The International Cricket Thread

[UK Redsox]

Tim Paine's finding it a bit nippy

[paul_e]

Looks like another small band of rain will hit fairly soon but it's clearing up behind that so I predict covers back on soon and then an inspection at about 3:10, followed by the toss, an early tea and play about 3:40-4:00

[UK Redsox]

Toss planned for 15:00

[Villan For Life]

Covers going back on.

[paul_e]

Covers going back on.

Told you they'd be back, as I said though, the radar looks pretty clear now, still going to be cloudy so I'd be happy to bowl first here.

[paul_e]

bugger, this is lasting longer than I'm happy with and is a bit heavier than I though, 4:30-5:00 for a bit of play from here.

[paul_e]

and it just won't stop, think we're getting washed out, very annoying day.

[cdbearsfan]

Ah well, take a draw at our bogey ground and move on.

[Lsvilla]

Looks like my decision not to travel today is a good one. Even better seeing that tomorrow should be fine.

[paul_e]

No play but seeing Chris Jordan acting like a proud dad giving Archer his cap was still great.

[Villan For Life]

TMS,  as is always the case on rainy days, was great listening today. There was a great session with Tuffers and Mitchell Johnson discussing the mental side of bowling with Johnson going into detail about how he overcame his mental demons to torment us in 2013. For all the snarling Aussie fast bowler that he was on the pitch, he comes across really well and seems a nice bloke. He also said “bollocks” live on air, I’m not sure if Johnners or Blowers would have approved!

The afternoon session included an interview with Andrew Strauss and Glenn McGrath, who both lost their wives to cancer and have started charitable foundations in their memory. Very moving stuff.

[Richard E]

Our Managing Partner was on a jolly to Lords today, intended to make up for the fact that his previous jolly to Lords has been a total washout.

[PaulWinch again]

Aussie’s bowl first then. Come on England, 500 up please.

[UK Redsox]

Jimmy had a bowl this morning

[UK Redsox]

Shows the strength in depth of the Aussie bowling when Starc still can't get a game