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

[Gob]

McGrath 122 behind . I should have made that clearer. Can’t be anywhere near the level of Anderson is McGrath , more your bog standard seamer of the level of Chris Old

Need to wash my eyes after reading this

 

[CartyDurham]

No I was insulting Mo

Don’t you insult my Dom Bess

 

[Croadymeister]

I thought they’d have gone with Broad first up for sure. Wonder if this is an end change over

Yeah that was an utterly dreadful mistake and boy are they paying for it this morning

 

[Gnske]

Honestly dump Pope for Bairstow if you have to. Let's just face the fact that Baz simps for Crawley and look at the next weakest link.

It's clearly him. What's he good for exactly? Overbalancing and getting out to Lyon half trackers?

 

[Burgey]

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?

AB de Villiers says hi

 

[Fuller Pilch]

One of my kids checked the score after day 1 and thought it was cray cray that England declared 8 down after 78 overs as the tail could score some more. He was absolutely dumbfounded when I told him Root was not out at the time.

 

[CartyDurham]

Need to wash my eyes after reading this

Stats my friend, wickets taken. McGrath is miles behind and you know it

 

[Prince EWS]

Need to wash my eyes after reading this

I can get behind Hoggard > Lillee but McGrath was definitely better than Anderson.

 

[Croadymeister]

Poor again from Bairstow- these chances are going to cost us the game

Think it already has done unfortunately

 

[Starfighter]

Tubby speaking the truth there.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Thought this said Don Nash for a moment and was going to step in and defend the renowned club coach of the Northwest Sydney Hurricanes.

Yessssssssssss

 

[CartyDurham]

One of my kids checked the score after day 1 and thought it was cray cray that England declared 8 down after 78 overs as the tail could score some more. He was absolutely dumbfounded when I told him Root was not out at the time.

Anderson was to come. He can’t bat

 

[Pothas]

State of this thread.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

AB de Villiers says hi

 

[Aidan11]

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

Morning Carty. It's all kicking off "over there" again I see.

 

[trundler]

AB de Villiers says hi

Not unlike Border giving up captaincy then retaking it also

 

[Gnske]

I thought they’d have gone with Broad first up for sure. Wonder if this is an end change over

I am genuinely baffled why they didn't. Then again, we're expecting good brain thinking from a hero who was given an OBE for punching a guy at a pub

 

[TimAngas]

He hasn't shown it at test level yet but Boland has the potential to hang around. Has a 29* (130) against an attack including Jhye Richardson.

 

[CartyDurham]

I can get behind Hoggard > Lillee but McGrath was definitely better than Anderson.

Not stats wise and wickets taken , he is not, Anderson has 122 more wickets than McGrath. That’s easy to read

 

[Prince EWS]

Anderson was to come. He can’t bat

Root and Robinson weren't out though.