[Cricket] **** England v Australia, 1st Specsavers Ashes Test, Edgbaston. Official match thread ****

[Papa Lazarou]

We can't let them get up to 200 here.

 

[pasty]

Come on boys, get these last 2 wickets.

 

[pasty]

This is starting to get annoying now.

 

[Titanic]

We can't let them get up to 200 here.

I think you will find we CAN... and it just goes to show what an easy pitch it is to bat on against the older ball.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Get through the new ball and this is a cracking batting pitch.

 

[BensGrandad]

Poor bowling in the late afternoon has let them off the hook and they will probably now get past 200, which they shouldnt have done.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Poor bowling in the late afternoon has let them off the hook and they will probably now get past 200, which they shouldnt have done.

I have some sympathy with the bowlers, 7 of the 8 wickets were either LBW, or edged to the keeper or slip. 5 LBWs tells you there was swing and movement this morning and after lunch.

Evening session with a 50+ over ball, the swing has halved from the morning session, there is very little going on off the pitch. This should tell England how to bat, that getting through that new ball will bring it's own reward later in an innings.

 

[pasty]

Poor bowling in the late afternoon has let them off the hook and they will probably now get past 200, which they shouldnt have done.

I have some sympathy with the bowlers, 7 of the 8 wickets were either LBW, or edged to the keeper or slip. 5 LBWs tells you there was swing and movement this morning and after lunch.

Evening session with a 50+ over ball, the swing has halved from the morning session, there is very little going on off the pitch. This should tell England how to bat, that getting through that new ball will bring it's own reward later in an innings.

Not forgetting we are a bowler down with Jimmy out as well.

 

[Luke93]

I have some sympathy with the bowlers, 7 of the 8 wickets were either LBW, or edged to the keeper or slip. 5 LBWs tells you there was swing and movement this morning and after lunch.

Evening session with a 50+ over ball, the swing has halved from the morning session, there is very little going on off the pitch. This should tell England how to bat, that getting through that new ball will bring it's own reward later in an innings.

Anderson is off the field with an injury too. A quality bowler down, and increased workload for the others.

 

[The Wizard]

Is it just me or do we do this all the time? Letting teams off the hook with rubbish bowling at tail enders.

Jog on now Pete, we’ve had enough of this now.

 

[The Wizard]

Ben Stokes has bowled some atrocious stuff today

 

[KZNSeagull]

Oh hoorah! About time. 210-9

 

[Titanic]

At last... one man went to Mo.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Why the hell has Denly been bowling so many when Ali had turn like that in him!?

 

[pasty]

About time too. Bloody annoying partnership that. Taken them from an appalling score up to just a below par score.

 

[Simster]

Why the hell has Denly been bowling so many when Ali had turn like that in him!?

Joe Root is captain. There's the problem.

 

[The Wizard]

Now stop Smith getting his ton

 

[Bold Seagull]

Joe Root is captain. There's the problem.

He's been making some odd decisions all day. We seemed to be going through the entire manual of bowling plans, where 1 or 2 seemed to be sufficient.

 

[Luke93]

The scorecard is missing from the sky coverage.

I feel so... naked

 

[pasty]

What's the timing around England batting today? If we get this last wicket now, will we bat tonight?