1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[morgieb]

Damn we have been unlucky this session.

And yet 4 wickets have fallen.

 

[91Jmay]

Reverse sweep isn't inherently more dangerous than any other shot, it covers the spin and he plays it well. He'd get crucified if he got out doing it for some reason, rather than if he got caught just prodding his pad forward and getting caught at short leg.

Exactly like that!

 

[Gnske]

I love it when this bald freak takes wickets.

 

[lordscc]

Root Gone

1-0 to the Aussies now

 

[stephen]

Both sides could have a different bowling attack next test. Archer, Leach in for Anderson and Ali. Hazelwood and Starc in for Siddle and Pattinson (to protect Patto).

 

[slippy888]

Lyon gonna end up one of the best off spinners to play test cricket if he continues with these displays

 

[King Pietersen]

**** me. Game over. That Yellow Bastard ripping through us as predicted.

 

[GotSpin]

Oh yeah!

 

[quincywagstaff]

Australia win this and England need to win 3 Tests to retain the Ashes. Can't see it happening.

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

Think it's going to be easier to list who stays in the XI for the second test than who goes at this rate.

Jimmy is broken, Moeen looks utterly shot, Woakes was blowing out of his arse yesterday, Denly patently not of the requisite quality, Roy not looking a test opener's arsehole and YJB must be on last warning too.

Archer to replace Anderson, Leach to replace Ali, Woakes to play, Northeast to replace Denly or Foakes in and Bairstow bats 4, Sibley in for Roy.

 

[Groundking]

We had the ****ers 112-8, what a god awful performance since then. ****ing rubbish.

 

[GIMH]

Bah.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

In a perverse way it's good to see a spinner bowling it in the right areas after the club bowling Ali served up yesterday.

 

[Starfighter]

The idea of these two batting for the draw. I suppose we'll see.

 

[Cabinet96]

The idea that playing your natural game will give you a better chance of survival than stonewalling and the belief that batsmen always know when they’ve hit it are probably the biggest myths in test cricket. Even with South Africa and DRS busting each one respectively people still persist.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Doing what a quality spinner should do in the 4th innings on a helpful deck. Best in the world.

 

[Number 11]

Guys have really shown up today. Every bowler has looked good and Lyon putting Moeen to shame. For all the hate on the Siddle selection he’s done a job this game.

 

[stephen]

Commentators need something to talk about. Particularly Warne just can't stand to be bored.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The idea that playing your natural game will give you a better chance of survival than stonewalling and the belief that batsmen always know when they’ve hit it are probably the biggest myths in test cricket. Even with South Africa and DRS busting each one respectively people still persist.

I've never understood the idea that a batsman always knows when he's hit it. 100% unprovable. That said I think Denley hoped that DRS wasn't working when he reviewed that.

 

[King Pietersen]

Australia might as well take the extra half an hour, get it over and done with.