The Ashes

[captainfog]

Balance gone. Hahaha this is a joke.

[Shaggy]

Hahahaha!

[RichC]

If we get turned over by the Windies most of the coaching and playing staff should be sacked!

Long way to go obviously but what a shambles.

[Buzzo]

Supposed to be a batters paradise as well.

Looks like it takes 3 wickets to get to a decent batsmen in the England team.

A lot of pressure on Root and Bell with this lineup.

[Shaggy]

43-3 off 22 overs

Glad Trott's back. I imagine he'll open with Cook and Ballance at 3.

But that is so England. 3 plodders. We'll be 34-0 off the first 25 overs.

[Buzzo]

49-3 at lunch...

Solid.

[Alex]

Regardless of the team on the pitch, having TMS on again means spring has properly started.

[captainfog]

Bell should open. It would add fluency to our top order without too much risk.

Cook
Bell
Balance/Trott
KP
Root
Moeen
Stokes
Butler

[Chazza]

Better session.

118-0 off 29 overs.

[Buzzo]

I think WI thought they could bowl the entire team out. They got through the dead wood, but Root and Bell are class. WI should have batted.

[Chazza]

Root out for 83

[Chazza]

Bell showing how to bat on this track

122no

[Alex]

Shame we lost Bell at the end yesterday, but we did well to recover to 350 odd for 5.

Smash on a quick 100 today with Stokes and Buttler and then we can get Bowling this afternoon.

I love Test Cricket and the fact its on 2-11 Monday to Friday this week is perfect. The time difference couldnt be better

[captainfog]

You'd think we were in a position to easily score 400+ but don't rule out being skittled out in the first session. We're a couple of injudicious shots away from the tail.

[Alex]

Buttler, Broad and Jordan all to come. Can all play. Its Tredwell and Anderson who are the walking wickets. I guess it depends how they do in the first few overs as you say.