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[tim2000s]

Not been able to watch today but there's talk on the bbc text match special of agar chucking. Anyone been watching and can comment?

[smokem]

Not been able to watch today but there's talk on the bbc text match special of agar chucking. Anyone been watching and can comment?

Haven't heard anything on Sky's commentary...

[Boydie]

Not been able to watch today but there's talk on the bbc text match special of agar chucking. Anyone been watching and can comment?

Looks like there's a little bit of a kink in his action but in comparison to certain other spinners around the world it's ruler straight!

[Twelfth Man]

I don't believe that Bairstow's the right man for the job at the moment. The question would be though, who is? Taylor is averaging 60+ in div1 this year. I don't believe Hamilton-Brown is near a call up though. Anybody who mentions Carberry, he's averaging 20 in Div2.

[ajmw89]

Taylor didn't do much wrong last year.  I'd pick him.

[Bruce]

Anybody who mentions Carberry, he's averaging 20 in Div2.

And is an opener

[the little ripper]

compton? has he done that much wrong?

[ajmw89]

Personally I'd go compton, but they seem dead set on root at the top.  If that's the case, Bairstow is the only vulnerable person in that line up.  get Taylor in for him

[Twelfth Man]

And is an opener

When there's talk about somebody coming in/out of the England side somebody inevitably mentions Carberry's name. Thought I'd just say his average after I saw it...

[smokem]

Prior goes! This is going to be super close...

[The_Bird]

Carberry has been mentioned for the ODI side on here not much for the test side...

Brain burp from prior

[Twelfth Man]

This is now where Ian Bell goes and scores a hundred and proves a few people wrong.

[400notout]

I have a horrible feeling Clarkes use of reviews this innings is going to come back and haunt him.

[cleanbowled]

The test is pretty close -  I wonder how the Oz batting will hold up chasing say 200 odd. I also wonder how the series would shape up if Australia were to win - prior to series starting the general feel (at least from what I understood in the newspapers here in Australia) was that if they lost the first match badly it could go the way of the Indian series. If they end up winning, it might be really change the tone of the series.

[farnham_quins_2]

Anyone else worried we (England) are gonna lose this one?

If we have a lead of anything less than 250/300, I can see them getting that. They will have all the time in the world, and our bowling is a bit light.

I can see Broad batting, making his injury worse and not bowling any overs the rest of this test. We don't have a Watson who can bowl the extra overs...

Everyone panic! We're going to lose the Ashes! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Yes I'm bored at work on this Friday afternoon.

On the plus side, we are all drinking red wine...

Sorry if anyone has said what I've said, I havent read the rest of the posts...