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

[morgieb]

Cummins/Lyon/Boland/Hazlewood is a worryingly long tail.

 

[Shady Slim]

Neser could provide that tail batting we're desperately missing too.

tbf as much as i'm an advocate for BIG NES, you pick your best bowlers and tail batting is a nice bonus. if you have to have your tail bail u out vs a team which is packing zak crawley then you don't deserve to win anyway

 

[ataraxia]

Time for England to use #Bazball energy to win the toss

 

[Gnske]

Steve O'Keefe in the Nine studio? There's really no one left that isn't an alcoholic wreck hey

 

[Burgey]

Lol Nine didn’t even update their opening graphics. Woeful

 

[mustardcharlie]

It'll be Anderson and Broad for sure IMO.

England bat

 

[Jfry]

Cummins/Lyon/Boland/Hazlewood is a worryingly long tail.

Bring back Siddle

 

[Gnske]

It's over already. Crawley will feast like a thousand Vikings hungry to tear apart celibate nuns

 

[Adders]

Alternatively, I could just ban aussie tragic.

why not both

 

[Burgey]

No, bowl. The batsmen will be too nervous.

Good to have you here, Ricky.

 

[ataraxia]

Time for England to use #Bazball energy to win the toss

As I said. Time for a 150-run session. In 18 overs.

 

[Starfighter]

Cummins/Lyon/Boland/Hazlewood is a worryingly long tail.

There was an okay article on that issue. Blames T20 and (implicitly) the fact the coaches spend so much time giving practice to Smith and Marnus.

 

[chris.hinton]

160-1 at Lunch

 

[Shady Slim]

anyway all the best to our english posters. looking forward to a great and competitive ashes on the park and on cw

 

[Starfighter]

tbf as much as i'm an advocate for BIG NES, you pick your best bowlers and tail batting is a nice bonus. if you have to have your tail bail u out vs a team which is packing zak crawley then you don't deserve to win anyway

Considering Hazlewood's fragility and Starc's terribleness, there's an argument for picking him as a bowler anyway.

 

[chris.hinton]

Borland the grade cricketer is going to be slapped around by Zac Crawley

 

[Burgey]

As I said. Time for a 150-run session. In 18 overs.

With australia commencing it’s innings straight after the lunch break

 

[Pothas]

Crawley's time is now.

 

[Prince EWS]

why not both

If I ban one and the other one logs in, can I ban it for evading the ban?

 

[Adders]

160-1 at Lunch

Why so negative mate?