4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

[TheJediBrah]

I think there's a bit of grip in this pitch.

It's looking like a lottery pitch. If you lucky you'll hang around and the jaggers will miss the bat, if you're not you'll snick one/get lbw or bowled.

 

[Flem274*]

it looks like a perfectly fine first morning deck tbh

 

[social]

it looks like a perfectly fine first morning deck tbh

If anything, it’s a bit dry and certainly not quick

Hardly a lottery

 

[morgieb]

I know I'm going to taste it later on but Archer looks kinda innocuous here.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Warney really laying into Archer. He's bowling fine ffs. Good length and accurate, moving off the seam. Warne talking as though he's been trash when he's got 0-5 off 2 and a half overs

 

[King Pietersen]

Not a great start from Jof this. Doesn't seem to have much rhythm.

 

[morgieb]

If anything, it’s a bit dry and certainly not quick

Hardly a lottery

Yeah this feels like a bat first pitch. Cloudy admittedly but not that cloudy right now and it should remain similar for the rest of the Test.

 

[Spikey]

are these ****s going to watch the speed gun until he hits 150 clicks?

warne is gonna warne

 

[stephen]

Archer is just ambling in like he's injured or something.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Archer bowling like Martin McCauge at the Gabba in 94/95.

 

[mackembhoy]

Archer decided to be a county trundler today.

Hope for Chris Rushworth still.

 

[King Pietersen]

First 2 overs were decent, bowled a decent line and length, that over was poor. Bouncer that was too short, a short wide one he got away with, clipped off the legs for 4 to finish the over, not good. Down on pace is fine if he's bowling the right areas, but that last over was a shocker.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Archer is just ambling in like he's injured or something.

I know I've said this about him a few times, but he looks like he's getting a lot of his pace from the elbow this morning. May be a bit of an optical illusion, or maybe he gets a bit whippy when not at 100%.

 

[Flem274*]

archers looking to nip it around like a medium pace troll in this spell i think, but he's not really accurate enough to pull that stunt.

 

[TheJediBrah]

phew umpires call IMO

 

[morgieb]

I'm thinking umpire's call.

 

[Starfighter]

I think this will be staying out.

 

[Spikey]

usman/paine to open next game

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Another cracking review

 

[TheJediBrah]

lol "Kumar . . . that's Marais . . . Kumar on screen please"