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

[ashley bach]

Postman coming with a surprise delivery...or two

 

[Son Of Coco]

This is the one time I don't mind seeing an English bowler go off for a tub after their spell (despite the fact they are cheating *****). Moeen must be covered in **** after that shower he just delivered to start the day.

 

[GIMH]

Lmao bAzBaLl let's recall a spinner for the 5-Test Ashes series who hasn't been playing red-ball cricket for years what a bold move!

*Finger ruined after 1 day of bowling*

bAzBaLl!!!

You really do post batshit

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Bringing Moeen out of retirement was disrespectful to every FC bowler in England and I'm glad he's getting thrashed.

I thought he brought himself out of retirement. Never known a player change his mind so many times. Yet the selectors still select him. Why?

 

[TimAngas]

It's hard to get the tail out on a road. This makes the declaration look stupider.

 

[Spikey]

Rashid for the next test yeah?

 

[CartyDurham]

I’ve got a bad head reading all this negativity and name calling

let’s enjoy the game. It’s turning into a potential cracker. Unless the weather intervenes

 

[CartyDurham]

It's hard to get the tail out on a road. This makes the declaration look stupider.

It doesn’t,

 

[Croadymeister]

Nintindo

I never seen english Wicket keeper this much Sloppy in Ashes never never before.... Ben Foakes should back & Johnny need to play only as specialist batsman.

ABD Villers denied to keep wicket later part of his test career, when you get old or returns After sometime you not concentrate much.

Maybe if England weren't so stubborn they would actually find a way to get Foakes into team and have Bairstow as batsman

 

[Aidan11]

I thought he brought himself out of retirement. Never known a player change his mind so many times. Yet the selectors still select him. Why?

We're lacking in spin options.

 

[TheJediBrah]

You really do post bat****

Your blokes' "brain trust" is just handing it to me on a platter I'll stop hurting your feelings when they stop doing awful ****

 

[Prince EWS]

Rashid for the next test yeah?

He keeps saying no when asked.

Given how little Stokes has been able to bowl it wouldn't surprise me if they went with four quicks + Root.

 

[Gnske]

Stokes is a stupid dumb captain. He let Baz into his ear and has forgotten what he read in the captions of his 'Captains of Cricket' book

 

[trundler]

Maybe they should be good enough if they wanted a gig.

This is about as well as Dom Bess would've done though.

 

[Croadymeister]

The Foakes v Bairstow argument is nonsense IMO

Foakes is a quality test wk/batsman and should be an automatic selection in that

Bairstow is one of the best 3-4 batsmen in England and should be an automatic selection AS A BATSMAN

Yeah just a pity England are too blind to see it

 

[CartyDurham]

Last summer at this stage of a game, England reverted to bouncers with 7 fielders on the boundary

the dullest tactic I’ve ever watched .

they even put a fielder directly behind the keeper on the boundary

 

[CartyDurham]

We're lacking in spin options.

Morning Aidan. I see @trundler likes my mate Don Bess. It’s good to know I’m not alone in the world on that one

 

[TheJediBrah]

He keeps saying no when asked.

Given how little Stokes has been able to bowl it wouldn't surprise me if they went with four quicks + Root.

Which is clearly what they should have done here

 

[trundler]

Morning Aidan. I see @trundler likes my mate Don Bess. It’s good to know I’m not alone in the world on that one

No I was insulting Mo

 

[GIMH]

Your blokes' "brain trust" is just handing it to me on a platter I'll stop hurting your feelings when they stop doing awful ****

My feelings aren’t hurt, I just struggle with the fact someone can come out with such logical fallacies