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

[TimAngas]

Khawaja really has lost his timing this morning, can happen at times even when you’re in form. Needs to work his way back into it.

It's not like he was smoking drives in the first innings. The main thing is England have just been able to negate the pull well.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That guy in 2nd/3rd slip position is too close...he's looking for a broken nose...Oh wait, that's Stokes?

6x9 something something cell

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Khawaja: Thanks Mo!

 

[Burgey]

Quit yer bitching Anderson.

 

[chris.hinton]

Everything Moeen bowls **** has to go to the boundary for the Aussies

 

[Spark]

Cripes that would have been awful had he spooned that straight up.

 

[CartyDurham]

Khawaja nearly made an error there

 

[TimAngas]

Well that was ****ing ugly.

 

[CartyDurham]

Was that another drop ?

Maybe not. Definitely not on snicko

 

[Spark]

Not a drop but fmd. Such hard hands by Bairstow, like cymbals

 

[Burgey]

Getting through a lot of balls too early is Usman

 

[RightArmMystery]

Nice soft hands JB.

 

[Spark]

Getting through a lot of balls too early is Usman

Yeah the pitch has clearly slowed down since the rain and he's struggled to readjust. Just needs to pretend he's in Ahmedebad again.

 

[CartyDurham]

Shot green for 2

 

[TheJediBrah]

It's not like he was smoking drives in the first innings. The main thing is England have just been able to negate the pull well.

ie. don't bowl short ****

 

[trundler]

Htf has Moeen taken nearly 200 test wickets

Test spam

 

[GotSpin]

Khawaja just needs to relax and belt those long hops

 

[TimAngas]

This ran through my mind as Bairstow missed that take.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I know he timed it fine but that front foot prod from Green just doesn't look right.

 

[Spark]

Test spam

He's literally played, or will have played, the same number of Tests as Jadeja which is just insane to think about