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

[AJ_2000]

So how are England going to play this? Two sessions - attacking fields, risking runs? Surely they will if it remains cloudy.

Otherwise they might set defensive fields and hope Aussies give their wickets away (which is how most have fallen on this pitch anyway)


Thoughts?

They'll leak 3 an over with defensive fields.

I think they'll attack early

 

[yabsy]

Whats the bet Sky sports in UK is showing Edgbaston 2005 right now

They're not, it's just highlights of Day 1 atm.

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[yabsy]

They showed the 1997 Edgbaston test during the rain delay on Saturday.

That was a nice trip down memory lane.

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[Coasters7]

of course they’ll come out attacking, how long that last s will depend on how successful or not it is.

That’s not in the spirit of Bazball. If they retreat at any point and start setting defensive fields then the whole thing is a myth

 

[Gough]

They're not, it's just highlights of Day 4 atm.

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Could show Edgbaston 81, the Rubber Soul to Headingly's Sgt Pepper in that series.

 

[Balls In]

As terrible as their weather may be there they still lose less days to rain there than Sydney does.

Reminds me of my misfortune arriving in Scotland and driving in the dark, ice and rain only to see some lunatic walking his dog. It was only after two weeks there that I realised you either walk you dog in the dark, ice and rain or you literally never walk your dog.

 

[Bedi]

Replaying Day 1 highlights..

i thought it was Day 4

 

[Zevon]

The weather radar on the Met office website looks hugely promising from lunch onwards. Very good chance only one session gets lost which leaves the draw as still the least likely of the three outcomes for mine.

The bookmakers all seem to be seeing it the same way too.

 

[troybe]

I'd counter that the Warney myopic might just blouse it

That’s a bit short sighted don’t you think

 

[Zevon]

That’s a bit short sighted don’t you think

I can SEE what you did there!

 

[Donnie Darko]

Maybe 3 hours of play will be available in a late session. But that would mean AUS would just be surviving and have no chance of winning.
That could be a naughty session for them .

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Maybe 3 hours of play will be available in a late session. But that would mean AUS would just be surviving and have no chance of winning.
That could be a naughty session for them .

The smaller session suits as it’s unlikely to lose 7 wickets

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

On the caveat they are unreliable, but do get more accurate the closer they are to the current time. The inaccuracies tend to get more marginal. I'm more confident of the 12pm radar now than I was 2 hours ago.

so... just like every single other forecast?

 

[Mr Meow]

so... just like every single other forecast?

Yep and like all of these follow up replies.

 

[danstar]

It will still be raining in 3 hours , remember any kind of drizzle means they cant take covers off

 

[Browney2006]

Maybe 3 hours of play will be available in a late session. But that would mean AUS would just be surviving and have no chance of winning.
That could be a naughty session for them .

They’ll be getting on much before 4pm England time I’d imagine

 

[Pistol Night]

Typical of this dreary shithole to ruin what would of been a potentially epic day 5

 

[Peter Bixley]

Typical of this dreary shithole to ruin what would of been a potentially epic day 5

More rain in Melbourne than in Manchester.

 

[A Pom]

It will still be raining in 3 hours , remember any kind of drizzle means they cant take covers off

Going to stop raining in the next 20 minutes or so.

 

[Freofalcon]

Sounds like the Muppet Show

 

[Moonwatcher]

More rain in Melbourne than in Manchester.

During summers?

 

[Peter Bixley]

During summers?

No idea.

 

[danstar]

Total myth about Melbourne, it has more rainy days yes, but its such pitiful amounts of rain when it does rain here. But it doesnt go away for hours, same as shithole England

 

[ITCHY EYEBALLS]

More rain in Melbourne than in Manchester.

Isn’t the match in Birmingham
And Sydney gets a shitload more rain than Melbourne, so what’s your point?

 

[Peter Bixley]

Total myth about Melbourne, it has more rainy days yes, but its such pitiful amounts of rain when it does rain here. But it doesnt go away for hours, same as shithole England

So it's not a myth then?