1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[Stowford Mess]

This is the right length from Broad. Keep Warner coming forward.

 

[Stowford Mess]

His home record is great his away is all time bad.

63 in 16 games @ 22 home

18 in 12 games @ 61 away

Take his Lords record away and he probably averages 40+

 

[mr_mister]

Dang. More mistakes from the umpires

 

[Kirkut]

Steven Smith will score another ton and end series with 550+ runs.

 

[Bijed]

Woakes really does have a poor bowling record given his skill. Less than 3 wkts per match and average touching 31

It’s the overseas tests that **** it up. Very different bowler at home.

His home record is great his away is all time bad.

63 in 16 games @ 22 home

18 in 12 games @ 61 away

He was also just not very good (and quite unlucky) when he started playing tests, which holds back his home record a bit too

 

[BoyBrumby]

How has he not given that? Clear deflection, surely?

 

[BSM]

lol that was nearly as big an edge as Broad's in 2013

 

[fredfertang]

I wonder how the crowd would've reacted if Warner had walked?

 

[mr_mister]

How has he not given that? Clear deflection, surely?

As Athers said, Broad also thinking it wasn't out might mean it was very hard to tell from front on

 

[BoyBrumby]

I wonder how the crowd would've reacted if Warner had walked?

Likely to remain in the realms of the hypothetical forever, one suspects.

 

[Stowford Mess]

Great ball from Broad... really took off from just short of a length. In fairness to the umpire, Broad didn’t even appeal and he appeals for everything.

 

[91Jmay]

That's an atrocious miss. Massive deflection.

 

[vcs]

Wilson is shite

 

[91Jmay]

Great ball from Broad... really took off from just short of a length. In fairness to the umpire, Broad didn’t even appeal and he appeals for everything.

Yeah on reflection actually it was a wierd one from purely front on. The raised camera made it obvious.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Should have walked to that, bigger deflection than when Broad got slaughtered.

 

[Kirkut]

I can imagine Steve Smith's childhood be like:

Coach: Keep your head still, get to the pitch of the ball and time it with an optimum backlift, always play with soft hands.

Smith: Screw you coach, just give me the cricket bat and tell me what team needs from me.

 

[mr_mister]

I wonder how the crowd would've reacted if Warner had walked?

I didn't even think of that. Might have won himself back some instant support from the English crowds then and there. He's not big on walking though

 

[Bijed]

In fairness to the umpire, Broad didn’t even appeal and he appeals for everything.

The way the umpiring's been this match, Broad probably thought he'd be more likely to get the decision if he didn't appeal

 

[Uppercut]

If Warner bats in his crease he has time to get his bat away from that.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Broad quite often does that "it's so out, I'm not going to lower myself to appeal" thing, tbf.