***Official*** 1st Test at The Gabba

[FaaipDeOiad]

Wickets in 1st Test for Giles

Under or Over on 2.5

Ill take under

Over for mine. He'll take four. Won't be cheap though.

 

[NZTailender]

Gosh, it's nearly here.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Massive game for Cook, Collingwood and Monty (if he plays). Anyone playing their first series against Australia needs to get off to a good start, IMO, because they’re so good at choking you up if you fail the first time, and by the time you’ve got that self-confidence, chances are that the series is over. Look at Pietersen and Bell’s fortunes last series.

And yes, Collingwood did play in the last match of the last series, but this is a different kettle of fish, IMO.

 

[UncleTheOne]

What sort of message does this send to Monty? 'Yeah you've been our best bowler through the summer, but this is the old boys club'. Not sure how much joy he'd have got but for crying out loud, he's earnt the right to play. I hope Gilo bags a pair.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Feedback on the decision to play Giles coming in. "Giles starting in place of Panesar? We all knew it was coming. What is going on? Fletcher you havn't got a clue," writes Neil.

Pickup telling it like it is.

edit: Geez. Warne and McGrath's 100th test together. Must be a record, that.

 

[NZTailender]

England to bat and be 2-75 at lunch. An early wicket by Lee, and then a wicket just ebfore lunch by Clark.

 

[albo97056]

for englands sake i hope gilo gets hammered and fletcher learns his lesson for the next match...

 

[NZTailender]

See you all at lunch.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

See you all at lunch.

What he said.

 

[Jono]

Have an exam in 4 hours, can't help but watch the first session though

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Aussies win the toss, no Panesar or Johnson for the two sides.

 

[NZTailender]

England to bat and be 2-75 at lunch. An early wicket by Lee, and then a wicket just ebfore lunch by Clark.

FFS Ponting, had to ruin my prediction.

 

[superkingdave]

ffs Sky not showing the toss live,

 

[UncleTheOne]

This must be some horrible nightmare, no Monty, Giles plays. Aussies win toss. Next someone will tell me Mahmood and Plunkett are opening the bowling.

 

[PY]

This must be some horrible nightmare, no Monty, Giles plays. Aussies win toss. Next someone will tell me Mahmood and Plunkett are opening the bowling.

Nah Harmison is...

'Boycott referring to his mum' count = 1.

 

[silentstriker]

Monty's out. This is going to be fun:

Predict Giles's bowling figures:

150/2.

But at least he'll score a 20.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I think Giles will go well.

Don't know for which country, but he'll do well for someone.

 

[UncleTheOne]

Monty's out. This is going to be fun:

Predict Giles's bowling figures:

150/2.

But at least he'll score as 20.

I imagine he'll be out trying to sweep Warne.

 

[steds]

Predict Giles's bowling figures.

23 - 2 - 91 - 1

 

[superkingdave]

Predict Giles's bowling figures:

38-7-156-1

no second innings bowling