1st Test- England V Australia, Trent Bridge.

[LostDoggy]

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Disappointed he couldn't get there.
What a man though!

[Bulldog4life]

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Bad luck to the kid. Great inning.s Ashton. I thought he had it.

[Greystache]

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Gutted, incredible innings from the kid.

[bulldogtragic]

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Gutted, incredible innings from the kid.

Yep it was awesome, but gutted is the word. I thought he had it, ther ball before I thought he had a tickle to fine leg.

[Bornadog]

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This kids innings along with the big partnership for the 10th wicket is a cricketing highlight we haven't seen for awhile. In the end the nervous 90s stopped him from getting 100.

Great stuff from an unknown who was playing for Richmond second 11 a year ago.

[FrediKanoute]

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Are you at work or home watching?

I am working from home with Sky Go on my mobile, essentially streaming Sky TV via wireless, pretty good too.

[FrediKanoute]

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Was unlucky. They got tight on him as he went into the 90's. Ahh well dug us out of a hole!

[Greystache]

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*!*!*!*!ing Aleem Dar, everytime there's a 50-50 he'll always go against Australia. The system makes it so hard to get decisions overturned, but if the prick would ever give one out it would stay out on review.

[Greystache]

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Aleem must be shattered, turned one down hitting middle halfway up and it gets overturned this time, I'm sure he'll try to even it up shortly.

[Remi Moses]

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Great knock by the kid and also a great effort from Phil Hughes.
Brad Haddin should never have been in the side to begin with.
Well some things change but some stay the same and Nasser Hussain's moaning about the umpires.
How convenient he didn't mention the dodgy one Rogers got yesterday.

[LostDoggy]

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Aleem must be shattered, turned one down hitting middle halfway up and it gets overturned this time, I'm sure he'll try to even it up shortly.

Perhaps they should get Minson to umpire.

[Bornadog]

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Ashton Agar is playing in this game. I haven't followed cricket as closely as I used to therefore unfamiliar with some of the young guys coming through. I really haven't noticed this kid's name anywhere. Looking at his stats for WA he seems like a good prospect. What is he like? Looks like he can also bat.

Much talked about left arm finger spinner. Been compared to Vettori, is tall, gets nice bounce, gives it a decent rip and is accurate as you'd expect of a leftie. CA have seemingly anointed him the next good, young player, went to India after one first class game with the test squad and is next in line along with Ahmed for Lyons spot.

This from another thread here.

Lehman took a big risk and it has paid off in this test anyway.

[Mantis]

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Lehman took a big risk and it has paid off in this test anyway.

Being a bowler I would have thought he will live & die by his ability to take wickets.

If he gets 0/100 in this innings does he keep his spot? (And not taking anything way from a brilliant batting performance)

[Bornadog]

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Being a bowler I would have thought he will live & die by his ability to take wickets.

If he gets 0/100 in this innings does he keep his spot? (And not taking anything way from a brilliant batting performance)

He can keep his spot as a batsman.

[LostDoggy]

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Being a bowler I would have thought he will live & die by his ability to take wickets.

If he gets 0/100 in this innings does he keep his spot? (And not taking anything way from a brilliant batting performance)

Considering most of the professional batsmen above him failed to take any shine off the ball i'm thinking he's in line to open.

Ashton Agun