Ashes 1st Test: 1st innings predictions

Oz bowled out for 275. Ton for Smith, not much else. Good bowling from Woakes & Broad.

England skittled for 180. Usual crap performance from the top and middle order. Woakes top scorer. (No Sam Curran to save the day).

U?

England will post a total in the 300s after looking shaky in lumps - 3 quick wickets, sustained rebuild, mid order mini collapse, revival, final batters skittled leaving someone like Stokes on 60 something with no mates. 

Then rain will wash out the rest of the test and it will be a draw with everyone concluding that Aus look menacing as long as Smith is as fooking stubbornly brilliant as he is.  

smith's stats are amazing.

 

but he still looks rubbish.

 

has there ever been a more effective batsman that was equally ugly to watch?  I don't think so.

 

 

Good first day predictions Dux. 

England to be 310 for 8 end of the day 2. 

Meaningful contributions from Roy and Buttler while others make starts but fall around them.