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

[Spark]

Yeah that's obviously a massive missed opportunity. But if you pick a tail with three #11s in it that's what happens.

 

[Aidan11]

Well done England. Didn't let the tail hang around.

 

[slippy888]

Cummins is the Paul Reiffel type player Australia have been searching for many years

 

[Gnske]

Notice the amount of wickets taken increased exponentially once the hack went off for his boo boo on his finger?

 

[halba]

thats it i guess. time for eng openers.

 

[GIMH]

Can’t even get a lead on this deck when we gave up the end of our innings to give them a chance. And Burgey said these clowns would win at a canter

 

[Aidan11]

Robinson still wicketless.

What's going on?

Ah, just a blip.

 

[TheJediBrah]

That was a pretty awful effort from the Aus batting in these conditions. Everyone except Usman and Carey failed massively and should be embarassed.

Good sign for the rest of the series because they've used up their **** up trial knocks and it's all business now. Aus could chase 450 2 down if needed here

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Lunch interval can be delayed for last wkt, unless of course Aus hang on for a bit….

No more delay! Aus 386ao.

 

[Spark]

Marnus getting out first ball was key, really. Khawaja, Carey and Head (and Cummins I guess lol) did their jobs but I don't think anyone else did which is a problem.

TBF England was kind of similar with most of the runs coming from Bairstow, Root and Crawley.

I mean 50, 38, 66 from the middle order on this pudding when the bowling wasn't super-threatening is definitely disappointing. One of those three converts the start and Australia are well in front.

 

[trundler]

That chicken hearted Robinson fired up as soon as Khawaja went. Straight from the Tim Southee school of phoning it in.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Declaration: vindicated.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Notice the amount of wickets taken increased exponentially once the hack went off for his boo boo on his finger?

Formula needed a bit of adjustment

 

[morgieb]

KP wanking over England dismissing this tail is kind of pathetic.

Truth is Boland and Hazlewood are rank #11's at Test level and Lyon isn't much better. Even Cummins has been in poor batting form.

 

[halba]

Now Hazlewood to take a 5 fer we hope?

 

[GIMH]

That chicken hearted Robinson fired up as soon as Khawaja went. Straight from the Tim Southee school of phoning it in.

you know how Khawaja went yeah?

 

[Spark]

Also now that both sides have batted now can we say that this pitch absolutely ****ing sucks and has no business being rolled out in a Test match in England?

 

[Aidan11]

Stokes declaration could still be proved right.

 

[Burgey]

Single innings shoot out then.
3rd innings lolapse incoming

 

[GIMH]

Also now that both sides have batted now can we see that this pitch absolutely ****ing sucks and has no business being rolled out in a Test match in England?

Nobody said otherwise, but us stiff upper lip Englishmen didn’t feel the need to cry about it every time a run was scored