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

[10Dulkar]

Lots of empty seats at the moment.

 

[danstar]

what an absolute road

 

[Xtreme]

Bazball working a treat so far

 

[The 747]

How does *it I mean Duckett go

Pretty good when there isn't any bounce. Jury out on what he can do against taller bowlers on wickets with bounce.

 

[010203]

When Athers and Punter are on, it'd be nice if there were no ads between overs.

 

[grumbleguts]

Well, that is the flattest road ever prepared. The ashes are staying with Australia.

 

[DocklandsSaint]

That wicket has 4/600 declared written all over it

 

[11kgm]

Ponting wanted Starc mates club or good insight

 

[Santana]

Are you really that surprised Ricky? Did you not watch him last week? He didn't even play this test last tour out there.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Holy * that pitch looks like a road

it does, very much so but hopefully some wickets put the pressure on.

 

[10Dulkar]

At the Commonwealth Games, Jerusalem is played for England but everyone knows it's the cricket anthem anyway.

 

[Plugger35]

How does *it I mean Duckett go

Pretty well, he has been in good form since he got the openers gig for England, better than some of the other muppets they have had opening recently.

I rate him.

 

[The 747]

9Now working a treat

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

It wasn't exactly a shock. You've got other performing bowlers. Starc was the most expensive during the WTC

Hazlewood isn't a performing bowler though at present. Great bowler but underdone

No doubt we were worried about Starc's run rate. So we're picking based on the opposition

 

[Gough]

Still a banger though

English national anthem should be Jerusalem if you want a banger. Barmy Army have that right.

 

[hawkman]

Get Boland on

 

[Balls In]

Dead, low bounce abrasive road

 

[010203]

Each over has started with a pie.

 

[11kgm]

Why no Boland

 

[Magma]

personally think it's mental we've picked hazelwood with such little cricket and fitness concerns.

 

[the_interloper]

Does Hazlewood look slimmer to anyone else? Looks in great nick

 

[Bedi]

Punter sounds well frazzled

 

[dogs105]

At the Commonwealth Games, Jerusalem is played for England but everyone knows it's the cricket anthem anyway.

Land of Hope and Glory is a banger

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Yea I don't think bowling on the pads is a good idea

 

[Stig O'Hara]

That English batting lineup is vomit.

Brook is worth watching.