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

[CartyDurham]

Get the rain dance ready mate , that's the only way this ends in a draw unless of course there's a Faf Du Plessis clone in this Australian batting line up haha.

Agreed. It’s lashing down where I am in England

about 200 miles or so away from the game

maiden start

broad at the other end

 

[chunksafc]

Khawaja needs getting out before he gets settled, he looks very untroubled

 

[Burgey]

One factor in favour of Australia that's been overlooked is that Anderson is generally a non entity in the second innings. Couple that with Moeen being injured, England now require god mode Broad to turn up.

Robinson will bowl well in this

 

[TimAngas]

One advantage of the rain is Boland would have had a solid (indoor) net this morning.

 

[CartyDurham]

Khawaja needs getting out before he gets settled, he looks very untroubled

He looks as if he has all the time in the world to play. So relaxed

hate edges that go in a gap to third man

 

[TheJediBrah]

Can't see the ball swinging much if it keeps getting wet. Watch England try and get it changed constantly

 

[chris.hinton]

Usman Khawaja has actually batted on all five days of this Ashes Test!!

 

[Burgey]

Get that seam nice and wet lads

 

[Burgey]

Usman Khawaja has actually batted on all five days of this Ashes Test!!

I think someone posted yesterday he’s the first Australian to do it in an Ashes test

 

[chunksafc]

He looks as if he has all the time in the world to play. So relaxed

hate edges that go in a gap to third man

The talk before hand i read was that he wasnt in great form, yet hes looked great in this match

 

[trundler]

Robinson will bowl well in this

He does get serious reverse. Down to two men though.

 

[Nintendo]

I'de think about sending green over head at the fall of the next wicket. If we lose any more play and Australia need 5-6 an over later on to get the target you want head walking in later then green. Head is gonna be able to score from ball one easier than green.

 

[Burgey]

Joe Root with the white sandpaper there at first slip

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Boland: I don't think so Jim

(only 90s kids will get this)

 

[trundler]

Boland: I don't think so Jim

(only 90s kids will get this)

It's true I don't get it

 

[Molehill]

With all the stats showing Khawaja averages far less to bowlers going over the wicket to him, why have England persevered with the opposite?

 

[Burgey]

Joe Root with the white sandpaper there at first slip

And right on cue it starts to swing a little bit.
Hmmm
Interesting

 

[Nintendo]

With all the stats showing Khawaja averages far less to bowlers going over the wicket to him, why have England persevered with the opposite?

Because broad has nicked a ton off left handers off going around the wicket and it's what he's trained himself to do to left handers.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

With all the stats showing Khawaja averages far less to bowlers going over the wicket to him, why have England persevered with the opposite?

Bazball, the answer is Bazball to everything now

 

[Burgey]

Man Bairstow’s footwork in that play and miss