1st Ashes Test England v Australia June 16-20 1930hrs @ Edgbaston

[JasRulz63]

must be raining hard if erasmus has broken out into a jog

Got word from upstairs re what is available for third lunch.

 

[danielnajdek]

I loved how when Boland got Crawley out he screamed in his direction.

 

[Zevon]

Yep made the most of that 20 minutes. Back in it.

 

[Blue1980]

Now I can see why they ordered flat pitches, apart from root theyd be screwed on a seaming wicket.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Well glad I stayed up for that but I'm pulling up stumps for the night. Hopefully that means an early start tomorrow.

 

[JP Sauce]

Boy another 10/20 minutes in those conditions would’ve been something.

 

[Andronicus]

SOK sounds like he has been eating the wrong muffins.

 

[danielnajdek]

campaigner ball not going so well when the ball moves.

Yep it looks atrocious when the ball is moving.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

You know I’m not going to complain about the rain. Those clouds finally gave us something to work with

 

[greyhound punter]

We have landed some body shots. For the first time in the natch, we just landed one on England's chin, snapped the head back, sweat flying as the head rocked back.

 

[juice t]

Thank goodness now we can get back to that RBT episode

 

[Sun Ra]

england piddling along at less than 3 per over.

another test of England’s commitment to Sparklemotion Bazball.

 

[danstar]

Stumps will be called in a few minutes

 

[Magma]

if the poms cant play seaming conditions then they're ****ed. it's usually all they can ever play. shit themselves if it bounces, look silly if it spins.

 

[JP Sauce]

Yes Tubby!

“All I was thinking was, where was Bazzball? No fours, no sixes…”

 

[Zevon]

Now I can see why they ordered flat pitches, apart from root theyd be screwed on a seaming wicket.

They’re really just not very good hey. Look Bazball has its place, it worked great on pitches in Pakistan that offered nothing to the bowlers. To a lesser extent it even worked in NZ on some postage stamp sized grounds. But when the ball starts moving? Or on the sorts of turning pitches Australia had to contend with in the subcontinent? Good luck.

 

[grumbleguts]

He wasn't convicted.

Ah yes that's right, they only had video evidence.

 

[Plugger35]

Finch commentating on test cricket and criticising Crawley for not moving his feet and nicking off.

Pot Kettle Black.

 

[corbies]

If that was Australia batting it would have been a lack of intent (2 runs in the 22 balls after the rain delay) that was the reason for the wickets.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Now I can see why they ordered flat pitches, apart from root theyd be screwed on a seaming wicket.

I just looked up Zak Crawley's FC record and he'd struggle to get a game in the Sheffield Shield. Get Root early tomorrow and it's lip licking time.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

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I see blue

 

[Moonwatcher]

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Green's catch?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Ponting and Atherton asking ponderous questions.
Ball hasn't seamed since the start yet does once it becomes overcast. Both are stumped (no pun inteded) as to why. Both expected swing

 

[Mr Meow]

Yes Tubby!

“All I was thinking was, where was Bazzball? No fours, no sixes…”

"Get me my blankie"Ball according to Crawley.

 

[Nuggetz]

Crawleys tears have stopped play & the noise was Root shitting himself...