The Ashes

[Chris]

Rooty tearing **** up!

[Chazza]

If this has pitched in line Root is gone.

[Chazza]

And its outside......just

[EwarWoo]

Roots really come of age. Get him prepped as captain ASAP. **** this Cook loser off.

Yorkshire

[captainfog]

The way balance is playing the short ball I'll be amazed if he makes it to the end of the series. He looks like he has no idea what he's doing.

[EwarWoo]

He's still in there. Pressure he's under couldn't be higher. Deserves a lotta credit.

[Buzzo]

Root is in immense form. Contunually put under pressure by England continually giving away early wickets.

[Shaggy]

Root is going to be the best bat in the world for years isn't he. Him and Kane Williamson.

[Chazza]

Good session.

Root has hardly been troubled, Balance has dug in and deserved a bit of luck.

[Chazza]

Ballance gone LBW for 61

196 for 4

[Chazza]

Probably honours even but England will be made up having been 43/3.

If we can get somewhere close to 450 then that will be a handy total.

[Alex]

No chance of that. I think we will struggle to 380, which as you say is great from where they came from.

[captainfog]

Australia slightly ahead.

[RichC]

350 or so after day 1 I'd say England would be pretty happy and the Aussies less so after being 43-3.

England slightly ahead

[Shaggy]

350 or so after day 1 I'd say England would be pretty happy and the Aussies less so after being 43-3.

England slightly ahead

Agreed, very slightly. Pretty much honours even. I think 375 ish is par. Slow as **** but doing a bit in the air. Their batting is fragile IMO so we've got a good chance to win this.