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

[Spark]

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

We're posting about the poor bowling because we're annoyed about the poor bowling. We can complain about that without you jumping on our backs about it every single time.

 

[CartyDurham]

Right Mrs is on the war path

4 more thank you. Enjoy this top class batting all. Maybe someone could post at least , by that’s a good shot , just once

 

[Zinzan]

Would like to see both Brook and Stokes not giving their innings away too easily until they get to at least 30-40. Hit the bad ball yes, but no need to be reckless early on.

 

[Ashes81]

The big question before this series was could England score quickly off this Aussie attack.

Most Aussies said no, most England fans had their doubts. But whatever the result of this test, runs wise this Aussie attack has been taken apart by England.

 

[Nintendo]

That reverse scoop is actually brilliant from root. His usual way of scoring of the channel ball has been to sit back and run it fine. The reverse scoop means that he has a way to score in that same area off the channel ball, and it's primarily a boundary shot so you've gotta have the fielder back for it. If you keep the fielder up he scoops it, if you put him back he runs it for one. If you put two fielders there to stop the single and boundary it opens up another scoring area.

Don't know if it'll help him in AUS since he usually gets out from the extra bounce while trying to run it over there, and if there's extra bounce it's alot harder to scoop.

 

[Zinzan]

Would like to see both Brook and Stokes not giving their innings away too easily until they get to at least 30-40. Hit the bad ball yes, but no need to be reckless early on.

That said loving this from Brook, putting away the bad ones.

 

[social]

That’s an awful over

 

[CartyDurham]

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ok all I apologise. I like to look on the good side and not the negative

when it’s the Aussies turn to bat, I’ll be saying great shot a lot , and not moaning about bowlers all the time


not one person has said that’s a good shot by root. Not one bar me. It’s all bad bowling

 

[sledger]

Alba please can we have a Hazelwood update

 

[Burgey]

These freebies from Lyon to Brook have been annoying because he's looked dodgy so far to anything pitched on a good length around off stump

 

[Spark]

The big question before this series was could England score quickly off this Aussie attack.

Most Aussies said no, most England fans had their doubts. But whatever the result of this test, runs wise this Aussie attack has been taken apart by England.

I don't think this is accurate. It's whether they could score quickly in helpful bowling conditions in particular. On that front we very much don't know, because aside from that half an hour yesterday we haven't had those.

Could they score like this in the sort of conditions that were present on the first two days at Headingley last time around? That's an open question.

 

[GotSpin]

I honestly think we need to stack the offside and bowl really far outside off stump

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

That’s an awful over

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[Burgey]

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ok all I apologise. I like to look on the good side and not the negative

when it’s the Aussies turn to bat, I’ll be saying great shot a lot , and not moaning about bowlers all the time


not one person has said that’s a good shot by root. Not one bar me. It’s all bad bowling

Mate, didn't you say you had to go? You should try to be a man of your word

 

[Fuller Pilch]

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

Friendly and non confrontational yet can comment about cricket. Very fishy. I smell a Russian bot.


Just kidding. Seems a good addition.

 

[Gob]

The big question before this series was could England score quickly off this Aussie attack.

Most Aussies said no, most England fans had their doubts. But whatever the result of this test, runs wise this Aussie attack has been taken apart by England.

That should never have been a question because they have been notoriously bad when teams go after them in recent times.

 

[trundler]

That was superb from Book. Don't get how he looked so **** against spin in India.

 

[CartyDurham]

First time I’ve seen Cameron Green and you Aussies have another potential great player

shot by brook , put away beautifully

Here is an example. I praise green then appreciate a good shot. No doubt it will have been a bad ball

 

[halba]

That was superb from Book. Don't get how he looked so **** against spin in India.

2 Donald bradmans at the crease and a off on again fit Bowler in Hazlewood. This is a farce.

 

[Spark]

I honestly think we need to stack the offside and bowl really far outside off stump

Yep. I have no problem with defensive bowling in the circumstances but you have to bowl one side of the wicket.