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

[Fuller Pilch]

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

That is how Cricketweb rolls.

 

[GIMH]

State of this thread.

It’s hideous

 

[Prince EWS]

It’s hideous

Not unlike your face.

 

[Gob]

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

Interesting take. There is a subforum now for player comparison. Be interesting if you create a McGrath vs Anderson thread

Would love it personally. Its pretty close

 

[TheJediBrah]

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

brother your head is for up your team's arse that you're not allowing yourself to see common sense

You think "Spinner who hadn't played long form cricket in years struggling to hold on to the ball because he's bowled too much might have been a bad selection" is a logical fallacy

brah

 

[Burgey]

Tubby speaking the truth there.

He obviously reads my posts on cricketweb.net/forums

 

[Gnske]

It’s hideous

Like Stokes's monthly bill from Ashley and Martin

 

[CartyDurham]

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

That’s a surprise full of hell for some on here as well. It’s funny.

england need to get them out around parity in the score. Hope the expected rain holds off this afternoon

 

[Croadymeister]

I hope Uzzie gets that double that the (Sydney?) rain denied him against SA.

Should have been out for 112 last night. I am absolutely irate at Broad for that careless mistake

 

[Burgey]

Not unlike Border giving up captaincy then retaking it also

Tell me when this happened please

 

[Starfighter]

Cummins sure using that outside edge a lot.

 

[GotSpin]

Be prepared to lose fellas

 

[wpdavid]

(Responding to an interview with Broad) It’s a pudding, but it was mentioned every second post in here on Friday

Broad's often good value, isn't he. I liked that he correctly described his no-ball 'dismissal' yesterday as 'unforgivable', as that's what it was. Beyond that, there's an entertaining piece by Barny Ronay this morning about his dismissal of Labuschagne. First off the whole idea that he had discovered a previously unseen delivery in, er, the out-swinger. But then the piss-taking mimicry of Labuschagne as he tried to get some bloke in the crowd behind the bowler to sit down. It remains to be seen how the rest of the series goes for Broad, and for all I know he may be totally ineffective hereafter. My guess is that this will probably be his last series of test cricket, and we should enjoy him while we still can.

 

[CartyDurham]

That is how Cricketweb rolls.

I’m finding it hilarious

360 for 6

must be a few angry people had arguments at home and then getting their anger out on here

this is fantastic test cricket . If people can’t enjoy that without all the name calling rubbish, I don’t know what they want

though im on a wind up about McGrath and Anderson

 

[Gob]

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

Certainly

You'd reckon Anderson to be better than Marshall/Hadlee aswell?

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

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

Totally agree. Is it stubbornness though or just poor thinking?

 

[Prince EWS]

Australians who think Moeen was a completely terrible selection really don't understand how bare the spin cupboard is.

It was a risk that didn't work but it wasn't an unnecessary risk at all. I would've just picked Wood or Woakes and let Stokes rest his knee from bowling for another Test but if they wanted to pick a spinner I do think he was the least bad option. We all know it was a bad option but when faced with a bad option or a worse one, you take the bad option.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Cummins sure using that outside edge a lot.

less than usual tbh

 

[Croadymeister]

Worth giving Carey massive props for that knock though. Such an upgrade on Paine with the bat, seriously. Those were flat out crucial runs

Yeah well done England for giving him so many lives

 

[Preed]

Big error by England picking Ali and putting Bairstow behind the stumps.Ali gives away far to many cheap boundaries and his batting is hit and miss.I Am sure ther is a better spinner somewhere in England.