*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[Ruckus]

This movement is ridiculous

I really hope the conditions stay the same. Bird will be frothing for this.

 

[Spikey]

yeah sure watson go cover drive

 

[Spark]

Helps that Anderson's bowled everything about a metre and a bit wide of off-stump, ofc

 

[Noppe]

Shame our bowlers didn't bowl on this pitch as it currently is, seems to have much more in it than yesterday

 

[Ruckus]

whats the actual reason for a pitch like this suddenly seaming so much. Is it because it's actually cracking up and deteriorating or is it something else? Do pitches like this typically just get worse and worse?

 

[Ruckus]

so crisp

 

[Spikey]

our bowlers werent good enough

 

[Spark]

Wait.

Hold on.

Deep square leg?

Really?

 

[Top_Cat]

Better bowlers and worse batsmen. Don't think the pitch is doing a lot more. Day 2 pitches often do quicken up a touch, though.

 

[NUFAN]

whats the actual reason for a pitch like this suddenly seaming so much. Is it because it's actually cracking up and deteriorating or is it something else? Do pitches like this typically just get worse and worse?

Overcast conditions.

 

[Spark]

Good god that was some inept camerawork

 

[Son Of Coco]

Shotto!

 

[benchmark00]

Better bowlers and worse batsmen. Don't think the pitch is doing a lot more. Day 2 pitches often do quicken up a touch, though.

Yeah, good summary.

 

[benchmark00]

Good god that was some inept camerawork

#skylife

 

[Ruckus]

Better bowlers and worse batsmen. Don't think the pitch is doing a lot more. Day 2 pitches often do quicken up a touch, though.

hmm i guess we'll have to wait and see, but not sure if i buy that yet. Broad has been bowling exceptionally, that's for sure, but all of them have managed to get more movement of the wicket than we did yesterday. Bird also moved it more in that first over today than he did basically all of yesterday combined.

 

[Spark]

#skylife

Did he top edge? Did it go over square leg for six? Did the ball magically vanish?

who ****ing knows

 

[Spikey]

#skylife

lets see your camerawork ****

 

[Ruckus]

Overcast conditions.

movements mainly off the pitch itself though? Anderson has probably looked the least effective

 

[Son Of Coco]

Don't think the Poms are that much better they'd make things look this different...although Jimmy isn't doing much so maybe Sheila is just having his 1 day out a series.

 

[benchmark00]

Mark Waugh made a good point, Smith looked the best of the Australians today, just one false shot and gone. Funny game.