The Ashes Tour 2015

MickeyD said:
England: AN Cook*, A Lyth, GS Ballance, IR Bell, JE Root, BA Stokes, JC Buttler†, MM Ali, SCJ Broad, MA Wood, JM Anderson

Australia: DA Warner, CJL Rogers, SPD Smith, MJ Clarke*, AC Voges, SR Watson, BJ Haddin†, MG Johnson, MA Starc, JR Hazlewood, NM Lyon
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Love some of those pommies' surnames.. 'Ballance' :p
 
Johnson on... hitting the deck hard and Haddin has his work cut out for him! Thudding into his gloves - above his head!!
 
Big wicket!

Lyon to Cook, OUT, got him! It wasn't short enough or wide enough to cut, and Cook has fallen two balls after the drinks break. Leans back and lashes at it, and there's some extra bounce for Lyon - he always puts a lot of overspin on the ball - and Haddin takes the top edge very well behind the stumps, soft gloves and hopping on his toes to ride the bounce

AN Cook c †Haddin b Lyon 20 (40b 3x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
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For whom the Bell tolls

Starc to Bell, OUT, very full, and that's bye bye, Ian Bell. Classic left-arm inswing, and it raps Bell on the bottom of his front pad, in front of... middle and leg, maybe, as he looked to flick it. Given out immediately, and Bell walks off, after asking his partner if he should review and getting no for an answer.

IR Bell lbw b Starc 1 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28
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Sounds like rain will be a factor in this game. Juice up conditions a little maybe.
 
Most runs since June 2014:

Younis Khan Pak 12 1415
JE Root Eng 13 1348
KS Williamson NZ 10 1235
SPD Smith Aus 9 1226
Azhar Ali Pak 12 1201
AD Mathews SL 11 1154
KC Sangakkara SL 10 1154
GS Ballance Eng 13 1088
M Vijay India 10 1034
AN Cook Eng 13 973

...and there isn't a single SA name there. The lack of test cricket is starting to show.
 
Runs starting to flow now. Batsmen looking well at ease on a deck that appears to be flattening out. Still got to hand the session to Australia though

*LUNCH*
 
McT said:
Except CHURCHILL is there anyone backing the English for a series win?
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Hahaha, afternoon McT, My heart says series white wash in England's favor, but my head says just be happy with at least a draw in one test match. The Convicts have a very dominant team.
 
CHURCHILL said:
Hahaha, afternoon McT, My heart says series white wash in England's favor, but my head says just be happy with at least a draw in one test match. The Convicts have a very dominant team.
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Root and Ballance showing some fight. If they're still there at tea, England will be in a very strong position! :)
 
CHURCHILL said:
Hahaha, afternoon McT, My heart says series white wash in England's favor, but my head says just be happy with at least a draw in one test match. The Convicts have a very dominant team.
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Greetings CHURCHILL (and I am not screaming!), I was wondering if you would be lurking :p All I wish for is a good contest with bat and ball and may the best team win. We (us Saffers) can only dream of playing a 5 test match series. Some day. Maybe.
 
MickeyD said:
Ian? No, does not look like it.
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I am not sure why I thought of him. The last international he officiated was an ODI in 2009 according to Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Howell] and although I do not recall it, CricInfo refers to things going a pear-shape for in the England - India tour of 2007:

A "not-outer" by instinct, Howell's reputation suffered during India's tour of England in 2007, when he was involved in a series of poor decisions.
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