ICC Trophy and England's Summer Tests

[Pedenj]

It was a very good ball - but not the ideal start for Stoneman.

[Shaggy]

Stoneman

[Yozza]

Yeah just seen it - beauty

Not sure about the one he sent straight to second slip though!

[Pedenj]

39-2 with Westley gone LBW.

[Shaggy]

Westley is ****e ffs. Bin him.

[Yozza]

Lunch/Tea - England are 108 for 2

[Cormack74]

WI are so **** I almost want them do well just to make a game of it.

But then I remember the drubbings they gave us in the 70's and 80's and think **** 'em.

[labourRed]

Going to be a boring as **** Test though.

[ChesterDave]

About 5 minutes from New Street hoping to see a few hours of run building then a declaration and loads on wickets!

[Yozza]

So...... England Eng 408-3

When do we declare?! 500? 550?

[labourRed]

Tactics won't matter in this match, but i'd declare:
When the light dims
When cook has his triple ton
Or past 600 and force the follow on

[Yozza]

WICKET
Malan c Blackwood b Chase 65 (Eng 449-4)

Right on Lunch/Tea time too....

[ChesterDave]

I really have no idea how the players see the pink ball. I can't see bugger all. And it's fecking freezing!

[Dirk07]

I'm going tomorrow, after watching the crowd over the last couple of days I suspect its going to be a fairly hard core day.

Normally you would take it easy in the morning and be on your way by 6:00ish, now you meet your mates for lunch at 12:00 and are still on it at 9:00pm at the ground

[Cormack74]

Looks like we're back at the races, 5 minutes in; 45-2 and an unlucky "umpires call"