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

[SillyCowCorner1]

Don’t they have better commentators than Pietersen?

 

[TimAngas]

Like the look of Lyon here.

 

[Spark]

Really have to set a field for one side of the wicket here. At least force the batsmen to take some risks.

 

[GotSpin]

These tactics are bizarre. Bowling around the wicket with the fielders on the boundary

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Like the look of Lyon here.

I've always thought he looks a bit weird.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Never run off a midfield there bro

 

[Jfry]

Hazlewood please

 

[Prince EWS]

I like the idea of having a third man or a deep point, but this is seriously weird.

It's almost like Cummins has thought "hmm how do we counter this Crawley dominance?" and come up with a funky plan even though he averages <30 against the standard methods that have always been used against him and he was on about 10 at the time.

Australia totally spooked by the mythology of something that hasn't really happened yet.

 

[Spark]

These tactics are bizarre. Bowling around the wicket with the fielders on the boundary

It's the tactics we used a lot in Pakistan IIRC

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Finally a short ball

 

[grecian]

**** me it's only 70-1 the way some are talking it's 270-1, couple of quick wickets and we're ****ed.

 

[TimAngas]

If Lyon bowls full on off-stump around the wicket they're more likely to play the reverse with the angle. I think it's a good move.

 

[straw man]

Australia totally spooked by the mythology of something that hasn't really happened yet.

once again, that's Bazball

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Australia totally spooked by the mythology of something that hasn't really happened yet.

The Bowling version of sweep-a-thon

 

[Prince EWS]

**** me it's only 70-1 the way some are talking it's 270-1, couple of quick wickets and we're ****ed.

Yeah but that's exactly the point. How are Australia actually trying to get them out? This is nonsense at the current score.

 

[Jfry]

Disgusting shot that

 

[chris.hinton]

We need to destroy the bowling more it’s weak atm… take advantage ffs

 

[Qlder]

So many ex-captains on Comms saying cummins should stop being so defensive it must be true

 

[Spikey]

imagine if starc was going at six an over like boland is. smh

 

[TimAngas]

KP cosplay there by Crawley.