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

[Burgey]

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

Yeah they shelled a few last week too. Need to be sharper

 

[Pothas]

Somehow this thread was better when it was just Burgey and Hinton.

 

[Spark]

Yeah they shelled a few last week too. Need to be sharper

A lot of random misfields and singles pinched to ring fielders sleeping too. Sloppy in general. I thought they'd be better this week for the run last week but they still look "rusty" in general

 

[Socerer 01]

wouldn’t mind some Mo slogs now

 

[G. S. Kohli]

3 or 4 dropped by Aus after lunch

Aus have to bats last here not easy for them, average 4th innnings score is 160/185 here.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nice ton for Lyon.

The Cummins drop was abysmal. 3 sitters down today. Some road.

 

[Burgey]

That’s a good shot with mid on up

 

[Nintendo]

Nice ton for Lyon.

The Cummins drop was abysmal. 3 sitters down today. Some road.

Drops=difficulty of pitch? England playing dumbass shots has nothing to do with how the wicket is playing.

 

[Burgey]

Nice ton for Lyon.

The Cummins drop was abysmal. 3 sitters down today. Some road.

Blokes chipping one back to the bowler or getting dropped in the outfield is not suggestive of a deck with much in it tbh

 

[loterry1994]

Least we got Mooen here and not that other dude leach still living off one innings and making a career out of it

 

[ashley bach]

Next hour or so paramount as to who claims the advantage, thrilling stuff this is.

 

[Spark]

Not sure why we aren't going around the wicket and indeed bowling it in his half...

 

[Jfry]

Nice ton for Lyon.

The Cummins drop was abysmal. 3 sitters down today. Some road.

Problem with saying it wasn't a road due to the drops if the fact that 2 of the drops were from terrible shots to non threatening balls, and Bairstow's walking down the pitch and driving on the up is something he'd only do on a flat pitch

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Jayasuriyaesque shot from Moeen

 

[Socerer 01]

Drops=difficulty of pitch? England playing dumbass shots has nothing to do with how the wicket is playing.

this simple logic somehow eludes our English brethren

 

[grecian]

I mean, I'm not sure Mo is going to score many, but as many have said about five years ago he'd have been the perfect Bazball player, nothing defensive about him in bowling or batting.

 

[Jfry]

Thats a gorgeous pull shot

 

[Socerer 01]

I mean, I'm not sure Mo is going to score many, but as many have said about five years ago he'd have been the perfect Bazball player, nothing defensive about him in bowling or batting.

got to agree, he seems tailor made for it

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Effortless

 

[Daemon]

Moeen!