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they are good hey, had those on an email the other day, this was a good toss to lose to ber honest.

Lets see though i refuse to get cairried away until we are have won the series.

one session doesnt make the series. If they get 250 and bowl in similar conditions we wont have a lead.

Good start today then.Australia are 97-5 at lunch.

England were pretty good this morning. Not sure how much batting is in this wicket though the ball has done a fair bit on the first morning.

Will be interesting to see how England get on if the Aussie batsmen are not doing the business.

agreed out top 3 at present are more brittle than Vlad K's chin

I have a confidence in the top order to do the business.Hopefully they will.

Also keen to see how Pietersen bats. There's been a lot of talk about him having to change his game for the tests but I really dont see why he cant go out there and get at the bowlers. Whas the point in having him out there dabbing the ball about we have plenty of guys who'll do that already?

Hopefully we can see a bit of excitement with Flintoff and Pietersen in together, especially if they can get the Aussies out today without them scoring too many.

lets not run before we can walk Gilchrist could easily score a hundred and turn it round. Katich is a solid player too warne and lee can bat a bit.

we need to keep at em boys, no good having em 100-5 if they recover to post 300 is it.

J wrote:lets not run before we can walk Gilchrist could easily score a hundred and turn it round. Katich is a solid player too warne and lee can bat a bit.

we need to keep at em boys, no good having em 100-5 if they recover to post 300 is it.

Booooooooooooooooooo

This England side are clearly the best 11 cricketers of all time. Ask anybody who writes about cricket for the Sun tomorrow.

J wrote:lets not run before we can walk Gilchrist could easily score a hundred and turn it round. Katich is a solid player too warne and lee can bat a bit.

we need to keep at em boys, no good having em 100-5 if they recover to post 300 is it.

True, cant help being optimistic though with a start like that I dont think anyone expected it. Gilchrist has just whacked 2 fours in succession.

it was an excellent toss to lose.

The thinking being that you always bat, however its muggy and overcast and i thought hmmm, its gonna do a bit this am, wouldnt fancy batting in that. (i always think like a batsman as i open).

the ball is getitng older it wont do as much and youve got gil and katich in, expect a fight back. This is opur problem, they can turn to warne when the ball gets older, we haver errrrrrr ashley friggin giles. who is solid but unspectacular at best.

i'd play Keedy myself at least he turns it.

Even the Aussie tail average around 20 each!! So it wont be easy. Mind you they're normally coming in to bat with the team in a good position I bet they wont be half as confident if they're coming in with the score short of comfortable - fingers corssed!

YES Gilchrist caught behind bowled Flintoff!

126-6.

NICE ONE THAT WICKET WAS MAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSIVE!

look at freddie's reaction says it all!

go on my son!

I have never followed cricket but go on Son!!

Harmison....Harmison....have some...

Australia have been bowled all out for 190.

England are 10 for no loss at tea. Dodgy 6 overs there lets hope they pick up the pace after tea I guess they were just trying to make it through the remainder of the session without losing a wicket as they didnt look to score much.

GBH AS THEY SAY.
Greivous bodily HARMISON

WHO PUT FAITH IN OUR TOP ORDER?

if so could you ask her to leave please

They should never have dropped Neil Fairbrother.


I imagine there's some tasty verbals flying right now

neil fairbrother? u arent being serious.....

18 for 3. Vaughan bowled by McGrath.

They're in real trouble here, not only losing wickets but not scoring either. Before Vaughan was bowled he had several opportunities to have a go at deliveries outside off stump but he just let them go. The difference being the Aussies were hammering those balls for 4.

I fornicating hate Glenn McGrath

England 18-3, bell end has taken all 3 wickets.

Come on BIG Kev!!!!

19-4 McGrath has bowled Bell. England are fucked here.