Ashes: First Test

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It's weird...no thread on T1 yet
Ashton Agar will play is the breaking news.

The top three seamers in the world are Steyn, Anderson and Philander. If that's not being rated, then I'd love not to be rated!

This Agar innings is becoming a nuisence. Need as big a lead as possible with our batting!

well Gerry I think you need to note that your 'mate' is lieing- Name just one english poster that doesnt rate Philander?

Let Philander play a few more Tests before we fix a rating on him , eh ? He has started well...

Seriously, Agar does look like a decent lower order batting option.

Poor from Finn ...sit up to be hit. Even Hughes can pull those...

no fear on him msp. The rest had pressure on them I suppose. Anyway he has done very well tbh

No chance... Anderson beats Philander... Really. I understand why you would say that, mind... after all ''everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home''

This agar kids looks seriously good and should be higher up.

They really could get the lead here.

He averages 34 in FC games with a top score of 71*, so he obviously has a bit about him.

Why is he batting 11? A cunning ploy by Lehmann maybe?

Agar is playing rather well for a first gamer at eleven...a useful twenty two added so far by this pair.
England will want to wrap it up smartly now...

kingraf wrote:No chance... Anderson beats Philander... Really. I understand why you would say that, mind... after all ''everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home''  

No chance... Philander beats Anderson... Really. I understand why you would say that, mind... after all ''everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home''  

Kinggraf you think siddle beats anderson   

Another catch dropped.

Ashton Agar batting at 11

Reminds of me of club cricket when the young kid came in and whoever good he was, he'd bat at 11

Looks very decent with the bat

Looking forward  to watching Rooty.

Come on bowlers just knock em out ffs

Didn't carry , I think , msp

Finn not getting it right at all here...bit of patience , off stump man...

I kind of want Hughes to get some runs in this series because despite myself I do rate him a little and I enjoy watching him bat.

Bring on the second spinner

Swann is hardly getting hit of the square

Gerry SA wrote:Bring on the second spinner

Swann is hardly getting hit of the square

You had to say it, haha!

Well well well!!. Agar on the attack against Graeme Swann!.

JDizzle wrote:

Gerry SA wrote:Bring on the second spinner

Swann is hardly getting hit of the square

You had to say it, haha!

 

The little lad is very good and playing a t20 now. Looks very likely finns bad bowling and this lads hitting will see England chasing an aussie lead.

not a good end to the morning.

msp83 wrote:Well well well!!. Agar on the attack against Graeme Swann!.

they can't lose can they. you did say these tailless giants would hit England out of this.

you were right.

Agar is 29 from 29. This could be hugely costly. Partnership of 45! Jesus.

JDizzle wrote:I kind of want Hughes to get some runs in this series because despite myself I do rate him a little a

I enjoy watching him bat.

 
you are getting what you wished for and an aussie win could well follow now.
 
you asked for it Dizzle. This surface is flat.  I wouldn't be surprised if these boys take them to a 100 lead at least by tea.  world class tail.  no tail.

Cook and Root just don't want to bat until this afternoon anyway. Better batting conditions then... Or something like that.  

Agar and hughes- Very very good play..

this partnership is a ray of sunlight for the aussies.. Giveing me minor doubts and the aussie contengent minor hope.. All is not won/lost

Better bring Jimmy back. Finn is looking pretty poor here , just donating runs.

Still back Swann to get one in a minute. But that lead is shrinking fast.

Why does this so often happen to England?
Get a team 8 or 9 down, but then fail to finish them off?

Finn not getting his act together today. He has to bowl full and fast at the stumps rather than shortish lengths and inconsistent lines.

If only we had Tim Bresnan for this situation...  

50 partnership...  I suppose.

Hoggy_Bear wrote:Why does this so often happen to England?
Get a team 8 or 9 down, but then fail to finish them off?

 
lack of killer instinct that the truly good teams have?   no depth behind Anderson?

well played them but pathetic from England. a batsman and a toddler have show everyone how easy it is to bat out there.

If AGar isnt moved up for the next innings I think the Aus camp need shooting.

No wicket since i've turned the tv on....  

Maybe I should leave...

50 partnership. England ereally have to get their act together. Bring Jimmy back on.

Fifty partnership  

Agar more like a number eight than a number eleven. Depends if he can bowl , I guess...

Does indicate there is nothing in the pitch for the bowlers now.

Well done to Australia... Showing that Australianess that saw them somehow nearly beat us in Adelaide, despite being woefully weaponless

get finn out of there. bowling trash.

kingraf wrote:Well done to Australia... Showing that Australianess that saw them somehow nearly beat us in Adelaide, despite being woefully weaponless

oh I don't know, you're not that bad.

Wheres bresnan when you need him. Finn is getting mouled by a no.11

Beefy does my head in sometimes. Moans about not bowling length, bowls length and Finn gets hit for 4 and then something else is wrong.

Agar has gone passed Hughes, he's on 43.

TIGHT LINES bowlers- start again .. Dont give anything away. Be prefessional

Trebell, the Adelaide test is the closest we came to defeat since 2011. Dead pitch, with Kleinveldt and Tahir bowling... God that was awful... Think even Amla tried to bowl.

msp83 wrote:Agar has gone passed Hughes, he's on 43.

shameful to be honest. he's playing t20 and England have nothing good enough.

I assume broad is too injured to bowl.

he has won the game. England can't bat as we know.

kingraf wrote:Trebell, the Adelaide test is the closest we came to defeat since 2011. Dead pitch, with Kleinveldt and Tahir bowling... God that was awful... Think even Amla tried to bowl.  

I knew you couldn't resist biting on that one  

Anderson's back on.

kingraf wrote:Trebell, the Adelaide test is the closest we came to defeat since 2011. Dead pitch, with Kleinveldt and Tahir bowling... God that was awful... Think even Amla tried to bowl.  

you what , you only scrapped past the win in the final v england in 2012.. You have a very selective memory dont you?