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

[Nintendo]

Jeez.

Whats wrong with pope as VC? He's averaged 44 batting at 3 under stokes. Don't think he's going anywhere fast.

 

[Burgey]

It wouldn’t improve the side and it’s completely silly to think so

dropping a captain. That’s your theory to improve the England team

I mean Come on man that’s just not going to happen

I think he’s saying that with Stokes apparently not fit to bowl, the side would objectively be improved by playing, say Foakes as your all rounder at keeper and moving Bairstow up to six. He’s probably right tbh, though as he said he’s not saying it would happen.

 

[honestbharani]

It wouldn’t improve the side and it’s completely silly to think so

dropping a captain. That’s your theory to improve the England team

I mean Come on man that’s just not going to happen

Relax man. You seem to take things too seriously about CW. Like @fredfertang said, we are all a bunch of idiots/cricket tragics who pretend to be experts on the game here. It is more than likely almost all of our opinions are wrong and we even keep changing them very quickly. Many of us are also pretty biased towards the teams we support.

I am just wondering if actual on field performances for England may improve given Stokes is so clearly unfit at the moment. And I am one of the bigger Stokes fans here and one of the biggest Bazball fans here.

Chill out. Dont take every post personally. Most of us just enjoy ****posting as we have known each other a long time now as forum posters.
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Explaining @Burgey may take a noble prize winning effort though.

 

[Burgey]

Whats wrong with pope as VC? He's averaged 44 batting at 3 under stokes. Don't think he's going anywhere fast.

He looks like he should be signing his autograph in alphabetti spaghetti while sitting in a high chair

 

[loterry1994]

This is all on broad the first 30 minutes after tea

 

[Croadymeister]

Felt a big moment now they have reached less than 100. Crowd are sensing that too and has really flattened the optimism.

 

[CartyDurham]

I think he’s saying that with Stokes apparently not fit to bowl, the side would objectively be improved by playing, say Foakes as your all rounder at keeper and moving Bairstow up to six. He’s probably right tbh, though as he said he’s not saying it would happen.

I fully understand that but it won’t happen unless stokes losing a limb

he isn’t right because it will never be happening and it’s fair to say that

 

[Burgey]

This is all on broad the first 30 minutes after tea

Yeah gotta be Broad here now. I wonder if they wish they’d picked Wood on this deck now. Extra pace with a bit of up and down on day 5 would have been handy

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah gotta be Broad here now. I wonder if they wish they’d picked Wood on this deck now. Extra pace with a bit of up and down on day 5 would have been handy

And a spell from Stokes, I feel. Could be a Flintoff in 2005/2009 kind of spell incoming.

 

[CartyDurham]

Relax man. You seem to take things too seriously about CW. Like @fredfertang said, we are all a bunch of idiots/cricket tragics who pretend to be experts on the game here. It is more than likely almost all of our opinions are wrong and we even keep changing them very quickly. Many of us are also pretty biased towards the teams we support.

I am just wondering if actual on field performances for England may improve given Stokes is so clearly unfit at the moment. And I am one of the bigger Stokes fans here and one of the biggest Bazball fans here.

Chill out. Dont take every post personally. Most of us just enjoy ****posting as we have known each other a long time now as forum posters.
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Explaining @Burgey may take a noble prize winning effort though.

Fair comment. I’m new remember and trying to learn people’s style of posting

eventually I will see what’s rubbish, what’s obviously a wind up and what’s genuine

it’s all a lesson I’m learning

now back to this

its got to be Australia here now They are world champs and should be knocking off the required at a canter

 

[Burgey]

Not sure I agree with Taylor’s reasoning on the run rate and the new ball. If Aus are still five down by then they’ll be scoring faster than this and it’ll be virtually done

 

[Shri]

if these two slowly add 40, the last 50 will come in no time

 

[Burgey]

Fair comment. I’m new remember and trying to learn people’s style of posting

eventually I will see what’s rubbish, what’s obviously a wind up and what’s genuine

it’s all a lesson I’m learning

now back to this

it got up be Australia here now They are world champs and should be knocking off the required at a canter

Just assume I’m always posting rubbish and you’ll be half way there mate

 

[CartyDurham]

Just assume I’m always posting rubbish and you’ll be half way there

Goes without saying

 

[honestbharani]

Just assume I’m always posting rubbish and you’ll be half way there

Assume he posts double rubbish and you will be full way there.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

I'm depressed. iPad won't charge, can't access other stuff on laptop, Anderson is struggling. Aus need fewer than 100 to win. Will there be changes to Eng team for next match?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Good start would be not typing every thought that ever crosses your mind into a post, IMO

 

[Carlos]

I think Anderson and Ali will be in the firing line perhaps

 

[CartyDurham]

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I'm depressed. iPad won't charge, can't access other stuff on laptop, Anderson is struggling. Aus need fewer than 100 to win. Will there be changes to Eng team for next match?

i think Potts and wood may come in . Anderson and Moeen out

 

[Socerer 01]

I'm depressed. iPad won't charge, can't access other stuff on laptop, Anderson is struggling. Aus need fewer than 100 to win. Will there be changes to Eng team for next match?

Anderson and Ali should probably be out, maybe Woakes and Wood in for them?