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

****, my lunch break is at 12

Love what I just read on BBC Sport.

Mitchell Johnson is the new man... He's batting earlier than he would have bowled first change.

GSC wrote:****, my lunch break is at 12

Get to your nearest bookies, put some 10p bets on dogs and horses while watching the cricket.

I might miss 2 wickets during that time

Mitchell Johnsons played himself in

yeah their best batsman and bowler.

if he settles they could still make a couple hundred.

impossible to get Mitch 1 out.

Just looking at the scorecard. That Extras lad is pretty tasty; the Aussies should have him higher in the order.

Steven Finn didn't take a wicket in his first over. Needs to be replaced.

Finn into the fun 7 down

KP_fan wrote:

CaledonianCraig wrote:As for England this is their chance to prove they aren't overly dependent on Jimmy Anderson

why even try...to prove ( or disprove ) their dependence on Anderson.

they are  very highly dependent on Anderson...who is their all time great bowler....his numbers also speak the same language.

English positions should be ...we are considerably weakened in bowling without Anderson in seaming / swinging conditions....and that would be an honest statement

You can have that one Hoggy

Clueless defence from Nevill.

Seven down.

Is this the session that decides this series? Australia 33 for 7.

Nice call Hoggy!

Making Forest play away tomorrow because of the test looks like a hasty decision

Thanks god Finn came in and broke that long partnership

CaledonianCraig wrote:Is this the session that decides this series? Australia 33 for 7.

I bet on England 3 to 1 on 40 minutes in.

GSC wrote:You can have that one Hoggy

Ashton Agar is padding up

Biggest partnership so far is that of the sixth wicket which put on all of 8 runs.

Extras are still top scorer

We need to close this out now. Make sure even if we only make 200 its a decisive lead. I don't think we will find it easy batting but surely won't make such a mess of it

gosh.

still the unmovable rock is there though.

Looking on the bright side for the Aussies, they still have two reviews left!

Need to remember, in a recent match Northant went three down to a hattrick off the first three balls of the match, but still went on to beat Worcs.

Corporalhumblebucket wrote:Looking on the bright side for the Aussies, they still have two reviews left!

And a good run rate of 3.5

aussie on the radio "Mitch to the rescue". he sounds like he's confident they're winning with the mitch dominating the eng bowlers.

This stand of 15 is now Australia's biggest partnership of the innings. Australia on damage limitation mode - a tad too late for that though surely? They will do very well to post a score in excess of 100 at the moment.

Need to get Johnson quickly. England's good work being undone.

Broad snares his sixth wicket with Starc caught in the slips. Australia 46 for 8.

8 down now, 6-10 for Nottinghams finest

KP_Fan has gone very quiet

Nobody wants to tarnish Mitch's solo dominance, great unselfish team mates.

Hoggy_Bear wrote:Need to get Johnson quickly. England's good work being undone.

A little bit pessimistic, no?

Starc'll do for now though.

Johnson's valiant opener-like batting completely undermined by Starc.

Six for Broad. Closing in on Harmison's 7/12 which happened a lifetime ago.

PaulHv2 wrote:KP_Fan has gone very quiet

He'll resurface for the tour of the UAE with same old, same old.

oops mitch the first gone even when he is rescuing them.

to be fair.. he will fancy bowling here.

7 for Nottinghams finest

Six for Broad.

Needed that .  Partnership was building

And again...

Make that a ninth wicket down as Broad gets his seventh wicket. Australia 47 for 9 and trebellbobaggins saviour is out.

Anyone fancy a bat before lunch?

There it is! 7/11.

Australia might not make fifty. This test could be over by the time of United-Tottenham on Saturday...welcome relief!

Incredible!

huge cheers from the aussie fans for 50-9? are they drunk already?

Fifty up for Australia..........for 9.

I'd be drinking if my team was playing like this as well Trebs.

PaulHv2 wrote:I'd be drinking if my team was playing like this as well Trebs.

That's the good thing about drinking, it can be for any occasion.

PaulHv2 wrote:I'd be drinking if my team was playing like this as well Trebs.

fair point.

we have yet to see how we bat I guess. we might join them.

If I were an Aussie fan id be unresponsive by now