: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:59 am  

Australia's session now I reckon. We have two new batsmen in now with no one set, as usual KP will have to shoulder the burden of getting the runs.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:18 pm  

They have been working away at softening Collingwood and he took it on toeing 1 that if would of come off the middle he was in trouble. JUst need to settle down these 1st few overs after lunch block a few overs out if your Collingwood let Pieterson take it to them hes never going to change and you dont want him to try too he could take the game back away from the Aussies going to be a real hard day now going to have to be determined and apply ourselves at the crease

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:24 pm  

Yep the Aussies took that one.

Great catch to take Cook, Strauss was outmanouevered Bopara looked like he was just settling down when he got out but he was a wicket waiting to happen with some of his shots.

Pietersen and Collingwood have to stick around for a while now to pull this our way a bit.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:27 pm  

Flintoff will have a big role in this innings now hopefully we dont see him today but hes just coming back and hes batting is always wobbly you just know though he is capable of a awesome innings we really need one today. Thought Hilfenaus and Siddle were very good this session and Johnson seemed to be finding hes rythm towards lunch going to be a real hard afternoon session now

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:43 pm  

2 men woefully out of form at the crease to be followed by another shortly after who hasn't batted well in a test match for 4 years...I'm worried...a lot rests on how many KP, Colly and Flintoff can muddle together.

And as for Mitchell Johnson...the sign of a good player is still pulling things out when you're not playing well isn't it?? End of that conversation.

And as a previous poster asked, yep, im watching it online on sky player but its quite jittery (a bit like ravi bopara) and keeps re-buffering itself which is quite annoying...i presume its down ot the number of people using it.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:45 pm  

Listening to TMS and they reckon its the dort of pitch where the ball never really comes on to the bat and patience is the order of the day. The pitch is only going to get worse so we need to try and get the runs in the first inngs.

Nice four for KP after lunch, 101-3

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:06 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Listening to TMS and they reckon its the dort of pitch where the ball never really comes on to the bat and patience is the order of the day. The pitch is only going to get worse so we need to try and get the runs in the first inngs.

Nice four for KP after lunch, 101-3

Glamorgan have not played many Championship games this season at Cardiff but par score is probably about 300 for that level....if England can make 350+ then I would rate that a great effort and would give the bowlers a good chance of establishing a decent first innings lead.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:10 pm  

Hauritz getting a bit of turn. Might not need as many as first thought.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:20 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

Hauritz getting a bit of turn. Might not need as many as first thought.

Very slow turn though.

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:30 pm  

hows that aaaaaaaaaaaa his gone