England are in complete control of the 1st Ashes test with Australia needing 412 runs to win across the last two days. In recent series, the team that has controlled the first test has controlled the series. This does not bode well for the Aussies retaining the Ashes urn. England have looked the better prepared […]
1st Ashes test evenly poised after Day 2
The 1st test is evenly poised after two day, despite England striking a late blow to have Australia 5/264 in response their first innings total of 430 Pivotal moment – Steve Smith was looking to be in superb form, racing to 33 off 55 balls, with five glorious boundaries mostly off the off-spin of Moeen […]
Ashes Day 1 delivers
Day 1 of the 2015 Ashes delivered in spades for drama, excitement and great cricket. The match is evenly poised with England 7/343 off 88 overs. A few takeaways for me on the first day were:- Pivotal moment – the obvious one here is the dropped catch by Brad Haddin on Joe Root’s second ball. […]