The Ashes Down Under First Test

[Stickybottle]

Anyone interested in the greatest rivalry in the game of cricket ?
We bat first having won the toss
Anderson was already out anyway through injury
Broad dropped !
Hope that does not come back to haunt us
First ball at midnight uk time

[Cloverjo]

Oh dear again

[Stickybottle]

Down to Root to save England single handedly again
He must be used to it by now !

[albaqwerty]

Clover, you can watch here - albeit you'll have to scroll down to find the channel and get rid of the occasional pop-up window and cross your fingers for a working stream http://new.freestreams-live1.com/nbcsn-live-stream9/

hope it works

[Mozz71]

Well, I guess Root will have to save us in the second innings.

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, Alba.
Not sure I can cope with this. Oh, lordy

[Stickybottle]

We will be lucky to make the match last for three days as Root goes without troubling the scorer
You are certainly getting your moneys worth sunny dave if not the result !

[Mozz71]

Anyone know any effective raindances?

[Stickybottle]

Mozz71
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Anyone know any effective raindances?

We need a flood that will last until the middle of January I fear !

[albaqwerty]

The plan is to lull the ozzies into a feeling of 'this is going to be easy'
It's too early to be despondent (she says hopefully and with everything crossed)

[1ozzy]

:-)

[Stickybottle]

At the current rate I fancy Australia to be batting before tea

Stokes goes

[Stickybottle]

The fallout from this start will have repercussions that will last I believe

Why bat when the team have had no prep beforehand ?
8 of the starting 11 are debutants
Not normal Gabba conditions
Prevailing weather is perfect for bowling but especially suitable for Broad
No rhyme or reason to any of the decisions made so far
Compounded by the worst possible start

[jno]

I hope they've got some bowlers. No Anderson, Broad or Archer.

[jno]

anyway it's supposed to rain later, which should take the match into Day 2. Thank heavens for climate change.

[Stickybottle]

The comeback is on !
England mark it to 59-4 as lunch is taken
Special mention for Hasib Hameed for occupying the crease as more experienced batters fell at the other end
Well done that man

[Stickybottle]

Scratch that !
Hameed goes in the first over after lunch
The Aussies smell blood and the odds are that they will bat before close of play today
Depressing !

[1ozzy]

The BOM indicates rain isn't likely to interrupt the test match today.
We'll have to wait and see what happens.

[Smowball]

Morning 1ozzy!

[1ozzy]

Hi Smow, fingers crossed this test won't be a whitewash.
That would be boring.

[Smowball]

We can’t have boring can we lol! Emmie was just asking after you on GMEB thread x