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Australia vs England | 1st Ashes Test | Brisbane | Day 2

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OZGOD said:
He's usually an AFL commie I think. Or hosts some kind of sports show. But yea his voice is annoying.


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Brayshaw commentates in the AFL and is president of North Melbourne.

Was a cricketer though.
 
Convict said:
It's not too early. He got out the same way that shield bowlers have got him out for 18 months.
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Some guys just thrive in the international environment,I say give him another match and if still not satisfied,then sure drop him.
 
Cooks already looking to contain rather than take wickets


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Cooks already looking to contain rather than take wickets


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He's a poor captain.

It's day two and both teams were bowled out for quite low scores.

Second over into the Australian second innings and he's already defensive.

At least attack with the new ball.
 
This is a good opportunity for these guys to bat with the cushion of 160 runs. Rather than batting to save the game they can bat to dictate terms


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KP is getting trolled by crowd. Some one asked him for an autograph and when he went to give then guy said he doesn't want it, lol.
 
Rogers is not intl standards. From where do Aussies find these guys to waste time on..
 
Jimmy is looking flat. All hopes on Broad and hopefully Swann will have learnt a bit from watching Lyon bowl.
 
Tremlet is bowling at 78-79 MPH. He bowled around same speed in previous inning as well.
 
Gilly said:
But just yesterday you said this,



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I love the hyperbolic comments people make after one or two sessions, test match is five days, it's not T20.


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Cook has gotten out to Harris 6 times in 8 matches so far. Bunny of Harris?
 
Nothing happening for England's "quicks" so Cook turns to Swann


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Convict said:
And that's what makes it great.
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Exactly. I just find it funny how people here always overreact after one or two bad sessions. Momentum shifts in Tests happen often. It's the switches in momentum that you have to be aware of, the moments that turn games.


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Buck Rogers looks a bit edgy though. Hopefully the fact that he has a 180 run cushion settles him down. He is a much better batsman when he is settled.


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Pure brilliance from Australia. Mitch Johnson is back with lethal pace and bounce. Respect to Broad though the guy may not be the most likeable character but he bowled well in the first innings and toughed it out with the bat against some hostile bowling and a hostile crowd. Not too surprised with the game Australia are a hard side to beat at home.
 
Tremlett is too slow for this. Thought he'd bowl faster in the tests. He's just bowling like a county pro trying to extend his career.
 
A lot of the aggression has gone out of the Pommies I feel. They're not talking much out there


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Just woke up. WTH England? 136? Batting on a good pitch and with the comfort of bottling out the Aussies at a sub par score?

Well done Australia. Have a lead of 200 already. Looks like an Aussie win now.
 
England need a wicket. Something that they can end the day with. It's going to be a very long day tomorrow if they can't get a wicket tonight. Bring back Bambi I reckon. He's the only one that's showed a bit of mongrel in the attack.


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Davey starting to score more freely now. If I was Cook I would bring back Bambi as they need a wicket. Don't want to get to stumps with both openers unbeaten


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Cook reckons that maybe bringing on Ellen might buy him a wicket


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OZGOD said:
Cook reckons that maybe bringing on Ellen might buy him a wicket


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Guys word of caution - we dont like to mess about with players's name etc so lets stick to the basics pls
 
MenInG said:
Guys word of caution - we dont like to mess about with players's name etc so lets stick to the basics pls
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Sorry Miggy. It's an Ozzie habit to find nicknames for players :D


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Ryan Harris would have been one of the best bowlers in the world if he wasnt so injury prone.Class.
 
Rogers trying to get the umpires to make Cook take Broad off the attack


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Stumps, 65 for no loss, effectively 224 for no loss with 3 days to play

Buck 15 not out Davey 45 not out


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Its been Australia all day today. First with ball and now successful opening partnership of 65
 
Tremlet has height but if you bowl 70s MPH pies then advantage of you height is pretty much negated.
 
Said this yesterday after the ordinary OZ innings:

It's competitive against a good side. If we get to 300 I will be satisfied with the day's play, given the context. It's below par for sure, but something to work with. I'm sure the Poms would have been looking to roll us under 200 after that spell from Bambi.

Even 7 years after our team of greats broke up after the 2006 Ashes, fans who grew up Australian teams dominate still use our successes a decade or so ago as a yardstick for us. If we're not scoring 3/400 on the first day we're doing shyte basically. Because well that's what our team used to do. I have much more realistic expectations of this team because I started watching cricket back in the 80s, and I know what it's like to have a team of scrappers.

People also have a tendency to write teams off on the basis of a few sessions worth of play. It's a long series. I want to see how England take advantage of this opportunity, which they should as one of the top teams in the world. I also want to see how the Ozzies come back after this adversity, because that's a mark of how they will have developed as a team. They've been talked up by both themselves as well as media pundits because of how they finished the series in England - now they have suffered a setback on Day 1 of the series. I want to see how they respond. The technical skills can be worked on, but the attitude has to be right from the start.
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So the OZ responded well to yesterday's setback, the bowlers bailed out the batsmen again. Now it's England's turn to respond. They're already 224 behind, can't give away too many more runs given how slow they bat. Anything above 350 will be extremely difficult to chase down I reckon. Bowling looked pretty ordinary in that last session but maybe they were just tired. Or shellshocked. I'm sure Cook and Flower will give them a talking to in the sheds tonight.

As for the OZ, they really need to take advantage of a gilt-edged opportunity to go 1-0 up AND get some of these misfiring bats into form. If batting with a 200+ run cushion doesn't get them back in form then nothing will.
 
1-0 Australia, no coming back for England, unless Cook produces a special.
 
I think the match was won when Johno and Haddin score that crucial partnership.

There was some spice in the pitch and the conditions looked overcast so anything over 250 is a good score. I expect Australia to struggle to score anywhere around 250-300, but hey, you dont need that many runs to win the match.
 
England will bounce back, but great effort by the Aussies, the Aussie fightback was needed as everyone expected England to win, now I'll switch on and match the highlights MJ :wasim
 
Super effort by Australia. They are very competitive at home. When they mold together a better side they will very hard to beat @home. Another 15 or 20 year unbeaten record beckons
 
I said yeaterday don't write off Australia just yet.

All because of the pace and bounce in the pitch - it might be flat but it would take any touring team time to adjust to a quick pitch (apart from SA who are used to it).

England I am sure will do much better in the 2nd innings but I can't see it being a draw this time with so much time left.
 
Boycott on tms : England have an 82-page booklet on what to eat but one guy comes in and bowls at 90mph and they can't handle it."
 
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