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

[CartyDurham]

Well Athers is saying they chose one but the one that came out, was not it

anyway game on

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Let’s be real, England are big favourites

I'd say yes if our spinner wasn't injured.

 

[CartyDurham]

Any score yet?

 

[TimAngas]

Classic Warner unable to hit that ball.

 

[Spark]

Oh dear JB

 

[Kirkut]

Classic Warner unable to hit that ball.

Looks mentally shot

 

[Gob]

If the roles were reversed, I see England chasing this rather easily. Can't see Australia chasing this

And there's Jonny

 

[wpdavid]

FFS - any chance of actually moving Bairstow?

 

[RightArmMystery]

How's Bairstow not even trying to go for that?!

 

[Molehill]

That has got to be Bairstow's catch, it's to the right of Root.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

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

Cricket dramas don't work.

The Bodyline one from the 80s is the only decent cricket TV programme unless you count an episode of Midsomer Murders where the scorer was stabbed in the back.

 

[Spark]

Cricket dramas don't work.

The Bodyline one from the 80s is the only decent cricket TV programme unless you count an episode of Midsomer Murders where the scorer was stabbed in the back.

The one Nine did on WSC and the Packer years was an absolute cracker tbf.

 

[TimAngas]

Looks mentally shot

I mean Sri Lanka would get him out with that ball in 2012. He looks fine tbh.

 

[social]

Root didn’t looked thrilled with Bairstow

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I'd say yes if our spinner wasn't injured.

...and our keeper is having a 'mare.

 

[CartyDurham]

Wow. That went like a missile through the gap

alignment wrong keeper and first slip

 

[wpdavid]

How's Bairstow not even trying to go for that?!

Because nowadays he's a useless lard-arse behind the stumps. Get a ****ing keeper England.

In other news, Broad is still bowling no-balls.

 

[chunksafc]

I hope we don't come to regret that

 

[Spark]

Root didn’t looked thrilled with Bairstow

I mean a competent keeper swallows that up without thinking (though Carey has similar problems to right handed batsmen)

 

[quincywagstaff]

Did Kamran Akmal ever gave as bad a Test match with the gloves as Bairstow has had here?