*Official* First Test at Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

[King Pietersen]

Shot Ravi. He's finally started getting in line and not hitting it in the air. Hopefully he'll start to look better now.

 

[Uppercut]

I'd give Michael Clarke a pre-lunch trundle at the end Siddle's been bowling all morning. Look to expose KP's weakness to left-arm spin.

 

[morgieb]

Strauss out. Nice...

 

[inbox24]

Sensing a ton from Bopara here, what a fighting batsman.

 

[Craig]

Hilfenhaus on.

 

[Andre]

Hilf on to KP, trying to get a knick early. I like. Good call Punter.

Johnson will change ends I'd say.

 

[social]

Johnson's gone from ****e to dynamite in one over here. Just has that knack of shocking even top quality players.

Let's face it, that's how he bowls 99% of the time

The Eng commentators comments about him simply show that they've hardly ever seen him bowl

 

[Craig]

Fair call that.

 

[pup11]

Should have given Mitch one more over, after the kind of last over he bowled.

 

[social]

Fair call that.

Very good decision - looked out in real time

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Sensing a ton from Bopara here, what a fighting batsman.

His not as good as the guy in your display picture though, TBH.

 

[Richard]

Hilf on to KP, trying to get a knick early. I like. Good call Punter.

Almost had him lbw - I thought it was pretty out on first glance, but turns-out it was too high.

 

[inbox24]

Yeah no question, wouldn't dream of comparing the two.

 

[social]

Sensing a ton from Bopara here, what a lucky batsman.

Fixed

 

[Richard]

Pietersen off-the-mark in the usual manner.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

f00linsssssssssssss

 

[Adamc]

Smitteh.

 

[GIMH]

Bopara racked up 26 despite looking all at sea, not too shabby. Sounds like he's starting to settle a little.

 

[Richard]

f00linsssssssssssss

Unusual to see him posting in CC isn't it.

Pietersen somehow outside-edging an inswinger to slip that if he'd not gotten bat on would've been plumb lbw.

First signs of Johnson and the inswing?

 

[Craig]

Great cover drive by Bopara.