1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[Starfighter]

This is the match slipping from our fingers in this partnership. With the time in the field I suspect our batting will fold and they'll be chasing around 100 at the most, if these two get out soon which they don't look like doing.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Ball too. Always is up for an ashes battle Broad.

Would probably go very close to being selected in an all time England ashes side. Anderson for example would be nowhere near it.

 

[Malcolm]

This is giving me a headache.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Not much in the pitch once the batsman have played themselves in.

 

[Flem274*]

this isnt over. stokes will need to lift his game considerably with the ball next innings if anderson isn't bowling.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Broad can get his average past 20 here in this innings

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Broad can get his average past 20 here in this innings

err, no.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

err, no.

Batting resurgence from him...last week he was a bunny with the bat

 

[morgieb]

this isnt over. stokes will need to lift his game considerably with the ball next innings if anderson isn't bowling.

Depends on how much more these two make, but I think we're gonna need more heroics from Smith to give England a tough 4th innings chase. And I'm skeptical he can do it again.

 

[stephen]

Would probably go very close to being selected in an all time England ashes side. Anderson for example would be nowhere near it.

Yeah. It's crazy that Broad nearly has 100 ashes wickets. That's a quarter of his career wickets.

 

[mr_mister]

Should have been bowling short to him all innings!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Batting resurgence from him...last week he was a bunny with the bat

It worked!!!!

 

[stephen]

What's the bet England get a lead of 81 just to screw over my lms votes.

 

[morgieb]

Probably should've tried it earlier in hindsight, though it's a tough one to do in fairness. Very handy knock though.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yeah. It's crazy that Broad has 100 ashes wickets. That's a quarter of his career wickets.

Fixed that...

 

[Starfighter]

Too little, too late I feel. Why didn't he go at him like that for so long, instead persisting with gentle short-of-a-length?

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Finally

 

[GotSpin]

Too little, too late I feel. Why didn't he go at him like that for so long, instead persisting with gentle short-of-a-length?

Yep

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well that was a fantastic partnership. Wish Broad would bat like that more often these days.

 

[91Jmay]

Poor shot to get out too, Aus should have done that straight away but I get why they didn't. Woakes needs to play a few shots now.