England Are for now Doing Pretty Good Huh? Oh Dear!

[BroadScot]

42-7 Who would have thought it and ALL in the first hour of play!

[Poppy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgwsaUnZa8g

 

....... again?  :naughty:

[Paul]

well, she's getting it fair and square up the ...... ah yes, 60 all out, Broady 8/15, what a bowling effort. Jimmy who?

[Chelsea14Ian]

I was right 60 all out before lunch,broad wow but also the catching grill,now keep the foot down,comenon the boys

Ian

[BroadScot]

I thought the Aussies did very well to reach 60!!   What a catch by Stokes.Well bowled Broad.

 

 

Iain

[Chelsea14Ian]

Silly tablet,should be brill

[Hockham Admiral]

Wow! Just watched the video in the pub... I had all the locals cheering!

[BroadScot]

Oh I think this song is appropriate sort of for Broadie lol    

 

 

Iain.

[Paul]

Stuart Broad will usually produce one match winning, or at least match changing performance during a test series. He's not been at his best for the last couple of years, largely down to injury but he's someone you'd have in your test side. I watched Willis take 8/43 at Headingly in that great test of '81, still the best test I have ever seen and have always rated that as the best bowling performance I ever saw. Willis was a man possessed that day. Totally focused on taking wickets. He wanted nothing to do with anyone else on the pitch. When fielders tried to congratulate him he turned away and started walking back to his mark (which for big Bob was a long walk, he ran in from the boundary almost). His eyes were like the proverbial wee wee holes in the snow. He was on another planet that day.

 

Broad's approach was very different but that performance is right up there.

[BroadScot]

I was on the beach, well the pebble stones at Weymouth and our hotel owner came over and said i'm opening the bar early, I feel a win coming on!. Us men did the dutiful thing, and left the wives on the pebble beach!    Agreed Paul, that Willis eight for was awesome!

 

 

Iain.

[Paul]

Just an aside, a Bill Frindall moment. The last time Australia were bowled out before lunch on the first day of a test match, W.G. Grace made 66 leading Englands reply, which totalled 292 and there were five balls per over.

[Hylander]

I went to Morrisons just after England had won the toss.     Came home via some three way roads works in Beccles.    Our lot never moved for 20 mins, then that is another story.  By the time I got in , the Aussies were almost all out.

 

I shall settle down and watch what happens this afternoon.    

[BroadScot]

Shame on you Monica  going to Morrisons today of ALL days 

 

 

Iain.

[Paul]

btw, well done to whoever is keeping the thread title updated, almost a full time job that., are, were, are ... what comes next

[BroadScot]

btw, well done to whoever is keeping the thread title updated, almost a full time job that., are, were, are ... what comes next

Guilty Paul, tis I   I agree..WHAT does come next!  Tie the Kangeroos UP Sport? 

 

 

Iain

[Hylander]

Someone has to get the refreshments in and unfortunately I drew the short straw.

We are 174-3 so far so good.

[Poppy]

Today's top scoring Australian batsman is some bloke called "Extras"! Who's he?

[Chelsea14Ian]

Poppy where was the vid filmed?The tube workers bless them(not)lost me two days work.The only good thing to come out of that,is I got to see todays play.

 

 

Ian        

[Labrador]

Make sure you watch it from first ball today, I don't think there will be too many

[Boatingman]

Hi Labrador

Hope you are right but England Cricket teams do have the ability to mess things up

We should win but we do need those three wickets quickly I would not want to see England chasing a 150 plus total

Ray

[BroadScot]

I suspect the Aussie tail may wag a bit, if only for personal pride. If England lose this series now, then its time to turn Lord's into a new housing complex!!! 

 

Broad looked knackered last night.

 

 

Iain

[Paul]

Great credit to the England cricketers. I didn't this series was a foregone conclusion but I thought it would be an uphill struggle. In the end they have destroyed Australia. I certainly never saw that coming. Cook has struggle for form and he and Bell are still looking very scratchy but they have grafted through.

[Hylander]

WEVE ONLY GONE AND DUNNIT .......

 

Congratulations to England's cricketers.

 

 

[SwanR]

Just got back in and sat down in front of the tv as the last wicket fell. It's been exciting stuff ... as cricket goes when you're a non-cricketing-occasional-watcher!

 

Well done England. 

[Boatingman]

Well done to England

victory gives everyone a lift

Ray