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

[Adders]

I bloody love Joe Root you know

You and me both Bro, you and me both. Sometimes I dream about Joe Root, Jimmy Anderson and me in a mad love triangle........they're the best of nights.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

That was a Pakistan no ball that one

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Runs flowing from Green so far and he doesn't look threatening. I'd get Lyon back on.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

I don't think Aus have frankly been very good today so 5/180 odd is a ****ing incredible position to be in. Have to capitalise.

Ya Aus need one more wkt to steal the honour on day 1

Nothing much for eng in their last 5, i guess Mo done for all format

 

[Spark]

Are Sky's speed guns generous? Cummins hasn't consistently pushed 145km/h in a while.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Cummins is bowling is nice and tight line with good pace as well.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Are Sky's speed guns generous? Cummins hasn't consistently pushed 145km/h in a while.

I thought that as Boland didn't look as quick as they had him either.

 

[Spark]

Think that's pitched outside leg

 

[Jfry]

Hazlewood very tentative on that chase geez

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Nicely executed reverse-sweep

 

[Spark]

Well if he hasn't hit this...

EDIT: Ah he has. Lucky lucky boy

 

[Jfry]

Lucky ****

 

[TimAngas]

It's hard to reverse sweep Lyon with considerably more flight than today's LO spinners.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Out.

Hazlewood looked knackered on the chase the previous ball.

 

[Burgey]

This is dead if he didn’t hit it

 

[GIMH]

Well if he hasn't hit this...

EDIT: Ah he has. Lucky lucky boy

You make your own luck. He made his by gloving it.

 

[social]

Such a bad shot from a player of his class

 

[Burgey]

Bit of glove on it I think

 

[Spark]

I don't mind Lyon tempting him but you gotta put someone else down there at third man, anything even vaguely away from Hazlewood is a guaranteed boundary.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Got away with that.

His love of the reverse sweep is a worry though