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

[Scotland]

Great knock. 300+ up with time left on day 3, good day all round.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Ladies and gents, we have ourselves a middle order

Now to find some decent openers.

 

[scottywiper]

Well done Wade. Proved me bloody wrong and delighted you have. Batted magnificently. What a glorious day of Test cricket.

 

[Ekomaira]

it would be kinda poetic if both Wade and Paine got their 1000th test run this innings

 

[Visions]

I don't think a draw is that likely given we don't lose any significant time to rain/ bad light.If we don't bowl them out they are likely to get a fair proportion of their runs from the 2 or 3 of Roy, Butler, Root, Stokes and Bairstow all of who usually get their runs pretty quickly. If they go after GOAT and hit him out of the attack this pitch doesn't really suit the rest of the attack as we have no real back up spin option. This is a bit like like those sub continental pitches where it can be hard when you first come in but not bad to bat on once set. We're entitled to be favourites given the turn and the footmarks, but we're no way certainties yet.

If they lose two early wickets, they won't even bother try to attempt to chase the runs down regardless of who is in. Would be all about preserving wickets.

 

[ep2018]

Great knock. 300+ up with time left on day 3, good day all round.

Day 4?

 

[k31th]

hopefully Wade didn't pick up an injury on that one...

 

[Crankyhawk]

Great knock. 300+ up with time left on day 3, good day all round.

Day 4 not 3

 

[kozi]

I’ll stay up to the arse crack of dawn any night just to catch a glimpse of that sort of anguish on Pom faces.

 

[RookiePick]

Cmon Wadey. Don't get a busted hand now!

 

[sirlothie]

**** wrist, thatll be stiff tomorrow.

 

[Topkent]

So glad they are picking the best cricketers again and not just nice blokes

 

[Scotland]

Day 4?

Day 4. Sausage fingers on a phone.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Batting looking a bit too easy here

New batter Paine hasn't raised a sweat vs the new ball

Might make us reluctant to aggressively set a chase

No need to be reluctant. They are legit not even trying. Absolutely staggering how easy they are making things for us.

They bowled very few decent balls all day. A number of them nearly got us out and one of them actually did and it was a bloke who got 140 this innings and the one before. Bowl recently and set a field that attempts to take wickets and you're going to get batsmen out.

 

[Park cricketer]

Miss the good old days when Warne wanted Stoinis and Meredith in the Ashes playing XI during the Big bash.

 

[Crashy]

Still dont' get why they aren't bowling Woakes?

 

[Matera92]

Put the hammer down, happy to see them ground into the dust.

 

[ep2018]

330+ lead and send them in I reckon.

 

[k31th]

delicious cover drive from Wade

 

[Scotland]

So glad they are picking the best cricketers again and not just nice blokes

People were writing off Wade all summer as another Voges (who did average 60).

Not even 32 yet, could play for 5 years if he keeps batting well.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Put the hammer down, happy to see them ground into the dust.

Yep. About what their attitude to this contest deserves. They've done little besides put it there and hope all day.

 

[Kappa]

Batting looking very easy.

I reckon we'll keep batting for a while

 

[Moonwatcher]

it would be kinda poetic if both Wade and Paine got their 1000th test run this innings

How far away is Wade?

 

[sirlothie]

Miss the good old days when Warne wanted Stoinis and Meredith in the Ashes playing XI during the Big bash.

Don't know much about Meredith. Hasn't stood out to me.

 

[Wolfs]

I reckon another 30 max before declaring. You never know with bad light in England.