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Donny 
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Starts July 29.
Australia v. England
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Lazza
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Prediction: Whoever wins the toss and bats first has about 90% chance of winning a test in England. 
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Donny
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"but the upshot is that teams batting first no longer carry a significant advantage in Tests. In fact, since the beginning of 1980, they've lost more than they've won: 390 wins, against 443 defeats"
Read more: http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/691061.html
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stoliboy 
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Donny called this in another thread.
Andrew Strauss denies sending email about Ashes pitch preparation
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/25/andrew-strauss-ashes-pitches?CMP=share_btn_tw
Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, has told the players he was not responsible for sending an email to the five Test grounds specifying what pitches they should prepare. Reports had suggested that the five counties hosting Ashes Tests this summer had received an email from Strauss that at least one county interpreted as requesting “pitches that are slower rather than faster”, although the England and Wales Cricket Board denied this, saying only that it had requested traditional English Test wickets.
Strauss did not deny that an email had been sent, but was clear with the England players and coaches that it had not come from him. There has been real irritation within the England camp about the state of the pitches for the first two Tests. Some players believe the pitches, very slow and with minimal bounce, have played right into Australia’s hands.
Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, who did not have an opportunity to discuss what pitches he would like for the series before he took up the post, has admitted that the slow surfaces negate any threat from Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad, but the extra pace of Australia’s bowlers means they can take wickets on lifeless pitches.
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Donny
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Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Rogers and Nevill both in.
Finn replaces Wood and Bairstow, Ballance.
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Donny
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Warner out, lbw, to Anderson.
1/7. Rogers 5*.
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Donny
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Slow going.
After 7 overs, 1/14. Rogers 9*, Smith 3*
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Donny
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2/18. Steve Smith out to Finn for 7. Big wicket.
Rogers 9 n.o.
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stoliboy
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Not a good start. Aussies not picking the balls properly yet.
Need to get through this session.
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swoop42 
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Never bat first on a gloomy English summer day.
They love these conditions.
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Donny
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Michael Clarke bowled by Finn (2/6) for 10.
3/38. Rogers 14*.
Rain delay.
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Donny
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Play to resume shortly.
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Donny
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3/53.
Rogers is 24* and Voges, 5*.
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Donny
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| swoop42 wrote: | Never bat first on a gloomy English summer day.
They love these conditions. |
Think The Gabba.
Pace attacks dream of wickets like that, esp. if their skipper is likely to send the oppo in.
However, if batting teams can guts it out and maybe lose 2 wickets, 3 tops, they're then looking at a batting wicket and can prosper over the next day or more.
O/cast conditions give further assistance to non express bowlers like Anderson and Broad. However, seems Smith & Clarke were done in by straight ones, in this innings.
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By lunch, Aust. has recovered, somewhat, to be 3/72 with Rogers 35* and Voges 12*.
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