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

[flibbertyjibber]

Sure, but is it worth conceding 20,30,... however many runs were left out there?

No. I'd have batted on.

 

[Spark]

I also hate the "oh no other captain would do this" line. No captain would tell his team to pad without pads and a box either, doesn't make a good ****ing idea.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

How many Overs?

4/5

 

[OverratedSanity]

The way Root was batting, he could have gotten that in two overs!

He had a lot of good innings vs Australia tbh. Several more than Root for whom Australia is clearly his weakest country.

Anyway root vs KP has been a non starter for 3 years or so now atleast.

 

[Aidan11]

The crowd are pumped up for it.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Davey dismissed by Broad 14 times wow.

 

[Daemon]

England declared 8 down against NZ with Root on 150+ as well before going on to lose the game

 

[Spark]

What KP mostly accomplished in the 2010/11 lot was stop people seeing how well Bell was batting at 6/7 that series

Yeah with that series in particular I think I just don't treat a double hundred against Xavier Doherty and an utterly washed up Doug Bollinger as much of an achievement.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Never run off a mis-field bro

 

[Aidan11]

WTF?

The batters are panicking a bit.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

I love how England are willing to try different things ..So refreshing ..Oh to be young again

 

[Burgey]

Sure, but is it worth conceding 20,30,... however many runs were left out there?

It’s a decent roll of the dice imo. Well worth it if they get a couple tonight

 

[chris.hinton]

I also hate the "oh no other captain would do this" line. No captain would tell his team to pad without pads and a box either, doesn't make a good ****ing idea.

Look what is happening with the Openers The mind games is wonderful

 

[Jfry]

Yeah with that series in particular I think I just don't treat a double hundred against Xavier Doherty and an utterly washed up Doug Bollinger as much of an achievement.

I think the KP vs Australia fear factor was built off of primarily 2005 and 2006-7

 

[Spark]

He had a lot of good innings vs Australia tbh. Several more than Root for whom Australia is clearly his weakest country.

Anyway root vs KP has been a non starter for 3 years or so now atleast.

I think I just weight big series more than overall average. Yeah Root has been mediocre to bad in Australia but 2015 was massive. Cardiff alone decided the series.

 

[Aidan11]

Normally batters signal to the pavilion for a change of bat or gloves.

I think Warner's going to request a change of underpants.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

England's approach is pompous.

It's like taking out ur **** and showing it to ur opponent as a form of dominance.

*-please excuse my analogy

 

[sledger]

Spark you have been very emotional today. I hope you are ok.

 

[Nintendo]

Warner looks like his shitting himself out there facing broad right now.

 

[wpdavid]

Davey dismissed by Broad 14 times wow.

For a moment I thought you wrote '14 times now' and wondered how I missed it.