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

[Uppercut]

Based purely on cricinfo commentary it sounds like Khawaja now bats exactly like Alastair Cook. Pulls everything that isn’t full but doesn’t get forward properly to the full ones.

 

[AVA]

In my experience, the keeper will tell first slip where to stand and it will be at the outer limits of the area he’s comfortable covering

If slip is forced to reach a long way towards the keeper for a catch, it’s generally a wk error

Root about to be fielding in front of Bairstow then.

 

[CartyDurham]

at least Cummins has the excuse of no cricket for more than three months and a personal tragedy

Broad played county matches before the series

I think Broad bowls at nowhere near this intensity in a county game

he is trying to hard for a breakthrough

 

[CartyDurham]

276/1

Warner just got run out

Gutted. 6 to win , 1-0 to Australia

 

[G. S. Kohli]

23/0
258 more

Eng should take 3 before close

 

[wpdavid]

Let’s be real, England are big favourites

I reckon not. Others have already pointed out that Moeen's injured, and Stokes only bowled a handful of overs in the first innings. And the pitch has looked pretty benign throughout. And all of that's before you consider our keeper's inability to do his job properly.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Highest innings totals without an individual 50-plus score (Ashes)
279 - Australia, Edgbaston, 2005
273 - England, Edgbaston, 2023
258 - Australia, Edgbaston, 1981
247/9 - England, Adelaide, 1902
242 - England, Edgbaston, 1989

Wicketkeepers with most dismissals in an Ashes Test
9 - Gil Langley (AUS), Lord’s, 1956
9 - Rod Marsh (AUS), Brisbane, 1982
9 - Ian Healy (AUS), Brisbane, 1994
9 - Adam Gilchrist (AUS), Sydney, 2007
9 - Alex Carey (AUS), Edgbaston, 2023
The last wicketkeeper to register three (or

more) stumpings in an Ashes Test was Alan Knott at Headingley in 1968.

Carey also 3 stumping*

 

[Spark]

Based purely on cricinfo commentary it sounds like Khawaja now bats exactly like Alastair Cook. Pulls everything that isn’t full but doesn’t get forward properly to the full ones.

Haha not the worst comparison tbh. Better to watch, though, and a lot of fun to watch against spin.

Meanwhile is anyone else getting a weird nighttime webcam on the C9 feed...?

 

[CartyDurham]

23/0
258 more

Eng should take 3 before close

That so last century quoting scores in a test match

get with the vibe , baby

 

[social]

at least Cummins has the excuse of no cricket for more than three months and a personal tragedy

Broad played county matches before the series

Broad doesn’t have a classic action & used to be quite inconsistent as a result

Probably one of those days where everything is not quite in sync

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Rain could be MOTM

 

[CartyDurham]

To many deliveries drifting into the pads

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

That so last century quoting scores in a test match

get with the vibe , baby

Careful, this is G. S. Kohli's gimmick your dissing there.

 

[Socerer 01]

23/0
258 more

Eng should take 3 before close

move aside pretenders, the real king is here

 

[CartyDurham]

Rain could be MOTM

Fancy a bet on that ?

 

[social]

I reckon not. Others have already pointed out that Moeen's injured, and Stokes only bowled a handful of overs in the first innings. And the pitch has looked pretty benign throughout. And all of that's before you consider our keeper's inability to do his job properly.

History is against Australia and we’ve already seen how this pitch livens up with a bit of cloud cover

 

[TimAngas]

Anderson has definitely bowled a bit looser than I'm used to this match. A fair few down the leg side to the left-hander. Not sure if he's looking for swing or a bit out of rhythm at his age.

 

[wpdavid]

I think Broad bowls at nowhere near this intensity in a county game

he is trying to hard for a breakthrough

You'd hope that 162 previous test matches would count for something.

 

[CartyDurham]

Careful, this is G. S. Kohli's gimmick your dissing there.

Hate numbers anyway

I prefer Australia need another two hundred and fifty six

 

[wpdavid]

History is against Australia and we’ve already seen how this pitch livens up with a bit of cloud cover

Avatar bet between our good selves?