The Ashes

thornburyiron

We’re batting first.

OldCastleSwift

Good toss to win for Australia. Looks like the ball will do a bit, so I fancy a return to the 30-3 days.

OldCastleSwift

32-0.

Not without a couple of scares, but Crawley and Duckett have started with positive intent.

OldCastleSwift

Duckett dropped by Warner off Cummins' first ball.

Pretty straightforward chance, that. Shame.

buffybegood

Warner with a bad drop at slip gives Duckett a life.

OldCastleSwift

Crawley put down now. Much tougher chance to Smith though.

55-0.

buffybegood

Yeah, much tougher chance for Smith, woulda been a stunning catch tbh.

thornburyiron

Duckett gone. Gloved it behind. 62-1

buffybegood

Good review by Australia, another poor decision by the umpire although at least it wasn't against us this time.

thornburyiron

Crawley gone now. 66-2.

OldCastleSwift

Crawley gone now.

buffybegood

One brings two, Crawley gone now, 66-2.

OldCastleSwift

Root plays on.

73-3.

buffybegood

After a great start, things are looking rather worrying now.

buffybegood

Brook gets a life from Carey now, very bad drop.

OldCastleSwift

Brook dropped by Carey.

If Australia didn't have a case of the Englands, we could be 6 down before lunch.

buffybegood

OldCastleSwift said:

Brook dropped by Carey.

If Australia didn't have a case of the Englands, we could be 6 down before lunch.

We still could be 😱😱😱

buffybegood

Brook living dangerously, edges another one, this time between 3rd slip and gulley. He needs to start finding the middle of the bat.

thornburyiron

He’s done that alright. He’s almost got his 50

buffybegood

131-3 at lunch. Such a shame we lost those 3 quick wickets, but, in all honesty, it coulda been worse.

buffybegood

Moeen has managed to hurt himself going for a run, looks like a groin injury; I think he's had those before. Not gonna help him being able to bowl, even if he can continue to bat on for the time being.

IronHerb

OldCastleSwift said:

Brook dropped by Carey.

If Australia didn't have a case of the Englands, we could be 6 down before lunch.

You can’t lose the same batters twice.

OldCastleSwift

Ali looks to have picked up a groin injury. Not sure what it means for his ability to bowl, but he doesn't look comfortable at all.

OldCastleSwift

So he's going to stand still and hit sixes, it seems.

thornburyiron

Bowled now though. 4 down.

buffybegood

Didn't have the mobility to properly play a spinner, good move by Cummins to bring him on imo. 184-4.

thornburyiron

Stokes gone now.

OldCastleSwift

Didn't look at all settled, Stokes. Bairstow in next; feel like this could go either way.

buffybegood

193-5, good delivery but not a great shot by Stokes this early in his innings.

OldCastleSwift

OldCastleSwift said:

Didn't look at all settled, Stokes. Bairstow in next; feel like this could go either way.

Ah. It went that way then.

Bairstow out for 4.