Aussie cruise to a comfortable win. Good entertaining Test Match. Don't quite understand the downer towards Ladies cricket, I personally really enjoy it. Roll on the I dayers
England XI: Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow, Broad, Robinson, Tongue, Anderson. Team for 2nd Test tomorrow at Lord's. Really looking forward to this.
Protestor invade Lord's pitch after 1 over. Game delayed as ground staff clear up the orange powder off the pitch area. Bairstow removes 1 tosser
Terrible bowling by the quicks except debutant Tongue. Rescued by "part timer" Root late on. And if he is getting wickets what is Lyon going to do. No disrespect Joe.
Summary Duckett & Crawley put on 91 for first wicket - England's best Ashes opening stand since 2013 Australia bowled out for 416 - losing last seven wickets for 100 runs Smith brings up 32nd Test hundred, off 169 balls, before being dismissed by Tongue Good reply by England
Summary England close on 278-4, 138 runs behind Australia England lose three wickets playing shots against short balls - falling from 188-1 to 222-4 Duckett falls for 98, hooking bouncer to fine leg Root, who was reprieved by Green no-ball on 1, lobs up catch to square leg Pope caught on boundary playing rash shot on 42 Brook dropped by Labuschagne after pulling a Cummins bouncer Australia spinner Lyon goes off limping with apparent calf injury Duckett & Crawley put on 91 for first wicket - England's best Ashes opening stand since 2013 Australia bowled out for 416 - losing last seven wickets for 100 runs Smith brings up 32nd Test hundred, off 169 balls, before being dismissed by Tongue Should be a good day tomorrow
Yeah I was staying up until he got his century. Hopefully we can bat long and wear the quicks out without Lyon
Contentious I know, but apart from captaincy what is Stokes providing to this team? Mike Brearley of yesteryear only got in the team because of his captaincy, but that was a totally different scenario.
Summary Rain brings early end to play - Australia close on 130-2 (lead of 221) Tongue dismisses Warner & Labuschagne gifts easy catch off Anderson Khawaja dropped on 19 by Anderson England slump from overnight 278-4 to 325 all out Stokes caught in gully off second ball of the day; Brook out following leading edge off ugly swipe Three wickets for Starc and two for part-time spinner Head Lyon confirmed as a doubt for rest of series
England need 371 to win. Play anywhere near the kamikaze way of the first innings a we will be thrashed. Bazeball with intelligence, not stupidity.
Bairstow runs himself out, by leaving his ground when the ball is still live. England not happy, but Bairstow at fault.
Stokes on the charge. Watch it if you can. Smith drops Stokes on the boundary. ****ing hell, this is brilliant Update, Stokes 134,Broad 10,93 to win
He nearly won it for us Bure. Crazy game. Very inspiring dismissal of Bairstowe. But stupid, in a way, of him.
