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

[The Wizard]

Not again.... UNBELIEVABLE

 

[Sheebo]

**** this playing for a draw shit - get to 200 only 2 or 3 down than start smacking out for the 400 and win

 

[BensGrandad]

**** this playing for a draw shit - get to 200 only 2 or 3 down than start smacking out for the 400 and win

Not a hope just bat the day out. This is test cricket not T20.

 

[Sheebo]

Not a hope just bat the day out. This is test cricket not T20.

Oh BG...

 

[CHAPPERS]

Bit of a defensive decleration really wasn't it.

 

[The Wizard]

Absolute ripper from Siddle, very fortunate for Roy catch somehow evades the slips and keeper

 

[LlcoolJ]

Shambolic umpiring.

 

[GOM]

**** this playing for a draw shit - get to 200 only 2 or 3 down than start smacking out for the 400 and win

Not a hope just bat the day out. This is test cricket not T20.

Oh BG...

What's with the facepalm, BG is absolutely correct, or do you just facepalm everything BG says ?

No chance whatsover in chasing down the required total in a day.

 

[studio150]

What was Roy doing

 

[The Wizard]

Roy

 

[Bold Seagull]

**** off back to the one day game if you cannot apply yourself to saving a test match.

 

[The Wizard]

Need to bat the whole day, I know what i’ll do I’ll charge down the pitch to a world class spinner on a spinning top of a surface and get myself bowled. Absolutely crazy from Roy, where’s his application?

 

[Is it PotG?]

So the Aussies can bat all day with patience and brains, we have Roy. Pr1ck.

Should be dropped to have a think about his mistakes.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Need to bat the whole day, I know what i’ll do I’ll charge down the pitch to a world class spinner on a spinning top of a surface and get myself bowled. Absolutely crazy from Roy, where’s his application?

It's not like he was bogged down for 3 hours, he's batted for an hour and 20mins. Lunch is 40mins away. That is just a shot of someone unable to cope with the mental test.

You might get out to a freak ball, but don't give your wicket away. That was shocking.

 

[Sheebo]

What's with the facepalm, BG is absolutely correct, or do you just facepalm everything BG says ?

No chance whatsover in chasing down the required total in a day.

It was quite clearly a tongue in cheek JOKE?! have one yourself

Sorry if it should have been more clear - I just assumed only BG would read it as genuine!

 

[Steve in Japan]

No chance whatsover in chasing down the required total in a day.

Not a lot of chance batting through the day either.

For England, do they want to be dragged, clinging on by the fingernails, into the abyss. Or make a fight of it........before ending up in the abyss. Love test cricket.

 

[BensGrandad]

If a century that takes 4+ hours was needed from Root or anybody today is the day. For all of my criticism of him Root seems the most likely to be able to do it.

 

[The Wizard]

Nothing wrong with using your feet to spinners but you get down and smother the ball takes the spin out the game, why is he trying to hit a six in a run chase when we aren’t even trying to win? I like Roy but that one shot makes me question whether he has the mentality to play test cricket.

 

[maltaseagull]

Absolute ripper from Siddle, very fortunate for Roy catch somehow evades the slips and keeper

And in a show of true sportsmanship, Roy gives his wicket away to make for it!

 

[Pevenseagull]

WTF