The Cricket Thread 2014

[PaulWinch again]

Poor from Ballance there.

[PaulWinch again]

5 wickets for Plunkett. This is really important for Cook and Robson now.

[PaulWinch again]

Jordan was unlucky today he deserved a couple of wickets.

[Villan For Life]

5 wickets for Plunkett. This is really important for Cook and Robson now.

Huge hour for Cook and Robson.

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent from Cook and Robson to bat out that hour and a bit.

[Villan For Life]

Excellent from Cook and Robson to bat out that hour and a bit.

It was. They now need to build on it in the morning.

[cheltenhamlion]

Which they didn't! Cook goes early.

[paul_e]

Another failure with the bat from Cook, does his captaincy make up for our most experienced batsman averaging about 20 for the last 18 months?

[cheltenhamlion]

There should be plenty of runs to be had on that wicket as well.

[taylorsworkrate]

Robson looking really solid today, and Ballance with a good knock again. Good to see the young players making immediate impacts.

[PaulWinch again]

Cook failing and another collapse is a worry. Well done to Robson, but we've got to watch our run rate slowing down again.

[PaulWinch again]

This pitch is doing a lot.

[PaulWinch again]

Really simple from Jordan, not a good start.

[taylorsworkrate]

Pretty ordinary from Anderson and Broad so far. Batsmen have been able to leave way too many deliveries.

[PaulWinch again]

Broad and Anderson weren't great today, important wickets from Mooen towards the end of the day. It's delicately poised at the moment.