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Pakistan 12-3 after winning the toss and decided to bat first.

Good toss to lose methinks.

Either that or Pakistan are just crap...

Although they dicked the aussies...

Pakistan did beat the Aussies 2 weeks ago...

Yes, I was joking. It's been a pretty poor showing from them so far against us though. It'll be interesting to see how this one pans out given their abysmal start.

does anyone have a link so i can watch this please?

Can only find commentary Bennett.

cheers for looking Mr Leefer. I'll leave TMS on

i hope this pakistan debacle isn't indicative of how badly england might do 36-6

The Pakistan team remind me of our team a few years back...quality players but no discipline or fight.

They will be all out for under 100

They will be all out for under 80 :)

Some cracking bowling figures so far!

Anderson 13.0   6   19   2
Broad     16.0   7   34   4
Finn        8.0    3    10    2

All out for 72

I've got a ticket for the 4th day at the oval. I'm starting to think I may have wasted my money!

You'll get most of it back then.

Cook given out...Cook reviews decision...Cook not out

24-0

Is anyone else starting to think we may have a chance down under this winter? The Aussies struggled to beat this Pakistan team over 2 tests and didn't win the series. We seem to be wiping the floor with them.

didn't the australia v pakistan tour happen over here though? it's not as if either side had any "home turf" or knowledge of the wickets so i wouldn't have read too much into the previous results

Blimey Pakistan are embaressing themselves, talented team but don't look hugely bothered, bit like Windies last year. Their recent form is shocking, as bad as Bangladesh (Both 2 wins from 20 games)

Very tough. Only 4 other England captains have defended the Ashes. One of those Mike Brearley, when Australia had lost players to Packer.

I remember when Gatting's side did it in 86/87...the Aussies around that time weren't very good.

The key seems to be make a decent start at Brisbane. That series Border put us in Botham scored a century, a few others chipped in with 40/50 odd and we made them follow on.

Since then we've got nowhere near....

Our luck has to change there sometime. For the best part of those years we've had poor sides and The Aussies have been world beaters. They look far from their former tag these days. We seem to be playing well in all forms of the game and our bowling attack looks to be very good. Batting is solid as well. 06/07 was always going to be a disaster. You could see it coming a mile off. We're a lot better equiped this time.

I'd agree we've probably got the best chance for years.....

That was the series, where England were absolutely shite in the warm up matches. The Aussie press were saying that 'There are only three things wrong with the England team - they can't bat, they can't bowl and the can't field'. Botham then smacked the Aussie attack around Brisbane, and the rest as they say is history...

A site that always has the games on is crictime.com

Strange as it may seem but after that today it seems there are still Pakistani's about who are praying for rain.

I will get my coat.

I'm not sure they actually want to get Pietersen out, this is getting a bit silly now.

The test match is still Englands to lose.  Anyone going tomorrow?  The tickets are BOGOF.

awww, I really should have gone today...

Swann is looking as though he'll skittle them out

His first wicket this morning was a bloody good ball, wish I had bothered to get up this morning.

i couldn't get any of the streams to stop mucking about with adverts

you can come and watch it at my house

Put it on full screen, after the first advert disappears (you may need to click it), but on full screen the adverts don't come back.

cheers guys. i'm new to the computer lark

The streams are just a bout good enough for fullscreen. 

Grr, why have they moved it from SS1 to SS2 for today only? I don't get SS2 any more :(

Charity Sheild I guess.

The new Pakistani wicketkeeper has just got to 50, he's winding Broad right up as well.

Pakistan are finally in front, with just 3 wickets to spare.