The Ashes 2019

[The Dark Knight]

WTF is wrong with captains these days wanting to field 1st?
Australia batting 1st get 300 + they are home and hosed
England may still win but electing to field 1st is so negative and they deserve to lose

True but this is not Lords. On this deck Broad and Woakes could cut us up early. Forget about archer the big threat in these conditions is Broad and Woakes.

All I have heard is Archer this and Archer that. Look don't get me wrong as he is an exciting talent, but honestly Broad has been the pick of the bowlers for mine. He's a real danger on this deck.

Don't take your eye of those 2 or look out.

Yep, if the pitch will suit the bowlers Broad will be seaming it both ways and Woakes will be swinging it around corners.
Still though the pressure is on the bowlers to get it right and get early wickets immediately.

[helicopterking]

WTF is wrong with captains these days wanting to field 1st?
Australia batting 1st get 300 + they are home and hosed
England may still win but electing to field 1st is so negative and they deserve to lose

It’s a UK thing. Making the best of the conditions. Backing your bowlers in.
Australia is different. Usually batting paradises that do very little.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Come on Aussie.

[The Dark Knight]

Come on Davey, please stand up today you c**t.

[Armchair expert]

This has an all out for 60 feel about it

[PatowalongaPirate]

What happened to using red coloured balls for Test Cricket?

It’s maroon at best.

[The Dark Knight]

Anyone else think Woakes should of got the new ball to swing it around?

[PatowalongaPirate]

Anyone else think Woakes should of got the new ball to swing it around?

Yep, didn’t think Archer would open.

[Armchair expert]

This is quality bowling

[Brodlach]

Can’t be easy to bat out there ATM. Ball moving around so much

[Brodlach]

Peach of an over

[The Dark Knight]

This is quality bowling

Broad showing his class here.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Anyone else think Woakes should of got the new ball to swing it around?

Agree

[Armchair expert]

Either belt it or leave it Davey ffs

[Jim05]

Woeful Khawaja

[The Bedge]

So happy we have a side full of lefties

[Armchair expert]

Phew, good thing Smith is in to save us again......

[Armchair expert]

This bullcrap rain keeps giving Broad/ Archer time to rest before starting a new spell

[Armchair expert]

The light is a joke, its not a day night match.

About time they went off

[Jim05]

One of those days. We come back on and look solid for a few overs then off for bad light