Ashes 2010/11

[The Situation]

Nice one, Strauss.

[Dave Cooper please]

Fucking hell! Catching practice!

Oh fuck, this is going to be a long, long few weeks!

[usav]

Wasn't even a good ball.

[N'Rexy]

Bollox

[TheSandman]

4-1

[The Situation]

1-8... we're cruisin' now.

[Shrek]

Terrible start, but if we can get through the first session without loosing another, I fancy us to win this test.

[aldridgeboy]

The worst thing is over the next few weeks everytime I wake up during the night I know I ll just pop the tv on for a score update. So not a lot of sleep coming up !!

[usav]

Bloody hell, that was close.

[Monty]

Horrifying. You just KNEW this was going to happen.

[aldridgeboy]

I thought that was out with that virtual eye.. It made a ball on stumps noise I m sure!

[aldridgeboy]

Horrifying. You just KNEW this was going to happen.

Sadly yes. Despite it being a supposed batting pitch I d have bowled first. If we they made a big score it would be expected anyway and by batting we have put ourselves under pressure. A good start is vital in this series IMHO

[Monty]

Oh I'd still have batted first, the pitch has flattened out a bit, and if you put Ponting in first under that much pressure you know damn sure he's going to get a hell of a score. If you bowl the wrong length on this pitch at the moment you will get punished. Plus, if we bowl on the first day then we have to use Swann earlier in the game than we would like, particularly as Johnson's left-arming will create rough for him outside the right-hander's off-stump, and with just the three seamers otherwise it would be a very trying day for us. No, I agree with Strauss's decision to bat. I just don't agree with his decision to play at that ball like that so early in the game!

[The Man With A Stick]

1-8... we're cruisin' now.

1-8?  1-8?!?  What kind of flamin' galaah talk is that?!  It's runs and then wickets, dear boy!

[Nirog72]

28-1 but at times Trott makes me look world class!