1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[Flem274*]

i do like these named teams. perfectly designed to piss every fan off.

 

[Uppercut]

Not sure about Siddle but that is the way they have chosen to go.

 

[Spikey]

i do like these named teams. perfectly designed to piss every fan off.

give me back somers somerville

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Day 1 prediction

280/5 close of play

Head 70ish n.o.
Paine 30ish n.o.

Recover from 200/5 to make 380

 

[Pup Clarke]

So Siddle is playing haha. Will probably do ok

You'd have long odds on both Starc and Hazlewood being out the XI a few months back

 

[Heboric]

Siddle has a lot of

Which trumps everything to some

 

[Fuller Pilch]

give me back somers somerville

Nah, he's won us a test series in the UAE. Next Sri Lanka, then the SCG

 

[Spikey]

the real tragedy is that there's no mitch marsh

 

[trundler]

Should've given Neser a go. Langer, you coward.

 

[Flem274*]

i think aus have picked the right batting order. the second opener was always going to be a bit dicey so meh bancroft can exist i guess.

 

[Stapel]

Australia win the toss and will bat first...let’s begin guys...

I think it's horribly wrong. Anderson, Broad, Woakes will be done with this lot in a session and a bit.

 

[Pup Clarke]

We'll have evidence that both Siddle and his aorta will take the field. It's not just speculation

 

[trundler]

I've found a flowing small river, hands on the keyboard eagerly waiting. 10 minutes to go.

 

[Flem274*]

Should've given Neser a go. Langer, you coward.

i remember the howls when john hastings got a test match

 

[trundler]

We'll have evidence that both Siddle and his aorta will take the field. It's not just speculation

That's cheating tbh. Aus are going in with 12 players now, Siddle's big heart the extra one.

 

[Groundking]

Not picking Starc is ****ing hilarious.

 

[Bahseph]

Am I missing something about the big three fast bowlers? It's the first Test. Make your changes after a few weeks.

 

[Spikey]

i remember the howls when john hastings got a test match

also at the expense of hazlewood.

 

[Spintolose]

Already making excuses for this series, I see. itstl

No way bud. That gleaming World Cup is in the cabinet. Full highlights and also the entire game are download and have been watched many times. The summer is already won.

Those getting desperate are mentioning something about some kind of women's ashes.

I didn't even know they even had women in Australia.
I heard they used to have 2; Natalia Imbruglia and Kylie Minogue - but they both escaped and claimed asylum in England.

 

[Starfighter]

So I'm getting the vibe that Siddle has been brought in because he can provide control. That's funny, because I seem to remember that one of what we thought would be his last stint(s) in the team featured a very generous supply of leg stump half-volleys.