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

[CartyDurham]

You'd hope that this lot aren't fazed at all by slow turn having spent much of the last few months dealing with them

Good point.

 

[wpdavid]

Decent over from Moeen actually.

 

[Calm_profit]

When was the last time when Australians openers stayed more than 10 overs in England?

 

[Spark]

When was the last time when Australians openers stayed more than 10 overs in England?

2015, right? Rogers and Warner had a few good partnerships in that series. Warner should actually have made a few big scores in that series, just kept throwing it away when well set.

 

[Shri]

if next pitch is similar, aus should play todd murphy instead of bringing starc back

 

[mackembhoy]

wait this is no longer a controversial thing to say?

Who said this pitch isn't **** like?

 

[Preed]

Australia batting like it’s a test match England One down after one
test.I suspect by the end of ashes England supporters will be fed up with Bazbal

 

[Calm_profit]

2015, right? Rogers and Warner had a few good partnerships in that series. Warner should actually have made a few big scores in that series, just kept throwing it away when well set.

Rogers,the guy should have been there long time ago after Katich was gone.

 

[social]

Uzi has played some beautiful shots but doesn’t look 100% switched on to me while Warner looks really good

Still wouldn’t back Davey to score more than him though

 

[chunksafc]

Well this has gone a bit flat, need a wicket from somewhere

 

[CartyDurham]

This is too easy

 

[Alex0paul]

What time can they play to tonight?

 

[MW1304]

Concerning how easy that was. Feels like our chances are completely reliant upon tomorrow's conditions.

 

[Calm_profit]

Well this has gone a bit flat, need a wicket from somewhere

This is where you need guys like Wood.

 

[CartyDurham]

What time can they play to tonight?

Minimum of 630pm uk time but possibly longer to make up time lost from Sunday

So probably 7pm ish ?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good partnership this

 

[CartyDurham]

This is where you need guys like Wood.

Agreed there and Potts is a very handy bowler on a pitch like this

 

[social]

if next pitch is similar, aus should play todd murphy instead of bringing starc back

Murphy bowls similarly to Swann IMO so not the worst call

When Australia delayed naming their side on day one here, it wouldn’t have surprised me if they had picked him for this game f

 

[Aidan11]

I can actually predict Jonathan Agnew's article headline for the BBC when this test is over....

"Bazball won't work against Australia "

Genius.

 

[CartyDurham]

This is farrrrr too easy