2015 Ashes

Not watching because this place uses Canal+ which I assume is French as its provider.
That said, I saw this comment and assumed it was one of the lefties bowling but cricinfo says it was Lyon? Has he been bowling that garbage around the wicket all day? He's F***ing clueless

To be fair mate, Lyon has bowled quite well. There's not a lot for him to work with and he's kept it tidy if nothing else. Got rid of Cook, could of had Root and he's giving it a proper spin.

Round the wicket is far less threatening though for an off spinner. You reduce the amount of dismissals by like 30%

Round the wicket is far less threatening though for an off spinner. You reduce the amount of dismissals by like 30%

True but I think he's being used, at least for the time being, to hold down an end and allow the three main seamers to rotate at the other end. Although Watson is currently bowling down there now. So rather than coming over the wicket and risking going for runs, he's gone for the safer option of round the wicket.

Lyon has come over the wicket and first ball should of had Root but somehow Smith, at short leg, hasn't caught it. On second look, thanks to hotspot and snicko, it didn't actually hit the inside edge.

Root has got up to 80 but hasn't played as well as he can.

Bowling over the wicket is the only way to effectively utilize slip, short leg and get LBWs. He looks a decent bowler when he goes over, and sh*t when not.

Knew I should've put cash on Root being leading run scorer. Oh well. Good to see that the game has evened back up now

50 for Ballance.

179-3.

50 for Ballance.

179-3.

That's a bit more respectable after the start we had.

Cheers for the commentary Billy.

Cheers for the commentary Billy.

No worries love.

Have to leave you all to your own devices once the tea break comes up though. Gotta give the bank a bell and then sort meself out for work tonight.

Right that's me done folks. Enjoy the evening session folks.

190-3.

Starc sends off that little ginger sh*t Stokes.

Good last session. Keep it up boys!

Dropped on 0. Makes 134.

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Bumble on the pre-game talk. He never gets tiresome

Promises to be a cracker of a day. Could go either way.

Johnson copping some stick from the fans today.

All out for 430 and five for Starc.

First ball of the Aussie innings;

Anderson to Rogers.

Four leg byes.

LBW on Rogers from Broad, given not out. We've reviewed it.

Inside edge.

26-0 at dinner.

Time to watch The Sweeney before the next session.

What a catch by Cook. Warner gone.

Anderson gets our first wicket.

52-1.

Smith edges it, doesn't carry to the slips and it looks like Cooky has took one right in the bollocks

Joe Root pissing himself

That woulda hurt

Quality catch. That ball flew. Much like his just an over later

Rogers goes to fifty, his seventh straight 50 in Test matches becoming only the 5th person in history to do so. Everton Weekes, Andy Flower, Shiv Chanderpaul and Kumar Sangakkara

81-1.

That woulda hurt

Quality catch. That ball flew. Much like his just an over later

Cooky's still off the pitch mate, dunno what treatment he'll be getting other than an ice bag strapped to his inner thigh. Must be in F***ing agony. Still funny at the time though.

Cook's back.

Cooky's still off the pitch mate, dunno what treatment he'll be getting other than an ice bag strapped to his inner thigh. Must be in F***ing agony. Still funny at the time though.

I'd imagine some water and ice on the region. Not envious of him.

England need to break this partnership. Rogers and Smith could put on a lot of runs. Rogers could camp at one end and nudge it around whilst Smithy smacks them.