Shane Watson into the attack, some talk that he's carrying a niggle as well. Sun out as Watson comes trotting in - leg-side half-bunger and that is hot buttered from Trott, clipping to the square-leg fence. Whacking great wide outside off-stump and Watson looks slightly startled - the expression of a man who has just got into a packed lift at work, looked in the mirror and suddenly realised he has a dried bogey streaked across his face. A suggestion that Trott nicked one off Hilfenhaus earlier but no-one appealed. Odd. TROTT'S GONE! PLAYED ALL AROUND A STRAIGHT ONE!... BBC

Rubbish you can see the movement Watson got out of that one

Pietersen plays a convincing pull shot to the boundary, you just know it's the Ashes ;)

What about Cook: defend, defend, defend, defend, defend, BACK FOOT PULL STROKE DRAGGED FROM OUTSIDE THE OFF STUMP, defend, defend, defend... :lol:

Hilfenhaus back in replacing Johnson

Missed everything so far. Just got home. Sounds like we're doing well thank god.

Yeah 2/53. Trott was looking solid, so its good we got him for 29

Xavier Doherty on to bowl, big moment for the debutant. First ball, bit of turn there for him.

first ball was very impressive... has to continue that sort of bowling

Not long to lunch so i can walk up the deli to get my sandwich NOM NOM NOM... The morning session to Australia marginally you'd say?

thought this was a classic on the BBC Live Updates

James in the TMS inbox: "Just finished a long argument with my now ex-girlfriend. Tonight was meant to be a 'Big Conversation' evening about 'Where We're Going'. The phrases 'Can't the cricket wait?', 'Are you just going to listen to the cricket?' and 'So you're telling me the cricket's more important?' ('No', 'Preferably' and 'Yes') were used on multiple occasions."
Still, at least I can listen to the cricket all night now.

Pre-emptive Howzat heard from next door... i think my tele must be on a 5 second delay, would of been big and would have definitely been Australia's session

I agree with Slats... should of thrown it straight back to the keeper and belted it YES NOW HE THROWS IT.... still good aggression by Doherty, in the cauldron should of thrown in first time though ;)

I'd think its still hanging in the balance. Pieterson is doing well, ticking the scoreboard over and Cook doesn't look too troubled. I'm just happy we got Trott out :p

:lol: Doherty's throw almost went for 4 overthrows.

:lol: Pietersen face-plants in the process of playing a leg glance for 4 :lol:

And we have lunch on Day 1, England are 2/86.

Watson and Hilfenhaus probably the pick of the aussie bowlers. Doherty has done well, same with Siddle. Johnson hasn't done anything, but he's only bowled a couple of overs over 2 spells.

I'm off to do a uni assignment now ](*,)

Edited by vaughn2111: 25/11/2010 01:02:35 PM

I god-damn called to my mate, This ball will be a wicket. It was hit and caught..I dropped my phone with a 'YEAHHHH!' then he had to drop it. WTF.

England wil steady now, key is Pieterson - if he can steady to 80+ England should post a decent score.

+1 i can see this being a difficult session for us

Have to agree. The wicket of KP is the key.

Cya KP thanks for playing\:d/ \:d/

Now Collingwood's gone for 4. Caught at slip by North off Siddle. Wikstes in consecutive overs for Siddle.

125/4

In NBA news, Spurs were down 19 points in the 3rd against Timberwolves. Just tied up with 16 seconds to go. OT we go...

Unpatriotic i say ;)

Nah, Ashes on the telly, Spurs on the laptop!

EHHHHHHHH ROBBIE FOWLER!

Tea Break: England 4/172

Cook looks solid, hopefully Bell can fire in the final session.

YOUR SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOUR SHIT, YOUR SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOUR SHIT ;)

don't where I got this from, but I thought you were English, Doc :?

SHIT!

So i missed the lunch session to finish my uni assignment, sit back down and see Siddle get his third. Happy days. By the looks of it though, Bell is playing like he did against Australia A last week. He is a danger man.

FFS!!!!

Siddle! Got Him! On a hattrick!