The Australia coach Mickey Arthur has told Test Match Special that his team has the “best bowling attack in the World” and they are looking to exploit “cracks” by putting England under “sustained pressure”.
Looking forward to seeing the “warm-up” match @ Taunton tomorrow, even though Somerset’s performance in the County matches has been poor (until yesterday).
Lehman is an astute appointment by the Aussies…or at least he would have been 3 months ago.
It seems to me that by the change they’ve made they are effectively surrendering this coming series and focussing on the rematch this winter.
Lovely to see Pietersen in such imperious form for Surrey. After textgate I was dead against him ever playing for England again but he’s won me round with his application. Looks like Compton has paid a heavy price for his run of form, it’s a gamble moving Root up to open. Hope it works.
Is there anything better than an ashes summer? I don’t think so.
We seem to be too busy fighting over who’s going to be PM down here at the moment to worry about a silly little game involving white clothes, a small ball, and a few sticks 😯
true Zokes, but the cricket may actually have more substance than the 2 contenders speeches so may be a welcome distraction.
Rudd reminds me of Blowers sometimes, after 30mins you realise all he is talking about is how a bus gets round a set of traffic lights rather than anything else!
I suppose anything is better than watching the car crash that was the Gillard-led ALP be owned with not just Bombers, but triple-clamp ones at that by the budgie-smuggling God botherer…
In a strange way cricket is leading politics – bans, drops, saying the wrong thing then sacking the coach on the eve of the big game….
Still with the Anything but Abbot plan – I might move back if that happens, especially if he cancels my NBN upgrade.
Still with the Anything but Abbot plan – I might move back if that happens
At least ‘moron and Gideon appear to have policies, even if I do vehemently disagree with them and the philosophy behind them. Abbot just seems to want to be a corrupt wrecker for the sake of it, and his only policy seems to have been “not what she said”.
I’m hoping Jimmy really gets under the ork Warner’s nose. Preferably metaphorically with words first, then quite literally with the ball. For a team that practically invented sledging, they don’t seem to like it up ’em.
Also, where’s psychle when you need some entertainment?
Odd request of the day – Mods, any chance you could edit the title to include “Ashes Spoilers”? Or, could someone perhaps report this post and ask the same question? Wouldn’t want to upset people, now would we!
Ta!
Now, on to the cricket…!
Sunny day, pitch is apparently drier than a temperance knees-up, so could be fruitful for Swann.
Grey and overcast. Teams to be named in 45 mins. They’ve had the covers on all week because they’re worried that in the dry weather the pitch will crack up. Either way – bat first and Swann bowls in the last* innings; or lose the toss and bowl first and Jimmy and co can get amongst them.
* covering myself, in case it’s only a 3 innings game 😉