*Official* First Test (Edgbaston, Birmingham) 16–20 June

[mustardcharlie]

You on the beers before 10am mate? Respect!!

Nah its a long term injury. Been up since 5 though. Coffee overdose imminent.

 

[Adders]

Hahahaha Australia you suck

News headline at 6 to confirm.

 

[morgieb]

Wait Mitch Marsh might be playing?

WHAT. THE. ****.

 

[Burgey]

Haha yeah cricinfo reporting he's marking out his run up!!! Wtf that is glorious lol

He’s opening instead of Warner

 

[Gnske]

He’s opening instead of Warner

If only, if only

 

[Gob]

Haze has marked his run-up.

There's a chance a batsman or Green (or Cummins even?) is injured.

There's also a chance they were just trolling us and the media by asking Mitch Marsh to do that earlier, which would be hilarious.

Looks like Marsh was trolling

Haze in for Starc

 

[trundler]

Half a Haze is better than Starc in England anyway

 

[Prince EWS]

Looks like Marsh was trolling

Haze in for Starc

It's a great troll. I've gotta pay that if so.

 

[Gnske]

To be fair to Starc, it'll be nice to see something other than ****e served up for a first over

 

[Starfighter]

Problem with Haze in for Starc is it does make the attack a bit samey. But if Starc bowls like he did against India, certainly an improvement.

Any rumours on the English bowling combo yet?

 

[Adders]

**** off.....between Gob and cricinfo they can all gagf

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Any rumours on the English bowling combo yet?

Stokes has announced in advance it'll be Anderson/Robinson/Broad/Moeen.

 

[Prince EWS]

**** off.....between Gob and cricinfo they can all gagf

Time for yer eighth IMO.

 

[GIMH]

A shame if Starc doesn’t play, given he’s absolutely ****e

 

[trundler]

Problem with Haze in for Starc is it does make the attack a bit samey. But if Starc bowls like he did against India, certainly an improvement.

Any rumours on the English bowling combo yet?

The English XI has been out for a day. The attack is Anderson-Broad-Robinson-Moeen.

 

[Adders]

Problem with Haze in for Starc is it does make the attack a bit samey. But if Starc bowls like he did against India, certainly an improvement.

Any rumours on the English bowling combo yet?

Named our team 2 days ago I believe.......we're not scared.

 

[Starfighter]

Stokes has announced in advance it'll be Anderson/Robinson/Broad/Moeen.

Moeen is yeaahhhhh... but otherwise what they should be picking.

 

[GIMH]

I took Starfighter to mean who our openers would be…Anderson and Robinson I presume. Though if Warner is playing we should open with Broad and get that charade over with quickly

 

[Adders]

Time for yer eighth IMO.

Yeah that ships sailed.

 

[Prince EWS]

I took Starfighter to mean who our openers would be…Anderson and Robinson I presume. Though if Warner is playing we should open with Broad and get that charade over with quickly

It'll be Anderson and Broad for sure IMO.