1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[Uppercut]

Paine's keeping hasn't impressed me this test.

 

[Gob]

Aust has been incredibly unlucky with the ball

 

[Starfighter]

It's not a drop but I think a keeper should be snaffling those.

I use 'miss' to mean ones that were never touched in the first place. Drops need contact.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is nothing. There was that time a bloke didn't play a shot and hid his bat behind his pad just like Root and ****ing Bucknor gave him out caught.

#NeverForget

 

[Starfighter]

If Lyon is going to pitch there he needs to be closer to the stumps or they'll sweep like just happened.

 

[Starfighter]

This is nothing. There was that time a bloke didn't play a shot and hid his bat behind his pad just like Root and ****ing Bucknor gave him out caught.

#NeverForget

(West Indian umpires have always been terrible)

 

[Burgey]

Bowling hand grenades. Love this sort of contest

 

[mr_mister]

Not a convincing sweeper is Roy

 

[slippy888]

Australia needed a Brett Lee type bowler on this 5th day to look a wicket taking threat

 

[Burgey]

Australia needed a Brett Lee type bowler on this 5th day to look a wicket taking threat

Yeah they just haven’t looked like taking a wicket at all, eh

 

[Starfighter]

Australia needed a Brett Lee type bowler on this 5th day to look a wicket taking threat

The most threatening looking of the pace bowlers is also the slowest.

 

[morgieb]

Yeah wtf. I know it's slippy but it's not like Australia haven't threatened. Just haven't quite had that slice of luck to blow the innings open.

 

[Uppercut]

If Lyon is going to pitch there he needs to be closer to the stumps or they'll sweep like just happened.

I'd be encouraging it. Lyon gets bounce.

I've never fully bought the "can't just shut up shop" comms line. England saved far more games when they just blocked relentlessly under Flower.

Obviously you don't want to override your natural instincts too much but a sweep is premeditated, playing it is just a bad decision.

 

[Spikey]

Jason Roy get in the ****ing bin

 

[Jarquis]

Drop the ****.

 

[Starfighter]

That's a horrific shot.

 

[Groundking]

Stupid batting.

 

[Burgey]

If i was Roy I wouldn’t head back. Walk the other way and never come back

 

[Spark]

wtf

 

[morgieb]

That is a crazy shot to play in these circumstances.