1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[trundler]

Criminal letdown. Grr. This is 10 too many runs for Roy.

 

[BSM]

Aussies isn't any better, Smith is class rest are poor though Warner is great at home and they have a bloke averaging in the 20's in the side.

tbf, we have two averaging 20 in the top 6, and only one averaging 40+

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Criminal letdown. Grr. This is 10 too many runs for Roy.

Well they are crims so apt comment I guess.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

tbf, we have two averaging 20 in the top 6, and only one averaging 40+

Well Wade has played 20 games to average in the 20's. Our pair have only played a handful of games, not that I expect much improvement though.

 

[trundler]

Cummins didn't get much movement in the WC either. He's looked exhausted lately.

 

[morgieb]

Not too much going on with the new ball thus far. Might be a case of it starts to hoop more around the 20-40 over mark but this looks nice conditions for batting. Worry batting first was a bad move. Thank god England's batting is the way it is.

 

[Burgey]

We spent 30 overs bowling a wet dishcloth yesterday . Australia has already had plenty luck with the weather .

Lol. This is a joke surely

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Cummins didn't get much movement in the WC either. He's looked exhausted lately.

The England players in the Ireland game looked tired last week. Root and Bairstow in particular. Woakes was dreadful in the first innings but picked it up in the 2nd and looked very good yesterday.

Will be fascinating to see how the ones who played in WC cope over the series and which ones get rotated out to keep the side fresh.

 

[Burgey]

Well they are crims so apt comment I guess.

Reported

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Reported

Ponce

 

[trundler]

I guess it's time we appreciate how skillful Broad, JImmy and Woakes are at extracting movement at home. Weirdly, Pakistani pacers always rival them when they tour.

 

[Burgey]

Ponce

Like Tommy Robinson, you’ll no doubt be aggrieved if you get infracted .

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Roy and Burns bat for 15 minutes and the Aussie fans are in a panic.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Like Tommy Robinson, you’ll no doubt be aggrieved if you get infracted .

Na, it you lot who are ashamed of nothing but offended by everything.

 

[Uppercut]

Not too much going on with the new ball thus far. Might be a case of it starts to hoop more around the 20-40 over mark but this looks nice conditions for batting. Worry batting first was a bad move. Thank god England's batting is the way it is.

Don't think conditions have changed tbh. English bowlers have been miles better at finding movement in every home Ashes since 2005.

 

[trundler]

Patto bowling well but the slips are too deep.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Probably helps they're a few kmph slower.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Don't think conditions have changed tbh. English bowlers have been miles better at finding movement in every home Ashes since 2005.

Well it is a typical English pitch, the top order just batted crap yesterday. God help them in good bowling conditions.

 

[Son Of Coco]

This is the first time I've seen Rory Burns bat. As the bowler approaches his delivery stride, it looks like Rory is having a stroke.

 

[trundler]

"Not sure you want to bowl any leftie there"

Except Nicholls who cant play off his pads weirdly.