O/T:- The Ashes 2023

[Elite_Pie]

Hard to say who had the best of day one, it looks a decent day weather wise tomorrow so we have to finish them off quickly and try and build a lead. Well done to Stuart Broad for joining the 600 club, only the second pace bowler to get there. Jimmy was the first, let's hope he has more impact on the game on his home ground than he's managed so far.

[Notts78]

Hard to say who had the best of day one, it looks a decent day weather wise tomorrow so we have to finish them off quickly and try and build a lead. Well done to Stuart Broad for joining the 600 club, only the second pace bowler to get there. Jimmy was the first, let's hope he has more impact on the game on his home ground than he's managed so far.

I think England won the last 2 sessions. I found the morning session a weird one. Jimmy was bowling Ok in his first spell and had the ball nipping about. Stokes decided to change both ends after 4 overs each and in that spell the wicket looked flat and the ball didn’t do a deal.
After lunch England regrouped. Bowled better line and length, which got then the reward. Although Jimmy didn’t take a wicket, being tough to score from opened up the other end. Woakes was superb.

[Elite_Pie]

it looks a decent day weather wise tomorrow so we have to finish them off quickly and try and build a lead.

Well, we've done the first bit!

Oops, spoke too soon. Bloody third umpires.

[countygump]

Well, we've done the first bit!

Oops, spoke too soon. Bloody third umpires.

Eeek, not quite..........

[Elite_Pie]

Eeek, not quite..........

The overstep cost 17 runs and 6 overs. Considering the weather and how close these games have been, it could be costly.

[CamPie]

The overstep cost 17 runs and 6 overs. Considering the weather and how close these games have been, it could be costly.

But would he have taken the wicket if he hadn’t overstepped? A bit like marginal offside goals ruled out by VAR. So very hard to measure the impact as the wicket was potentially taken as a result of the advantage gained from bowling a little forward, very fine margins can make the difference at the very elite level of sport.