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

[mustardcharlie]

As I said. Time for a 150-run session. In 18 overs.

As long as we don't lose 5 wickets doing it, Don't want Root in before lunch.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Crawley's time is now.

You've got me rooting pretty hard for Zak in this series. I believe the blind optimism hype~!

 

[LongHopCassidy]

What is this Ashes malarkey and why is it interrupting my Sportsbet viewing?

 

[mustardcharlie]

Crawley's time is now.

,,,,,,,, or never

 

[Jfry]

As long as we don't lose 5 wickets doing it, Don't want Root in before lunch.

I'd be astonished if England are only 1 down at Lunch
3/120

 

[grecian]

I always like to remember Pedro Delgado before each Ashes starts.

 

[GIMH]

I always like to remember Pedro Delgado before each Ashes starts.

Last posted about an hour before the 06-07 atrocity got underway didn't he?

 

[Starfighter]

Put in a third man.

(The first of many times I say this probably)

 

[grecian]

Last posted about an hour before the 06-07 atrocity got underway didn't he?

Yeah think so, very odd, good bloke.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Here we go. Don't know what will happen, but whatever it is it will likely happen quick

 

[Daemon]

All this anti-gambhiring is making me uncomfortable

 

[social]

World’s longest tail again

 

[GIMH]

Yeah think so, very odd, good bloke.

Had a real dry sense of humour. Very English, I guess

Can't remember the thread but I remember him doing a Mark Nicholas parody once. Specifically he wrote, 'here's Brett Lee, isn't he lovely.' People just thought it was a real Mark Nicholas quote though. Always stuck in my mind and gives me a laugh when i recall it.

 

[Starfighter]

You just know that if we bowl badly the commentators (then media in general) will go off about how they're missing Starc's pace and 'x-factor'. Footmarks for Lyon will also be mentioned.

 

[Burgey]

Gutsy by the ECB to let their ranga skipper walk so close to an open flame

 

[Jfry]

Really hoping to see a drunk SOK on comms at some point this series

 

[Starfighter]

I reckon we've got a higher proportion of supporters at the ground that during our last few home series against India.

 

[Prince EWS]

Really hoping to see a drunk SOK on comms at some point this series

Really hoping to see a drunk Starfighter on CW at some point this series.

 

[Pothas]

Two absolutely shocking anthems.

 

[Shady Slim]

tbf though i don't agree with dropping starc for haze i do appreciate the selectors didn't let his exceedingly hacky last couple of wickets against india dissuade them from the course they'd planned on

ben duckett is really ****in small i had no idea; looks a bit like an uncannier version of jesse plemons