AUS sent in Green pitch Overcast conditions Ball seaming & swinging Two grassed chances 0-56 Warner hits Tongue for back-to-back boundaries Josh Tongue seamer replaces Ollie Robinson. The 25-year-old’s first three deliveries are a little wayward before Warner hits back-to-back boundaries. Warner works one wide of the slips for four, before rocking back and pulling the next delivery to deep square leg. That’s 10 runs off Tongue’s first over. Welcome, son. Warner looks the goods as he makes his way to 38 from 55 balls, with just over 20 minutes remaining until the lunch interval. England really need a wicket, considering they sent Australia into bat. Things not totally going their way this morning, with two dropped catches from Joe Root and Ollie Pope. 9.50pm Khawaja cracks Anderson for a boundary Khawaja gets in on the act with a boundary up the hill off the bowling of Jimmy Anderson. It’s a glorious pull shot that is straight out of the Khawaja playbook. He’s one of the best exponents of the pull shot in world cricket. Australia will be pleased with their start. If they can get to lunch without loss, they’ll be very pleased. The visitors have played the ball late but swooped on anything loose, which is imperative on tricky surfaces. Australia 0-62 (Warner 44, Khawaja 16) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Nice start for us ...................
That late wicket just about stopped that session being a complete disaster for England. Winning the toss on a green top wicket in overcast conditions and we've looked pretty innocuous. Well done to Tongue, but we need to win the next session or else the Aussies will disappear over the horizon.
Ffs Warner is one lucky twat, could've nicked off or chopped on so many tines. Pope looks like he's done his shoulder again now. Marvelous. Can't believe Broad isn't on bowling to these 2
Ffs Smith given caught behind off Broad. Reviewed immediately and no edge, there was a definite noise though. Massive moment
This is really poor from England Robinson has done nothing and is bowling at 78mph. Wasted a great chance today with these conditions and now these 2 are taking the game away from us
Ffs Labuchagne given lbw offering no shot to Broad. Reviewed and going over the top ! It's gonna be 1 of those days. Doom
All looking a tad ominous at the moment, Smith and mini Smith going along rather too well, and also having Var working for them helps
