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

[Ashes81]

The lack of a front line spinner and Stokes being barely able to bowl has killed us here

 

[slowfinger]

With two World Cup winners medals

biggest fraud of all time

 

[Saket1209]

Anyway good thing England batted through to stumps on the first day and Australia still have 40 to chase

eng lost the match there itself

 

[CartyDurham]

it's 7 o clock why are they still playing

Because it’s the last hour and 15 overs have to be bowled

 

[Bahnz]

Anyway good thing England batted through to stumps on the first day and Australia still have 40 to chase

Haha, it’s happening PEWS!

 

[Nintendo]

These lyon pulls/hooks are gonna give me a ****ing heart attack jesus.

 

[Jfry]

Time for Cummins to play a ramp

 

[CartyDurham]

biggest fraud of all time

Rubbish

 

[Spark]

Haha, it’s happening PEWS!

That doesn't mean Aus'll win but seriously

 

[Saket1209]

champion player cummins

 

[subshakerz]

I can't help but feel this match will give first mover advantage, determine the series winner, given the packed schedule.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

@Burgey how's the HIIT class looking?

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

Anyway good thing England batted through to stumps on the first day and Australia still have 40 to chase

Either way it goes, that this situation has even occurred shows what a dick move that was.

 

[CartyDurham]

By god how close was that one

luck favouring Australia at the end

 

[RightArmMystery]

Broad a 1 man bowling attack here atm. If he doesn’t do it it’s game over.

 

[Bijed]

Anyway good thing England batted through to stumps on the first day and Australia still have 40 to chase

Yeah, at least this has highlighted how the declaration didn't make it any more likely that we'd win. Bairstow and other missed chances have cost us more but those weren't us just shooting ourselves in the foot

 

[CartyDurham]

Shot Cummins

 

[honestbharani]

I am not sure if having everyone deep for Cummins is in the spirit of Bazball but its understandable.

More than anything else, Stokes should given himself an extra over and not given that to Root.

That, and that over when Broad kept bowling bouncers at 83 mph to Cummins even though he was smacking them.

 

[Burgey]

Wow Aussies will win this. Crazy.

Neutral Gambhiring is the worst Gambhiring. Imma not buying you dinner if you’re supporting England

@SillyCowCorner1 SS and I are looking at having a meet up in NYC mid July. Come along man.

 

[Bahnz]

That doesn't mean Aus'll win but seriously

Nicely hedged.