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

[Muzzman]

I have had enough of this stupid bloody woman on TMS, ****ing BBC...

Quite enjoying the Sky commentary this morning. They haven't said much and just letting the cricket play out without ruining it with inane drivel. I prefer TMS of course, but difficult to sync it up with the telly.

 

[The Wizard]

Bad choice of shot from Stokes, gotta push on to a lead of around 100/150 should be handy, pitch looks a good track now though.

 

[pasty]

FFS Botham

"England going along quite nicely this morning"

Next ball: Ben Stokes c Paine b Cummins 50

Eng 282/5 trail by 2 runs

 

[big nuts]

Bad choice of shot from Stokes, gotta push on to a lead of around 100/150 should be handy, pitch looks a good track now though.

The right shot, just poorly executed. It was there to be hit.

 

[Titanic]

England 287-5, take a first innings lead, mid-morning on day three, with 5 wickets in hand

Burns 127* Bairstow 5*

Time to make them grovel [emoji106]

 

[Titanic]

Quite enjoying the Sky commentary this morning. They haven't said much and just letting the cricket play out without ruining it with inane drivel. I prefer TMS of course, but difficult to sync it up with the telly.

until you get ****ing Shane Warne gobbing off

 

[pasty]

until you get ****ing Shane Warne gobbing off

And Nasser moaning

 

[pasty]

'kin 'ell. Aussies moaning about the ball AGAIN! This one is only 20 overs odd old FFS.

 

[BensGrandad]

Losing Stokes is just what we didnt want.

 

[Titanic]

Burns gone for 133 (312 balls, 17 fours)

Bounce and turn for Lyons.

296-6, leading by 12

 

[The Wizard]

Burns gone, this pitch is ripping now.

 

[The Wizard]

Moeen Ali against Lyon... this should be fun.

 

[Titanic]

Moeen Ali against Lyon... this should be fun.

 

[Driver8]

By tea tomorrow I would expect us to be 250 in front and then 2 or 3 wickets after tea will open the game up.

[emoji849]

 

[The Wizard]

Need to get Rashid in this team, Ali is not good enough.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

That is utter rubbish from Ali

 

[Pevenseagull]

Moeen Ali against Lyon... this should be fun.

whatever privileges you had are now now revoked

 

[Titanic]

Grim.

300-8

 

[The Wizard]

Oh f**k off, so much for this mega strong middle order.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Outside off ****ing leave, it really is that simple