Ashes 2023

[Corona Man]

Green top lotto :

The 3rd wicket falls for under............runs.

Davy Lotto….. out for how many?

<10 for me.

[tigerpie]

Sent us in. Looking forward to watching us play the moving ball.
Just have to see out the day.
If it's a little soft on top then we get to bowl into the dents from day 1 on day 2.

[locky801]

Green top lotto :

The 3rd wicket falls for under............runs.

Davy Lotto….. out for how many?

<10 for me.

27

[Brodlach]

Pitch looks ok.

[Brodlach]

Warner to get 167* today

[Corona Man]

Pitch looks ok.

Agree pitch looks fine, the grey clouds worry me. If it were a sunny day I’d say both team elect to bat.

[tigerpie]

Odds on Warner tonning up?

[amber_fluid]

All out 145

[The Dark Knight]

Interesting to me that Hazlewood is now seen as a lock despite his recent injury issues and Boland is immediately the one to make way for Starc. I don't think anyone expects Starc to not be expensive so that's why I think the pressure is more on Hazlewood to perform in this match.

[Armchair expert]

Warner to get 167* today

Thats the spirit

hope he sticks it up the h8rs

[whufc]

Interesting to me that Hazlewood is now seen as a lock despite his recent injury issues and Boland is immediately the one to make way for Starc. I don't think anyone expects Starc to not be expensive so that's why I think the pressure is more on Hazlewood to perform in this match.

I don’t Hazelwood is a lock he’s just the freshest.

No chance he plays the third test given the short break.

[The Dark Knight]

Interesting to me that Hazlewood is now seen as a lock despite his recent injury issues and Boland is immediately the one to make way for Starc. I don't think anyone expects Starc to not be expensive so that's why I think the pressure is more on Hazlewood to perform in this match.

I don’t Hazelwood is a lock he’s just the freshest.

No chance he plays the third test given the short break.

True that he's the freshest of the bowlers so that's more of a reason why there's more pressure on him to perform in this match IMO.

[amber_fluid]

Interesting to me that Hazlewood is now seen as a lock despite his recent injury issues and Boland is immediately the one to make way for Starc. I don't think anyone expects Starc to not be expensive so that's why I think the pressure is more on Hazlewood to perform in this match.

I don’t Hazelwood is a lock he’s just the freshest.

No chance he plays the third test given the short break.

Freshest coz he’s so injury prone and hasn’t been playing.
Big call picking him over Boland IMO

[The Dark Knight]

197 is the average first innings score at Lord's in the last 10 test matches.

[tigerpie]

Interesting to me that Hazlewood is now seen as a lock despite his recent injury issues and Boland is immediately the one to make way for Starc. I don't think anyone expects Starc to not be expensive so that's why I think the pressure is more on Hazlewood to perform in this match.

He's quality and gets the good blokes out more often than not....when fit.
Just hope he's not chalky this game.
I think Green will bowl well here.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Meanwhile, Callum Ferguson has replaced SOK in the Ch9 studio .... I like it

[whufc]

Interesting to me that Hazlewood is now seen as a lock despite his recent injury issues and Boland is immediately the one to make way for Starc. I don't think anyone expects Starc to not be expensive so that's why I think the pressure is more on Hazlewood to perform in this match.

I don’t Hazelwood is a lock he’s just the freshest.

No chance he plays the third test given the short break.

Freshest coz he’s so injury prone and hasn’t been playing.
Big call picking him over Boland IMO

That is true but i guess having the luxury of Green as a bowling options makes Hazelwood less of a risk.

I'm all but certain there is a pre determined rotation for the five test series and 'freshness' is valued just as highly if not more than form. Not that i agree with it.

[The Dark Knight]

Interesting to me that Hazlewood is now seen as a lock despite his recent injury issues and Boland is immediately the one to make way for Starc. I don't think anyone expects Starc to not be expensive so that's why I think the pressure is more on Hazlewood to perform in this match.

He's quality and gets the good blokes out more often than not....when fit.
Just hope he's not chalky this game.
I think Green will bowl well here.

True, I'm not denying his quality I'm just worried about his body holding up. Time will tell.

[whufc]

My pre test prediction.

Green top to surprise people and actually suit Bazball.

Broad to take 10 wickets for the test. England to win semi comfortably with some England batsmen being the only one to hit a ton for the test.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Bat the day.