*Official* First Test at Trent Bridge

[Spikey]

he knew what he was getting himself into when he exposed himself as a hero

 

[wpdavid]

does this all sorta remind anyone else of lords 2009? where we came into day 5 with some hope and haddin was at the crease. pretty sure he threw it away early on and we died

It was similar. You needed more at the start of play - slightly over 200 - but you have five wickets left, including Clarke and Haddin well set. Haddin didn't really throw it away tbf, he was undone by Flintoff bowling very well with the new ball. Your number 8 hit 60 in a losing cause on that occasion. If your number 8 makes 60+ today, you'll have a great chance.

 

[Burgey]

quit backlashing

It's Gambhiring.

 

[dermo]

at least we've got someone from NSW at the crease

 

[Burgey]

Get on with it Agar, ffs.

 

[dermo]

It's Gambhiring.

posting overly pessimisticly about australian cricket is backlashing imo

 

[ajdude]

It was similar. You needed more at the start of play - slightly over 200 - but you have five wickets left, including Clarke and Haddin well set. Haddin didn't really throw it away tbf, he was undone by Flintoff bowling very well with the new ball. Your number 8 hit 60 in a losing cause on that occasion. If your number 8 makes 60+ today, you'll have a great chance.

yeah that's right, iirc clarke on 130 odd and haddin on 80 odd, i guess i'm just used to haddin throwing it away

 

[Cricket Brain]

Poor Agar. He hits one good knock, now so many people (not here) are expecting him to smash 80-odd to take Aus to victory.

He's just a bowling allrounder ffs.

yeah the expectation on him to deliver are pretty high here in Australia. I think people are forgetting the fact he's only a 19 year old who's playing his first test match.

 

[Cabinet96]

I was at Lords that day. Clarke threw it away more than Haddin tbh. Ran at Swann first ball and played over the top of it.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Clever stuff from Rad.

 

[ajdude]

jesus christ ashton

 

[Spikey]

haddin refused that single just so australia could still need 133 and agar could be 1 (33)

 

[Cricket Brain]

Australia need Haddin and Agar to get the deficit down to at least 70 for Australia to have a chance I feel. Possibly even less considering Starc, Siddle and Pattinson's meagre contributions in the first innings.

 

[uvelocity]

quality cricket this

 

[Ruckus]

It's funny people go on about agar's smile etc., but I reckon he's almost got some arrogance to him. Some swagger. And it's ****ing great.

 

[ajdude]

ashton's taken his bandaid off ftr

 

[morgieb]

Need these guys to stay out for the first hour. Then we're looking better.

 

[Spikey]

hmm yes play the sweep

 

[Burgey]

Aleem Dar with the two handed gigantic wanker gesture.

 

[Cricket Brain]

England have started well this morning. Bowling tight lines and some good fielding making it hard to score runs. Will be interesting to see whether Haddin and Agar can withstand the pressure and keep blocking or instead decide to swing