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

[Shri]

Inspection in 15 minutes. I’ve got a headache. Is it worth hanging around?

do you have a headache because you are hanging

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

do you have a headache because you are hanging

Probably!

 

[GIMH]

if this continues aus won't be chasing much over 130ish

Tomorrow is clear. Could wind up with conditions in our favour on Tuesday

 

[CartyDurham]

530 pm next inspection

I can’t see any more today sadly

 

[Cricket CoachDB]

Michael Vaughan: "You don't have to Bazball all the time. Put it in a bag, just for 20 minutes there, that's all we're asking, then you can get back to it tomorrow!"

 

[Croadymeister]

Duckett's going to struggle even more than Crawley this series. Think we just have to hope for the odd flying start from these two rather than anything substantial.

Get one of them out to accommodate Foakes and Bairstow in the same team

 

[Croadymeister]

Not going well, is it? 2 down. Root to the rescue…

Not in the least bit surprised when the lead ended up being so much less than needed

 

[Croadymeister]

Foakes to open next test.

England haven't the balls to bring him in

 

[Shri]

Probably!

 

[Croadymeister]

This isn't Bazball batting though, this is just high quality bowling and some batsmen who have never really proven they can deal with that.

This is a hell of a contest here though.

Duckett should be leaving that ball alone

 

[Croadymeister]

if this continues aus won't be chasing much over 130ish

You just beat me to that post

 

[Daemon]

Green is a gully atg. Never seen anything like it. Total freak.

in b4 @OverratedSanity posts some lame joke about gully cricket

 

[loterry1994]

Lol way to hype up an ashes opener first you got the flattest pitch you’ll ever see in England then It’s pissing down rain and most the day gone.

 

[Gob]

Green is a gully atg. Never seen anything like it. Total freak.

in b4 @OverratedSanity posts some lame joke about gully cricket

Joel Garner was great apparently

Also welcome to share other important facts/attibutes about Joel

 

[Coronis]

Not going well, is it? 2 down. Root to the rescue…

Is this not what England’s entire series is based on?

 

[Gob]

England dodged a bullet there. Could have gone down crashing if it was a full session

Pretty sure tommo morning would be bright and sunny

 

[Croadymeister]

England dodged a bullet there. Could have gone down crashing if it was a full session

Pretty sure tommo morning would be bright and sunny

Just hope we don’t go stupidly gung ho or there will be no chance of setting a competitive target

 

[SteveNZ]

Michael Vaughan: "You don't have to Bazball all the time. Put it in a bag, just for 20 minutes there, that's all we're asking, then you can get back to it tomorrow!"

This potentially applies to the declaration as well.

Having said that, I'm softening on the declaration decision the more I think of it. England clearly think now about time as much as runs, and want to operate within a specific limit first innings which seems to be 80 overs (has this happened before?). Probably the only question I'd have is if they would've declared 5 down, 6 down, whatever or if it's a hard and fast rule

 

[mackembhoy]

Can anyone explain why we can't start at 10:30 tomorrow but the WTC final started at 10:30?

 

[CartyDurham]

This potentially applies to the declaration as well.

Having said that, I'm softening on the declaration decision the more I think of it. England clearly think now about time as much as runs, and want to operate within a specific limit first innings which seems to be 80 overs (has this happened before?). Probably the only question I'd have is if they would've declared 5 down, 6 down, whatever or if it's a hard and fast rule

Be careful mind. I was hammered on this thread for trying to support the declaration

what you are saying is clearly how England have operated for about a year though

good for you the Aussies might be in bed currently