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

[trundler]

That was suboptimal.

 

[TimAngas]

This is such an entertaining test.

 

[social]

Yeah. Be funny if they bat like lemons after we get 450+. Be no excuse then.

Talk about batting like a lemon

 

[Jfry]

I'd be surprised if Moeen lasts the over here

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Silly dismissal. Now to see some fun from Mo.

 

[Spark]

is there something wrong in calling a road a road? if this is how the home team wants their pitches then more power to them, it just makes it boring for the others to watch

Honestly if the reply was that Australians should know plenty about roads given how many horrific ones Australian curators have served up in the last decade then fair cop. But "it's not a road!" is just bewildering.

I'm sure someone will explain to me how Bairstow running past a straight break somehow makes this a spinning deck though.

Pitches should be judged objectively by the amount of movement laterally and vertically they produce. Not whether the cricketers playing on them do stupid **** or not.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

We're into the tail.

 

[Nintendo]

Be interesting to see how moeen goes here.

 

[trundler]

Get better bowlers, oh and England bats hit the ballearly, so those stats are almost utterly pointless.

Anywhoo, be intresting to see how Moeen goes now, big applause for Moeen.

This is the finest copium known to man.

 

[Burgey]

**** off Bairstow you myth. Another hack slogger incapable of making the most of his chances. Look at him saluting the crowd like he made 300. Abject mediocrity.

 

[Pothas]

is there something wrong in calling a road a road? if this is how the home team wants their pitches then more power to them, it just makes it boring for the others to watch

Today has been really fun no?

 

[OverratedSanity]

is there something wrong in calling a road a road? if this is how the home team wants their pitches then more power to them, it just makes it boring for the others to watch

I mean you can call the pitch whatever you want but this sure as hell isn't boring to watch.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Oh yeah Ricky, i heard you...

A$$es test match

 

[Burgey]

Yeah. Be funny if they bat like lemons after we get 450+. Be no excuse then.

You’ve got to get 350 yet

 

[GIMH]

**** off Bairstow you myth. Another hack slogger incapable of making the most of his chances. Look at him saluting the crowd like he made 300. Abject mediocrity.

You absolute moron

 

[grecian]

Today has been really fun no?

It's clearly been hideously boring, get with the program Pothas.

 

[Gob]

**** off you ginger mother****er

 

[loterry1994]

Lol Mooen should of stayed retired son

 

[TimAngas]

It's been 10 years since this guy plundered 1375 runs in Division 2 of the championship.

 

[Burgey]

You absolute moron

He is, yes