1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[stephen]

A lead of under 100 gives Australia a chance of setting a competitive total. Anything more and victory is off the table really.

 

[morgieb]

Too little, too late I feel. Why didn't he go at him like that for so long, instead persisting with gentle short-of-a-length?

I think it might be tiredness/misjudging the pitch. It was clear that you had to pitch it a long way down to get it up there.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

How hard was it to bowl at his ribs with a field like that? Too little, too late

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Give his the arm ball

 

[Starfighter]

I think it might be tiredness/misjudging the pitch. It was clear that you had to pitch it a long way down to get it up there.

Dennis Lillee would have determined that no later than the third over of the innings, and probably the first.

 

[91Jmay]

Batsmen crossing in the air is so ****ing stupid. Morons.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

T20 mode Anderson

 

[Starfighter]

Give his the arm ball

It's been eight years, I don't think he's developing one at this stage of his career.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Pitch it up...toss it up...cajole him to hit you for a six

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hopefully Jimmy hangs around to let Woakes get the lead to 100

 

[stephen]

Fixed that...

I don't understand your comment.

 

[Starfighter]

Batsmen crossing in the air is so ****ing stupid. Morons.

I dunno, I'd rather have Woakes on strike to the fast bowler.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I don't understand your comment.

I think he's got 100 Ashes wickets now

 

[91Jmay]

I dunno, I'd rather have Woakes on strike to the fast bowler.

Just need to protect Jimmy, got away with it though.

 

[stephen]

I think he's got 100 Ashes wickets now

Ah ok. He's by far been the best English bowler against Australia over the last decade.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Ah ok. He's by far been the best English bowler against Australia over the last decade.

That is true

 

[Starfighter]

Now the tactics have gotten even weirder.

 

[trundler]

This is so ****ing infuriating. ****ing hell. Woakes is awesome with the bat. Not what I wanted to come back to

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Drop back the mid off..and bowl a slower one outside off..pitch it up

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Warne's face looks so fake