*Official* First Test at Trent Bridge

[dermo]

**** Rogers dismissal was pretty soft, especially seeing as he looked so solid leading up to it

 

[Jono]

To the blokes arguing whether they were wrong or not, shush up.

 

[Spark]

I thought Smith was bloody good and he has obviously improved massively since the last time he played test cricket against England

Having said that, they fed his strengths (short and leg side) and the proof will be when and if they start dragging him forward outside off

Thought that, after a few initial edgy moments, he looked very solid in the corridor tbh. Played it very late.

 

[Spikey]

**** Rogers dismissal was pretty soft, especially seeing as he looked so solid leading up to it

there was a tweet ages ago about how county bowlers were basically aiming for that sort of dismissal when bowling against rogers ftr

 

[Jono]

he looked very solid in the corridor

keep it clean

 

[Maximas]

****, i've gotta work until 9 tonight, miss the first hour. spikey to resume where i left off

Won't miss anything if you were planning to watch it on GEM

 

[social]

there was a tweet ages ago about how county bowlers were basically aiming for that sort of dismissal when bowling against rogers ftr

Done them a lot of good considering he averages plenty over there

I thought he looked pretty good and a class above someone like Cowan

The decision was definitely iffy and especially considering the appeal from Starc against Anderson that was turned down - Anderson's ball might have snicked the outside of the top of leg whilst Starc's would have flattened the stump

 

[Spikey]

Mallett speaks: Agar forever Lyon never

Ashton Agar a natural predator in Ashes series Australia v England

 

[Spikey]

"Mate, you are the best spinner in Australia. However, you have to prove it to others. Think wickets. Believe."

awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

 

[Spikey]

Jonathan Agnew ‏@Aggerscricket 10m
Dogs walked. Got a sweat on = muggy, cloudy. Big morning session ahead

we'll be done by lunch then

 

[Ruckus]

did anyone catch smith and hughes batting yesterday? Did they look solid or was it edge-of-your-seat stuff?

 

[dermo]

did anyone catch smith and hughes batting yesterday? Did they look solid or was it edge-of-your-seat stuff?

Smith looked pretty solid by then, and Hughes was also surprisingly solid to, though Finn and Anderson had bowled a fair few overs then and weren't hooping the ball around like they had been

 

[Burgey]

did anyone catch smith and hughes batting yesterday? Did they look solid or was it edge-of-your-seat stuff?

Tbh mate, they had their moments. But really, it wasn't much more edge of your seat stuff than when most anyone else batted yesterday save Trott, who I thought was a stand out. They had some plays and misses but they put bad balls away, and in Smith's case he played a couple of pull shots from Finn, the second of which was up there in the running for shot of the day.

Really, neither side looks especially solid at all with the cue. Sounds obvious, I know. The difference IMO is England has blokes in their side who we know can and have done it even though a number of them have been poo for quite a while, whereas we have blokes who might be able to do it if they get in and get going, but who might end up being poo forever.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

did anyone catch smith and hughes batting yesterday? Did they look solid or was it edge-of-your-seat stuff?

Solid though Smith playing it so late made it edge of the seat stuff early

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Jonathan Agnew ‏@Aggerscricket 10m
Dogs walked. Got a sweat on = muggy, cloudy. Big morning session ahead

we'll be done by lunch then

Meant to burn off today, depends when it does.

 

[Adders]

Jonathan Agnew ‏@Aggerscricket 10m
Dogs walked. Got a sweat on = muggy, cloudy. Big morning session ahead

You ****ing beauty!! I'll take that......thanks for the good early news Spikey.

Was expecting blue sky and sunshine for the start, sun must be waiting for us to have a bat to put in an appearance.

 

[Burgey]

Meant to burn off today, depends when it does.

Imagine all the tomato faced Poms at work* on Friday if it does.












*Assuming there's any work about with the parlous state of their national economy.

 

[Tangles]

Missed the last 3 hours last night and a bunch of wickets. Those 2 ducks look ugly. Clarke back to 5 asap. Good job we have Smith to save us. That and the strong tail should give us a lead.

Siddle bowled really well and stepped up. Hoping he can do the same in the second innings. Maybe he can talk to the other 2 about working the corridor when there's movement. Patto was better than Starc but both could have done more with the conditions.

Mr Glass is injured again? Can we ban him from bowling or just sack him please Boof.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Missed the last 3 hours last night and a bunch of wickets. Those 2 ducks look ugly. Clarke back to 5 asap. Good job we have Smith to save us. That and the strong tail should give us a lead. .

If he gets that ball at 5 he's out as well though

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Smith and Hughes coming before Clarke and they would have been out, yet they're still there. I'm willing o give them the chance, I wish we still had Clarke but the decision was to put him at 4 and he copped a ripper from Anderson. Leave him at 4 a bit longer if there was a reason for putting him there in the first place.