1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[GotSpin]

Warne actually a reasonable commentator on sky

 

[trundler]

Masterful rotation of strike it must be said

 

[mr_mister]

Warne actually a reasonable commentator on sky

Pulls his socks up around smart people, which Atherton is and Tubby isn't

 

[Spark]

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

Yeah I’m not a huge fan of this new approach he’s taken. He’s such a strong back foot player; if he’s going to be circumspect (which he is fully capable of doing successfully) he really would be best served by doing the traditional English opener thing of staying deep in the crease to give yourself the maximum time to adjust to the movement and being absolutely ruthless on anything short.

 

[Spark]

Pulls his socks up around smart people, which Atherton is and Tubby isn't

Also the producers aren’t absolute tossers

 

[Spark]

I see a definitive difference between how Smith edges through slip and how the rest have. Soft hands, looks like.

Soft hands, angled bat because he plays it late.

 

[Stowford Mess]

Warne actually a reasonable commentator on sky

So was Slater in 2005 before years of over exposure to the channel 9 commentary box turned into squawking goose.

 

[Tangles]

Just caught the Bancroft dismissal on replay. Wtf. Making Uzi looking competent vs spin.

 

[GotSpin]

Warne trying his best to revert to old times sake but Atherton not biting

 

[91Jmay]

Pitch looks flat, Aus on top now I think given Lyon will be a danger on this deck.

 

[GotSpin]

Pitch looks flat, Aus on top now I think given Lyon will be a danger on this deck.

Don’t be ridiculous. Australia are 2 for -25

 

[Stowford Mess]

Pitch looks flat, Aus on top now I think given Lyon will be a danger on this deck.

Aus on top? They’re still 25 behind, 2 wickets down.

 

[91Jmay]

Only need 200 to be really in the game, 225-8 from here isn't exactly challenging with Smith in.

 

[trundler]

***y

 

[OverratedSanity]

They're leaking a lot of runs here. England need a Siddle-esque spell from someone.

 

[Spark]

Pitch looks flat, Aus on top now I think given Lyon will be a danger on this deck.

Add two wickets to the score etc. etc.

 

[mr_mister]

Don’t be ridiculous. Australia are 2 for -25

They haven't got Anderson and they are batting last


It really comes down to Smith.

 

[91Jmay]

Add two wickets to the score etc. etc.

Sorry Shane, right you are.

 

[GotSpin]

They haven't got Anderson and they are batting last


It really comes down to Smith.

Doesn’t mean we’re ahead

 

[Stowford Mess]

Get Stokes on.