Cricket

[Mopsy]

Have the Aussie bowlers heard of bowling outside off stump?

 

[Carter]

Hazelwood!

Starc out was wise I think - would’ve been a tad too expensive.

 

[TigerMasochist]

Dried out brown pitch on the first day of the first test in Pommie land. Old fart calls Buuuullllllshitttt. Reckon that's the first time in the history of Pommie cricket.

 

[Mopsy]

Dried out brown pitch on the first day of the first test in Pommie land. Old fart calls Buuuullllllshitttt. Reckon that's the first time in the history of Pommie cricket.

Theres more for the bowlers on my concrete driveway.

 

[IanG]

I can't believe Crawley apparently didn't realise that hit his glove.

 

[Carter]

Those fat old umpires need to go

 

[Carter]

Back in the game with England’s trigger happy middle order exposed.

Cracking series already.

 

[IanG]

Those fat old umpires need to go

Yeah pretty bad miss, that was a substantial deflection off the glove.

 

[Streak]

I can't believe Crawley apparently didn't realise that hit his glove.

How is Boland though.

When we need, he delivers again.

Just a great, uncomplicated cricketer.

 

[wammo]

This is great fun.
It’s test cricket on fast forward.

 

[tigersnake]

Jag-arse wicket to get Brook, makes up for the non-appealed-edge and the dropped catch, we'll take it! Aussies playing solid here, chipping away and persevering on a pancake of a pitch.

Couple of strange moments, the non-appealed thick edge that everyone missed, players, commentators, me. Then the caught behind not given out when it was obvious it was out, Aussies, commentators, were perplexed, reviewed, out you idiot.

Stokes gone! On top!

 

[wammo]

Stokes gone. Massive.
To watch, it looks like the English batsmen are right on top and full of confidence, but the scoreboard says otherwise.
They‘ve got a few runs, in quick time, but 5 wickets inside 40 overs, on what looks like a road is good for the Aussies.

 

[tigersnake]

Yeah I reckon all the hive-mind commentators bagging our defensive fields were barking up the wrong tree. Been a good approach IMO.

 

[wammo]

Not sure yet TS. We might have had a bit of luck, we might have figured it all out. Dunno, but it shapes as a fascinating series.

 

[tigerman]

Hazelwood has been the pick of the bowlers, a good inclusion, I hope his body holds up.

Looking forward to see how Green bowls on this deck, stick it up em Greeny

 

[tigersnake]

Not sure yet TS. We might have had a bit of luck, we might have figured it all out. Dunno, but it shapes as a fascinating series.

Long way to go of course, but so far we've kept it tight and chipped away, which isn't easy on a flat track in hostile territory. I'm happy.

 

[wammo]

Hazelwood has been the pick of the bowlers, a good inclusion, I hope his body holds up.

Looking forward to see how Green bowls on this deck, stick it up em Greeny

Me too. I think he could be a real linchpin on the English decks.
At this stage though they seem reluctant to over bowl him.

 

[wammo]

The two commentator lineup is a bit more intense than the threesomes we’ve become used to.
Feels like Mel and Eowin are in some form of therapy.

 

[tigerman]

A few balls have kept low already, what's the wicket going to be like of days 4 and 5, if it goes that long.

 

[wammo]

Yeah, we won’t want to be chasing many in the 4th.