be bowling last), England won't want to face a first innings defecit. A 400+ score means that if they bowl well enough they can get a decent first innings lead, and then maybe square the series.
Should be a very interesting day from here.
Mainly, some excellent, aggressive batting from England. An easy, slow and low wicket which offers very little for guys like Gillespie and Lee, and Trescothick and Strauss took advantage of it perfectly. Some lacklustre bowling, particularly from Lee (who was horribly disappointing on the whole) didn't help at all, and every poor ball as well as some pretty good ones were punished.
Australia had some bad luck as well, with Warne dropping a catch that he seemed almost certain to hold on to, and Kasprowicz getting a wicket off a no ball. On a pitch like this, with the wrong decision being made at the toss, every chance has to be taken, and letting two certain wickets like that go in half an hour or so isn't acceptable.
Warne bowled very well on a pitch which wasn't helping him much and using a ball only an hour old, and the ball he got Strauss with was absolutely special.
England will want to make 400+ on this wicket to set themselves up for a shot at winning the game. Even then, they will have to bowl very well, but anything under 300 will be well below par on this pitch, and with Warne likely to be a force later on in the match (even though he won't be bowling last), England won't want to face a first innings defecit. A 400+ score means that if they bowl well enough they can get a decent first innings lead, and then maybe square the series.
Should be a very interesting day from here.
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
Typical Lee, its fine bowling good when you have Glen McGrath keeping the other end tight. But when his country really need him to take up the mantle of Australias 1st Choice bowler he goes missing.
You have to wonder how Australia will cope when McGrath finally calls it a day unless Tait or some other up and coming bowler really takes to international cricket.
You have to wonder how Australia will cope when McGrath finally calls it a day unless Tait or some other up and coming bowler really takes to international cricket.
Great first session by england looked so confident and assured im sure that Mcgraths injury has a lot to do with it there is none of that built up pressure. Good too see bret Lee back to his old test match self i hope it stays that way. Now England must go on, the middle order must bat in the same way. I think everyone is suprised by the pitch and england must now go on to make a big score
Shane Warne
Banned
Warne, as usual provides the best moment of the session.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Just watching the game mate. I'm writing the match report, so I can't go to bed yet, no matter what the score is.Pedro Delgado said:
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yep, that drop was nice.Shane Warne said:
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Every Englishman thought the same way, "bat first," but we know better.Pedro Delgado said:
What makes the decision even worse is that our best bowler is a spinner.
And what about some of the field placings?
They had a guy 2/3 of the way to the point fence for basically the whole session and he did nothing more than concede singles or watch balls go past him to the boundary.
Tresco hit the ball well but he has basically been handed a big score on a platter through sheer ineptitude.
