1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[trundler]

Smith to get 60 of the next 80 runs.

 

[mr_mister]

woah man ***** could be reading this

They should just set up a camera at each end that bowlers can appeal too. You can plop your hats on it too just don't cover the lens

 

[morgieb]

This is almost as bad / as bad as that Bangladesh vs England series with respect to umpiring so far.



What's a bet the pitch rolls out into a flattie tomorrow?

Weather app suggests it'll still be reasonably cloudy. Wouldn't rule it out but even on a flattish deck I still struggle to see England doing much better than 250-300.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lol. Correctly signalling a boundary is tough work

Which umpire do you reckon had the best looking four signal? I was a big fan of Venkataraghavan's. It was like he was swatting away a particularly irksome fly.

 

[Spintolose]

What's a bet the pitch rolls out into a flattie tomorrow?

For Australia's 2nd innings?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Our batting overseas is a real problem

Only just realised this?

 

[Uppercut]

Weather app suggests it'll still be reasonably cloudy. Wouldn't rule it out but even on a flattish deck I still struggle to see England doing much better than 250-300.

Scrap another 80 off Stokes and Ali and you're well in this.

 

[mr_mister]

Which umpire do you reckon had the best looking four signal? I was a big fan of Venkataraghavan's. It was like he was swatting away a particularly irksome fly.

Always liked Bucknors. Certainly not that attention seeker Billy Bowden.

 

[Spark]

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE!!!! it was an absolute shocker and never got the **** it deserved. at least everything was already ****ed when haddin went for it

yeah at least haddin had a somewhat logical and coherent plan in mind when he did what he did. why hussey decided that having a wave at a ball two feet outside off stump in that situation just after a break (iirc) was at all a good idea is beyond me.

 

[morgieb]

Our batting overseas is a real problem

FTFY.

Unless we're playing Sri Lanka or something.

 

[Starfighter]

Smith to get 60 of the next 80 runs.

I don't think there will be another 80.

That's very out.

 

[mr_mister]

Now that one was a bad leave

 

[morgieb]

Scrap another 80 off Stokes and Ali and you're well in this.

Yeah if we were even 5 down I'd be feeling relatively confident.

What the **** was that?

 

[NotMcKenzie]

**** I haven't even seen any of these bad decisions yet, just going off text comms ATM

That's about your standard of umpiring

 

[Spikey]

stick to hitting it down to third man pat

 

[ajdude]

smith and siddle to put on the biggest heartiest partnership here. cya pat

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The deviation on that ball was ridiculous

 

[BSM]

what is this innings

 

[stephen]

I don't blame you Cummins. I blame the top and middle order.

 

[Spark]

Okay yeah I think that one is out.