New Posts For Thread: Ashes 1st Test at the Gabbahttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabbaPitch could be greener than usual, but groundsman thinks the match will last 5 days.A possible shower forecast every day.Win toss and bat, unless your name is Nasser Hussain.Well done England backers and well played Pomms. Showed tons of backbone as usual. Another all time low for the lot of you. BATTERED.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553149377#553149377Well done England backers and well played Pomms. Showed tons of backbone as usual. Another all time low for the lot of you. BATTERED.Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:03:24 -0600bit tricky that one when glorified drinks waiter mason crane has taken his spot. one of most nonsensical decisions ever. he's never ever gonna playhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553148233#553148233bit tricky that one when glorified drinks waiter mason crane has taken his spot. one of most nonsensical decisions ever. he's never ever gonna playMon, 27 Nov 2017 10:24:35 -0600Fears confirmed of a defeat at the Gabba.It barely looked like it at 302 and 70-4 with England looking set for a big lead.Just like the last tour Down Under we're foolishly taking on the short ball and falling for THE most telegraphed traps. Malan tohttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553148207#553148207Fears confirmed of a defeat at the Gabba.It barely looked like it at 302 and 70-4 with England looking set for a big lead.Just like the last tour Down Under we're foolishly taking on the short ball and falling for THE most telegraphed traps. Malan toMon, 27 Nov 2017 10:16:32 -06001st 2/3rds were gripping & stimulating & it was finely balanced, very unsatisfactory how it all petered out. Never even stayed up for day 5https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553148055#5531480551st 2/3rds were gripping & stimulating & it was finely balanced, very unsatisfactory how it all petered out. Never even stayed up for day 5Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:24:53 -0600However we look at the strengths and of the many weaknesses within the England team there is the immediacy of the 2nd test. Lose that and the ashes are effectively lost as we'll get blown away with pace in Perth and Melbourne & Sydney will be characthttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553147733#553147733However we look at the strengths and of the many weaknesses within the England team there is the immediacy of the 2nd test. Lose that and the ashes are effectively lost as we'll get blown away with pace in Perth and Melbourne & Sydney will be charactMon, 27 Nov 2017 07:59:59 -0600Well it was a crackerjack of a Test Match for the best part of 4 days. I think we failed the Test.I was impressed with Root's Captaincy and planning up and until he didn't bowl Anderson and Broad after the break with a new ball! Madness imho but I amhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553147319#553147319Well it was a crackerjack of a Test Match for the best part of 4 days. I think we failed the Test.I was impressed with Root's Captaincy and planning up and until he didn't bowl Anderson and Broad after the break with a new ball! Madness imho but I amMon, 27 Nov 2017 05:40:04 -0600https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553146559#553146559Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:16:48 -0600tell those poofs Boyks..........https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553146557#553146557tell those poofs Boyks..........Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:14:25 -0600all the talk about finding an opening partner for cookironichttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553146543#553146543all the talk about finding an opening partner for cookironicSun, 26 Nov 2017 18:06:57 -0600hasn't looked fully fit since his injury in the summer you are right to single out the batting, diabolicalhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30961453/ashes-1st-test-at-the-gabba?post_id=553146537#553146537hasn't looked fully fit since his injury in the summer you are right to single out the batting, diabolicalSun, 26 Nov 2017 18:04:31 -0600