Nah, there's always at least one wash-out isn't there? I'm saying 2-1 because of drawn matches.

Lyon took 7/94 in Australia's last test. Gotta be close to best ever performance to get dropped on :lol:.

England win the toss and will bat

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 10/7/2013 07:32:29 PM

Toss.

Australia lost the toss and are bowling

England win the toss; elect to bat.

Joe Root looks like Rhyan Grant. :lol:

Australian XI:
Watson
Rogers
Cowan
Clarke
Hughes
Smith
Haddin
Siddle
Starc
Pattinson
Agar

Probably the best way to start for Agar, get him on just before or just after lunch on Day 1, Test 1. No pressure.

Edited by vaughn2111: 10/7/2013 07:40:02 PM

That's pretty damn rude of the selectors.

Losing the toss: quality start for Australia :lol:

You mean to say we couldn't get an Aussie to sing our anthum for us. Fuck this opera singer off. :lol:

Rolf Harris was busy.

Someone needs to tell Pattinson that the stumps are those things in the middle.

Wow, the ball is moving a mile. Starc might actually cut someone in half today.

Cook out - Caught behind off Pattinson

Cook gone for 13!!!!!!! Caught Haddin, Bowled Pattinson.

1/27.

Big wicket. Cook is such a massive anchor for the England innings.

Starc to Trott could be a very interesting challenge. Trott really good off his pads, but Starc surely will try to trap him.

Sidle on for Pattinson. First ball, bang on the spot.


...second one loose down leg :p

Siddle's going to be expensive in these kind of conditions.

Massive moment. Ashton Agar given the ball.

Carn lad!

Ashton Agar's first delivery in test match cricket goes for 4.

That's gotta hurt. Poor kid.

The rest of the over was tidy though. Not much turn for him out there.

To be fair, it was a pretty poor delivery. Trott has every right to dispatch it like he did. It'll just have been nerves.

A much tidier 2nd over by Agar.

BEAUTIFUL YORKER BY PETER SIDDLE!!!

Siddle Bowls Joe Root for 30. Beautiful Yorkers. Right at the toes.

Joe Root played well, though. Good openers knocker. 30 off 67.

England 2/78.

Pieterson in.

Edited by Heineken: 10/7/2013 09:41:22 PM

Siddle uproots the off stump.

Brilliant full ball with a bit of outswing.

Edited by vaughn2111: 10/7/2013 09:41:03 PM

Big finish to the session now. 20 minutes until lunch, time to stack on the pressure. KP out before lunch will be huge.

Honestly, if Australia get that kind of innings from their openers they'd be pretty damn happy I reckon.

Feel a bit for Haddin there, made his ground well ball just dipped on him late.

Pieterson will be out before lunch

There's always been a big culture in Australian to be 0/50, with at least 1 opener making a score. If our openers fall for 13 and 30 odd, our middle order will be exposed.