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

[CartyDurham]

If marnus is a cheat what does that make root? Still has questions to answer.......

A cheat? But Roots a better batsman

 

[chunksafc]

Another one tonight please lads

 

[Aidan11]

Is it too late to restart this game from scratch and play it properly this time?

That's what I used to do as a kid when I was losing so I feel this rule should apply somewhere.

 

[Spark]

That's so poor by Marnus. That wouldn't have hit a second set of stumps, it was that wide. Surely he has to know that Broad likes to bowl from wide of the crease and adjust (and leave) accordingly

 

[artvandalay]

Get Wood and Potts on.

Oh wait....

I happened to be watching extended highlights of that 2005 series the other day. The England attack at that time was hostile to say the least with Harmison, Flintoff and Simon Jones.

 

[CartyDurham]

That's so poor by Marnus. That wouldn't have hit a second set of stumps, it was that wide. Surely he has to know that Broad likes to bowl from wide of the crease and adjust (and leave) accordingly

It was a beauty of a ball. Come on

let’s be having a little humility

would have got rid of a lot of right handers a ball like that

 

[kevinw]

Is it too late to restart this game from scratch and play it properly this time?

That's what I used to do as a kid when I was losing so I feel this rule should apply somewhere.

AKA the 'forget to save' and exit game when you lose a game in Football Manager.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Need another tonight.

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

England just about favourites now IMO.

 

[CartyDurham]

Now will smith make the same mistake by staying in his crease or try and move forward to negate the lbw ?

 

[Spark]

It was a beauty of a ball. Come on

let’s be having a little humility

would have got rid of a lot of right handers a ball like that

Not if he does what he's meant to do and leave the ball. Look at how wide it is.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

AKA the 'forget to save' and exit game when you lose a game in Football Manager.

Or when your star striker did his cruciate.

 

[CartyDurham]

Not if he does what he's meant to do and leave the ball. Look at how wide it is.

It’s a cracking ball , come on , he was beaten by late swing that’s all

no shame in being out to that

 

[Spark]

I think it was @Uppercut who once said that lame nothing "defensive" shots like that should catch as much opprobrium as wild slogs.

 

[CartyDurham]

I think it was @Uppercut who once said that lame nothing "defensive" shots like that should catch as much opprobrium as wild slogs.

It’s a fair point

 

[Spark]

It’s a cracking ball , come on , he was beaten by late swing that’s all

no shame in being out to that

The length is more what did it him and the angle on the crease. It straightened slightly if at all, but it started so wide that Marnus in form should be leaving that line.

EDIT: Seriously look at that replay. It's tenth stump ffs

 

[CartyDurham]

Hello Old Waco sneaks on

will Joe root ever be able to grow proper stubble on his chin ?

 

[CartyDurham]

The length is more what did it him and the angle on the crease. It straightened slightly if at all, but it started so wide that Marnus in form should be leaving that line.

Fair comment. I’ll take that as a decent ball

 

[CartyDurham]

Khwaja being dismissed would be huge before close here

he’s looking like a limpet and unbeatable

 

[Aidan11]

Hello Old Waco sneaks on

will Joe root ever be able to grow proper stubble on his chin ?

He can't. Harry Potter put a spell on him so he has to stay permanently 11 years old.