The Ashes; First Test, Cardiff, July 8-12

[alfie]

That late strike makes it England's session.

I saw complaints earlier re the Moeen experiment , and was considering replying then. Now he has the wicket , a belated comment :
Yes the experiment of using Moeen early certainly failed . But does that make it a bad idea ? We have often criticized England for being too reluctant to try anything different : the New England clearly is less so ... I wouldn't have made that move myself , as I thought the pace men were looking dangerous and Wood might have taken over immediately. But trying Moeen might have upset Warner... I can't condemn it just because it didn't work. And then , second time around , it did.
You win some - you lose some.

[hopeforthebest]

That was a perfect length delivery from Moeen, Warner in two minds and caught playing back when he should have been forward. Oz still in decent shape only two down and almost a hundred on the board.

[hopeforthebest]

That late strike makes it England's session.

I saw complaints earlier re the Moeen experiment , and was considering replying then. Now he has the wicket , a belated comment :
Yes the experiment of using Moeen early certainly failed . But does that make it a bad idea ? We have often criticized England for being too reluctant to try anything different : the New England clearly is less so ... I wouldn't have made that move myself , as I thought the pace men were looking dangerous and Wood might have taken over immediately. But trying Moeen might have upset Warner... I can't condemn it just because it didn't work. And then , second time around , it did.
You win some - you lose some.

Second time around the ball ws 26 overs old, not ten and it was just before lunch when batsmen are less likely to attack. A ten over ball is for pace men not spin, especially when the batsmen were being beaten regularly by pace.

[Aidan11]

I hope this isn't going to be another tight finish.

[Arthur Crabtree]

That late strike makes it England's session.

I saw complaints earlier re the Moeen experiment , and was considering replying then. Now he has the wicket , a belated comment :
Yes the experiment of using Moeen early certainly failed . But does that make it a bad idea ? We have often criticized England for being too reluctant to try anything different : the New England clearly is less so ... I wouldn't have made that move myself , as I thought the pace men were looking dangerous and Wood might have taken over immediately. But trying Moeen might have upset Warner... I can't condemn it just because it didn't work. And then , second time around , it did.
You win some - you lose some.

Spot on. I though it was a fair idea.

Some of the field placing has been debatable. Especially in the first twenty overs.

[hopeforthebest]

That late strike makes it England's session.

I saw complaints earlier re the Moeen experiment , and was considering replying then. Now he has the wicket , a belated comment :
Yes the experiment of using Moeen early certainly failed . But does that make it a bad idea ? We have often criticized England for being too reluctant to try anything different : the New England clearly is less so ... I wouldn't have made that move myself , as I thought the pace men were looking dangerous and Wood might have taken over immediately. But trying Moeen might have upset Warner... I can't condemn it just because it didn't work. And then , second time around , it did.
You win some - you lose some.

Spot on. I though it was a fair idea.

Some of the field placing has been debatable. Especially in the first twenty overs.

That experiment cost England 22 runs out of a session total of 97 and set Warner on his way to a half century. That's how good an idea it was.

[Aidan11]

Glad they didn't review this.

[Aidan11]

BROADYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[sussexpob]

Australia have played poorly either side of lunch and need a miracle now. Needed to be patient and grind England out the game, instead they got carried away and have lost this barring something incredibly special

[Aidan11]

Big wicket.


Six to go.

[sussexpob]

Broad has been brilliant

[hopeforthebest]

Clarke goes and with Watson coming in England will feel they're on their way.

[Aidan11]

WOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Aussies in trouble now.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Bang bang bang after lunch.

[Aidan11]

Bang bang bang after lunch.

Aussies still in shock over Moeen getting that wicket.