Test match

[Stamford O]

I have tickets for friday.will it last that long

[Smendrick Feaselberg]

Yes (even though 7th wicket is down).

[Red_Army]

Also going Friday. I imagine there will be some play on Friday because England surely can't be as bad in the second innings, which I can't see starting until at least Thursday afternoon.

[BiggsyMalone]

Another one with tickets for Friday...

[Top of the JES]

Laughable choice to bat on a green top of a pitch. Getting their just desserts.

From 36-1 to 43-7 that takes some doing.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Ashes looking promising...

[Smendrick Feaselberg]

8 down

[Top of the JES]

58-8 England have played a blinder here electing to bat on a green wicket on a blazing hot day where the pitch will dry out this afternoon and become easier for batting.

[Top of the JES]

85 all out.

The fourth time in just 3 years that England have been bowled out in a session added to losing 9 in a session to the West Indies two years ago.

Today was sheer arrogance from England who wanted to bowl last to justify picking two spinners, one look at the wicket at 10:30 this morning and it was blindingly obvious that the wicket would help the seamers.

Well done Ireland and particularly Tim Murtagh for bowling beautifully on a good old english seamer of a pitch.

The Aussies must be pissing themselves laughing.

[Dirtywookie79]

I would imagine that they made that decision with a view to making sure they got some practice in difficult conditions. Clearly they need it too!

[Dirtywookie79]

Meanwhile the Aussies are having their own competition amongst themselves to see who can be the most .

[Top of the JES]

I would imagine that they made that decision with a view to making sure they got some practice in difficult conditions. Clearly they need it too!

With respect DW79 A test match isn't the time to practice. Ireland have with a far far inferior attack to Australia. Prime objective of any test match is to win. This morning we should have bowled looking at that pitch and in hot and steamy conditions bowling was an obvious choice I would have thought.

[Dirtywookie79]

I’m not saying I think it was a good idea, just that it’s the only reason I can see for them making that decision. We are pants wen the ball is moving about, doesn’t matter who is bowling it. So I guess they thought they should try and test themselves.

[Top of the JES]

We batted because we are playing two spinners and wanted to bowl last Root indicted as much yesterday when they announced the team it's pure arrogance from the England think tank who thought they could run up a score despite the conditions.

[Red_Army]

It's a shame that England seem to be treating this as a warm uo game rather than a test match in its own right.

[Dirtywookie79]

Fair enough TotW

[Top of the JES]

It's a shame that England seem to be treating this as a warm uo game rather than a test match in its own right.

Agreed

[Top of the JES]

Fair enough TotW

Sorry if I'm coming across grumpy DW79 not at you it's another terrible England batting display feel for those that have paid to watch it.

[Dirtywookie79]

No worries. Tbf I didn’t realise JR had already explained the poor decision. Hopefully do them good to be brought back down to earth before the ashes. Just a shame for the poor folks that wanted to watch some decent cricket.

[Max B Gold]

We batted because we are playing two spinners and wanted to bowl last Root indicted as much yesterday when they announced the team it's pure arrogance from the England think tank who thought they could run up a score despite the conditions.

The words England and arrogance in the same sentence who would have thought it.

How is the match going against the minnows from Ireland?

[Top of the JES]

They go together a bit like gloating and Scotsman. In the big scheme of things the Ashes are the target this summer but we always f up somewhere along the line better today than against the Aussies.

[Max B Gold]

They go together a bit like gloating and Scotsman. In the big scheme of things the Ashes are the target this summer but we always f up somewhere along the line better today than against the Aussies.

Disagree I would like to see them eff up against both. I suspect you knew that and I further suspect you suspect it's probable.

[Top of the JES]

Good job we won't be losing to Scotshire this year that really would be a new low.

[F*ck The Poor & Fat]

Let’s face it the only joy the Scots get in sport is to see England do badly. Not much else for them to cheer about. Let’s be gracious and let them have a moment of joy.

Well done Ireland.

[Omygawd]

Wait until England gets a shinty sticks team. We will SMASH Scotlandshire before coming a cropper against Ireland (sounds familiar).