The ashes 2023

[Tommy Fresh]

Fair play getting on top of Boland early on

[AjcW]

Crawley will be approaching nose bleed territory soon. 

[StanSP]

Good first session. Scoring quite freely, Crawley looks in good nick. 

[StanSP]

Ffs, just seen he got out before lunch. I switched off on my phone thinking first session had finished

 

[Guest Manini]

Some poor umpiring decisions here 

[purpleronnie]

ooo that last wicket makes a big difference, Aussies will be pretty happy getting 3 wickets in the 1st session.

[EastAnglianFox]

As positive a session it was can still see us struggling to make 300

[RonnieTodger]

Effort Zak.

 

His thumb span 360 degrees, how’s he not walked  

[purpleronnie]

Just now, EastAnglianFox said:

As positive a session it was can still see us struggling to make 300

Me too, that wicket has changed everything IMO.

[RowlattsFox]

Horrible time to lose a wicket. As long as the scoring rate is moving I don't think they'll be too fussed about 3 wickets although someone needs to score big to make the difference. 

[ARTY_FOX]

Some good batting to come imo. 

[Bert]

Australia be the happier out of the two. 

[RowlattsFox]

With Bairstow down at 7 there is still plenty to come. Important afternoon session, keep ticking over then cash in the evening when they've been out there all day. 

[leicsmac]

Honours roughly even for me: everyone in this team down to number nine have test centuries, and the scoring rate is great.

[StanSP]

Brook fully encapsulating Bazball! 

[leicsmac]

Harry Brook:

 

 

Amazing stuff, even though he just came damn close to getting out.

[kenny]

16 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Harry Brook:

 

 

Amazing stuff, even though he just came damn close to getting out.

Now needs 150 runs to his first thousand. If he does it in this match he becomes the joint fastest ever to achieve it.

[StanSP]

That's a ridiculous way to get out. Ridiculously unfortunate. 

[StanSP]

The more you look at that, it's just so, so unlucky. 

[Izzy]

Bloody hell, that's mad. 

[Izzy]

Every time it looks like we're getting on top they nick a wicket. Even contest so far but we could do with someone getting a ton here.

[Milky]

Smith shouting in his face. What a ****.

[coolhandfox]

We are in trouble if Root doesn't anchor the innings with a ton. 

 

The could easily end up 250-270 all out 

[AKCJ]

Need this pair to step up now.

 

For only one batsman to have a half century on this pitch is a massive let down.

 

Australia score 400-500 if they bat first.

[AKCJ]

This is so so poor.