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Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge

Reply #30 –
Geoff Boycott comes into the radio commentary box and his first words are to crap-can our bowling.

 What were the odds of that happening ??

Siddle clean bowls a Pommy git and he still wouldn't shut up.
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Reply #31 –
A lot of 4 balls (16 and it isn't lunch yet) and Siddles first terrible 4 overs....  bowlers have been pretty loose.

Pity Haddin didn't glove that chance.
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Reply #32 –
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A lot of 4 balls (16 and it isn't lunch yet) and Siddles first terrible 4 overs....  bowlers have been pretty loose.

Pity Haddin didn't glove that chance.

Yeah good attempt by Haddin but you're right too many loose boundaries.

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Reply #33 –
Congratulations Peter Siddle 5 Wickets on the opening day of the Ashes series.

Gutsy performance if albeit a little lucky but you make your own luck sometimes and he bowled plenty of good stuff that went unrewarded.

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Reply #34 –
I have never seen in a Test match (a) the amount of pies our bowlers have served up today, and (b) batsmen play rubbish shots like that to get themselves out from these pies.

Are they playing on a postage stamp today ?? Whenever the ball pierces the field its four every time.

I'm really enjoying the match so far but completely agog at the standard of skills on show.
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Reply #35 –
Well done Australia. England gone for 215/10 First Innings. Not good enough but this venue is noted for low first innings scores.

Australia now with the work to do.

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Reply #36 –
Checked the stat's - 38 boundaries in that England first Innings.

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Reply #37 –
Australia need to bat well tomorrow. 75/4 at stumps.

Smith needs to make a score (currently 38 no) and Hughes and Haddin could get us moving. If Hughes can get 60-70 or Smith can go on and 70+ we should end up about 200/5 or 6 down. At that point we should get somewhere approaching 300 first Innings and that would be gold for us.

Cowan was culpable with that shot - just dreadful. Playing like a guy who feels like he HAS to make a big one and more importantly be SEEN to take the bowling on (batting number 3). If he'd just played normally we would in all probability be about 60/2 at the close rather than four down.

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Reply #38 –
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Australia need to bat well tomorrow. 75/4 at stumps.

Smith needs to make a score (currently 38 no) and Hughes and Haddin could get us moving. If Hughes can get 60-70 or Smith can go on and 70+ we should end up about 200/5 or 6 down. At that point we should get somewhere approaching 300 first Innings and that would be gold for us.

Cowan was culpable with that shot - just dreadful. Playing like a guy who feels like he HAS to make a big one and more importantly be SEEN to take the bowling on (batting number 3). If he'd just played normally we would in all probability be about 60/2 at the close rather than four down.

yep, he should be dropped for that shot alone - total brain fade.....
Finals, then 4 in a row!

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Reply #39 –
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Quote from: spf on
Australia need to bat well tomorrow. 75/4 at stumps.

Smith needs to make a score (currently 38 no) and Hughes and Haddin could get us moving. If Hughes can get 60-70 or Smith can go on and 70+ we should end up about 200/5 or 6 down. At that point we should get somewhere approaching 300 first Innings and that would be gold for us.

Cowan was culpable with that shot - just dreadful. Playing like a guy who feels like he HAS to make a big one and more importantly be SEEN to take the bowling on (batting number 3). If he'd just played normally we would in all probability be about 60/2 at the close rather than four down.

yep, he should be dropped for that shot alone - total brain fade.....

I have more faith in Starc and Siddle  making runs than Hughes.......batting last wont be easy and we need to 150 in front on the 1st innings IMO.
Weird display from England....normally conservative but they went after the bowling and paid for it.
Credit to Siddle , his first spell was ordinary but he does persist and got rewarded.
Broad being injured helped although Anderson seemed to step and the ball he got Clarke with was a ripper.....he loves those conditions and was the only bowler who really got it to swing.
Hoping the weather is fine and it can negate Anderson......
Both teams are the level below South Africa IMO...the English are way overated IMO and we can win the series.

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Reply #40 –
Waaay to many four balls from Starc, Pattinson & Agar.  Especially with Harris & Bird on the sidelines.  Changes for next test unless they produce soemthing out of the ordinary in the 2nd dig.  Siddle showed how to come back from an early poor spell.

batting....well, less said the better from the great white dope & Ed.  Awful.
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Reply #41 –
Gotta love having test cricket on fta after dinner.

In one night, I have seen more test match cricket than I have watched in that last 3 years I reckon.

Good bowling by us, typical poor batting again by us.

Smith has to cash in tonight after seeing out the first hour with Hughes... c'mon lads!

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Reply #42 –
Just need the sun to come out and we'll get a handy lead.

Stays overcast and muggy we might not get their score.
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Reply #43 –
How bad is Australian cricket if we have to rely on Hughes & Smith to save us from embarrassment on Day 2. of the First Test ??

Bowling was wayward but took wickets, batting is brittle and undermanned.
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Reply #44 –
Kudos for Siddle coming back but the bowling was patchy and the field way too attacking.  At least we took the catches.  Should have been all out for under 200 though.  Our short bowling was mindless and most of it sped to the fence.  Gees that outfield was fast.

Haddin made some unbelievable takes but occasionally his concentration wobbled a bit.  Just to get to that wide one down leg was a heck of an effort.  I am a detractor but he did better than ok.

Agar has been selected and needs to contribute and not just go along for the ride - he will have a role to play.

English batting looked rubbish at times - pushing at decent deliveries with poor footwork.  Attitude poor- looked like they were just waiting for Prior/Broad/Swan to play little cameos and drag the score to 300.

Cook - rubbish shot- and he'd played it about 3 times in the previous overs.  Something to exploit before he fixes it.
Root - got a good ball but has a technical flaws in footwork we can exploit.
Trott - when are we going to execute a plan to this bloke???   Played Agar terribly.  First ball wide on off and he chops it on.  
Bairstow - technical flaws to exploit.
Prior - awful shot - he won't do that again this series.
Broad - when are they going to come around and cramp him?  Awful shot - exploit.
Swann - limp shot bunted to point/mid off... get out of jail card there Australia.

Won't mention batting, far too disappointed.. no gutted to see those clowns burn a golden opportunity.
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