England v Australia - 1st Test Trent Bridge

[Pavilionaire]

I still maintain England would have been better off with 5 bowlers in their side - Bresnan for Bairstow.

And can anyone explain why Broad has just come on to bowl his first over today? If he's fit enough to bowl now then how come not an hour ago?

 

[Simster]

What odds on this 18 year old debutant number 11 getting a TON?

And can anyone explain why Broad has just come on to bowl his first over today? If he's fit enough to bowl now then how come not an hour ago?

Yes, this. I couldn't believe it when he was given the ball. Utter twattery from Cook and Broad.

 

[maltaseagull]

Botham's fault - Predicted 10-0 over both series - my arse!

You can always rely on some fight from an Aussie team. This kid is making the best bowlers we have look very poor.

 

[goldstone]

Well done Australia! 100+ stand for the last wicket ... making our bowlers look like Sunday afternoon amateurs.

 

[Badger]

If only the third umpire had made the CORRECT decision...

 

[spring hall convert]

I still maintain England would have been better off with 5 bowlers in their side - Bresnan for Bairstow.

And can anyone explain why Broad has just come on to bowl his first over today? If he's fit enough to bowl now then how come not an hour ago?

Flower send his teams out 7 bats/4 bowlers. He got badly burnt the last time we played 5 bowlers & I don't think he'll be going back to it. An injured bowler is the big risk but England have in the past benefited greatly from the improved batting strength.

I'd imagine that whilst Broad is fit to bowl, they would rather have not risked him in the first innings if they didn't need to. They now need to (they nearly didn't), seems pretty sensible to me.

 

[brightonmark1234]

england have let them off by bowling so much crap that you would see on Saturday afternoon in local club cricket

 

[Munkfish]

england have let them off by bowling so much crap that you would see on Saturday afternoon in local club cricket

ok mate

 

[brightonmark1234]

ok mate

its true england have let them off

 

[Papa Lazarou]

its true england have let them off

I agree - Cook is far too conservative as a captain.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Flower send his teams out 7 bats/4 bowlers. He got badly burnt the last time we played 5 bowlers & I don't think he'll be going back to it. An injured bowler is the big risk but England have in the past benefited greatly from the improved batting strength.

I'd imagine that whilst Broad is fit to bowl, they would rather have not risked him in the first innings if they didn't need to. They now need to (they nearly didn't), seems pretty sensible to me.

I totally disagree. Matt Prior is already a 6th batsman without having to play Bairstow, and Broad, Bresnan and Swann are pretty decent 7, 8 and 9. In fact you can argue that Broad and Swann are much more capable of delivering more runs that they actually do. I think Broad at 7 will deliver more 40s and 50s and less 20s-25s.

England have gotten away with it because of the number of short series, or their reliance on Swann on turning wickets. However, a 5-test Ashes series played in fine weather under constant pressure is a big ask for 4 bowlers. It is just a matter of time before we come unstuck.

 

[Ex-Staffs Gull]

Short pitched crap from finn caused problems... Cook should have had a word after his second over

 

[Simster]

I agree - Cook is far too conservative as a captain.

Except when reviewing his own dismissals, in which case it's always worth wasting a review on the off chance that the umpire made a mistake.

Cook is a shìt captain. Good job for him that our team is half decent.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Short pitched crap from finn caused problems... Cook should have had a word after his second over

Or take him off and bowl Broad?

 

[Beach Hut]

Piss poor from us, joke

 

[spring hall convert]

england have let them off by bowling so much crap that you would see on Saturday afternoon in local club cricket

Or you could argue that they nearly skittled a full strength Australia with 3 bowlers.

 

[spring hall convert]

I totally disagree. Matt Prior is already a 6th batsman without having to play Bairstow, and Broad, Bresnan and Swann are pretty decent 7, 8 and 9. In fact you can argue that Broad and Swann are much more capable of delivering more runs that they actually do. I think Broad at 7 will deliver more 40s and 50s and less 20s-25s.

England have gotten away with it because of the number of short series, or their reliance on Swann on turning wickets. However, a 5-test Ashes series played in fine weather under constant pressure is a big ask for 4 bowlers. It is just a matter of time before we come unstuck.

I don't disagree with the theory but there is no way Broad is a Test Match 7. Bresnan perhaps. Flower won't play 5 bowlers unless one of them could be played as a batsman alone, that's his theory not mine.

 

[Easy 10]

1-19 (Watson), 2-19 (Cowan), 3-22 (Clarke), 4-53 (Rogers), 5-108 (Smith), 6-113 (Haddin), 7-114 (Siddle), 8-114 (Starc), 9-117 (Pattinson).

Woeful. HILARIOUSLY woeful.

Posted just after the 9th wicket fell.

I therefore take FULL responsibility for this.

 

[MJsGhost]

Blimey! An hour or so of the session being lame and all of a sudden we have a shit captain, rubbish selections/tactics from the management... have we lost the Ashes already?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

England need to get this innings closed very quickly after lunch, or we might see an early collapse when we bat again.. that's the way it tends to go.