1st Test: England v Australia at Nottingham Jul 10-14, 2013

[Dutch]

Only Siddle has bowled really well and it is when he is bowling we decide to play the silly shots!

Making a meal of it again lads......

 

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Time for Broad to become an all-rounder (please god)

 

[shravi]

Much like the first test of the last Ashes, Siddle has run through England in the first innings.

 

[MattW]

Is it just me who expects Australia will just be bundled out for 100 just to destroy any confidence that the good performance so far might give us a chance of winning the series?

 

[Aalay]

Is it just me who expects Australia will just be bundled out for 100 just to destroy any confidence that the good performance so far might give us a chance of winning the series?

I just read a tweet from Ian Bishop saying the exact same thing. Australian bowling was wayward apart from that second and third spell from Siddle. If England bowls less wayward, they have good enough bowling attack to restrict Australia to a lower score. Batting is Australia's weakness, not bowling. They are expected to do well in bowling because they still have very good fast bowlers but their batting is dodgy. I still don't understand why Australia did not select Ryan Harris and went with Mitchell Starc? Starc is a brilliant limited overs bowler but he is still not a good test bowler. As Shravi said, it is pretty much the same situation as it was on the first day of the first test in last ashes.

 

[IceAgeComing]

I still expect England to win by an innings - I mean; if Siddle can get five wickets...

 

[Left_Hander]

I know it is only tea on Day 1 but Australia is doing better than I expected. Siddle is on fire, loving his work at the moment!

 

[barmyarmy]

Is it just me who expects Australia will just be bundled out for 100 just to destroy any confidence that the good performance so far might give us a chance of winning the series?

In these conditions possibly but it's meant to be sunny again tomorrow and the ball probably won't swing.
In some ways Aus have let England get too many with all the loose deliveries.

 

[vaibhavtewatia]

I'll not agree to any comments regarding Aussies being bundled near a 100
Pattinson was decent, Siddle really worked hard in his 2nd and third spells, enough I mean, but rather turned out to be terrific as he bowled more! He was instead looking terrible than any other bowler in his first spell. England might well get onto make 270 odd runs.

And this Australian batting side looks way more balanced than the one which played in India, you don't win with so many regular openers on your side.
Pretty much on the even side this first match.

 

[LegBreakGoogly]

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Time for Broad to become an all-rounder (please god)

Didn't happen.

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The English are falling like flies!

 

[Dutch]

England worryingly tend to lose wickets in clutches these days......

 

[LegBreakGoogly]

England worryingly tend to lose wickets in clutches these days......

Worryingly?

 

[Dutch]

Last 3 or 4 wickets no runs. We have the tail of a manx cat.

 

[barmyarmy]

Just finished watching the Tour de France. Have I missed anything? Didn't think so.

 

[Dutch]

Last 4 wickets brought 3 runs.......

But the damage is already done by the batsmen who get in then out again. Tame effort after all the hype. One thing though England always tend to start weakly in a series........

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For a side that was 178 with 4 down that is once again a very poor effort.