2019 1st Ashes Test - Edgbaston 1-5 August 2019

[Voice of the G]

Fair question. Sobers. Also the best cricketer I've ever seen.

Is a difficult question but I will go batsman Smith (after Bradman who I never seen of cause),bowler Lillee and cricketer might agree with you Sobers.

 

[royboy2]

Worst cricket “fans” ever.
Boorish, predictable and hypocritical

You looking in the mirror again?

 

[Peter Bixley]

Stating the obvious but we need a great first hour tomorrow. Nevertheless, I do believe we are more than capable of getting a draw with a little application. Seeing Burns, Siddle and Lyon batting comfortably would tell me that this wicket is flattening out. You need to be watchful against the swinging ball but there are no gremlins in this pitch. Dig in and see off the new ball and it gets markedly easier. We're up against an attack that's missing Anderson. I fancy if we can limit the damage against Woakes and Broad for the first hour of our second innings then we can make it hard for them. The pitch is turning but it's slow turn. I think back to 2009 on the same ground when we were able to save the match quite comfortably in similar conditions; I think Clarke and North were the guys who dug deep and that's not without Swann taking out Ponting with a big turning delivery. This time we're up against Moeen Ali. If he bowls us out then we might as well come home.

It's obvious that we need that fifth bowler in the team but we can't go with Marsh and Paine in the same side. It's too weak. Get Smith back in charge and drop Paine. Sod the gossip it will instigate, we need the best blokes for the occasion.

 

[The Passenger]

I agree with all that we fell short with the bat, but to put into context, of the 10 visiting teams who have batted first at Edgbaston since 1999 this is the 3rd highest total.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...=span;template=results;type=team;view=innings

In those 20 years, across all innings away teams at Edgbaston yield 28.5 run per wicket and including England it is a total of 31.8 runs per wicket. It's looks like a pretty standard Bimringham pitch and we weren't a million miles from those sort of numbers.

England are turning this ground into their version of the Gabba having not lost here since 2008.

 

[boondy]

Finally get a break through, and let the new guy acclimatise with your two slowest bowlers.

I don't get it.

Australia getting a replacement ball after 60 overs that swings . Mmm . England would have loved the same when they had to bowl the wet old rag to the greatest batsman since Bradman .

 

[Antonio Conte]

need a change in team structure. swap wade/paine for starc. play four quicks and lyon. won't lose much batting and our tail are all decent enough bats to make it work. starc doesn't necessarily need to bowl many overs, just there as another option.

benefits:
good option if we misread the pitch
left arm, swing option and rough made for lyon
eases the workload of all the quicks. sustained pressure for all 3 sessions.

 

[archereleven]

His problem is he is bog average except 2 or 3 times a series he will bowl extraordinary for 10 overs

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So 2-3 times a series he is a match winner?

Thought so.

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[HBF]

England well out in front now. Can't really let them get more than 100 in front

 

[Donnie Darko]

Moises Henriques and Rory Burns recovering well from surgery after clash

Moises Henriques and Rory Burns are ‘in decent shape’ after both underwent surgery overnight following a sickening collision on the outfield

www.theguardian.com

remember when Burns and Moises Henriques had that horror collision?
Seem to recall it keeping him out for a long time. Yet he has managed a comeback .

 

[boondy]

4 wickets in a day . 2 of them from a replacement ball . 4 wickets on day 3 will make 8 /600 . All out lunchtime day 4 with Australia trailing by 400 ish .

 

[peternorth]

Long way to go.

 

[peternorth]

Not the bowlers day. Life of a bowler.

 

[HBF]

Long way to go.

Getting multiple wickets in the first session is a must

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Truly an English cricket day - boring as batshit.

But i guess they wont care since they're well ahead in the test now.

 

[Mateyman]

Apparently 22% false stroke percentage for the day. Unbelievable to have so few wickets - quite a good article I think:

Australia's method offers promise, if not results

There were plenty of positives for Australia's bowlers, on a day where they created chances but had little luck

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[thejockey]

Credit where it’s due . Burns doesn’t look like much but batted to his limitations , rode a bit of luck and didn’t get flustered with plays and misses .
Doubt he does that again but has put England well in the drivers seat .

Aussies weren’t horrible . A carried edge here or there and on a different day they have England 8-9 down.

Would rather be in England’s spot but a few quick wickets tomorrow and the game swings again

 

[jr4jane2004]

We're 8 for 122 without Anderson, their 4/267 with our full bowling line up. How can the English extract so much movement off the pitch or our batters suck bar Smith and Siddle.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

4 wickets in a day . 2 of them from a replacement ball . 4 wickets on day 3 will make 8 /600 . All out lunchtime day 4 with Australia trailing by 400 ish .

I’m sure exactly the same thing that happened today will happen tomorrow, because that’s how cricket works.

 

[demondavey]

it's a little ironic that the "replacement" ball was swinging quite a lot, but this brand-new ball is barely swinging in comparison... *sigh*.

Yeah, because like in AFL the umpires are ‘cheating’.

 

[demondavey]

Things I learnt from BF on day 2;
1. The duke ball is a ‘cheat ball’
2. There’s another conspiracy to help England win the test

There’s literally half a dozen posters in here who know WTF they are on about.

 

[demondavey]

I have said it before but Rory Burns has to be one of the s**ttest batsmen to make a test 100

You don’t make a test ton if you’re shit

 

[demondavey]

FFS!!! Why am i sitting up this late to watch Wade get a bowl??? Jesus. Paine has no idea. Instal Smith next test as captain and bring Carey in as Vice and our keeper who bats at 5.

And whoever decided not to pick Starc(and to a certain extent Hazelwood) should be immediately sacked.

Haha! Get real....

 

[frankrizzo]

So basically one out of every four balls was a false shot but we got only 4 wickeys that really is insane but its also the reality that when you bat first and make under 300 you need a lot of things to go your way to win the test, our top 6 do their job and get through the tough early movement we are still batting into today and would have the runs to absorb a few unlucky sessions.

 

[maryjames]

Burns should be out lbw. Can’t believe Aussies didn’t review that. Silly

 

[archereleven]

You don’t make a test ton if you’re s**t

Plenty do...

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