1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[vcs]

And now they'll spend 10 minutes farting about with a ball replacement only for a declaration to come within 5 minutes. Cricket can be such an infuriating game at times. England will be loving it though.

 

[Stowford Mess]

England’s ODI team don’t play on day 5 pitches. 300 is ungettable.

The turn is slow enough / with potential rain to block out the day though.

 

[slippy888]

Draw is big here at 6/4 odds

 

[Pothas]

This is what we should have done to Australia in our first innings. Just have an inability to put the foot down when we're on top.

They probably should have declared by now, but it's still pretty dispiriting.

That collapse we had was so important. The middle order has very rarely had that sort of platform in recent times as well. There is that dream of Buttler and Stokes destroying an opposition, maybe it will happen one day.

 

[mr_mister]

England’s ODI team don’t play on day 5 pitches. 300 is ungettable.

The turn is slow enough / with potential rain to block out the day though.

I know this, but England's ODI team doesn't get 90 overs to score 300. A balance of play styles could achieve great things. It's not impossible

 

[Gob]

Declare ffs

 

[King Pietersen]

Can't wait to watch the inevitable lollapse to Nathan Lyon tomorrow.

 

[vcs]

Time to declare now.

 

[Stowford Mess]

That collapse we had was so important. The middle order has very rarely had that sort of platform in recent times as well. There is that dream of Buttler and Stokes destroying an opposition, maybe it will happen one day.

The BULLSHIZzLE 65 over ball change to one hooping.

This was the biggest umpire mistake in the entire game.

 

[fredfertang]

Shrewd drop that

 

[Maximas]

He won't take any chances. There's always the risk that things don't go as planned, opposition finds itself at 220/2 at tea and then there's the fear that they may go into ODI mode.

Yep, can't forget about the WI Shai Hope double match

 

[harsh.ag]

Siddle padded up and rearing to go. They aren't declaring if someone gets out!

 

[mr_mister]

Maybe they want to stay out there to assess the pitch

 

[slippy888]

The problem with this non declaration is Australia wont get many overs with the 2nd new ball to knock over Englands middle order, they really would have wanted at least 25 overs with it guaranteed.

 

[Stowford Mess]

Burns has the potential to bat on all 5 days of a test match if Aus declare tonight

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The problem with this non declaration is Australia wont get many overs with the 2nd new ball to knock over Englands middle order, they really would have wanted at least 25 overs with it guaranteed.

Might not need them way we bat.

 

[mr_mister]

Burns has the potential to bat on all 5 days of a test match if Aus declare tonight

How often has that happened

 

[Gob]

Burns has the potential to bat on all 5 days of a test match if Aus declare tonight

Definitely. But Steve Smith would have to ball on all five days

 

[trundler]

The 2 Pats playing some positive cricket. Showing lots of #intent. Defensive from Paine though.

 

[Stowford Mess]

How often has that happened

Boycott, Lamb and Flintoff (lol) have apparently previously done that for England