*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[GIMH]

Shambles.

Biggest test of Prior's career to date. These two need to stay together for a LONG time, as as good as 7-8-9 are, I don't think they are really the guys we want for this situation.

 

[ripper868]

Get another man around the bat, Haury for a hat-trick.

 

[Redbacks]

EDIT; Strange. A ball was bowled and Matt Prior didn't remove the bails.

noted, that was annoying me also. Even after a flick back from the close in fielders with the batsman firmly in his crease he was doing it

 

[Jack88]

Vintage England meltdown. Love it.

 

[GIMH]

Nice little shot

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

King Pietersen, can you please stop ruining UFC 100 for Australian viewers?

 

[GIMH]

And again.

 

[GIMH]

LOL what was he thinking there???

 

[ripper868]

Flintoff to Tonne up today, and be dismissed in the second last over to lose the test.

 

[ripper868]

**** me that was sharp by katich

 

[Adamc]

Hauritz getting a bit overexcited by the presence of turn there. Great start for Australia, dunno why England don't just put away the horizontal bat shots for the day though.

Only one 'l' in 'excel' ftr.

 

[Matt79]

Is it just me or are the same three guys dressed as Spiderman walking past everytime they show that wide angle lens shot from the corner of the ground?

 

[irfan]

Been pleasantly surprised with Hauritz so far. Getting a bit of away-drift and quite a bit of turn back in.

That's not to say that the situation and England's general ineptness haven't contributed in making him look like a Test match spinner.

 

[Top_Cat]

Only one 'l' in 'excel' ftr.

Depends on location, tbh.

Hauritz looking more like a Test offie by the over.

 

[Redbacks]

Would be reminding the batters about just what happened when they put the willow away in Adelaide instead of building a bigger lead

 

[Matt79]

Collo should buy a lottery ticket!

 

[GIMH]

Haha, can't believe that

 

[ripper868]

Collingwood to appear on So you think you can dance.

 

[GIMH]

Look at that blue sky, and Cardiff calls itself a rainy city. Honestly, when I want to have a BBQ the skies have no problem emptying, but England are in dire straights and we get a clear day. Stupid British weather

 

[BoyBrumby]

Haurtiz growing by the delivery. Short leg mighta taken that bat-pad. Fair play to the boy.

As for our lot: spineless, clueless, gutless, winless, urnless.

Random 2005 reference for the day: more Australian centuries in one innings this year than the whole 2005 series.