Has been quite the start, definitely not expected after the first few overs. Found the length…. Finally
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Wow, Aussie batting second innings already on Day 1 of trhe test.
Bolond survives last ball by hitting a four.
England 46 runs behind on first innings.
Stumps.
Bolond survives last ball by hitting a four.
England 46 runs behind on first innings.
Stumps.
The most ridiculous day of golf I’ve ever seen…. Home now and drinking red wine… what happened???
In this upside down world, Test innings are shorter than in one-day games.
Having watched the ‘highlights’ there were some pathetic shots played but the pitch was doing way too much for a balanced bat v ball contest.
Should actually be an advantage batting last on this strip.
To lose our top four batsmen for 16 runs is England's tour in a nutshell. Our batting has been abysmal and the end of tour averages will be some of the worst ever. Back to the drawing board after this shambles is over...
Interesting article on BBC website suggesting the Groundsman was focussing heavily on creating a playable pitch for days 3,4 & 5. By lengthening the grass to 10mm, the pitch will suffer for the first days.
Batting last should be an advantage. Not getting bowled out in 2-hours may also help.
Good morning session for England, Aussies 98-6 at lunch with some excellent bowling but Atkinson is crocked with a hamstring problem so all three of our main strike bowlers now failed to last the course. Aussies 140 ahead which on this pitch might already be enough. Another two day test looking likely...
