Wilpshire Blue
Senior Member
Root wins the toss and bats.
Come on England!!
Come on England!!
I went to bed after the second over Wilpshire. Can't stand the tension at the beginning of an Ashes series. Glad I did ,as I probably wouldn't have been able to sleep at 2 for 1 ! Woke up in a state of trepidation but was pleasantly surprised England had passed 150 with just 3 down. Sods law that as soon as I started watching it ,Root got out . Good stand by Malan and Ali late in the day . Probably even stephen at the finish. First hour tomorrow will be a match defining 60 minutes . If England can survive that and the new ball , I'll back them to score 300 plus which won't be a bad effort . Pitch already starting to take spin , hopefully Moeen will turn it like Lyon.Tell you what OOT, whatever time I go to bed tonight, I already know the possible feelings tomorrow morning when I get up and risk one eye to look at the score...
Either elation or despair and then I'm glued to the screen either way
Didn't Stokes claim that he was preventing a homophobic attack on two homosexuals? If that is proven to be the case then what you are effectively suggesting is that Smith would have walked away and let it happen."If only", those two words would change the world......
One thing for certain, this pitch will get quicker, only rain will slow it down....
Smith would not have been left out, he wouldn't have got himself into a situation like that.
Remember Warner got a two test suspension for laying one on Root a few years back.