[Westbars Spireite]

I really don't get this playing in Cardiff thing. Does the average Welsh cricket fan want England to win?

[dalekpete]

Westbars Spireite, on 08 July 2015 - 07:57 PM, said:

I really don't get this playing in Cardiff thing. Does the average Welsh cricket fan want England to win?

As the England team is the international side for the England and Wales Cricket Board I would think that they do. Wales (unlike Scotland) has no status at international level.

[Westbars Spireite]

dalekpete, on 08 July 2015 - 08:15 PM, said:

As the England team is the international side for the England and Wales Cricket Board I would think that they do. Wales (unlike Scotland) has no status at international level.

I know. But plenty of them hate us!

[The Peoples Champion]

Westbars Spireite, on 08 July 2015 - 08:17 PM, said:

I know. But plenty of them hate us!

Mates down there till Sunday.

Summary ......

Pitch is a pudding and although its been a decent days cricket the pitch was not upto Ashes standard.

Think it might have been done on purpose to nullify the speed of Starc and Johnson

[Westbars Spireite]

I'm tempted to get one of the last few tickets for day 3 at Edgbaston. Not sure I can justify £91+ for a seat though. Massive price. Maybe worth pencilling in a day 5 if it lasts that long instead.

[Mr_Pleasant]

Westbars Spireite, on 08 July 2015 - 09:24 PM, said:

I'm tempted to get one of the last few tickets for day 3 at Edgbaston. Not sure I can justify £91+ for a seat though. Massive price. Maybe worth pencilling in a day 5 if it lasts that long instead.

Me and some mates are booked in on day 5. £26 I think it was. A day on't sauce even if there is little or no cricket (and you get your money back I think if there is no cricket at all). £91 is scandalous; seems telling that Edgbaston still isn't totally sold out.

[JonB]

The ones we had for Edgbaston, and had to sell on to someone else as we cant make it , were £81 i think it was while we've managed to get tickets for the second day at Trent Bridge to replace them for £42 i think it is.

[JonB]

430 all out....suspect we will be happy with that especially after being 43-3!

[Westbars Spireite]

JonB, on 09 July 2015 - 08:10 AM, said:

The ones we had for Edgbaston, and had to sell on to someone else as we cant make it , were £81 i think it was while we've managed to get tickets for the second day at Trent Bridge to replace them for £42 i think it is.

I was gonna have one of those but couldn't get day off work - now I probably can!

[Stents]

Great Morning for England!

I had a tenner on us at 3/1 to win the first test, more out of blind optimism than anything else but I certainly fancy my chances now.

[JonB]

I was going to mention that the weather on Sunday may not be good for England or you but it now seems to have changed so you may still have a chance!

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

If someone had said, two months ago, that one of these sides would've won comfortably, within four days, whilst the other would have question marks next to key figures, then everyone would've expected it to be Australia.

But wow.

Cook: intelligent and pragmatic captaincy.

His team: disciplined and authoritative yet embracing raw talent.

Bell: runs when he needed them.

Joe Root: it's 'Boy's Own' stuff.

The Aussies: really? Seriously? Johnson - wayward bowling and only two wickets. Haddin - dropped catches and no longer the batting saviour. Starc - courageous but injured. Rogers - fifty but no century...again. Watson - constant LBW candidate.

Suddenly the best in the world are looking decidedly ordinary.

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[Wooden Spoon]

MDCCCLXVI said:

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If someone had said, two months ago, that one of these sides would've won comfortably, within four days, whilst the other would have question marks next to key figures, then everyone would've expected it to be Australia.

But wow.

Cook: intelligent and pragmatic captaincy.

His team: disciplined and authoritative yet embracing raw talent.

Bell: runs when he needed them.

Joe Root: it's 'Boy's Own' stuff.

The Aussies: really? Seriously? Johnson - wayward bowling and only two wickets. Haddin - dropped catches and no longer the batting saviour. Starc - courageous but injured. Rogers - fifty but no century...again. Watson - constant LBW candidate.

Suddenly the best in the world are looking decidedly ordinary.

Moeen deserves a mention

[Stents]

a kick in the balls, on 11 July 2015 - 05:24 PM, said:

Moeen deserves a mention

Have they decided if he will play today or not yet?

Had a fiver on him to be Englands 1st Innings top run scorer at 18/1 before I knew he was a doubt...

[JonB]

The stuff i saw yesterday suggested that he had a niggle but was expected to play. The changes will be on the Aussie side i think with no Haddin or Watson.

[JonB]

Aussies win toss and bat....England unchanged whilst Aussies drop Haddin and Watson for Nevill and Marsh.

[Stents]

Probably as to be expected.

Haddin apparently out for personal reasons but it wouldn't surprise me if he had of been dropped anyway, Watson hasn't performed as well as you'd really expect from him.

Aus off to a good start though.

[azul]

Stents, on 16 July 2015 - 10:32 AM, said:

Probably as to be expected.

Haddin apparently out for personal reasons but it wouldn't surprise me if he had of been dropped anyway, Watson hasn't performed as well as you'd really expect from him.

Aus off to a good start though.

Hopeless pitch, disgraceful really

Should get the pitch inspectors in

[HistoricWarwick]

I have Client at Lords today and I have received more work emails from him this afternoon than I would do normally in three months.

Must be riveting stuff at hq..