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

[Pothas]

Bringing Lyon on early to Pope is smart tbh.

Yeah most nervous I have been all morning.

 

[ataraxia]

Reverse sweeping for a single is what one likes to call a "low-percentage shot". Should be aiming to reverse sweep for at least six à la Stokes.

 

[Jfry]

Any chance of getting midwicket to stand about 2m further in

 

[Kraken]

We need to stop bowling at middle stump, or just put a fielder short on the leg side to stop the drop and run ffs

 

[thierry henry]

3rd man back for a spinner in the 10th over of an aShES teSt. Bro cricket sucks now.

 

[Spark]

I get the defensive fields but these are far far too many singles.

 

[Spikey]

Careyball off to a bad start

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I think I might follow Afg - Bang instead as the Afghanis make history and chase down 662.

 

[Spark]

Also lmao this pitch. Should get demerit points.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

More like Scott NOland, right?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Not one Yorker yet. Come on dudes. Read the room

 

[straw man]

I hate the way when Pope drives, his back foot steps back and slightly to leg (like you were told not to as a kid) and his balance looks awkward. Also annoyingly, he doesn't seem to get out reaching on the drive a lot, regardless of this.

 

[Pothas]

Keeper up already. Excellent.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Well, Stokes has the pitch he asked for. Shame our groundsmen are rarely as cooperative.

Haha yeah, I think the groundsman at Edgbaston was lying. You can only laugh when this is dished up.

Although we will probably still find a way to get rolled for not a lot, and if we do...you can only laugh.

 

[straw man]

TIL Boland is 34. Figured he was more like 30.

 

[trundler]

Pope did some good work against Abbas on early season pitches so should deal with Boland easily here.

 

[Adders]

Good to see our boys reign it after the loss of an early wicket. 5.00 rpo over is perfectly acceptable given the match situation......plenty of time in the next 2 sessions to double that rate. Like the plan.

 

[honestbharani]

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

Dont forget who was there first.


Here's wishing a great series and the winner to be whoever plays better cricket overall. I just want the guys I like to do well. Crawley, Labu, Duckett, Stokes, Bairstow, Brook, Carey, Warner, Head, Cummins, Moeen, Robinson.

 

[Gob]

I don't like this version of test cricket

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Dunno what Lyon's trying from round the wicket. Making footmarks for himself?