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

[Starfighter]

**** that. It'd be nice to trade a few wins of the toss at home for a few away.

 

[chris.hinton]

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

Yes on the 2nd day when we get 600

 

[Shady Slim]

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

oh i would absolutely - it's just i think he should be picked on his bowling fit alone and it's a fool's game to pick bowlers based on their batting

 

[Burgey]

Cummins is such an Adonis. The very epitome of Australian manliness and physical superiority.

 

[Jfry]

Dry wicket breaking down explaining the toss decision?

 

[Gremlin]

Is this the first side without a bloke called Mitch that the Aussies have put out in about two decades?

 

[chris.hinton]

Cummins is such an Adonis. The very epitome of Australian manliness and physical superiority.

10-0-75-0

 

[Burgey]

Crawley's time is now.

Yeah but it sadly ends at about 11:03am local time.

 

[Gnske]

Is this the first side without a bloke called Mitch that the Aussies have put out in about two decades?

It's probably only been months

 

[Starfighter]

Dry wicket breaking down explaining the toss decision?

Umm... looks dry and flat. Pretty logical decision if you ask me. What reason is there to bowl first?

 

[Molehill]

**** that. It'd be nice to trade a few wins of the toss at home for a few away.

Looks like this pitch could break up, I suspect Lyon in the 4th innings would've been a real issue for England.

 

[Adders]

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

You're drunk and a mod........can do whatever you ****ing like tbh (except ban me....oh and Chris, GIMH and any other Eng supporter........Burgey, TJB, SOC and definitely TBB are certainly fair game).....go wild and wield the stick mate!!

 

[Pothas]

Yeah but it sadly ends at about 11:03am local time.

The pull shot at 11.02 will be great though.

 

[Shady Slim]

oh look it's blatant yellow peril sinophobia on a national channel as the first ad during the ashes telecast. joe root has questions to answer again!

 

[Burgey]

It's probably only been months

Yeah probably the first couple of tests in India?

 

[GIMH]

Not gonna lie, feeling a bit nervous. Got a bad feeling...



































that we might only win by about 150 runs rather than an innings

 

[Starfighter]

It's probably only been months

Second test against India

 

[Gnske]

That Cricinfo article recently that highlighted the absence of Warne at this time is starting to hit actually.

I'm going to miss the inane comms and cooked ideas

 

[Ashes81]

Great toss to win and a good opportunity to impose ourselves on the 1st day of the series.

Play sensibly until lunch and push in the rest of the day.

 

[Nintendo]

That Cricinfo article recently that highlighted the absence of Warne at this time is starting to hit actually.

I'm going to miss the inane comms and cooked ideas

Ponting's already got the cooked ideas thing covered, at least in terms of player selection. I'm convinced that hey'll call for patty dooley in the test team soon.