Obviously not. Still not warming to Strauss' captaincy though. Will be interesting to see if Broad opens...I'd have Fred and JImmy with Onions replacing Fred after a few, that's not what we will see thoughOnly because play was rescheduled I guess. No matter, if England fail to win this it won't be because Strauss declared too soon before the start of play.
I reckon England should open with Jimmy and Onions and tell Jimmy just to try swing it and bowl as quick as he can and make it as uncomfortable for the Australian openers as possible.Please please please don't open with Broad. Please Strauss, use your head.
I was playing in Wycombe yesterday and the weather was fairly bizarre. Cloud bands left, right and centre around the ground but nothing that would bother a rain gauge until after we'd fallen over the finish line. On the drive back to Oxford it was then torrential - clear - torrential - clear - torrential - clear. So we might get an uninterrupted day today, or we might be on-off-on-off-on-off...I've just had a txt from a mate on his way to the game who's stuck in traffic two miles from St Johns Wood and it's absolutely peeing down there.
The thing about luck is, even though you can point to plenty of obvious pieces of it after a game, it's extremely rare that you can say that "the better side lost".Yeah. Man, luck can be such a part of the game. 95% chance of clouds and the rain forecast is minimal in terms of showers - so nothing major. Still, if Australia have had the worst of Lady Luck in this series, after all they lost part of day 4 in Cardiff too due to rain, it may turn back around as the series progresses.
Ponting was, TBF. Just not in the way that might be expected. The rest, though, it was just throwing away of wickets against no-more-than-decent bowling.If there's anyone in this match who need to prove they're worthy of being there, it's the batsmen. Some testicular fortitude would be nice on what is still by all indications a decent pitch. Stand up, FFS and make the English bowlers get you out because there wasn't one in the top 7 who was actually gotten out in the first dig (harsh on Huss I know but it wasn't a great leave).
At least Flintoff's opening rather than Broad.Ball's not swinging. I'm worried.
Jimmy was finding his line that first over. His length was a little on the short side too.Ball's not swinging. I'm worried.