1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[trundler]

Bradman and Graeme Pollock at the crease

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pathetic from Root, letting the game drift by bowling Stokes and bringing on Moeen. Pressure off and runs flowing. Craptaincy at it's worst.

 

[morgieb]

Ian Botham? Are you being serious?

He's obviously a massive dick in real life. I'm more talking about his commentary.

 

[Starfighter]

Non called wides from Stokes count: 4

Shame, would be very good for England's over rate if they were called...

 

[OverratedSanity]

The badness of stokes' spell transcends his bowling figures so far. His worst deliveries have been so bad that they've been physically impossible to score off.

 

[Spark]

Yeah Lyon is not going to be fun on this by day 4. Going to spin a bit and have variable bounce.

Stokes still on = Anderson injured, surely?

Best chance of a wicket is a long hop they plink to a fielder.

Stokes is actually so erratic that he's just as likely to produce one completely unplayable ball which pitches leg and hits the top of off stump tbf. He has absolutely no control over what he's doing, but he is getting serious movement.

 

[aussie tragic]

Shirt numbers should at least be by batting order...then when Leach made a 92 with an 11 on his back it means so much more

 

[Spark]

The badness of stokes' spell transcends his bowling figures so far. His worst deliveries have been so bad that they've been physically impossible to score off.

Which, I know I and others keep harping on about, is a thing that we're supposed to have a rule for...

 

[TheJediBrah]

Which, I know I and others keep harping on about, is a thing that we're supposed to have a rule for...

I want to hear *****'s defence of the umpires for this. I'm sure he's got a paragraph or 7 on the topic

 

[the big bambino]

Stokes is actually so erratic that he's just as likely to produce one completely unplayable ball which pitches leg and hits the top of off stump tbf. He has absolutely no control over what he's doing, but he is getting serious movement.

I mean he should be taken off but is bowling with some heat and if he lands one could get through as he nearly did with Travis.

 

[Starfighter]

How long does it take to bowl an over of spin?

 

[trundler]

I'm all for giving bowlers more leeway in tests but those wides were.. wide

 

[aussie tragic]

Will England actually bowl 26 overs this session, and that's with Ali on to bowl

 

[trundler]

***y flick. Who says he isn't good to watch?

 

[OverratedSanity]

He's got 11 off 35. At least wait until he passes 150.

It's Smith. One invariably leads to the other.

 

[Spark]

Okay I'm getting legit irritated now. Why is he still bowling?

 

[Groundking]

Why do we still have Stokes bowling filth Root? Take him off ffs.

 

[Starfighter]

Who's that guy? He's got some conk.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Stokes to clean bowl Smith with a jaffa to make everyone taste it

 

[TheJediBrah]

or just keep bowling trash