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

[Burgey]

Oh look Haze is out there. As he has been all ****ing morning except for when he went for a tosca and Starc fielded for an over.

 

[CartyDurham]

Get Lyon on

Could I ask because no one answered in the first innings, but does Lyon bowl a lot of top spin balls ?

 

[Molehill]

This batting from England honestly isn't a winning strategy in the long term, or at least I hope so. But while it's happening it's hilarious, because bowling attacks have crumbled time on time again

How long is long term? A winning strategy is precisely what it's been so far.

 

[Socerer 01]

Oh look Haze is out there. As he has been all ****ing morning except for when he went for a tosca and Starc fielded for an over.

halba should never be taken seriously

 

[CartyDurham]

How long is long term? A winning strategy is precisely what it's been so far.

I think he would rather we went back to 2.5 an over and looking for draws

 

[Burgey]

halba should never be taken seriously

Indeed

 

[Son Of Coco]

I know this but the grudging praise makes me laugh. You don’t think any of the great Aussie didn’t bat like root over the years

a good shot is a good shot , whoever plays it


Khawaja played some truly brilliant shots of similar bowling

When you talk about the bowlers not bowling **** balls, it doesn't have to be a reflection on the batsman. Sometimes they just bowl some poo. We've been on the pads way too much all game. It's hard enough to Root at the moment bowling on a decent line and length. Leg stump is a waste.

Looking forward to Brook leaving one and getting castled.

 

[trundler]

This batting from England honestly isn't a winning strategy in the long term, or at least I hope so. But while it's happening it's hilarious, because bowling attacks have crumbled time on time again

Nah this is just cope for the fact that batting teams have left runs out there for no reason other than tradition. Just like how guys keep getting out driving in England when they'd 100% be better off shelving that shot, they've left huge gaps unexploited just because things aren't done a certain way.

 

[CartyDurham]

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time for me to disappear fir a bit. Play nice mind and don’t call me out

 

[_Ed_]

Why would you hope for slow scoring and boring cricket ?

I've never found test cricket boring.

 

[CartyDurham]

When you talk about the bowlers not bowling **** balls, it doesn't have to be a reflection on the batsman. Sometimes they just bowl some poo. We've been on the pads way too much all game. It's hard enough to Root at the moment bowling on a decent line and length. Leg stump is a waste.

Looking forward to Brook leaving one and getting castled.

As I said grudging praise. Root is a world class player. It’s allowed to admit

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Could I ask because no one answered in the first innings, but does Lyon bowl a lot of top spin balls ?

Yep, he does.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Could I ask because no one answered in the first innings, but does Lyon bowl a lot of top spin balls ?

Gets quite a lot of overspin on it.

 

[Spark]

As I said grudging praise. Root is a world class player. It’s allowed to admit

No one is contesting this ffs.

 

[CartyDurham]

I've never found test cricket boring.

Neither have I, though some of it in the 70s and 80s , had me asleep by 230pm on day one

this is fantastic to watch cricket by both teams.

 

[CartyDurham]

No one is contesting this ffs.

Only me saying it though. No praise of root , it’s all just poor bowling

can no one just post, that’s a good shot by root, or is it only me


and brook puts Lyon away first ball with a perfect cut shot

 

[social]

Could I ask because no one answered in the first innings, but does Lyon bowl a lot of top spin balls ?

He bowls with over spin which is why he gets so much bounce in Australia

 

[TheJediBrah]

This CartyDurham fella is a bit of a fruit loop but I like him

 

[halba]

Who paid off the guy to pass Hazlewood fit? I want his job. He's an opening Bowler. Only 2 overs

 

[Howe_zat]

As I said grudging praise. Root is a world class player. It’s allowed to admit

Bruh. Stop this. People are allowed to make a post that is about other things than how the guy is batting