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

[Arthur Crabtree]

Time for England to start picking up the run rate, especially if wickets are going to be falling regularly.

Not watching, but is the pitch starting to misbehave, hearing bits coming out of it?

I missed an hour, but the ball has been going through the top, and the bounce uneven.

Uneven bounce tends to get less exaggerated as the ball gets older though. In my experience.

This is pressure off for England. Another 100 runs and they're home.

[Alviro Patterson]

The tash man wins the Harmison award for worst wide of the match

I get the impression that the tourist office in Norway has Test cricket on in the offices.

I have it on my laptop next to my desktop.

With a small crowd of people watching behind you?

[Arthur Crabtree]

The tash man wins the Harmison award for worst wide of the match

I get the impression that the tourist office in Norway has Test cricket on in the offices.

I have it on my laptop next to my desktop.

Miracles.

[The Waugh Twins]

OK time to try and get a live feed myself and see if these tired looking Aussies can make a game of this. Clearly England's to lose and IMHO they only need another 100 and it's probably in the bag.

I guess with such a young history record run chases here at Cardiff are irrelevant.

[The Waugh Twins]

Root scores a 4 off the back foot.

It does still happen.

[The Waugh Twins]

Wow 6 pounds 50 to cross the seven bridge. Don't think it was any where near that when I last went across it.

[GarlicJam]

It didn't exist the last time I crossed it.

[sussexpob]

The tash man wins the Harmison award for worst wide of the match

I get the impression that the tourist office in Norway has Test cricket on in the offices.

I have it on my laptop next to my desktop.

With a small crowd of people watching behind you?

Nah, like my wife they dont understand cricket. They think its like trainspotting, hence they indulge it.Some people have the tennis on as well. I did go to a meeting for 3 hours yesterday afternoon and told a colleague to look at the score and let me know when I left what it was at.

He said that Australia were winning, because they were on 62 and England were on 43..... he seemed to think that the scores were a fraction or equation, and factored them down to the whole number

[Alviro Patterson]

Wow 6 pounds 50 to cross the seven bridge. Don't think it was any where near that when I last went across it.

Scandalous - for 2012 T20 Finals Day I avoided the Severn Bridge and took the scenic route through Monmouthshire. I think those charges are to be scrapped sometime around 2017.

[The Waugh Twins]

It's going to take a miracle for the Aussies to get back in this one, although I'm certain every English fan out there will think England need 500.

I don't see this Australian batting line up getting 300 on what is turning out to be quite a spinners wicket. Ali will be the danger man me thinks.

[sussexpob]

Wow 6 pounds 50 to cross the seven bridge. Don't think it was any where near that when I last went across it.

Scandalous - for 2012 T20 Finals Day I avoided the Severn Bridge and took the scenic route through Monmouthshire. I think those charges are to be scrapped sometime around 2017.

I moved away from Bristol in 2005, and it was over £5 at that stage

[The Waugh Twins]

It didn't exist the last time I crossed it.

I will google it and see when it was built, but I'm sure I've been across it several times. We have family in the mumbles so it's a must when we visit.

[GarlicJam]

I was channelling Mark Waugh with my last comment, Steve.

[The Waugh Twins]

Wow 6 pounds 50 to cross the seven bridge. Don't think it was any where near that when I last went across it.

Scandalous - for 2012 T20 Finals Day I avoided the Severn Bridge and took the scenic route through Monmouthshire. I think those charges are to be scrapped sometime around 2017.

Likely a much nicer drive.

[hopeforthebest]

Surely if you've only one slip you must have a third man??????