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

[chunksafc]

Shouldnt Jimmy be up getting ready, not stood talking to Atherton?

 

[CartyDurham]

Moeen still looking at his finger. It’s not going to change now Mo my lad

grit your teeth and play through the pain

game imminent now

 

[TimAngas]

well it begins. clenching

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Could be little over 11.30 pm indian standard time 67 overs are enough

 

[CartyDurham]

Shouldnt Jimmy be up getting ready, not stood talking to Atherton?

I think that may have been recorded early doors

 

[chris.hinton]

Aussies wont stand the heat. They will only put on 75-90 runs.

 

[CartyDurham]

Here we go

umpires at the crease, England waiting for the Aussies batsmen

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Chris Hinton with the Ashes bragging rights or Burgey with the Ashes bragging rights ? ..Its a great dilemma for a neutral

 

[CartyDurham]

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plenty of cloud around. Has to swing when it’s like this

 

[CartyDurham]

Chris Hinton with the Ashes bragging rights or Burgey with the Ashes bragging rights ? ..Its a great dilemma for a neutral

Can I have the draw bagging rights as I’m on it?

 

[chunksafc]

Teams meeting all finished, perfect timing for watching this afternoon develop

 

[chris.hinton]

Can I have the draw bagging rights as I’m on it?

No

 

[chris.hinton]

We will get 2 wickets (Including Borland) in the first 5 overs

 

[G. S. Kohli]

5 wickets to 500, 13 wickets to 600 and 14 wickets to 700. Lyon, Broad and Anderson, three of the greats of the game. This Ashes series is going to be an epic to remember.

 

[CartyDurham]

No

 

[silentstriker]

Watching neutral Test matches is often much more fun - you can enjoy the cricket. When I watch India play, I'm always nervous and filled with anxiety.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Can I have the draw bagging rights as I’m on it?

Get the rain dance ready mate , that's the only way this ends in a draw unless of course there's a Faf Du Plessis clone in this Australian batting line up haha.

 

[trundler]

One factor in favour of Australia that's been overlooked is that Anderson is generally a non entity in the second innings. Couple that with Moeen being injured, England now require god mode Broad to turn up.

 

[TimAngas]

Nice to see Khawaja with a good leave early. An early sign he's holding his nerve.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

I wish someone from england not get injured