Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £70m
Starting to wonder if the strategy of playing one soft practice match was to keep Stokes and Archer fit. If so, working so far. Day one and counting.
The Ashes 2025
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They gave Wood a very gentle workload as well. I think he bowled 5 overs today.
Just caught up on iPlayer - what a strange opening day. England need to be a lot less cavalier with the bat tomorrow
Hinchcliffe's Corner
Player Valuation: £50m
Khawaja wasn't having back spasms, he was having a big
…woke up, switched 5 Live on and listened to the last wicket go. A lead of 40, terrific effort.
Now I have to decide to switch off or continue listening
Now I have to decide to switch off or continue listening
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Hinchcliffe's Corner
Player Valuation: £50m
That's just beautiful from Starc, wonderful catch.
0-1 is a decent start to the second innings 
All the time in the world and Crawley does that....again. You can still be positive without playing the new ball ball off the front foot with the bat miles away from the body.
Good review
You feel with both sides that the bowlers are comfortably better than the batters. Could be a low scoring series.
As in the bowlers are good and the batters are utter [Poor language removed].
Game over
Utter garbage after lunch. Shameful batting (again).