England v Australia, 1st Test, Cardiff, 8-12 July, 2015

Should be a top series - none of the old cuss cuss, and polenta of runs. Pity the porridges that have to bowl on those puddings ...

Aye, could be a Belf-athon.

That would be amusing; there isn't much belfery love here, and recently bats have rarely spent much time in Belfery.

Just a thought, if he scores runs quickly, is that Belfast? Or is that his own version if Ramadan?

Shirley 4 days is close enough to rikki this pivotal thread???!!!

lardbucket wrote:That would be amusing; there isn't much belfery love here, and recently bats have rarely spent much time in Belfery.

Just a thought, if he scores runs quickly, is that Belfast? Or is that his own version if Ramadan?

That is BELFOHL.

Looks like Mitch Marsh was more impressive than Watson in the race to stake a place for the first test.

We do know though that Watto seems to be almost immovable if all limbs are in relative working order.

Clarke is considering playing both Watto and Mitch Marsh.

Playing both Marsh AND Watson simply wouldn't make sense. Who would they drop? Rogers?

I have heard noises about Voges missing out.

A bare 4 days now.

lardbucket wrote:I have heard noises about Voges missing out.

selectors should be shot if that happens and we play both Mitch Marsh and Watson in the XI

Nath wrote:

lardbucket wrote:I have heard noises about Voges missing out.

selectors should be shot if that happens and we play both Mitch Marsh and Watson in the XI

been having nightmares about that
not the shooting of selectors - the rest of it

You can't start shooting selectors.

We Englanders have a patent on it. At least pending.

And trying to pick a whole team of all-rounders...

Essex could make a dent in Aus morale. 8 wkts, 290 runs 64 overs. Gettable.

skully wrote:Essex could  make a dent in Aus morale. 8 wkts, 290 runs 64 overs. Gettable.

All out for 200.  Starc and Haze in the wickets.

Aye, at 2-140 things looked dodgy but it seems Pup was giving Elmer an extended unsuccessful bowl and Bops and ten deshitter loved him. Once Koo and Hazy got the cherry again it was all over red rover.

Guess the Australian 12 is pretty clear now, too, with the only slight uncertainty over which two of Rogers/Warner/SMarsh will be chosen.

Rogers
S Marsh (Warner)
Smith
Clarke
Voges
Watson
MMarsh
Haddin
Johnson
Hazlewood
Starc
Lyon

with 12th to be decided on the day

free-ride/fast-track Cummins into the squad. oh yay!

it's this XI imo:
Rogers
Warner
Smith
Clarke
Voges
MMarsh
Haddin
Johnson
Hazlewood
Starc
Lyon

Looks pretty close to what we'll see. S Marsh is hard done by if he misses out, and either Watson or Mitch Marsh looks likely to be 12th; probably Watson, although I would (narrowly) choose him at 6 for this game, for his experience of English conditions, and his first slip work.

I'm not sure Cummins was the right call, either. He's probably just there to be coached by Rhino!

Nath wrote:free-ride/fast-track Cummins into the squad.  oh yay!

it's this XI imo:
Rogers
Warner
Smith
Clarke
Voges
MMarsh
Haddin
Johnson
Hazlewood
Starc
Lyon

This would be my XI, but I bet farkin Twatness gets yet another undeserved go, probably at the expense of Vague (which would be ferkin ridiculous).

lardbucket wrote:Looks pretty close to what we'll see. S Marsh is hard done by if he misses out, and either Watson or Mitch Marsh looks likely to be 12th; probably Watson, although I would (narrowly) choose him at 6 for this game, for his experience of English conditions, and his first slip work.

havent you noticed how many hes been dropping lately?

Mitch Marsh is in terrific form.  Why waste that?

JGK wrote:Mitch Marsh is in terrific form.  Why waste that?

agreed.  lets hope the selectors see it that way

3rded on Puddle.