1st Test- England V Australia, Trent Bridge.

[Go_Dogs]

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That was pretty ordinary, don't know how the 3rd umpire could conclusively say it was out, what a joke.

[Mantis]

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Didn't you just know that DRS would play a pivotal role? Have to say it looked and sounded for all money like an inside edge.

Yeah I thought he hit it in real time... Poor shot, but there you go.

[Bornadog]

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That was pretty ordinary, don't know how the 3rd umpire could conclusively say it was out, what a joke.

The umpiring in this test was appalling

[Greystache]

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Broad's extra 30 odd look pretty handy now. I wonder if England will give Aleem an MBE too.

[Eastdog]

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The umpiring in this test was appalling

Haven't watched too much of it but which other decisions were iffy.

[Sedat]

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Yeah I thought he hit it in real time... Poor shot, but there you go.

I reckon Haddin went into his shell after lunch. I've been a huge critic of his but he played a sensational knock today. His counter-attack on Finn really turned the momentum and gave us even half a sniff.

[bulldogtragic]

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Broad's extra 30 odd look pretty handy now. I wonder if England will give Aleem an MBE too.

No, the royal baby... Princess Aleem Windsor .....

[Twodogs]

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No way a test match should end like that. If there is any justice England won't win another game in the series. They have used all their luck up in this one.

[bulldogtragic]

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Umpires getting awards for their efforts!! And cheers from the pommie crowd

[LostDoggy]

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Gonna keep a level head and say it was a good Test Match. With some better luck we could've got over the line, looks like an enthralling series to come.

[Eastdog]

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Gonna keep a level head and say it was a good Test Match. With some better luck we could've got over the line, looks like an enthralling series to come.

If only our other batsmen were good then we would of won. We had no problem in getting the 20 wickets which indicates we bowled well.

[Sedat]

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If only our other batsmen were good then we would of won. We had no problem in getting the 20 wickets which indicates we bowled well.

Can't agree with that. It took us 150 overs to knock them over in the 2nd dig. This has been a problem for us for the last 2-3 years - we really struggle to put two strong bowling performances together in a test match, and usually it is the 2nd innings from the opposition where they get away from us.

[Eastdog]

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Can't agree with that. It took us 150 overs to knock them over in the 2nd dig. This has been a problem for us for the last 2-3 years - we really struggle to put two strong bowling performances together in a test match, and usually it is the 2nd innings from the opposition where they get away from us.

Even though the 2nd innings bowling from us wasn't as good as the first we still managed to keep them under 400 runs.

[FrediKanoute]

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Can't agree with that. It took us 150 overs to knock them over in the 2nd dig. This has been a problem for us for the last 2-3 years - we really struggle to put two strong bowling performances together in a test match, and usually it is the 2nd innings from the opposition where they get away from us.

Bear in mind that Broad should have been out with the score well below what they ended up on. Those additional 50 or so runs killed us. I can live with DRS decisions like Clarke and Haddin copped. I can accept the vagaries of Watto and Rogers and Hughes, but the Broad decision irks me because:

a) it was so blatantly wrong by Aleem Darr;
b) it was so blatantly cheating by Broad; and
c) the consequences in the context of the match changes the game.

[Topdog]

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how any extra runs did Agar get when he should have been out stumped?