2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

[Bornadog]

Australia squad
MJ Clarke*, BJ Haddin, GJ Bailey, JP Faulkner, RJ Harris, MG Johnson, NM Lyon, CJL Rogers, PM Siddle, SPD Smith, DA Warner, SR Watson

England squad
AN Cook*, MJ Prior, JM Anderson, JM Bairstow, GS Ballance, IR Bell, SCJ Broad, MA Carberry, ST Finn, MS Panesar, KP Pietersen, WB Rankin, JE Root, BA Stokes, GP Swann, CT Tremlett

No Changes for Australia, still waiting on final team for England.

Little bit of rain around this morning, but match expected to start on time.

[Greystache]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Australia win the toss and bat.

England playing 2 spinners with the inclusion of Panesar, and have brought in bit and pieces external contract Ben Stokes for his Test debut.

[Bornadog]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Australia win the toss and bat.

England playing 2 spinners with the inclusion of Panesar, and have brought in bit and pieces external contract Ben Stokes for his Test debut.

so final team for England is:


AN Cook*, MA Carberry, JE Root, KP Pietersen, IR Bell, BA Stokes, MJ Prior†, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, JM Anderson, MS Panesar

[lemmon]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Off in the second over for showers, pitch looks extremely flat

[lemmon]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Runs flowing easily, cant wait to see Stokes come on, they will go so hard at him

[Murphy'sLore]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Warner gone for 29.

[Bornadog]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Warner gone for 29.

Wasted oppportunity

[Murphy'sLore]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Threw it away.

[mighty_west]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Wasted oppportunity

It was and he knew it by the look on his face, just that slight lapse in concentration.

[Sedat]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

so final team for England is:


AN Cook*, MA Carberry, JE Root, KP Pietersen, IR Bell, BA Stokes, MJ Prior†, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, JM Anderson, MS Panesar

Don't you mean "New South Engfricabwe"

Actually take out the 'bwe' until Ballance debuts

[Greystache]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Don't you mean "New South Engfricabwe"

Actually take out the 'bwe' until Ballance debuts

"New South Engfricanz" ??

[SlimPickens]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Nice to see a bloke take some pride in his wicket, he may have his detractors but C Rogers stability at the top of the order is exactly what this team needs.

[Greystache]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Nice to see a bloke take some pride in his wicket, he may have his detractors but C Rogers stability at the top of the order is exactly what this team needs.

Agree with valuing his wicket. Plus I like the concept of what Rogers offers, but watching him battle away manfully on the flattest of flat tracks, makes me think he's going to be a walking wicket next week in Perf.

[Sedat]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Agree with valuing his wicket. Plus I like the concept of what Rogers offers, but watching him battle away manfully on the flattest of flat tracks, makes me think he's going to be a walking wicket next week in Perf.

He's like Cowan, except he can play. Rogers is normally quite good on the bouncy tracks and against the quicks - Gabba 1st innings dismissal was a bit of an aberration. It's the quality spinners that he generally struggles with.

Happy for Rogers to play for another year or two while our next quality opener is being groomed - not sure who that is right now.

[Bornadog]

Re: 2nd Test Australia v England - Adelaide Oval

Two quick wickets and England back in it.