England v Australia - 1st Test Trent Bridge

[Lord Bracknell]

surely good to back england now - and then if the ozzies get to be supreme favorites say 1/2 then back them heavily....surely some arbiterage in that?

It's reaching that point.

Australia now 4/7. England 11/8.

Go large!

 

[vegster]

Screw just being tightened a little by England, breakthrough imminent

 

[Danny-Boy]

I doubt if they'll say. More than that. I doubt if they've yet decided.

Where would YOU put him then? After their first-innings shambles. I would have thought about 7.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Where would YOU put him then? After their first-innings shambles. I would have thought about 7.

Seems about right. He may turn out to be a test batsman like Matt Prior ... capable of a big, match-changing score, but equally capable of disappointing. One test innings is no basis on which to make a real assessment.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Seems about right. He may turn out to be a test batsman like Matt Prior ... capable of a big, match-changing score, but equally capable of disappointing. One test innings is no basis on which to make a real assessment.

Any higher and you might upset the others. After all he's saved their bacon back home. If the Aussies were all out for 120 odd and then humiliated again in their second innings, it'd be a Cowdrey-type call for Punter!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Watson out. Now for 3 more quickly...

 

[vegster]

Bit surprised by Watsons continuing head shaking as he walked off, lets hope he will be a bit more understanding when he sees the DRS.

 

[darters74]

Bit surprised by Watsons continuing head shaking as he walked off, lets hope he will be a bit more understanding when he sees the DRS.

My thoughts exactly. He'd just seen it on the big screen. F'king idiot.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

England now 5/6 favourites. Aussies 10/11.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Oz lose a wicket and England are once again odds-on favourites.

I trust there are no big banks betting my pension fund on this game.

 

[vegster]

Broad suddenly looks a better bowler, expect Swann to step up now.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Oz lose a wicket and England are once again odds-on favourites.

I trust there are no big banks betting my pension fund on this game.

And an unbroken partnership of just 5 runs for the second wicket brings both teams back to joint favourites. I'm finding the market movements quite illuminating.

 

[Footsoldier]

Oz lose a wicket and England are once again odds-on favourites.

I trust there are no big banks betting my pension fund on this game.

They probably are as posters on here could only afford one bet and that would £5 pounds.

 

[larus]

Cowan falls to Root. 111/2.

 

[pasty]

Excellent, Cowan gone last ball before tea

111/2 Aus need 200 to win

 

[Lord Bracknell]

They probably are as posters on here could only afford one bet and that would £5 pounds.

I blew a tenner on Oz at 3.5/1

 

[Man of Harveys]

Anyone know what the song is that the Aus fans at the ground are singing about Shane Warne and Liz Hurley, as mentioned on the BBC text commentary?

 

[joeinbrighton]

It's a smart tactic to throw on a change bowler just before an interval, especially when making a breakthrough has been difficult. Batsmen often lose concentration thinking they've got it easy and can throw their wicket away.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

HUGE WICKET... Just before tea. Well bowled Joe Root!

Rogers or Clarke within the first hour of the next session would be massive! Both wickets would be amazing!

 

[Footsoldier]

I blew a tenner on Oz at 3.5/1

Bet the bookies are begging people like to flock back. Bookies love big game punters like Bloom at poker.