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[procricket]

well batted lads

[tim2000s]

Crikey this is a flat deck! Wonder how Johnson will bowl on it....?

[golden duck]

Crikey this is a flat deck! Wonder how Johnson will bowl on it....?

Think this is a perfect example of the double edged sword (or shooting yourself in the foot).

England requested a slower, flatter pitch (according to TMS), now they can't get wickets...

So frightened of pace they nullify themselves?

[tim2000s]

Think this is a perfect example of the double edged sword (or shooting yourself in the foot).

England requested a slower, flatter pitch (according to TMS), now they can't get wickets...

So frightened of pace they nullify themselves?

If all the decks are like this then (without a leggie) it's going to be wholly dependent on the toss.

[ppccopener]

Ben hilfenhous is staying in our hotel in portugal
I just passed him in the lobby and just said 'a good day for you'
Which was all i coukd say
Win the toss win the match it looks like from day 1 at lords

[Buzz]

That pitch is the flatist pitch I have ever seen. Unbelievable. The guys batted and bowled well. But dear God turgid.

For the spectators it was a day for speaking to @thebigginge and getting a smash on!

[tim2000s]

That pitch is the flatist pitch I have ever seen. Unbelievable. The guys batted and bowled well. But dear God turgid.

For the spectators it was a day for speaking to @thebigginge and getting a smash on!

I wonder what we are expecting in the other matches. Even when England do get in to bat, Rogers has amply demonstrated how to do it. Don't worry about scoring quickly. Occupy the crease and just accumulate. That's all England will need to do as well. We won't of course. Lyth, Cook and Bell will chuck it away!


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[Marc28]

Well batted lads but goes a long way when the Cardiff pitch is better
Then the one at lords the home of cricket, at least Cardiff gave us a contest between bat and ball
This pitch is truly shocking

[biffa]

If this is the sort of track they are gomna prepare they could kill what promised to be the closest most exciting ashes series here in England since 05

[csnew]

wouldn't judge how flat a pitch really is until both sides bat on it.

if both sides score 500+ I see a big fine coming Lord's way

[sctyd]

Well batted lads but goes a long way when the Cardiff pitch is better
Then the one at lords the home of cricket, at least Cardiff gave us a contest between bat and ball
This pitch is truly shocking

No it didn't. Most batsmen threw their wicket away at Cardiff, pitch was dead..

[dougydee]

wouldn't judge how flat a pitch really is until both sides bat on it.

if both sides score 500+ I see a big fine coming Lord's way

I agree that a pitch shouldn't be judged until both sides bat. Here's hoping it quickens up for days 2&3 then takes spin days 4&5.

Why would lords get a fine? I'm not familiar with that.

[csnew]

I agree that a pitch shouldn't be judged until both sides bat. Here's hoping it quickens up for days 2&3 then takes spin days 4&5.

Why would lords get a fine? I'm not familiar with that.

Trent bridge got fined last year for preparing a poor wicker. It was slow and flat

[Number4]

Does Watson ever get a decision overturned using DRS, answer no. Therefore the umpire is pretty safe giving him out. Use your bat and not the pad is the moral of the story.

Let's be honest here though. 4 out of those 6 dismissals were umpires calls so if the umpire gave it not out originally then only 2 were actually out.

[Number4]

Great video! Some of them are as plum as you get! Still reviews haha

2 from 6 were plum