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

[TimAngas]

Stokes to a nick one in the channel here.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Stokes, if you don't declare soon you're a coward

 

[CartyDurham]

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delayed lunch. Missed that one. About ten mins more to 1315 hours

 

[quincywagstaff]

Can't help thinking Stokes plodding start led Brook to playing that shot.

 

[CartyDurham]

Stokes, if you don't declare soon you're a coward

Or you can dance down the pitch and glide one to leg for four in such a cowardly manner

 

[wpdavid]

England determined to try and lose this Test.

Yeah. I know it's how they roll nowadays, but those last two were pretty wasteful.

 

[CartyDurham]

Can't help thinking Stokes plodding start led Brook to playing that shot.

Similar style in 2019 at Headingley. Be very wary if he has his sensible head on

 

[trundler]

Who's luckier between Lyon and Stokes? Another jammy wicket for the bald dartsman.

 

[Gnske]

Oh look poor Johnny has a boo boo on his hand that he probably can't even catch his own benis with

 

[GIMH]

If Oz get another one, especially Bairstow, before the lead is 200 then they're clear favourites for me.

If we can get to 200 and these two both set, I'll become less jittery.

 

[CartyDurham]

Who's luckier between Lyon and Stokes? Another jammy wicket for the bald dartsman.

Good question. Stokes probably. Lyon can’t be lucky really with all the hundreds of wickets

 

[Gob]

Obvious time wasting tactics here

 

[CartyDurham]

If Oz get another one, especially Bairstow, before the lead is 200 then they're clear favourites for me.

If we can get to 200 and these two both set, I'll become less jittery.

Agreed totally. This is the stand that wins or loses it for England

 

[Ashes81]

Aussies resorting to trying to break YJBs hand by deliberately throwing the ball at him - cheating bastards

 

[Croadymeister]

Very real chance of setting them 282 to win at Edgbaston...

Nowhere near enough with their batting lineup

 

[CartyDurham]

Oh look poor Johnny has a boo boo on his hand that he probably can't even catch his own benis with

Catch his what ?

 

[CartyDurham]

Nowhere near enough with their batting lineup

Historically at Edgbaston it is . This is always a dodgy pitch on day 5 of a game

 

[GotSpin]

Aussies resorting to trying to break YJBs hand by deliberately throwing the ball at him - cheating bastards

Probably the last thing they’d want to do

 

[Fuller Pilch]

The way Brook plays that Jessop record will go to him at some stage. Think it is inevitable.

Oh look, scared so trying to change ball.

The way he plays his coach's record might as well.

 

[CartyDurham]

Do both teams want a spot of lunch here. Slowing down rapidly