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

[smasha]

Been to Germany in Winter ,so dark and cold.

But landed in Melbourne to bright blue skies and the warmth of the Sun on my back,blessed to be Aussie.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Surely it’s time for MASH

This calls for the big guns Lethal Weapon 1 and 2.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Rain radar suggests its clearing there

 

[A Pom]

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

Melbourne saw far more rainfall than London last year.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Melbourne saw far more rainfall than London last year.

And Sydney x10

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Surely it’s time for MASH

Mate its Lethal Weapon time

 

[Zevon]

Not seeing any reason why play won’t start at the conclusion of the lunch break (1:10pm local time, 10:10pm AEST) or shortly after.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This calls for the big guns Lethal Weapon 1 and 2.

I know you are setting your alarm for the Warnie show lol

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Radar looks like once this clears we'll get plenty of cricket. Gives England a big advantage as it will be easier to take 7 wickets than to make 180 in limited overs.

For all the criticism of the excesses of BazBall, being worried about making 180 in 55-60+ overs on this pitch with this elderly and injured bowling attack would be the ultimate WussBall.

 

[kickazz]

More rain in Melbourne than in Manchester.

Rainy days it what matters for cricket, Manchester (and Birmingham) have more of those than Melbourne

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Not seeing any reason why play won’t start at the conclusion of the lunch break (1:10pm local time, 10:10pm AEST) or shortly after.

I’ll give one reason, cricket has a very weird way of being “match ready” and you can’t start if it’s dangerous to bowlers

 

[LukeParkerno1]

For all the criticism of the excesses of BazBall, being worried about making 180 in 55-60+ overs on this pitch with this elderly and injured bowling attack would be the ultimate WussBall.

Will depend on whether it swings after the rain

 

[Moonwatcher]

For all the criticism of the excesses of BazBall, being worried about making 180 in 55-60+ overs on this pitch with this elderly and injured bowling attack would be the ultimate WussBall.

If the ball swings we're stuffed

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

Been to Germany in Winter ,so dark and cold.

But landed in Melbourne to bright blue skies and the warmth of the Sun on my back,blessed to be Aussie.

LMAO it's fricken 5 degrees in Melbourne right now #blessed

 

[Moonwatcher]

'No play before lunch' on the website

 

[Mr Meow]

Scotland has amazing scenery up in the Highlands. much better scenery than England but weather wise it makes England look like Spain.in comparison.

Agreed. It's epic up there and I guess in a way the crazy patches of weather can contribute to that. But not if you are stuck in the worst of it (blocking the scenery) for days on end!

 

[Bedi]

Getting ready to switch it off shortly...

Not a bad strategy for 9 to fivers, sleep now and set the alarm for 2am to catch the final hour

 

[Moonwatcher]

Melbourne saw far more rainfall than London last year.

Then why is this a typical situation when the Ashes is in England and not when in Australia

 

[AJ_2000]

Just wait till Wimbledon and it’s a 30 degree scorcher every day

Except if the cricket is on....

 

[Mr Meow]

Then why is this a typical situation when the Ashes is in England and not when in Australia

London gets less rain. The further North you go, the more you get. Even by the time you get to the Midlands, or Manchester in the North-West.

 

[danstar]

LMAO it's fricken 5 degrees in Melbourne right now #blessed

A balmy 4 degrees where i am hahaha, didnt get above 8 yesterday. Probably prefer the rain of birmingham right now

 

[BlueBayou]

I'm not sure your extensive 50 year experience in cricket helps you determine with certainty whether balls are going to be just missing/clipping the stumps from the comfort of your couch. I also played a lot of cricket but I would never once wave that around in determining whether I know a ball is missing the top of the stumps from watching it on TV.

Smith was back to Stokes who skids the ball more. Ball did not bounce as much as other deliveries that landed in a similar area (nearly 26cm lower) and therefore had a flatter trajectory. Bairstow was more forward and with the ball delivered at a wider angle.

It's cricket. They were close decisions. They happen every match. Just because they didn't roll the way you wanted them to doesn't point to some conspiracy or manipulation by a trailer full of Englishmen.

Whatever you say. Clearly you are the expert here. Bye!

 

[Bedi]

Fun Fact: The Sahara Desert gets double the amount of rain than England and Scotland's annual rainfall in just three days*

*it's bullshit, but everyone else is pulling stats out of the arse, so i will too

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Anyone else want to make a fascinating observation about the rainfall in various cities that aren't actually the cities the game is being played in, including people who live in cities where it rains more than the particular city they are talking about how much it rains?

 

[danstar]

Time for a Cop shop repeat right now