Match Day Thread Rising like a Phoenix from the Ashes

Slow start. The odd great delivery that is beating the bat. I think we will get one of these out in the next few overs. Seems to be taking a while for the batters to 'get in'.

As I type that......its raining

 

Warner dropped by Pope on 20.

Not a particularly difficult chance either.

That’s 2 in the first hour, simply not good enough.

 

Root's was a hard one, Pope's though, was a gimme

 

Thank god for Tongue, as the actress said...

 

Needed that.

Tongue is bowling really well, keeps this up and I can see him bagging more.

 

Getting tonked here, batting looks easy.

 

Ashes slipping away on the first day of the second test?

 

Any sign of rain Carmine?

 

Win the toss bat
Win the toss consider bowling then bat
Win the toss discuss with your vice captain if you want
Then bat

 

So we're bowling?

 

Yep probably only headingley when it’s overcast do you think bowl

 

Nope, the sun’s out.

 

Every thing against us then.

 

Really flat from England.

Far too easy for the Aussies.

 

England have been ****ing ****e.

 

KP venting

 

And that’s being generous.

 

9 No balls so far as well. Just not getting the basics right.

 

Well done Robinson, couple more tonight and it might not look too bad. Bit harsh saying England have been rubbish, got to give credit to the Aus batters, they've been very good.

 

Maybe you should tweet that to all the commentators on sky