England v Australia | 1st Test | Cardiff | England win by 169 runs

[leatherface58]

It is not obvious. The Cardiff groundsman has hamstrung England's bowlers too. This is the way with English and Welsh wickets these days. Oh, for a green mamba that would help our type of bowling.

Like it did at Lord's against India?

 

[Robert]

Didnt expect such a useless pitch in Ashes. We are used to see aus and eng go head to head on lively pitches. This is horrible.

Well I'm not, and I'll wager that I've been watching for decades longer than you. Perth is the one lively pitch in either nation. Everything else has been flat for years. Sydney used to be a bunsen but now it is a road too.

Though Harris would have taken five on this deck already. A lot has to do with the skill of the bowler.

 

[Robert]

Like it did at Lord's against India?

Like the Lord's groundsman did for one day before the grass died and created a wicket better suited to India than England, you mean.

 

[Robert]

150 partnership. Come on Gaz, come on Rooooooooty.

 

[Zeshan547]

It's UAE revisited for Aussies.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

How the heck did Ballance miss that straight delivery? He was looking like a lamb that just saw a Male lion.

 

[angrypathan]

Game in the ballance now

 

[Zeshan547]

Oh i jinxed it, but time will tell which team, because if these two got going, the going will get tougher for kngros.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

Centry for Root.

Well played.

That beard looks very unnatural on Root. It appears as though he cut some on his head and glued on his cheeks

 

[Lurker_Ind]

Stokes looks confused.

 

[Man Of Steel]

It's UAE revisited for Aussies.

Just wait for Aussies to bat and then we can access the situation.

 

[leatherface58]

Like the Lord's groundsman did for one day before the grass died and created a wicket better suited to India than England, you mean.

Didn't you happen to bowl on that one green day and still bungled it?

 

[Anfield]

English ground staff can prepare whatever kind of pitches they want.. People need to stop complaining about the pitches and start watching.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Superb batting by Root

 

[Lurker_Ind]

Normally England pitches have a lot of life on Day-1 and flattens on Days 2 and 3.

This pitch was dead right from Ball 1.

 

[Justcrazy]

Great batting by Root.

 

[Justcrazy]

57 runs partnership already.

 

[Juansar_07]

Lyth Wicket - Hazlewood

Spoiler

 

[Juansar_07]

Cook caught behind - Lyon

Spoiler

 

[Justcrazy]

If Poms get over 400 , they will have a good chance

 

[Convict]

So what is the point of Shane Watson?

 

[Convict]

If Poms get over 400 , they will have a good chance

They'd have to stuff up to not get 400 from here. Well on top

 

[Justcrazy]

Watson has to bowl well , mithchel marsh is close by.

 

[Justcrazy]

They'd have to stuff up to not get 400 from here. Well on top

Never know.
Aussies can produce a good spell.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Lyth Wicket - Hazlewood

Spoiler

Very well done bro.

 

[Thivagar]

England don't have a spinner according to Michael Holding. Not sure who that bloke with the beard who has 200 first class wickets is.

He is averaging less than one wicket per match...

 

[Juansar_07]

Bell LBW - Starc

Spoiler

 

[Thivagar]

Why doesn't Wales have a cricket team ?

 

[Thivagar]

Thisara Perera like bowling by Starc and Johnson toda.

 

[Juansar_07]

Ballance LBW. Hazlewood's 2nd.

Spoiler

 

[Thivagar]

ouch.

 

[#GreenRoars]

So what is the point of Shane Watson?

He will break this partnership, getting feeling

 

[Markhor]

Why doesn't Wales have a cricket team ?

Wales has a very small population and they love their rugby and football. Cricket over there comes under the auspices of the ECB.

 

[Thivagar]

Where are these "Test lovers" now ?

 

[Thivagar]

If Warner picks up Root, I'm gonna kill someone.

 

[Juansar_07]

Very well done bro.

Thanks GreenRoar.Always love contributing my bit here.

 

[Abhilash93]

Is the pitch really slow?

 

[Amjid Javed]

warner onto bowl medium pace, Aussies trying to buy a wicket here.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Is the pitch really slow?

Very slow and not much bounce, looks like sort of wicket you would get in Asia.

 

[#GreenRoars]

If Warner picks up Root, I'm gonna kill someone.

Haha, Warner or Root? both are enemies now.

 

[Pantani]

Why isn't he bowling leggies

 

[Buffet]

Eng should pile up a big total here.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Root gone to starc, the dropped catch from haddin only cost 134 runs

 

[Convict]

He will break this partnership, getting feeling

Well he sort of did.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Eng 280/5

 

[Convict]

Why doesn't Wales have a cricket team ?

I think if they had one they'd soon be competitive with Ireland and Scotland.

Glamorgan are against it though.

Cricket does appear to be more popular in Wales than in Scotland or Ireland

 

[Amjid Javed]

With new ball due soon Aussies need to look to run through england lower order and maybe have them all out at close of play.

 

[Juansar_07]

Haddin's drop costed the Aussies 134 runs.One cannot afford to drop a batsman like ROOT.

Spoiler

 

[MarkCooper]

Old Man Haddin is too old!

 

[Juansar_07]

Root gone after scoring his usual big score.Starc finally got him.134 runs too late though.

Spoiler

 

[Convict]

Great spell this by Starc

 

[Convict]

Old Man Haddin is too old!

We should bring in Yorkshireman Sam Whiteman.

Then Australia will have a Yorkshire born keeper and England will be stuck with the Lancastrian

 

[shah_1]

Bowled

 

[shah_1]

New ball after 4 to 5 overs....Australia on top

 

[leatherface58]

Bhai in the house

 

[MarkCooper]

I think I love Yorkshire more than England. I am more happy for Yorkshire winning than England doing decently well!

 

[Juansar_07]

Stokes bowled.A decent 50 from him.

Spoiler

 

[MarkCooper]

Mitchell Starc is a far superior bowler to Mitchell Johnson. Going to take 400 wickets in Tests.

 

[Stallion__]

Thanks GreenRoar.Always love contributing my bit here.

You contribute much more than just a bit mate.

Keep it up

 

[honeybadger]

He bowls to the left he bowls to the riiiiggggghhhhtttttt )

 

[MarkCooper]

Did you see the Hawkeye screenshot on twitter showing that this pitch is 15% slower than Australian pitches and is bouncing 12 inches lower

 

[Stallion__]

Would be interesting to see how they do with the second new ball.

 

[MarkCooper]

never seen that before. A DRS the last ball before the reset

 

[MarkCooper]

The Welsh must be drunk! They are cheering England! The World's Gone Mad!

 

[Juansar_07]

You contribute much more than just a bit mate.

Keep it up

But.not as much as you do with your insightful posts.Keep them coming bro.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

Aus did not bowl even one short ball at Moen Ali. He is a walking wiket against short ball.

 

[honeybadger]

Aus did not bowl even one short ball at Moen Ali. He is a walking wiket against short ball.

There is hardly any bounce in the pitch. A 90mph ball hurled midway climbs to chest height, tops.

 

[UFC2015]

What has Johnson's form been for the last 8 months. It appears his purple golden patch of 2013-2014 is over.

 

[MarkCooper]

Please pass this link on to Old Man Brad Haddin. Thanks https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-elderly-person-bus-pass

 

[Lurker_Ind]

There is hardly any bounce in the pitch. A 90mph ball hurled midway climbs to chest height, tops.

I agree. But Aus still needs to try it. Moen Ali had difficulty in handling Ishant Sharma's bouncers. So even with lack of bounce, MJ and Starc could cause a lot of trouble for Ali.

 

[Robert]

He bowls to the left he bowls to the riiiiggggghhhhtttttt )

Astonishing. Denis Lillee one day, Dame Edna the next.

 

[Yatoo]

Did you see the Hawkeye screenshot on twitter showing that this pitch is 15% slower than Australian pitches and is bouncing 12 inches lower

12 inches [emoji15]

 

[MarkCooper]

Don't be harsh on Johnson, he might get a few tail end wickets to massage his figures. You meanies!

 

[Yatoo]

The Welsh must be drunk! They are cheering England! The World's Gone Mad!

Isn't Wales and English cricket board one?

 

[Madplayer]

Well I'm not, and I'll wager that I've been watching for decades longer than you. Perth is the one lively pitch in either nation. Everything else has been flat for years. Sydney used to be a bunsen but now it is a road too.

Though Harris would have taken five on this deck already. A lot has to do with the skill of the bowler.

Well that depends on what you consider as "lively".
Are u saying the pitches were always as slow as this one ?

 

[MarkCooper]

Isn't Wales and English cricket board one?

The Board is one yes, but the Welsh hate the English personally.

 

[Yatoo]

The Board is one yes, but the Welsh hate the English personally.

Looks like they hate Aussies more [emoji23] [emoji23]

 

[cricfan967]

Impressive stuff by England, maintaining a RR of 4 throughout the day as well.

 

[Yatoo]

Cook will be more positive next innings. He will surely take confidence the way his team has played today. Run rate of 4 throughout the day.

 

[Yatoo]

Gone. Throws it away. 400. Ali should try to get them to 400 tomorrow.