QFWP's First Test Cricket Report - Australia v England (The Ashes)

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Entree:



The first bottle cracked:

 

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MYes! First wicket of the day. Malan out caught for 56, great ball from Starc. 5/247

Bairstow now in

 

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Ohhh Yes! Ali LBW Lyon. DRS Review immediately but nothing in snicko and third umpire .confirms the bad news for Ali. 6/249. Woakes now in

 

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And now gone for a Golden Duck. Great ball from Gaza went through the gate and splattered the stumps.7/250

 

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What a pain !

Such a mouthful

Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc

Phew Paine just took the catch

 

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Mains arrive


just in time for another wicket

coughmings teams up with Paine to get rid of Bairstow. Terrible shot.

8/270

 

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One of the best legslip catches Ive ever seen taken - Warner removed Ball for 14, who was looking dangerous. 9/286

 

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Marsh drops a really high ball from Broad right in front of us, gets a falcon for his troubles and the ball runs into the boundary.

The whole QCC went up in derision (can’t bat,can’t field - echoes of Joe the TV cameraman’s comment about Scott Muller)

 

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Thankfully thst wasn’t an expensive mistake but someone in the outfield can catch.

Anderson out for 5. All out 302

 

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Bancroft facing Anderson in his First Test. Broad on at the other end

 

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Damn it, Bancroft caught behind for 5 off Broad’s bowling. 1/7. Usman strides to the familiar Gabba pitch

 

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Usman plays an ordinary forward defensive, playing for spin from Ali that wasn’t there. Out LBW for 11. 2/30

 

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The Balmy Army have come into voice - finally the beers, humid conditions and a couple of wickets. So the nearby Richie Benaud’s tried to outdo them. Well back came the Balmies with a couple of rousing renditions - “We are the army”, “Here we go”, “God Save The Queen” etc. Mr Trumpet has finally woken up as well

 

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Warner out for 26 - hits it straight to short mid on. What was he thinking - from the looks of it, changed his mind in the middle of the strike. 3/59

Handscomb comes to the middle.

Time to drown my sorrows with my round of beers

 

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Now we could be in trouble.

Handscomb out for 19 LBW Anderson. Completely played down the wrong line and missed, no doubt it was hitting leg. DRS confirmed.

The Balmy Army were jubilant. Back into song after a little sojourn.

 

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Was here early today so got to watch both teams practicing:



Time to pick up the tickets;



and go back to watch:



Famous person spotting - look who I ran into (actor Ioan Gruffudd, think Hornblower, Fantastic 4 and Liar)

 

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Marsh out for 51, dollied a catch off Broad. The long walk of shame. 5/175

 

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Having a glass in memory of Philip Hughes - 3 years anniversary today of his death

 

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Paine out for 13 - questionable whether the bowlers had any part of his boot behind the line but the 3rd umpire concurred with the onfield decision. 6/202

 

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Starc dispatches Broad for a 6, then next ball gets out caught and bowled.

7/209