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

[Son Of Coco]

Should've just kept ducking Scotty.

 

[TimAngas]

Boland has a serious defence. Has a 42(110) and 51(212) in the Shield.

NICE

 

[GotSpin]

Good tail effort this

 

[social]

This is honestly exactly what I expected from this tail. It's a baaaad tail.

It’s better than expected due to Cummins

 

[kevinw]

Cummins should have marshalled this tail better. Taking a single off the first ball when the tactic is chin music?

 

[TheJediBrah]

For real though the existence of a lead for either team is absolutely irrelevant here, it's just about getting as many as you can. Aus could lead by 2 runs and it would probably be erased immediately when England bat so what's the point. 2nd innings will decide this.

 

[morgieb]

The impact of having two #10's and two #11's is showing.

50/50 right. England will be happy to have the lead but I can't help but feel the weather will have the final say.

 

[Spark]

For real though the existence of a lead for either team is absolutely irrelevant here, it's just about getting as many as you can. Aus could lead by 2 runs and it would probably be erased immediately when England bat so what's the point. 2nd innings will decide this.

Yeah the lead doesn't matter. Australia are already about a hundred short of where they wanted to be at the start of this innings, now it's just about scrounging before having a bowl after lunch.

The impact of having two #10's and two #11's is showing.

50/50 right. England will be happy to have the lead but I can't help but feel the weather will have the final say.

Weather would probably help Australia here if it means the ball actually moves off the straight.

 

[Spark]

See Patty, that's what you should have been doing before.

 

[mackembhoy]

This is honestly exactly what I expected from this tail. It's a baaaad tail.

Exactly why the declaration should have come in.

Yes I'm ****posting but why not.

 

[Son Of Coco]

That's it Pat. Smoke this medium-paced **** onto the roof.

 

[social]

Cummins can hit

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Lunch interval can be delayed for last wkt, unless of course Aus hang on for a bit….

 

[Burgey]

Holy **** the sound off the bat then was insane

 

[morgieb]

Yeah the lead doesn't matter. Australia are already about a hundred short of where they wanted to be at the start of this innings, now it's just about scrounging before having a bowl after lunch.



Weather would probably help Australia here if it means the ball actually moves off the straight.

Marnus getting out first ball was key, really. Khawaja, Carey and Head (and Cummins I guess lol) did their jobs but I don't think anyone else did which is a problem.

TBF England was kind of similar with most of the runs coming from Bairstow, Root and Crawley.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Boland has a serious defence. Has a 42(110) and 51(212) in the Shield.

While he's had only a small amount of Test innings, never looked like anything other than a No. 11 at Test level. Including today.

Hazlewood usually can be counted upon to get 10-15 runs on most occasions.

 

[halba]

Cummins can hit

yep thats the only way he knows. Top score of 66* off 34 in IPL

 

[GIMH]

Stuart Broad been the standout bowler in the match so far.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Really disappointing Khawaja fell when he did. We may have got a semi-decent lead.

 

[social]

Robinson is a downhill skier