*Official* First Test at Trent Bridge

[Spikey]

My favourite player retired in 1994.

Dean Jones?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Pieterson's four looked so bad compared to his wicket ball

 

[Furball]

Siddle really has to work on his pace though. I don't think he topped 140ks once. Really needs some meat, actually looks a bit gaunt around the face.

Pace doesn't matter in England. Accuracy and movement is much more important.

 

[adub]

This is the Siddle I don't mind at all. Full and outside off allowing it to do a little. This is the stuff he was doing under Billy when he cleaned up India. The only problem is he seems to forget that this is his best stuff too often. Keep it up Vego.

 

[Spikey]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSz

Quoting for new page oh my god

 

[3703]

Australia's attack hasn't even gotten going yet. Not sure what to make of this game.

 

[Spark]

Pieterson's four looked so bad compared to his wicket ball

His feet seemed to be going towards square leg. Weird, weird shot.

 

[Dan]

Time for Burgey's favourite player to score a majestic century.

If by 'majestic century' you mean 'attractive twenty before a ludicrously stupid shot'.

 

[Cabinet96]

Australia could really dry the runs down in this period. Both batsman are pretty stodgy operators against accurate attacks.

 

[ajdude]

man being teased by atherton is like being teased by jono

 

[NUFAN]

I do think Finch could possibly storm right into test contention if he has even has a good 10 game FC run......but he wasn't even playing in the shield last year so you just can't pick him. Bailey should have been called in, or at least former Australia A captain Tim Paine given the VC

Yeah giving it to Paine would have been the easy and better option. Perhaps Paine or Warner (ha) will captain the first class matches? I wonder if Boof is a Paine fan? Have I read too much into Wade not playing in either warmup? Or does Lehmann want a keeper who can catch.

 

[Ruckus]

Pace doesn't matter in England. Accuracy and movement is much more important.

I don't mind if Siddle changes his whole MO, but historically he hasn't been that kind of bowler. He has had success by running in hard, bowling fast and getting subtle seam movement.

 

[Spark]

If by 'majestic century' you mean 'attractive twenty before a ludicrously stupid shot'.

Bell hasn't made an attractive twenty in quite a while. Plenty of turgid, stodgy twenties though

 

[The Battlers Prince]

another maiden, scoreboard pressure does a lot. What was McGrath's theory? 3 maiden's in a row?

 

[Ruckus]

Siddle edging closer to 140ks. CAN HE DO IT

 

[Burgey]

Dean Jones?

You utter utter ****. What an awful thing to say.

 

[ajdude]

**** i hope we don't get bell and bairstow out soon, prior will make like a double ton or something

 

[NUFAN]

Oh and Siddle moves to 91st all time, next up Fred Titmus.

 

[Furball]

I don't mind if Siddle changes his whole MO, but historically he hasn't been that kind of bowler. He has had success by running in hard, bowling fast and getting subtle seam movement.

There's been nothing wrong with Siddle's pace so far this Test so your comments are baffling.

 

[Maximas]

Ian Bell clearly well liked on CW