*Official Third Test at Edgbaston

[Adamc]

Warne must be captaining from the sidelines. Can't do Johnson's confidence much good, though I suppose nothing short of a few wickets will.

 

[Burgey]

err. The reason would be because Anderson and Onions are infinitely better swing bowlers.

Maybe, though they wouldn't have gone for that many yesterday were that the case. Can't work this out. Some of the comms are saying it should be swinging by now, others saying it won't swing until the lacquer goes off the ball.
IIRC though Hilf got some early swing at Lord's.

 

[tooextracool]

err. The reason would be because Anderson and Onions are infinitely better swing bowlers.

The question is is Broad?! Even Broad was getting the ball to go, so was Flintoff who was having problems controlling it. Maybe the conditions have improved for the batting side, or maybe it will start swinging later on once the lacquer comes off, but either way it is quite strange.

 

[tooextracool]

Although saying that, the England bowlers struggled yesterday to get the ball to move around for most of the session yesterday.

 

[pasag]

Johnson will do well here, IMO. Will take an early wicket.

 

[Top_Cat]

Hauritz has been getting a lot of turn this series and now he's bowling in long-sleeves. Trying to cover up the new kink in his elbow, tbh.

EDIT: Johnson on, big moment.

 

[superkingdave]

Here comes Johnson, big spell here. Have a bad feeling

 

[pasag]

cmon Mitch, do us proud.

 

[tooextracool]

Hooping inswinger from Johnson first up?

 

[Pizzorno]

I am so so worried about Johnson. I reckon he's gonna come to the party in a big way today just when Australia need it most.

 

[tooextracool]

Hooping inswinger from Johnson first up?

straight ball drifting onto the pads.....

 

[pskov]

How was that last but one delivery not a wide?

 

[stephen]

last ball is where he needs to bowl them all.

 

[stephen]

How was that last but one delivery not a wide?

full toss made it look worse than it was.

Bah should have been stopped by cover there.

 

[Top_Cat]

That Manou made that take look so easy might have fooled Rudi into thinking it wasn't very wide. Again, he keeps to Tait so is well acquainted with taking wild ones....

 

[tooextracool]

How was that last but one delivery not a wide?

out of pity one would think, so as not to hurt his feelings

 

[stephen]

last ball was in a very good area. If only he could string 6 of them together...

 

[Stapel]

By passing 18 runs, Bopara has now made up for dropping Hilfenhaus. Effectively, he is on 3 runs now .

 

[stephen]

Hauritz again the pick of the bowlers.

 

[pasag]

Very solid start from Haurrie.