1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[TheJediBrah]

Ok I'm staying awake for a Matty Wade comeback Ashes ton. I want to see him make as many runs this innings as pounds he weighs (just a few more than he's on now)

 

[Starfighter]

should all of us only be exclusively watching Bradman videos?

Yes.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Remember booing Broad in 2013 though? I'm not saying Aus crowds are as bad as this one has been, we wouldn't boo a bloke that had just done something great like that, but we're not perfect.

The t-shirts too

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah, no. Our crowds will actually appreciate a player's milestone rather than being wankers over something that had nothing to do with them. Typical insecurity from you lot.

It's quite hard for rows and rows of empty seats to boo to be fair.

 

[mr_mister]

Reminder that Matty Wade beat testicular cancer as a teenager. He's a fighter

 

[NotMcKenzie]

It's quite hard for rows and rows of empty seats to boo to be fair.

That's only Brisbane.

Also, the tiny size of your grounds may skew perceptions.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I would expect the elite umpire panel to get a bit of a shake-up after this match. And to think Dharmasena is on it as well. Is this the weakest era for umpiring?

 

[mr_mister]

It's quite hard for rows and rows of empty seats to boo to be fair.

We have triple the capacity of your stadiums though

 

[Stowford Mess]

So you would rather watch lesser players?

Prefer to watch a Mark Waugh innings over Steve any day.

 

[Maximas]

Absolutely wrong. The entire 2006 Brisbane test the crowd were singing “flintoff is a wanker” due to is amazing exploits in 2005. And his crime to cop that? Playing really well...

'Shoaib's a Wanker!' Was a much better chant in 2004/05 when I was a kid tbh

 

[mr_mister]

Prefer to watch a Mark Waugh innings over Steve any day.

This I will agree with. I've watched way more Michael Slater tons then any other batsman on YouTube

 

[NotMcKenzie]

I would expect the elite umpire panel to get a bit of a shake-up after this match. And to think Dharmasena is on it as well. Is this the weakest era for umpiring?

May as well begin a thread: "What was the strongest era for umpiring?"

 

[Maximas]

We have triple the capacity of your stadiums though

And far less population density to boot

 

[TheJediBrah]

That is class from Wade

 

[mr_mister]

May as well begin a thread: "What was the strongest era for umpiring?"

Dickie Bird is meant to be the Bradman of umpires right

 

[mr_mister]

Interesting stats there for batting averages and days here. with 4 the highest and 5 the lowest. Shouldn't a pitch deteriorate gradually? Not go from a road to a minefield overnight

 

[Stowford Mess]

This I will agree with. I've watched way more Michael Slater tons then any other batsman on YouTube

Smith is amazing. But he is a guy who genuinely looks like he can dislocate both elbows and collar bones when leaving the ball. Like a marvel movie.. you watch it once but you would go back to it again.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Dickie Bird is meant to be the Bradman of umpires right

He wasn’t as good as he’s made out. He wasn’t under any scrutiny from the cameras.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Dickie Bird is meant to be the Bradman of umpires right

He believed you could only get l.b.w.s pitching wicket-to-wicket, which is demonstrably untrue.

 

[TheJediBrah]

'Shoaib's a Wanker!' Was a much better chant in 2004/05 when I was a kid tbh

"x is a wanker" is not exactly a rare occurrence

I doubt there are many players haven't filled that x over the years