Australia vs England | 1st Ashes Test | Brisbane | Day 1

[Random Aussie]

All wickets have fallen to ordinary balls.

Thats the way we roll, random whack at a bad ball is mandatory for an Aussie top 6 batsman.

 

[Sledger]

All wickets have fallen to ordinary balls.

But England have bowled well and have made their own luck. Lots of edges Australia got away with too - clearly the poorer side today.

 

[Buffet]

All wickets have fallen to ordinary balls.

Broad bowled well but it's lose batting from Aus.

 

[SL_Fan]

Shotttt!

 

[Aman]

2 of Australia's best fighters at the crease.

 

[SL_Fan]

The ball change has done the trick for Eng. I wonder why it was changed didn't look too bad to me.

 

[Stark]

Smith's brilliance..
Cracker of a shot!

 

[Bilal7]

Well, Pakistan's #4 spot is safe it seems. Bailey needs to attack the English bowlers here, if the runs dry up, it'll become very difficult to get to 200.

 

[imranq]

Australian batting still looks pretty thin.

 

[Ruri]

Thats the way we roll, random whack at a bad ball is mandatory for an Aussie top 6 batsman.

I think Broad is the most hittable bowler, and poor batsmen can get out trying to hit shots.

 

[Genghis]

Beautiful day for cricket, quite contrast to the forecast for storms and showers. May still come.

Been a great start for England, but looking forward to watching a rearguard innings from Bailey.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Another train of thought...would the great Australian batting line up have shown this much respect to Anderson the bowler? He's bowled 10 overs for 16 runs, eco 1.6!

 

[Sledger]

No but this team is far from great.

 

[saeed-sohail]

Cricket is funny game. There was a time when likes of Hayden, Hussey, Elliot, Love and Hodge type batsmen struggled to get a game and now Smith is batting at 5.

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[mmkextreme_1]

Another good shot by Smith..showing some resistance and intent Smith!

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Cricket is funny game. There was a time when likes of Hayden, Hussey, Elliot, Love and Hodge type batsmen struggled to get a game and now Smith is batting at 5.

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I feel that, when one has a great team..there is always great talent waiting in the wings..but for some reason, everything goes down the drain all at once

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Anderson gets his first!

Bailey gone..Australia in total disarray!

 

[SL_Fan]

Bailey gone. Not sure what he's thinking taking an off-stump guard.

 

[Sledger]

Well there goes Bailey.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Bailey gone. Not sure what he's thinking taking an off-stump guard.

I think he's still stuck in ODI mode..was playing at everything outside the offstump

 

[Executioner]

Australia's best batsmen are yet to come so there is still a lot of hope left.

 

[SL_Fan]

I think he's still stuck in ODI mode..was playing at everything outside the offstump

Yeah weird one

 

[Aman]

Thats the way we roll, random whack at a bad ball is mandatory for an Aussie top 6 batsman.

Good promotion for the Big Bash :kami

 

[SL_Fan]

Australia's best batsmen are yet to come so there is still a lot of hope left.

fair point

 

[Aman]

fair point

Pattinson, Agar and Starc aren't playing.

 

[Justcrazy]

110 / 5

Aussies need a partnership here.

 

[soso_killer]

Bailey is rubbish

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia batting is not that strong , its exposed here

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia somehow need to get to 250 here at least.

 

[Justcrazy]

Failure of Clarke , Watson and Warner is hurting Aussies here.

 

[Aman]

Bailey is rubbish

Great ODI player though.

 

[OZGOD]

200 looks like a decent total lol

 

[Bilal7]

All that hype for this? Just let England take the urn back home.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies tail can wag here , they can contribute some runs.

 

[Sledger]

Anderson's only given two boundaries in 13 overs.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Warne talking about Tremletts shirt, asking if that is an extra small lol

 

[Justcrazy]

Tremlett is one short of 50 Test wickets.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

I feel England should have played Bresnan here instead of Tremlett?

 

[SL_Fan]

Pattinson, Agar and Starc aren't playing.

Shiddle will take care of it no worries

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Why are Patterson and Starc not in the playing xi? Still injured?

 

[mmkextreme_1]

nice stroke there by smith..:4

132/5

 

[SL_Fan]

Out Tremlett gets Smith

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Tremlett gets his first...132/6

Nice bowl that

Australian must really know/feel what we Pakistani fans go through now

Thats also Tremletts 50th wicket in test cricket!

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

132 / 5

 

[SL_Fan]

Why are Patterson and Starc not in the playing xi? Still injured?

Yeah all injured add Bird to that list as well.

 

[Justcrazy]

wicket number 50 for Tremlett

 

[Ruri]

I feel England should have played Bresnan here instead of Tremlett?

Recovering from injury.

 

[Justcrazy]

32 run partnership broken !!

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Wow, just noticed that Haddin is playing in his 50th test match

Wonder how the Australian fans feel about that? (specially RA and OZGOD)

 

[SL_Fan]

From 1 for 70 to 6 for 130 odd

 

[Aman]

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[Aman]

Aussies?

Why are you guys so mud in sports now?

 

[mmkextreme_1]

From 1 for 70 to 6 for 130 odd

sounds like an extremely familiar situation for us Pakistani fans :/

The run rate also looks extremely familiar to ours

 

[Justcrazy]

Broad has bowled well so far , deserves a 5 fer here.

 

[Justcrazy]

If Poms bowl out Aussies under 200 , Do not think Aussies can save themselves here.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Good bowling here by Broad, troubling all the Aussie batsmen

 

[Justcrazy]

144 / 6

 

[SL_Fan]

Aus have not lost a Test at the Gabbatoir since 1988. Looks like that's about to change unless a few sessions gets rain out.

 

[OZGOD]

Well it's a bit early for wrist slitting, it's only the second session of the series. I will have a look at how the Poms bat first before I slit my wrists tomorrow.

 

[Wattoo]

congrats KP for 100th test

 

[SL_Fan]

sounds like an extremely familiar situation for us Pakistani fans :/

The run rate also looks extremely familiar to ours

We are pretty good at that ourselves

 

[mmkextreme_1]

:6 by Johnson..good shot against Swann

 

[Justcrazy]

151 / 6

 

[SL_Fan]

Well it's a bit early for wrist slitting, it's only the second session of the series. I will have a look at how the Poms bat first before I slit my wrists tomorrow.

 

[SL_Fan]

Warne thinks Root looks like Ellen Degeneres lmao )

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Thats tea..definitely Englands session..4 wickets for 82 runs

pressure bowling by England paying off big time

 

[Justcrazy]

153 / 6

Partnership 21 runs

 

[Aman]

Way too much Warne for my liking...

Calling KP the walking ego )

Pot kettle anyone?

 

[Justcrazy]

Johnson is no mug with bat , he averages @ 22 with bat and has a test ton.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies would hope that these two can get a partnership of 60 - 70 runs at least.

 

[Justcrazy]

out of no where !!!

 

[Snow]

Australia needs to get to 300 somehow.

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 35 runs here.

 

[Nuekboi]

Come on Johnson, we want another ton!

 

[Justcrazy]

173 / 6

partnership 41 runs

 

[Kianig89]

Australia's proud record at Gabba is on the line here

 

[Justcrazy]

These two looking solid now , Poms would love a wicket now.

 

[Bilal7]

Swann looking flat and toothless.

 

[Justcrazy]

3 more runs

184 / 6

 

[Justcrazy]

If swan is nullified , It will be big achievement for Aussie here.