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

[CartyDurham]

Ali not looking happy warming up. Can Root take on the frontline spinner role? Its a huge ask for him

Will be a tough one but root does spin the ball well

I think he took a few in India on a turning pitch

 

[wpdavid]

Close enough. Hope it's half as good as that finish.

I see what you did there. Very good indeed.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

What's the highest Test innings score without any player scoring a 50?

Overall it's 315 for England vs West Indies 1986
Gower top score of 47 ..

In Ashes Cricket it is 279 by Australia in 2005 , which so happened to be at Edgbaston..
When Brett Lee was left stranded on 43 not out as England won by 2 runs .

 

[chunksafc]

Will be a tough one but root does spin the ball well

I think he took a few in India on a turning pitch

Cant see Ali bowling many with that damaged finger, anyone else in the team that can bowl - Brook excluded

 

[Spark]

This "Warnie" biopic Nine are hawking really does look awful.

 

[Gremlin]

It is enthralling test cricket. Has been all match. Gut feeling is that England are about 40 runs short but who knows? Also tomorrow's forecast has improved, if Aus bat the time they win.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Do not mention the score

it’s not the done thing on here I’m being told

no numbers allowed

GS Kohli is the third best poster here and he posts scores all the time. So I follow him.

 

[CartyDurham]

Cant see Ali bowling many with that damaged finger, anyone else in the team that can bowl - Brook excluded

I think I saw Crawley once bowl terrible leg spin.

Might have dreamt that one though

Hopefully Jimmy and Robinson will come on from their first innings bowling

I assume it will be Broad and Anderson first up

 

[quincywagstaff]

This "Warnie" biopic Nine are hawking really does look awful.

Yeah, couldn't pay me to watch that.

 

[CartyDurham]

GS Kohli is the third best poster here and he posts scores all the time. So I follow him.

I’m finished on that rant

hope the Aussies are four down at the close

whoops

 

[Kirkut]

Aus need to do a Kolkata 2001 here

 

[Molehill]

It is enthralling test cricket. Has been all match. Gut feeling is that England are about 40 runs short but who knows? Also tomorrow's forecast has improved, if Aus bat the time they win.

Kind of agree, but I think the weather will be more conducive tomorrow for helping the seamers. I think the Aussies need to have 120 on the board tonight.

 

[CartyDurham]

Overall it's 315 for England vs West Indies 1986
Gower top score of 47 ..

In Ashes Cricket it is 279 by Australia in 2005 , which so happened to be at Edgbaston..
When Brett Lee was left stranded on 43 not out as England won by 2 runs .

Good stats. Do I say it ?

 

[Spark]

How can they have issues with the ball before it's even been bowled

 

[Kirkut]

One of the great cricketing myths continues to persist.

Three bowlers with similar style - short of good length, hit the deck bowling can get predictable and easier for batsmen to read. Having someone who can pitch it up and swing it at high pace adds variety and unpredictability.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Kind of agree, but I think the weather will be more conducive tomorrow for helping the seamers. I think the Aussies need to have 120 on the board tonight.

I think England really need James Anderson to come to the party here ...Will Anderson take the new ball though? He didn't in the first innings

 

[Spark]

Three bowlers with similar style - short of good length, hit the deck bowling can get predictable and easier for batsmen to read. Having someone who can pitch it up and swing it at high pace adds variety and unpredictability.

The myth is that Starc is particularly good at the tail, he isn't (on the other hand, the idea that Starc is just a tailbasher is equally a myth).

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

How can they have issues with the ball before it's even been bowled

Ball change at 0.0 overs. Bazball has peaked!

 

[CartyDurham]

What’s going on here. ?

New ball not good enough

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

England change the ball before a ball has been bowled-surely a record?