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

[Starfighter]

This isn't BazBall, it's minimum sensible batting so far.

 

[Spikey]

hey Cummins, stop bowling ****

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I'm hearing that this is the first time England have ever hit both Australian opening bowlers for 4 on their first ball of an Ashes series.

Pretty sure that means we're winning.

Crawley > Grace, Hobbs, Hutton, Sutcliffe, Boycott, Gooch, Cook etc.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nice start this

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

This line is terrible to Duckett

 

[social]

Pitch is flat but bowling is rubbish

 

[Prince EWS]

Need to bowl a bit wider to Duckett I think

Wider than leg stump is a good plan to most batsmen.

 

[Flem274*]

This deck should produce two very big first innings scores.

Said I would have picked Starc before the series because of his ODI prowess to counter England's aggression so keen to see how the guys picked answer it. There will be wickets available if they kept their heads on.

 

[Pothas]

This isn't BazBall, it's minimum sensible batting so far.

Just like watching the Ireland game.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

hey Cummins, stop bowling ****

Bottling it.

He looked underdone last week.

 

[Ashes81]

The Aussies have got an ODI field already - we're only in the 3rd over

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Yeah, you like that dot ball?

 

[halba]

going to be a long day at the office for the ozzies...lost the toss on an absolute belter of a pitch.

 

[Starfighter]

This deck should produce two very big first innings scores.

Said I would have picked Starc before the series because of his ODI prowess to counter England's aggression so keen to see how the guys picked answer it. There will be wickets available if they kept their heads on.

Starc doesn't bowl like he does in ODIs in tests. None of our guys do. It's just Plan A and Plan A with more bouncers.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Wider than leg stump is a good plan to most batsmen.

Took them from outside off champ

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Need to bowl a bit wider to Duckett I think

Give him width and he cuts for fun.

 

[Prince EWS]

England have a #8 in already - we're only in the 3rd over.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

What's the strategy - declare at tea and book golf for Monday.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

GONE

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

to the beach and shops on this warm night