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

[TheJediBrah]

Would have been nice to Mark Wood. He'd bounce Travis out in minutes

 

[Burgey]

So many red heads in the England team

 

[CartyDurham]

Even my dog Lucky is feeling the pressure

she’s just been sick on the settee

Nows she is a panic in case she gets wrong but that’s not happening

 

[CartyDurham]

Blasted a century against England on a green seamer in England-like conditions at Bellerive oval so .

England like

that’s no experience of an Ashes test in a run chase on day 5 in front of a crowd like this one

if he survives it will be one of his favourite innings

 

[Socerer 01]

Broad bowling great

 

[trundler]

All wickets so far this innings are catches by Bairstow. Is there a finer keeper in the world right now?

Periodic reminder that Kamran Akmal has more dismissals per test than Alan Knott.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Are the Aussies even trying to score? RRR is rising.

Not been much movement but that one went.

 

[artvandalay]

Really should have a slips here.

 

[Spark]

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Really should have a slips here.

Yeah I don't mind pushing Head back as an idea and he might glove one, but the way you're most likely to get him early is still an outside edge.

 

[artvandalay]

Periodic reminder that Kamran Akmal has more dismissals per test than Alan Knott.

Despite the fixing that was probably going on too.

 

[Spark]

Are the Aussies even trying to score? RRR is rising.

Not been much movement but that one went.

Absolutely no rush to get runs especially while Broad is on. Defuse the momentum and the crowd first, then worry about the score.

 

[CartyDurham]

No runs off 11 balls for Head. He will be feeling the pressure here

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

Despite the fixing that was probably going on too.

Despite or because of?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Didn't Geraint Jones of all people have the record for most dismissals in a 3 match series or something for quite a while?

Periodic reminder that Kamran Akmal has more dismissals per test than Alan Knott.

Not sure about Jones but iirc de Villiers comes out as one of the greatest keepers ever by dismissals/Test.

 

[artvandalay]

Doing the right thing by keeping it tight here.

 

[CartyDurham]

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they need to start rotating the strike here

 

[TimAngas]

No runs off 11 balls for Head. He will be feeling the pressure here

Not at all. Head's way of dealing with pressure is to go hard through the off-side and he's looked determinedly circumspect thus far.

 

[Burgey]

Steve Waugh is one of the few ex test skipper not to work in the media. Just bobbed up in an ad over here

 

[Ashes81]

We need to keep it tight to Head - look to frustrate him into a rash shot

 

[artvandalay]

Despite or because of?

How is it fixing if you were doing what you were supposed to be doing?