The Ashes Thread.

[Bobcock]

Can't help thinking that England will fall 50-75 runs below where they should be.....

[kingwilly]

England came back. Well batted Root.

Good luck with the move Willy!

Make sure you tune in to help me out with the smellies, once you're done

Kinda dreading it. I hate moving. Though I'll be happy once we are on the new house. Then I fly to Sydney on the weekend.

[hallelujah]

Can't help thinking that England will fall 50-75 runs below where they should be.....

If we could make 400 we'd be in with a good shout (although anything is possible with England). That will likely require Broad to step up and do a job in the morning with the bat though, so expect us to lose the remaining wickets for 13 runs.

What places are showing it in Bangkok around Silom or Sukhumvit?

[palexxxx]

I think England are slightly ahead after the first day. They scored more runs than I expected them to, however now they are into the tail and it'll be interesting to see how long they last.

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Don't Mitchell yet....

to Mitchell... To crack under pressure in a faraway land and wish to be injured so you don't have to play.....

Now you're just making up shit Bob. You know well and truly what it means to get mitchelled

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

England came back. Well batted Root.

Good luck with the move Willy!

Make sure you tune in to help me out with the smellies, once you're done

Kinda dreading it. I hate moving. Though I'll be happy once we are on the new house. Then I fly to Sydney on the weekend.

The top 3 most stressful life events as rated by Americans:

1. Death
2. Divorce
3. Moving

I know you are not American, but yeah - it's a stressful thing. Surely in indo you get 'the help' to take care of most of the physical stuff though?

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

I think England are slightly ahead after the first day. They scored more runs than I expected them to, however now they are into the tail and it'll be interesting to see how long they last.

Yes - we are paying dearly for dropping Root. It was a bad day in the office for all of our quicks though they still managed to produce a few gems on a pancake. 400 is the norm on the 1st innings in Cardiff so hard day to call really ...

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Starc produced a few of his trade mark quick inswinging yorkers yesterday. Always great to see ..., well not so good for Bell, Stokes, etc ..

[Bobcock]

Yap Yap Yap
The Crims are back.....

[cyrille]

Johnson 0 - 87

[baldrick]

^ his line and length will improve

I would like to see him tear the poms apart in this mornings session just for you

[Loy Toy]

Actually a great start to this Ashes series.

Yes, catching Root may have changed the day but evenly poised at the moment.

I predict a draw though on this flat Taff wicket.

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

Johnson 0 - 87

Don't matter. We bowl as a team ya see. Root got an inside edge off Johnson that could have very easily hit the stumps, but that's the way it goes. Don't be surprised if he tears the top order apart next innings. It wouldn't be the first time. He is bowling quick and straight and that's what matters.

[Bruce Bayliss]

catching Root may have changed the day

It shouldn't...not if they are as good as they claim to be...10 - 0 they said

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

^ his line and length will improve

I would like to see him tear the poms apart in this mornings session just for you

Won't be surprised if he cleans the tail up first thing

Seriously, Stokes is now a number 6 ??

[Bruce Bayliss]

Won't be surprised if he cleans the tail up first thing

and what if he doesn't?

[Bobcock]

He is bowling quick and straight and that's what matters

Well apart from the wayward stuff wide outside leg stump and the stuff that was dispatched to the boundary from way outside off stump.

And next is Lords, the home of cricket that drove him to such desperation last time.

Jeez I hope the Barmy Army don't show up.....

[baldrick]

and what if he doesn't?

then batty won't be so upset

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

^^^ Somebody else will do the job. They are all very capable - perhaps the Lyon will roar. He bamboozled their troubled captain didn't he

[cyrille]

He is bowling quick and straight and that's what matters

He shows no nouse on wickets that lack pace - that's what matters, along with 0-87. He served up some right pies yesterday.

You lot seem to have toned down the rhetoric considerably this morning.

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

He is bowling quick and straight and that's what matters

Well apart from the wayward stuff wide outside leg stump and the stuff that was dispatched to the boundary from way outside off stump.

And next is Lords, the home of cricket that drove him to such desperation last time.

Jeez I hope the Barmy Army don't show up.....

Just quoting you here for when you eat your words Bob

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

He is bowling quick and straight and that's what matters

He shows no variation or nouse on wickets that lack pace - that's what matters, along with 0-87.

You lot seem to have toned down the rhetoric considerably this morning.

You too cyrille.

Change the fucking record would you ..

[cyrille]

He is bowling quick and straight and that's what matters

He shows no variation or nouse on wickets that lack pace - that's what matters, along with 0-87.

You lot seem to have toned down the rhetoric considerably this morning.

You too cyrille.

Change the fucking record would you ..

Ah yes wally, never one to beat a dead horse are ya? No I'm sure it couldn't have been you who posted a dozen times about cook and...snakes, ffs.

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

All good stinky pants

Just a bit of banter and all

[Bobcock]

He is bowling quick and straight and that's what matters

Well apart from the wayward stuff wide outside leg stump and the stuff that was dispatched to the boundary from way outside off stump.

And next is Lords, the home of cricket that drove him to such desperation last time.

Jeez I hope the Barmy Army don't show up.....

Just quoting you here for when you eat your words Bob

Take this one then.... "He's the bowling equivalent of Graeme Hick"

Hazlewood and Starc are both far better equipped mentally.....

thanks to Hazlewood we will be 50-75 runs short in this first innings.....