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

[Jfry]

What has made this day interesting is England's ineptitude on the worlds flattest pitch. Australia would be 2/200 at the moment with everyone dozing off

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

We're having a change of ball...it's getting too hairy.

 

[Socerer 01]

Today has been really fun no?

idk i liked the last Edgbaston test in 2019 more but that may just be nostalgia clouding the **** moments from it

 

[flibbertyjibber]

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

Flat track, boring cricket on a road according to all the crims

 

[Spark]

What has made this day interesting is England's ineptitude on the worlds flattest pitch. Australia would be 2/200 at the moment with everyone dozing off

You can never legislate for stupidity. Both sides very capable of it

 

[Kraken]

It’s a road - but this is entertaining af. It’s like playing on syntho with blokes with good eyes just pumping everything

 

[Jfry]

idk i liked the last Edgbaston test in 2019 more but that may just be nostalgia clouding the **** moments from it

Particularly Rory ****ing Burns scoring 133

 

[Burgey]

idk i liked the last Edgbaston test in 2019 more but that may just be nostalgia clouding the **** moments from it

Was certainly something in it for the bowlers then early on.

 

[Burgey]

It’s a road - but this is entertaining af. It’s like playing on syntho with blokes with good eyes just pumping everything

Decent analogy

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Was that another chance?

 

[Spark]

That's actually a pretty bad drop. Misjudged completely.

 

[Jfry]

I'd be annoyed about that if Moeen was likely to score any more than 10

 

[trundler]

Yet another drop. The scoreboard doesn't make sense given how Aus have fielded and how much of a road this is.

 

[Jfry]

Yet another drop. The scoreboard doesn't make sense given how Aus have fielded and how much of a road this is.

It does when you remember how **** England are

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

300 up

Now double it or implode

 

[Burgey]

Aus have been fortunate that the dropped catches haven’t cost them too much so far. If Moeen hangs around with root and puts on 50 or so then that one could sting a bit

 

[Socerer 01]

one of these England dudes should have made a century, still time for Root to correct that

 

[Spark]

Aus have been fortunate that the dropped catches haven’t cost them too much so far. If Moeen hangs around with root and puts on 50 or so then that one could sting a bit

Honestly between last week and today, Aus have a ton of work to do in the field. Not quite looked at it out-cricket wise

 

[G. S. Kohli]

one of these England dudes should have made a century, still time for Root to correct that

Root struck in 70 since long time

 

[grecian]

Oh **** off Ponting, whether it's been the right tactic or not, but Oz are ahead here, so the tactics have worked, more luck than judegement, but they are ahead.