The Ashes

[captainfog]

Good grief. Prior is a poor commentator.

[Chazza]

Hmmmmm not much sign of this rain.

Could do with it now

[Buzzo]

Cracking point by some dude on TMS.

Historical scores mean nothing. Teams have just ripped up the rulebook over the past two years. It's been well documented. But I have a different hypothesis as to the reason. I don't think it's your McCullums, your ABs, your Gayles: there have always been power hitters. I think it's players like Williamson, Root, Amla, Steven Smith and Rilee Rossouw. This type of player used to take 120 balls to reach a century but now they're doing it in 80. Proper cricket shots. Little slogging. And it's giving the power hitters more balls to work with.

[Chazza]

85-1

Shame, Roy was going along quite nicely.

[Chazza]

Self destructing under a bit of spin bowling pressure

Root and Hales gone quickly.

100-3

[Chazza]

So this rain isn't going to turn up then

[Alex]

Win some lose some. At least they are trying to change the style.

[RichC]

Even if we don't make this its a bloody good run chase

[Chazza]

Plunkett

[RichC]

Cracking shot that

[Chazza]

Trying to cover this Wales v Belgium and Saints v Wigan.

All over the shop

[RichC]

sporting dilemas

[Chazza]

Loving Rashid.

Got to have a chance to get in the test team.

[Chazza]

Boooooooooooo

[RichC]

Aye Rashid should certainty be given a chance. Bloody rain ffs