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

[Doggy]

Broad was the only one consistently swinging it or in fact bowling menacingly. They'll need him to do it many more overs and get a lot more help.

Pitch seems in fine shape.

It'll swing everywhere in overcast conditions tomorrow

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

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It'll swing everywhere in overcast conditions tomorrow

I trust ussie to navigate it well. Head I dunno. Green should do a bit. Carey ok once he’s set as long as he doesn’t have any brain fades

 

[Substance]

Without stuart broad england would be quite ****ed. Incredible cricketer.

 

[Plugger35]

He can barely stand. That took a lot out of him.

He would be one of the first picked in my test team.

Charges in all day and gives you everything he's got.

 

[Shueygod]

We need 150 from Green, Ussie, Carey and Head. We should be fine.

 

[Cap]

Head and Green should be able to get these runs if they consider themselves Test cricketers

 

[Peter Bixley]

Without stuart broad england would be quite ****ed. Incredible cricketer.

Can't wait to see the back of him. He always does it against us in England.

 

[JasRulz63]

Boland has his highest Test score atm. Here's hoping he can eek out a few more.

 

[Mr Meow]

It'll swing everywhere in overcast conditions tomorrow

It's rain rain rain then sunny intervals. Way different to just rocking up in dry but overcast conditions first thing.

 

[Mr Meow]

He would be one of the first picked in my test team.

Charges in all day and gives you everything he's got.

Absolutely irrelevant to my point. He must receive better help tomorrow.

 

[Peter Bixley]

Just our luck - two sessions of cloud cover to bat. England have had all of 15 minutes.

 

[Peter Bixley]

It's rain rain rain then sunny intervals. Way different to just rocking up in dry but overcast conditions first thing.

I hope you're right. A wet outfield could screw the ball up. Until they ask to get it changed, of course.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Smith without a 4th innings fifty since 2016!

 

[Plugger35]

Absolutely irrelevant to my point. He must receive better help tomorrow.

Anderson needs to step up, he bowled like a 40 year old veteran today.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

I hope you're right. A wet outfield could screw the ball up. Until they ask to get it changed, of course.

They will find a ‘spray’ to keep it dry....

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Smith without a 4th innings fifty since 2016!

Who’s worse fourth innings lyon or smith

 

[DaRick]

My instinct says that we don't chase this down, but the weather forecast (not necessarily reliable for Birmingham) may render the point moot. The morning looks like being as wet as anything.

Great effort from Broad at the death. Hats off.

 

[Mr Meow]

I hope you're right. A wet outfield could screw the ball up. Until they ask to get it changed, of course.

I mean the forecast could be wrong but it's "Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon." for now. So yes bits of cloud, rain and sun but not just two sessions of overcast unless we're extremely unlucky.

 

[Mr Meow]

Anderson needs to step up, he bowled like a 40 year old veteran today.

Perhaps this afternoon was a temporary blip but something was certainly off kilter about him. Robinson looked lively enough but consistently dangerous like Broad? Not really. And then there's Mo.

Broad needs 3 or 4 more important wickets tomorrow, probably, for England to win. Wouldn't put it past him.

 

[DaRick]

I mean the forecast could be wrong but it's "Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon." for now. So yes bits of cloud, rain and sun but not just two sessions of overcast unless we're extremely unlucky.

Looks like the chase won't even be on, then.

I don't see how we get enough play in.

 

[Mr Meow]

Looks like the chase won't even be on, then.

I don't see how we get enough play in.

A very rough estimate I'd say 40-60 overs. So let's say 50. It'll be tight.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Tomorrow will have clouds and humidity. Maybe some rain..
Its not going to be a day of glorious sunshine where batting is a stroll . Maybe there wont be enough time to force a result.

 

[DaRick]

Tomorrow will have clouds and humidity. Maybe some rain..
Its not going to be a day of glorious sunshine where batting is a stroll . Maybe there wont be enough time to force a result.

I'm thinking AUS may have to just bat the game out.

 

[Mateyman]

Smith without a 4th innings fifty since 2016!

The guy doesn't sleep during matches - I think it's pretty clear that's a major issue judging by how much his record deteriorates by innings of the game

 

[Peter Bixley]

I mean the forecast could be wrong but it's "Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon." for now. So yes bits of cloud, rain and sun but not just two sessions of overcast unless we're extremely unlucky.

I can remember 2009 at Edgbaston. The first two sessions of the first day were lost to rain. When play started, it was sunny but the ball did nothing. Watson, Katich and Ponting crashed a lot of runs.

Looking at some of the reports, it could take a couple of hours to dry given how heavy it will be for several hours in the morning.