England vs Australia 4th Test, Trent Bridge

First topic message reminder :

As The Ashes thread has gone on a tangent arguing over who is SA's best fast bowler, let's get back on topic with a match thread.

Conditions for the 5 days look generally dry so there will be an almost certain result for either team. Also looking cloudy for large periods, so the loss of Anderson might be huge for England

England: Cook, Lyth, Bell, Root, Bairstow, Stokes, Buttler, Ali, Broad, Wood, Finn

Australia: Rogers, Warner, Smith, S Marsh, Clarke, Voges, Nevill, Johnson, Starc, Hazlewood, Lyon

Clarke inside edges past his stumps.

This might not last to lunch

Marky wrote:Shaun Marsh probably didn't think he'd be in after 1 over...

And I should think Clarke wasn't expecting to face the 9th ball either!

Hooray for tube strikes! I'm currently sitting in my living room, listening to TMS, rather than in an overly hot office, checking cricinfo when I think no one's looking.

15-4 - Broad takes Marsh

Another gone!!!

Cook starting to pad up

All over by lunch I reckon.

Looks like mentally the aussies are gone.

Another fantastic ball, another well-taken catch.

Will the Test last two full days?

KP_fan wrote:England's seam bowling ability to be potent is reduced by 50% in the absence of anderson

Not every day is a sunday ...expect Aus to take advantage of missing....Anderson's.....show more resolve, greater depth of specialist batters.... and have a decent day....means around 300ish for 5

Deary me.

Really makes the first 2 dead pitches look like complete nonsense

CaledonianCraig wrote:

KP_fan wrote:England's seam bowling ability to be potent is reduced by 50% in the absence of anderson

Not every day is a sunday ...expect Aus to take advantage of missing....Anderson's.....show more resolve, greater depth of specialist batters.... and have a decent day....means around 300ish for 5

Deary me.

Be fair to the man. That was clearly a typo. He meant 30ish for 5.

Bit concerned by the run rate

They just need a 290 partnership.

Voges shot drops just short of Finn in the deep, Were nearly 5 down

True marky. We need to bring on a bowler to restrict the run rate a bit.

All this and golden arm hasn't even had a bowl yet.

The Aussies just survived an over without losing a wicket!

21-5

Unbelievable catch from Stokes.

What a catch!!!

Stuart Broad is having one of those spells

What a catch Ben Stokes. He is a special talent for sure.

What's the quickest fifer on the opening day of a test?

I can't believe this, absolute carnage!

Stupendous catch! Up there with Strauss at this very ground ten years ago!

All out for less than the fabled 98 of Melbourne?!

Unbelievable catch that. Australia 21 for 5.

what the hell is going on here?

have eng decided to take the Anderson loss out of the equation.

21-5. good god.

at least they have the Mitchell clan to save the day.

GSC wrote:What's the quickest fifer on the opening day of a test?

Sidney Barnes 1913 according to commentary

I suppose the question is, what damage will aussie do here with all the Mitchells bowling?

the earliest a fifth wicket has ever fallen in any test match. wow.

trebellbobaggins wrote:I suppose the question is, what damage will aussie do here with all the Mitchells bowling?

Let's be honest, it can't be much worse than 20 for 5.

And the 4th trebs

blimey gsc.

trebellbobaggins wrote:the earliest a fifth wicket has ever fallen in any test match.  wow.

In terms of balls bowled? Or lowest score? Or both?

Balls bowled.

Cheers - 25 balls bowled and 5 wickets is some strike rate!

Wow, what a start by England!

And 2nd for the 3rd wicket

KP_fan wrote:England's seam bowling ability to be potent is reduced by 50% in the absence of anderson

Not every day is a sunday ...expect Aus to take advantage of missing....Anderson's.....show more resolve, greater depth of specialist batters.... and have a decent day....means around 300ish for 5

And the muppet of the week award goes to......

Wow. Didn't get my picture going for twenty minutes and I've missed half the innings !

Run rate is good ; but I'm not sure Cook will be too concerned at this stage

Broad seems to be relishing his promotion to Number 1 bowler....

300-5?

are you taking the proverbial KP?

pup was wrong about their only being ten batsmen in the game anyway.. in the first innings it's a lot less.

Poor shot from Clarke.

Fastest 5'fer ever.

Clarke gone.

He may have 1 more innings as Aus captain

What a brainless stroke from the Australian CAPTAIN.

Idiot.

Broad...5/6! Wow. This is something.

I read a rather appropriate article by ricky pointing on cricinfo talking about how modern batsman don't seem to have the ability or the intelligence to ride through a difficult spell and see off a bowler. Seems pointing should have shared the info with the aussie team.

Nottinghams finest

Broad 5fer in first 35 mins of a test. Unreal.

damn, mitch the first of his name is here to save them.

Quickest five wicket haul Broad has ever grabbed , I'd fancy .

What was Clarke doing there ?

Mind you , he is top scorer at the moment

If England had prepared some proper pitches, this could be 5-0