Ashes 2013/14

[Broughty-Villian]

something to cheer at last

[olaftab]

Nothing in this track for bowlers.

[olaftab]

Except for Broad... 2 down

[Bald Eagle]

And Swann. 1st over, gets Clarke. 105 for 3.

[Broughty-Villian]

good first session, but need to get warner out ASAP after lunch.

[taylorsworkrate]

Well 3 down, but I can't help but think that anything over 250 will be too much for our batsmen to compete with. It's looked a pretty ideal surface to bat on, but I suppose it would when the seam bowlers are all sending it down at 82 to 85 mph. I'm willing to bet that Johnson and Harris look a tad more threatening.

I'm slightly perplexed that we'd take Rankin and Finn, then get completely humiliated in the first two tests, then get conditions ideal for them and play neither of them.

[Broughty-Villian]

rattle another 2 down PDG and it will be looking very rosy

[Lsvilla]

This is the chance. 160-6 required.

[Lsvilla]

Come on !!!! Now to get Haddin cheap

[Broughty-Villian]

Brooooooooooady   C'mon

[Proposition Joe]

A couple of Anderson deliveries were clocked at 90mph.  So it's looking like this pitch is adding 5mph to the normal speed of the bowlers. 

I can't see this England batting lineup making more than 120-160 if I'm honest, and if we start badly we could be looking at double figures.

[Dr Butler]

Just keep plugging away, getting them out.....

[Lsvilla]

How jammy is Haddin so far - could have been out 3 times already. And well done Billy - 5 ball over you tosser.

[OzVilla]

Thay say you make your own luck in sport, but Haddin's hundred at Adelaide was one of the jammiest i've seen.  Dropped twice, caught of a no ball and a missed run out.

[Broughty-Villian]

we could have a couple more here, bowling really well