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

[G. S. Kohli]

Could easily have been 7 down in the last ten mins

big chances blown by England

Both team dropped many catches

 

[Prince EWS]

N

Made an important 80 odd vs NZ in the boxing day test a few years back when trav got his second test ton.

Daily reminder that Head's second Test ton > Wade.

 

[CartyDurham]

Pope could, stokes could given that he's not doing amazing with the bat right now anyway. I don't really like any of those options and YJB's batting is probably worth the occasional chance he misses. It's not like it's buttler 4 years ago where he was dropping as many of YJB off spin and also averaging less than foakes with the bat in test and FC.

Good idea as pope is pretty much settled in the side

what a superb on drive by Carey they was off broad

that’s my favourite shot folks. Straight back at the bowler timed to perfection

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Classic On Drive by Carey

 

[trundler]

This must be an especially nuclear tour thread because it contains both Thierry thoughts on Viv Richards and mine on Australia's depth in the 90s.

@subshakerz to comment on Dale Steyn next.

Edit: also Hoggard > Lillee mentions.

 

[Spark]

N

Made an important 80 odd vs NZ in the boxing day test a few years back when trav got his second test ton.

Yeah I have absolutely no recollection of this. I mean I saw the game and I remember Head's hundred, but not that. Wasn't that the unbelievably onesided series where NZ barely fired a shot with the bat and only Wagner with the ball?

 

[CartyDurham]

Classic On Drive by Carey

I loved that shot. I can remember the days in 1983 when I middled one like that back to the bowler

timed beautifully

 

[Prince EWS]

This must be an especially nuclear tour thread because it contains both Thierry thoughts on Viv Richards and mine on Australia's depth in the 90s.

@subshakerz to comment on Dale Steyn next.

It's not really nuclear until someone actually takes my Hoggard bait.

 

[Nintendo]

Yeah I have absolutely no recollection of this. I mean I saw the game and I remember Head's hundred, but not that. Wasn't that the unbelievably onesided series where NZ barely fired a shot with the bat and only Wagner with the ball?

Yeah it was. Joe burns was opening the batting with warner at the time. Dire as it gets.

 

[CartyDurham]

This must be an especially nuclear tour thread because it contains both Thierry thoughts on Viv Richards and mine on Australia's depth in the 90s.

@subshakerz to comment on Dale Steyn next.

Edit: also Hoggard > Lillee mentions.

Could I throw in that giving gower the captaincy instead of gatting was a mistake in 1989?

 

[Spark]

Yeah it was. Joe burns was opening the batting with warner at the time. Dire as it gets.

No that was a different series right, the one with the flattest pitches ever seen and Johnson basically went "**** this ****, I ain't bowling on these" and retired on the spot?

 

[G. S. Kohli]

same reason they called Inzamam lazy. it's because he's Pakistani.

jokes

No not 'cause they are muslim
their Body Language looks them lazy

Same about Rohit sharma

 

[slippy888]

Khawaja is the goat

 

[Spark]

No not 'cause they are muslim
their Body Language looks them lazy

Same about Rohit sharma

what

 

[CartyDurham]

It's not really nuclear until someone actually takes my Hoggard bait.

Hoggard was a great batsman for one single shot in his career

4 off Brett Lee at Trent bridge 2005

 

[GIMH]

If these two see it through to close than it’s Australia’s day but I see no sign of the canter @Burgey promised us

 

[Prince EWS]

Hoggard was a great batsman for one single shot in his career

4 off Brett Lee at Trent bridge 2005

Would pick him over Garner for his far superior batting.

 

[CartyDurham]

Would pick him over Garner for his far superior batting.

I’d have Courtney Walsh over big bird, to get the single to save my life

 

[Nintendo]

It's not really nuclear until someone actually takes my Hoggard bait.

Hoggard in africa: 26 wickets @25
Akram in africa: 24 wickets @30

Hoggard in Americas: 13 wickets @25
Akram in Americas: 35 wickets @27

Clearly Hoggard>Akram.

 

[Spark]

If these two see it through to close than it’s Australia’s day but I see no sign of the canter @Burgey promised us

Nah England are still a fair way in front IMO (and I thought, and still think, England were well short of par yesterday). There really isn't much batting after these two.