1st Ashes Test: England v Australia at Cardiff on Jul 8-12, 2015

[The Mad Hatter]

Sure I was delighted to be wrong about having to follow on....simple mistake to make.

But Wazn will be out first over tonight.

Australia bowling 45 minutes before lunch 100-140 behind.

Absolute no chance of a lead.

Who is this merkin death riding Australia? Absolute pr!ck!

I reckon Australia all out 20 minutes before tea for between 182 and 204.

Wazn top score thought. Yikes.

 

[Hutty1986]

This fragile batting line-up won't be chasing 400. Good on Lyon for finally performing, one of the few aussie players who have actually turned up this test

 

[JW]

*only 400 odd* lol

Fair play to Australia if you win from here but it's a 1/100 chance, historically speaking.

I can't believe England might win this test. We only have one batsman worth feeding - Root. Australia have 3 so I figured that'd be the difference.

Yep, I'd say we'd probably need to be 2 for well over 200 to even be a small hope of getting up, particular as Wazn will be attempting to achor the tail. It just doesn't happen in the 4th dig.

We'll do well to post 300 unfortunately, but happy to be proven wrong, of course.

C'mon you shitty Pommy weather...

 

[WaznTheGreat]

2 full days to chase it down and they won't even last 1 day,hopeless merkins.

 

[8Ball]

Australia need to be no more than 3 down before the second new ball to win this one imo.

Australia have had a pretty poor test match in all departments. The bowlers have just started to warm into their work. Hopefully the batsmen can do the same.

 

[Twizzle]

They are very different conditions to what we are used to but a good team should be able to handle all conditions.

 

[gregstar]

the pommies would need to bowl pus.

we'd need to play out of our skins.

even then, this pitch is going to help them a sh*t more than us.

i'd love to see it, but i doubt it.

hopefully it's the kick up the arse required. if the end result is that unflushable finally gets the boot, then there's something in it for all of us. the worst result would be to lose & unflushable gets a fifty.

 

[chigurh]

You gotta love the optimism before a mammoth chase.

 

[LeedsRhinos]

 

[Eelectrica]

Mark Nicholas just said a funny - "There's two days left" :lol::lol:

It'll be impressive if we make it to tea.

 

[LeedsRhinos]

All out for 250

 

[Pete Cash]

Warner has a big ole slash first ball

 

[TheParraboy]

is there a live radio coverage (legal one) that we can stream via the net?

 

[TheParraboy]

Warner has a big ole slash first ball

we either wanna win it or lose it today..

 

[LeedsRhinos]

Dropped

 

[jargan83]

is there a live radio coverage (legal one) that we can stream via the net?

I think Cricket Australia website streams radio coverage once you're signed up to the Australian Cricket Family

 

[Pete Cash]

Warner ain't looking comfortable

 

[LeedsRhinos]

is there a live radio coverage (legal one) that we can stream via the net?

I dunno if this will work in Australia but it's worth a try http://www.bbc.co.uk/5livesportsextra

 

[WaznTheGreat]

England bowling well

 

[TheParraboy]

I think Cricket Australia website streams radio coverage once you're signed up to the Australian Cricket Family

I dunno if this will work in Australia but it's worth a try http://www.bbc.co.uk/5livesportsextra

cheers guys