*****Official Ashes thread*****

[mmj_uk]

I think we'll just take it slowly at the start and have a slog later if we have wickets in hand.

 

[Cosimo]

Lol, already ahead of the required run rate!

 

[Yas786]

8 runs already on the board from the first over

 

[Pighardia]

Good start.

Ian Botham, voice of reason!

 

[Cosimo]

Dang, Root out, 22-1

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Root gone

 

[LOAM]

Silly Root, beer time

 

[Yas786]

First wicket to go, 9 more to fall

 

[mmj_uk]

Root has averaged 17 runs if you take away his 180 stand, not exactly what you want from an opener... then again Cook hasn't been much good either.

 

[Pighardia]

Root has averaged 17 runs if you take away his 180 stand,

...Don't take out his 180 then!

 

[mmj_uk]

Yeah but 9 pants innings out of 10 isn't very confidence inspiring.

 

[Rich_L]

For a guy who makes his Test debut in an Ashes series, bats 180 at Lords (50% more than the entire Aussie side in their 1st innings) and then bowls 2-9 in the second innings, I think he's earnt himself some breathing space

 

[LOAM]

He'll come good, he's just a kid thrown in at the international deep end.

 

[Rich_L]

56/1 this would be an almighty trolling if England win this - Aussies rack up a big old total and declare, England bat to boredom, Aussies declare again and then we win it on the last day

 

[mmj_uk]

I stand corrected he has had 2-3 good innings.

30 05
06 180
08 13
16 02
68 11

I'm not calling for him to be kicked out, I just think you need more consistency from a top order batsman?

 

[Cosimo]

154 to win from 27 overs so it's still on.

 

[LOAM]

Clarke looks a little nervous, has he left us to much to play with?

 

[Pighardia]

Could be an epic finish coming up here

 

[Cosimo]

142 from 26. Still on.

 

[Cosimo]

Cook gone lbw, 86-2. KP to do the business now.