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

[jackn]

That was what got me out of bed. Had been just checking scores for the half hour prior trying to get back to sleep.

That Root over with the two sixes was the turning point

 

[philreich]

Did Stokes drop the Ashes?

 

[cows]

Someone check on Kevin Pietersen

 

[Scorpus]

No doubt you could fill a bath with the tears of some of the commentators

 

[Borisdog]

Bazball is undeniably entertaining. 1 nil.

Thanks for coming.

 

[darth_timon]

Reckon we pants them from here on

They batted in sunshine Day 1
We batted under cloud on Day 2

Helped make the game close, plus Labuschagne & Smith missing out in 4 hits

As someone who is largely ignorant of cricket, how does cloud/sun affect the batting/bowling?

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Reckon we pants them from here on

They batted in sunshine Day 1
We batted under cloud on Day 2

Helped make the game close, plus Labuschagne & Smith missing out in 4 hits

That’s true

They also declared on Root which potentially cost them a lot and Bairstow missed an easy stumping and dropped a catch which cost the, a hell of a lot of runs as well

Did not think we’d win a game with Smith and Labuschagne making so few. And Hazlewood looked short of a run too.

 

[Corkintheocean]

Ponting arking up hahaha at the flog on the lhs of the screen (don't know his name)

 

[smasha]

No more hearing about 05 anymore,farrk yeah,I did a star jump in the living room lol.

 

[1989]

Thank you for an amazing Test Match Fortress Edgbaston.

 

[Blue1980]

Without Bazball, we wouldn't have won. England did what they wanted to do, which was entertain, so they should be happy.

Yes as long as everyone has a good time, that’s all that matters.

Bazball been victim in 2 super close finishes now, after the NZ 1 run loss earlier this year too.

 

[peternorth]

Someone check on Kevin Pietersen

He’s identifying as a saffa now

 

[The hands of stone]

Pretty handy 20 from Boland too in the scheme of things

 

[scottywiper]

Cummins statue incoming!

 

[Outshined]

Bloody hell...I can't. Honestly. What a win. Simply outstanding from Cummins and Lyon when it looked gone.

Cricket world in shambles. KP holding back tears. ****ing beautiful!

 

[Aussie_boy]

LMFAO the Pommy commentators still claiming the Poms led all game and would be gutted... The game was ******* even for almost the entire 5 days you w***ers

True but I feel like Poms had their 'noses in front' more regularly. Whenever we were gaining ascendency we lost a wicket. If anything it makes it sweeter.

 

[DYLANROO18]

Hazlewood would be the happiest guy in the change rooms rn

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[Crankyhawk]

Stokes still defending the declaration lol

 

[Ishmael_]

Hard to believe that just happened!

England were excellent, always on the initiative. But a bit theatrical.

Australia always on the counter. But throughout an engrossing Test, there was always a response.

Ultimately, Australia didn't blink. And it doesn't hurt to have one of the all-time captain's performances...

 

[Moonwatcher]

Personally, i'd love to hear what Zac Crawley, Kevin Peterson, Sangakarra, Shubman Gill and the entire Barmy Army thought of that win

Gill reckons if Green's was a catch then Stokes' was a catch.

 

[fuic08]

Alarm goes off in 3 hours. Still worth it.

 

[Fyfetheknife]

Don’t think any of the next 4 will be this close. We will smoke them.

 

[Sphynx]

They can serve up as many roads as they like now with a 1-0 lead

 

[troybe]

Cummins you beautiful bastard you did it

 

[Magma]

got a lot of time for jimmy anderson, but jeez surely he should've been snapping the ball from stokes, not suggesting someone else bowl. coward shit