England vs Australia | 2nd Ashes Test | Lord's | 18/7/13 | Day 1

[mr.crickett]

Michael Vaughan ‏@MichaelVaughan 2m
Right lets get started ... Perfect Batting conditions.... But England should beware Ryan Harris... #Ashes.

 

[lestaboy]

fourrr

 

[Justcrazy]

Pattison on now.

 

[mr.crickett]

im smelling cooky boy 100 here

Poms have bad sense of smell

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[TM Riddle]

He is in the team.

crap , I thought he was out due to injury

 

[lestaboy]

root will score half ton

 

[Justcrazy]

Cannot bowl on pads , with a natural slope in Lords , its a big mistake.

 

[lestaboy]

ok time to go

 

[fumaster]

Some swing and seam first up - how long will this last I wonder...

 

[TM Riddle]

6 from the first over ..pitch looks like a road

 

[mr.crickett]

Lords Press box

 

[TM Riddle]

Ryan harris to bowl

 

[Justcrazy]

Harris on now.

 

[Kianig89]

Good start

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies need to make Poms play all balls in the first session.

 

[mr.crickett]

Is this the first time two Asian Australians have appeared in a test together? Agar's parents from SL, Khawaja from Pak.

 

[TM Riddle]

good start for Harris

 

[TM Riddle]

Is this the first time two Asian Australians have appeared in a test together? Agar's parents from SL, Khawaja from Pak.

Agar looks no where like a Lankan lol , white parents I suppose?

 

[mr.crickett]

Note that 90 overs are scheduled to be bowled in today's first day including a 10min shoe-tying allowance for Stuart Broad.

 

[TM Riddle]

pattinson bowling with decent pace

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms looking to survive first spell here

 

[TM Riddle]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Aman]

Agar looks no where like a Lankan lol , white parents I suppose?

Sri Lankan mother I think

 

[TM Riddle]

better line this time

 

[TM Riddle]

Sri Lankan mother I think

ohkk

 

[mr.crickett]

Agar looks no where like a Lankan lol , white parents I suppose?

Agar was born in Melbourne to an Sri Lankan mother and an Australian father.

 

[Justcrazy]

12 / 0

 

[mr.crickett]

In under a week, Ashton Agar has made his Test debut, broke world records & met the Queen.

 

[TM Riddle]

:4 this time by root ..good start by the English

 

[mr.crickett]

England 18/0 (3.6 ov)
Australia
England won the toss and elected to bat
Day 1 - Session 1

 

[Justcrazy]

18 / 0

Solid start so far by Poms

 

[TM Riddle]

 

[Aman]

Good decision not to review. Plumb.

 

[TM Riddle]

bowling change works for Australia..cook goes

 

[mr.crickett]

 

[TM Riddle]

Good decision not to review. Plumb.

dont understand why Erasmus took so much time to give the decision?

 

[mr.crickett]

go aussie go, dig deep

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[TM Riddle]

@BoredCricket 55s
Only a true friend will bowl you first
change in the 5th over. #ashes
lol

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[mr.crickett]

my fav batsman and a dangerous one has gone

 

[TM Riddle]

:4 :4 trott

 

[Convict]

Yes Watto

 

[Justcrazy]

trot looks positive here.

 

[mr.crickett]

Watson strikes second ball. Cook will be kicking himself. Watson gets reward for all the hard work of the last Test.

 

[Aman]

Dead.

 

[Justcrazy]

26 / 1

 

[Aman]

Dumb review...

 

[TM Riddle]

) this is madness

 

[mr.crickett]

Shane Watson's cancer is malignant. He is brought into the attack and takes a wicket second ball

 

[TM Riddle]

there might be an inside edge

 

[Aman]

Nvm inside edge?

 

[TM Riddle]

looks out to me

 

[MarkCooper]

Are England going to get screwed again by the third umpire?

 

[mr.crickett]

Someone was smelling cook's 100 LOLZ

 

[TM Riddle]

this looks difficult, very difficult

 

[Aman]

Simultaneous?

 

[Justcrazy]

Review

 

[Convict]

Can't overturn that

 

[Aman]

Gone!

 

[mr.crickett]

Not enough time between frames to conclusively decide from the front on hot spot.

 

[TM Riddle]

yeup its out !! root gone for 6 ..26/2

 

[Justcrazy]

is it not out?

 

[mr.crickett]

looks out for me

 

[mr.crickett]

 

[Vitaly]

YES YES YES!!! C'mon Aussiesssss 2 down

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Aman]

Aus v SA now

 

[mr.crickett]

So, first session belongs to aussie

 

[talha3]

There was probably a split-second between ball hitting pad and bat. Unfortunately the camera couldn't catch that.

 

[Mobashir]

Perfrect start of the test match for Australian fans (like me) and also neutrals

 

[style_guru]

Aussie Aussie Aussie

Oi Oi Oi!!

 

[Justcrazy]

Good start so far , Aussies need to restrict Poms here .

 

[mr.crickett]

5.2
Harris to Root, OUT, full and straight, Root slapped on the front pad, is this going down? No! It's given out! Very well bowled, Root has reviewed it though, is it squeezing down leg? Actually scrap that, there's a huge edge but was it pad first? Root may have squeezed this onto the pad. It was given out remember, the third umpire is having a long look at the replays. Tony Hill is the TV umpire. Yes pad first, Hawk Eye has it hitting leg stump and Root is gone! Australia have a double strike and England lose a review
JE Root lbw b Harris 6 (14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 42.85

 

[mr.crickett]

England 26/2 (5.2 ov)
Australia
England won the toss and elected to bat
Day 1 - Session 1

 

[Gilly]

Not enough time between frames to conclusively decide from the front on hot spot.

Side on shot from off side shows ball hits pad before bat.

 

[mr.crickett]

Another failure for Root as an Opener ? aaahhh poor boy going to be that hot topic for Bloody English media

 

[mr.crickett]

Third umpire being crucified by english fans in 3,2,1.....