[Cricket] First Ashes Test - England v Australia - Cardiff

pasty · Jul 11, 2015

GET IN !!!!

From 43/3 before lunch on day 1 to winning by 169 runs in 4 days :clap2:

Beach Hut · Jul 11, 2015

That is a crushing victory and a huge marker for the rest of the series.

Magnificent.

crookie · Jul 11, 2015

I'll claim the credit, flicked over to watch the tennis a couple of times for a minute, took the last two wickets, one each time !!

Pavilionaire · Jul 11, 2015

Brilliant effort from England, Australia looked an old and creaking side in this match. Roll on Lord's and the 2nd Test.

pasty · Jul 11, 2015

Just need 2 months of rain now :lolol:

Oh, and [MENTION=36]Titanic[/MENTION] - make sure you start the match thread on Thursday :thumbsup:

Geestar · Jul 11, 2015

atfc village · Jul 11, 2015

Don't upset them by urinating on the pitch chaps.

Simgull · Jul 11, 2015

Fantastic - awaiting on the scene report from [MENTION=15605]knocky1[/MENTION]

Pogue Mahone · Jul 11, 2015

I managed to avoid any information about what was happening until watching the highlights on all 4 days. Absolutely brilliant, and with Channel 5's coverage, getting rid of Sky Sports doesn't seem to be a problem.

Now, let's back this up

vegster · Jul 11, 2015

Beach Hut said:
That is a crushing victory and a huge marker for the rest of the series.

Magnificent.

Indeed. A far better result than I anticipated. The Aussie shock bowlers were poor and I feel we really can win this series now.

Pavilionaire · Jul 11, 2015

A word of caution. We've been up in our past two series and drew them both. And a draw here means Australia retain the Ashes.

nwgull · Jul 11, 2015

nwgull said:
Anything over 250 should be enough.

Did we win then?

I know it's England but I couldn't believe the nervousness about whether or not we'd wrap that one up, on here and with the general public. I managed to lay the Aussies at a ridiculously low price on betfair last night - they were never going to win.

Thunder Bolt · Jul 11, 2015

Pavilionaire said:
A word of caution. We've been up in our past two series and drew them both. And a draw here means Australia retain the Ashes.

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Hampster Gull · Jul 11, 2015

Sledging starts in [MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] at Lords

Bombadier Botty · Jul 11, 2015

As a very part time cricket 'fan' I've resisted asking this question so as not to annoy 8ace, but (with advance apologies) here goes nothing:

It's the England & Wales cricket board, the county game features Welsh teams and Welsh players can play for England, but I still can't get my head around the fact that a team called 'England' as opposed to 'England & Wales' plays test matches in The Principality and Welsh cricket fans come out in numbers to support it, or were the crowds for this first Ashes test mostly supporters from England, who'd travelled down? Do Welsh cricket fans really get excited about an Ashes victory for the national side?

nwgull · Jul 11, 2015

Bombadier Botty said:
As a very part time cricket 'fan' I've resisted asking this question so as not to annoy 8ace, but (with advance apologies) here goes nothing:

It's the England & Wales cricket board, the county game features Welsh teams and Welsh players can play for England, but I still can't get my head around the fact that a team called 'England' as opposed to 'England & Wales' plays test matches in The Principality and Welsh cricket fans come out in numbers to support it, or were the crowds for this first Ashes test mostly supporters from England, who'd travelled down? Do Welsh cricket fans really get excited about an Ashes victory for the national side?

Yes. Same way that Welsh rugby fans support the British lions.

jakarta · Jul 11, 2015

Bombadier Botty said:
As a very part time cricket 'fan' I've resisted asking this question so as not to annoy 8ace, but (with advance apologies) here goes nothing:

It's the England & Wales cricket board, the county game features Welsh teams and Welsh players can play for England, but I still can't get my head around the fact that a team called 'England' as opposed to 'England & Wales' plays test matches in The Principality and Welsh cricket fans come out in numbers to support it, or were the crowds for this first Ashes test mostly supporters from England, who'd travelled down? Do Welsh cricket fans really get excited about an Ashes victory for the national side?

90% of those spectating will have been English Cricket Fans who have travelled over the Border.

Bombadier Botty · Jul 11, 2015

nwgull said:
Yes. Same way that Welsh rugby fans support the British lions.

But the lions crest incorporates the Welsh fleur de lis and the team is called 'British'. The England cricket shirt and crest makes no nod to Wales in any way so how can the lions be a valid comparison?

Diego Napier · Jul 11, 2015

Just got back from Cardiff and I can say with complete conviction that it was a amazingly sh*tty experience

if you're an Australian! :banana:

nwgull · Jul 11, 2015

Bombadier Botty said:
But the lions crest incorporates the Welsh fleur de lis and the team is called 'British'. The England cricket shirt and crest makes no nod to Wales in any way so how can the lions be a valid comparison?

I'm sorry my answer to your question wasn't good enough.

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