England v Australia - THE ASHES

[ijjysmith]

This is why I would never bat first.

I don't know about pitch conditions and all that. But playing against a decent bowling line up this could surely always happen and then you're right up against it?

I don't know. Just my look on it.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

The end of Bell, which makes him a ..........

 

[Donald Twain]

Need to steady the ship here.

 

[Donald Twain]

Cracking over that.

 

[Donald Twain]

Th end of Bell, which makes him a ..........

..... flared thickened rim.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Cardiff is usually a decent batting track so I suppose batting first was the logical choice. To put the Aussies in might have been interpreted as weakness that England were too scared to bat first.

 

[Connor]

This has been hard to watch.

 

[tommye]

well this is going well isn't it!?!?




ffs

 

[Donald Twain]

Have that!

 

[Donald Twain]

56 runs in last 9 innings is shocking!

 

[Connor]

Save us, Joe.

 

[kithnou]

Idiot Haddin blew the chance to have the Pommie bastards 5 or 6 down at lunch and demoralise them for the series.

 

[AndyC]

Great quote from Boycott about Bell... " that innings was tripe ".

 

[Connor]

Great quote from Boycott about Bell... " that innings was tripe ".

His previous few Test innings is embarrassing.

Never liked him.

 

[Donald Twain]

Lunch 88-3.