Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 23-27 November, 2017

horace wrote:Another Brittle error, failing to collect an under edge of Starc.

Oh the Paine, the Paine!

Was Dawid Malan meant to be called David (and is if you ask his postman) but the medico that registered him had 'doctor's handwriting'? Like Reon King was Leon until he was christened by a Chinese priest, and Sharrod Wellingham would have been Jarrod if the priest at his christening had remembered to stay sober?

A view FWIW: England are 50-60 runs short of equality. Particularly bearing in mind the cheap dismissal of their best batsman and talisman, Root. Loss of Stokes (for Ball - !!!) also potentially deadly for the visitors.

Despite the loss of a couple of overs, they might have made those 50-60 runs with a little more aggression. As Trev says (Mudge not Bayliss), clearly the idea was to proceed with caution, tire the four main Aussie bowlers out with hard work, and reap the rewards on Day 2 - with first more of the same, then upping the pace. If it had been 200 for the loss of 1 or at most 2, that would have been on course.

As it is, a couple of the remaining batsmen are going to have to fire, at somewhere near three figures, to get to the 380-400 you'd think was a minimum first-innings target. Which must be odds-against.

The slowish scoring is not to me an entertainment problem, on the first day of such a series. There is tension, interest and background noise enough in this case. But if it means you leave yourself short AND lose the top four, a bit counter-productive.

Congratulations to Stoneman, Vince (against expectations), Malan to date. Ironic it's the two usual suspects who failed, with a total of 17 runs between them.

Lyon seems to be the difference, so far.

skully wrote:Stoneman looks quality. He might fill his boots in this series.

Won't that make his footwork a bit awkward?

JGK wrote:Well done England on retaining the Ashes.

Just checked that wasn't by Zim ...

Fred Nerk wrote:Was Dawid Malan meant to be called David (and is if you ask his postman) but the medico that registered him had 'doctor's handwriting'? Like Reon King was Leon until he was christened by a Chinese priest, and Sharrod Wellingham would have been Jarrod if the priest at his christening had remembered to stay sober?

Dawid is a common South African name.

PeterCS wrote:

skully wrote:Stoneman looks quality. He might fill his boots in this series.

Won't that make his footwork a bit awkward?

horace wrote:His feet are leaden

Exactly.

taipan wrote:

Fred Nerk wrote:Was Dawid Malan meant to be called David (and is if you ask his postman) but the medico that registered him had 'doctor's handwriting'? Like Reon King was Leon until he was christened by a Chinese priest, and Sharrod Wellingham would have been Jarrod if the priest at his christening had remembered to stay sober?

Dawid is a common South African name.

How is it pronounced?

da-widt would be best approximation

Yep. That would be a standard Germanic (Dutch, some Scandinavian as well as German) type of pronunciation of w and a final d. Volkswagen - "follx-vaagen"; "Rapid Wien" - Rra-peet Veen".

Thanks - I think that's how the radio commentators called him, when they used his first name at all

MoMo to score a monstro ton. Nazi Dutton will take a short break from his ethnic cleansing agenda and review his property and share portfolio.

All good. Wages of the great unwashed are heading south. Shorten, the really loathed CIA operative Beasley and Gillard are counting their dollars. Abject radish filth.

MoMo to score a monstro ton. Nazi Dutton will take a short break from his ethnic cleansing agenda and review his property and share portfolio.

All good. Wages of the great unwashed are heading south. Shorten, the really loathed CIA operative Beasley and Gillard are counting their dollars. Abject radish filth.

That really was'nt worth posting twice Horrie...or even the first time.

Now it's Starc's turn to be crap.

One for each head of the Twosies. Still all good..

Despite all, we are confident you will overcome your beliefs in sky demons.

Shyte bowling all round this morning.

More shyte. I can't see any way that Aust win this Test now.

Aye. Koo and Purple have been trash.

2nd and Elmer carrying the attack.

JGK wrote:More shyte.   I can't see any way that Aust win this Test now.

Strong woofing even by your standards, Mr K. Richter Scale: 8.

God Chappelli is an old bore.

Koo's one trick works. AC spoons a blancmange bouncer to deep square.

Henry wrote:God Chappelli is an old bore.

2nded. A tedious old bore. Long overdue to be pensioned off by Nein.

Reward for Elmer at last - gets Moeen lbw.

275 a/o