I may be on my own here especially after the late collapse, but i think if we can eek out 300 from the 1st innings after being 28 for 3 it's not a bad effort. The big difference in the sides is the bowling attack....ours is better...i hope

Trott's out will have him enjoying a sleepless night I think....other than that England didn't do badly....a target of 350 and the Aussies will be in bother.

I look forward to Saturday...only cos I will miss tomorrow!

Another crap start for England.

Brilliant start for the Aussies!

When I went to bed ... England were 3 for 30

Caught that last of it on the radio in the 'wee' hours and we'd let them get to 5 for 250.

Just how did that happen.

OH ... good to see the Queen at Lord's ... I like ole' Libby.

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When I went to bed ... England were 3 for 30

Caught that last of it on the radio in the 'wee' hours and we'd let them get to 5 for 250.

Just how did that happen.

Well, thanks to who posted this in another thread ... I can answer my own question!

The the-ashes-england-australia-live-report ... great tip there Mr Morakot ...

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From a link in the above live report ...

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Aussie crumpets tomorrow in 30C heat at Lords i reckon....all out 150 tops.

Aussie crumpets tomorrow in 30C heat at Lords i reckon....all out 150 tops.

Aussie crumpets tomorrow in 30C heat at Lords i reckon....all out 150 tops. 

Crumpets with their English Honey's?

The Aussies started out on top..England fought back....Australia took the advantage again in the last half hour.

Can England bat on for 350, or all out for 300?

Bairstow didn't ask for a review; how could he with his stumps all over the place?

The umpire thought it may have been a no ball, checked with the third umpire who confirmed it was and so called Bairstow back; who by then was half way back to the pavilion.

I thought the review of the front foot no ball was automatic for each wicket?

Never mind the Queen being there...How 'bout lil Johnnie Howard sitting there infront of Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist!

Cheeky bugger!

An honest days cricket that...

Never mind the Queen being there...How 'bout lil Johnnie Howard sitting there infront of Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist!

Cheeky bugger!

An honest days cricket that...

Probably at the taxpayers expense too!

The Aussies started out on top..England fought back....Australia took the advantage again in the last half hour.

Can England bat on for 350, or all out for 300?

At 28-3 I would gladly have taken 300 if offered. Bell really has blossomed into a fine, determined player.

Interesting move by Clarke to bring on Smith, but certainly a good one. Game nicely poised.

The Aussies started out on top..England fought back....Australia took the advantage again in the last half hour.

Can England bat on for 350, or all out for 300?

At 28-3 I would gladly have taken 300 if offered. Bell really has blossomed into a fine, determined player.

Interesting move by Clarke to bring on Smith, but certainly a good one. Game nicely poised.

Agreeing all round!

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The Aussies started out on top..England fought back....Australia took the advantage again in the last half hour.

Can England bat on for 350, or all out for 300?

At 28-3 I would gladly have taken 300 if offered. Bell really has blossomed into a fine, determined player.

Interesting move by Clarke to bring on Smith, but certainly a good one. Game nicely poised.

Agreeing all round!

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We have seen some good Captaincy this game... If it continues throughout the series I'll have to eat my words

Bairstow didn't ask for a review; how could he with his stumps all over the place?

The umpire thought it may have been a no ball, checked with the third umpire who confirmed it was and so called Bairstow back; who by then was half way back to the pavilion.

I thought the review of the front foot no ball was automatic for each wicket?

You are correct; my error.

The practice started, I understand, after Kevin Piertesen was walking off in South Africa (Pretoria?) a few years ago while the big screen reply showed it was clearly a no ball that took his wicket.

At 28 for 3, 250 seemed a long way off.

At 271 for 4, 400 plus seemed very possible.

At 289 for 7, 350 is a bit of a stretch. Though Bresnan and Broad can both bat, and Swann and Anderson are no mugs.

Boycott always says that you should add 2 wickets to your score; the events yesterday evening shows the wisdom of this.

Fantastic ball to get Bell, but Bairstow contributed massively to his own downfall and Prior could of gone either way; if the ball had been a fraction higher it would have gone to the boundary, a fraction lower and he'd have missed it altogether. But that's cricket.

So, was Clarke's decision to bring on Smith for his first over in the series a desperate "I've run out of options" move, a move to quickly use up overs and get the new ball, or an act of pure inspiration?

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Some nice boundaries from England C'mon.

Looking good.

Some nice boundaries from England C'mon.

Looking good.

AN extra 40 runs Australia would have liked to stop.

I really hope the Aussie batters can come good this game

So, was Clarke's decision to bring on Smith for his first over in the series a desperate "I've run out of options" move, a move to quickly use up overs and get the new ball, or an act of pure inspiration?

Hard to know for sure, but i think he realised he had to try something different and might as well give Smith a whirl before the new ball.

What was good is that Clarke stuck with Smith, after his first wicket, and when he could have taken the new ball, effectively giving Smith another two wickets. So by that you would have to sya he had some faith in Smith

^48 run last wicket partnership.

I fancy Bresnan & Swann to do the business with the ball on this pitch.

Aussies allout for <250.

Wicket before lunch always nice.

Watson again failing to go on to a big score after a great start. A wicket before lunch always nice

Clarkey you really have to work on these reviews mate.

Clarkey you really have to work on these reviews mate.

That was a howler ...Why didn't Rodgers just tell Watson he was plumb & get off?

Clarke will waste another review on himself later then ,ha ,then the Aussies will get some poor calls from the umpires & the dopey Aussies will be up the creek ...

Clarkey you really have to work on these reviews mate.

That was a howler ...Why didn't Rodgers just tell Watson he was plumb & get off?

Clarke will waste another review on himself later then ,ha ,then the Aussies will get some poor calls from the umpires & the dopey Aussies will be up the creek ...

I was watching the football and missed the Aussies batting.

Shame that Watson used the review like that. The online site I use said it was plumb and a wasted review. Ill look forward to seeing the replay.

have a feeling Clarke is going to be there all afternoon and notch up a very big score.

the guys class with a bat in his hand, i just hope i'm wrong !

have a feeling Clarke is going to be there all afternoon and notch up a very big score.

the guys class with a bat in his hand, i just hope i'm wrong !

I think you might be right. Either way, the wicket has a draw written all over it.

I think what needs to be reviewed is the umpire's referrals, not Ryan Harris's front foot..

What the hell???

He calls for the review and it doesn't show hotspot on the bat ... but he is still given out?

Can someone explain that to me