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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #45 on: July 08, 2015, 11:27:25 AM »
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You can't win a Test match on a first morning, but you can certainly lose it

I don't think we're quite ready for that quote, but we're near it
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #46 on: July 08, 2015, 11:27:35 AM »
Notice on that drop catch Watson at first slip doing everything possible to run away from the ball  >:(
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #47 on: July 08, 2015, 11:32:59 AM »
What's happened?

England were 42-1 when I last checked the live score, I re-open it and they're 47-3
It's time for Bell to go, surely?
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #48 on: July 08, 2015, 11:35:51 AM »
would much rather he stuck around and guts out an ugly 40 when we needed it rather than a beautiful 50 when we don't.
He is fabulous to watch but this is test cricket and it's supposed to be tough.
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #49 on: July 08, 2015, 11:44:47 AM »
Bell not looking like the same player he was the last few years.

Maybe dragging England through the last Ashes has taken its toll on him. Looked confident, but didn't apply this.


In other news... Does anyone know where Siddle is? Always has been a thorn in England's side. Does the KP dropping mean that Siddle will struggle to get wickets?
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #50 on: July 08, 2015, 11:52:24 AM »
why would you win the toss and bat first in bowler friendly conditions, especially when you know the forecast is sunshine from tomorrow? 
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #51 on: July 08, 2015, 11:56:42 AM »
Cause looking at how variable the bounce is on the first morning batting last is going to be very tough.
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #52 on: July 08, 2015, 11:58:22 AM »
Quote from: skip1973 on July 08, 2015, 11:56:42 AM
Cause looking at how variable the bounce is on the first morning batting last is going to be very tough.

Imagine how hard it would be to play a decent leggy on this come day 5.
If only England had one of them... Oh wait, they do and he wasn't selected!
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #53 on: July 08, 2015, 12:01:11 PM »
Johnson is looking a little, erm, wild this morning.
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #54 on: July 08, 2015, 12:01:47 PM »
Dropping Ellen is looking costly.
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #55 on: July 08, 2015, 12:02:54 PM »
Runs flowing now! Could have been a far worse session.
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #56 on: July 08, 2015, 12:04:24 PM »
He bowls to the left
He bowls the riiiiiight
That Mitchell Johnson
His bowling is s**te
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #57 on: July 08, 2015, 12:05:15 PM »
Aussies looked impatient, trying too much.
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #58 on: July 08, 2015, 12:16:45 PM »
 Runs only really flowing because we've lost three wickets and Root is now batting. That isn't right!
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Re: Cardiff - Ashes 1st test
« Reply #59 on: July 08, 2015, 12:21:28 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on July 08, 2015, 12:16:45 PM
Runs only really flowing because we've lost three wickets and Root is now batting. That isn't right!

From what I have read, the aussie bowlers are giving a lot of "hit me" balls too.
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