*Official* Second Test at the Adelaide Oval

[wiff]

We all await with baited breath for the tosser . . .

 

[howardj]

Oh dear, England

 

[Spikey]

clarke decides to collect the coin before choosing to bat or bowl

 

[Cabinet96]

We're toast.

 

[wiff]

We all await with baited breath for the tosser . . . and it's Australia! Surprise they bat first.

 

[benchmark00]

So I take it Australia sent England in???

 

[GIMH]

Two spinners really sucks when you lose the toss

 

[GIMH]

Am I right in thinking Clarke and Cook will both play their 100th test at the same time?

 

[Carn_the_pies]

Hopefully we kill em
Expect Broad to cop a bashing over the fence

 

[benchmark00]

I don't know why England have gone into defeatist mode once again. Yeah it's a good batting wicket, but Australia's batting has its frailties, i.e. and opener who isn't good enough for test cricket, a number six that's not good enough for test cricket, a number five who's still finding his way, a number 3 who can be diamonds or coal.

 

[howardj]

Am I right in thinking Clarke and Cook will both play their 100th test at the same time?

Yes mate, in Perth

 

[wiff]

Two spinners really sucks when you lose the toss

Australia to bat 5 days to expire bowlers for Perth. Oh but it's Panasar and Stokes, clever boy Cook.

 

[Cabinet96]

Am I right in thinking Clarke and Cook will both play their 100th test at the same time?

Yeah, Perth.

 

[ajdude]

Healy: "I've never had one so hard"

 

[GIMH]

Yes mate, in Perth

Yeah, Perth.

Gonna hazard a guess that it's never happened with opposing captains before

 

[Burgey]

I don't know why England have gone into defeatist mode once again. Yeah it's a good batting wicket, but Australia's batting has its frailties, i.e. and opener who isn't good enough for test cricket, a number six that's not good enough for test cricket, a number five who's still finding his way, a number 3 who can be diamonds or coal.

Yeah I agree with this, especially if there's some cloud around and Anderson can hoop it a bit early. I suppose the selection just smacks of the sort of funky **** our blokes do whenever we go to India.

 

[steds]

Oh **** off. I'm going to rename this particular series "the 90s nostalgia tour".

 

[NUFAN]

At Adelaide I would now go:

1 Carberry 2 Cook 3 Root 4 Pietersen 5 Bell 6 Stokes 7 Prior 8 Broad 9 Swann 10 Anderson 11 Panesar

25-11-2013, 07:46 PM

Golden Summer.

 

[Carn_the_pies]

Poms conceding already?

Jesus we have an all rounder batting at first drop and a bloke with contact lenses at 36 opening and you reckon shes over already?

 

[howardj]

Agree with Benchmark that, while it would have been ideal for England for them to win the toss, it's only a minor and by no means fatal setback.