[Cricket] The Ashes- England v Australia- 1st Test, Birmingham, June 16 - 20, 2023

[KZNSeagull]

So why was Darth Vader escorted out of the ground?

 

[Scappa]

So why was Darth Vader escorted out of the ground?

The Umpire Struck Back

 

[Bedsex]

So why was Darth Vader escorted out of the ground?

Maybe he’d been shouting abuse at the match officials all morning. Eventually they’d had enough and the umpire strikes back

Just beaten to it by @Scappa

 

[jakarta]

Now a wet outfield. And this is supposed to be a Test Venue?

 

[The Wizard]

Crawley walking a tight rope, ball really zipping about from Boland, tough period of the game to bat I reckon

 

[Bodian]

Crawley walking a tight rope, ball really zipping about from Boland, tough period of the game to bat I reckon

But it's Duckett who's out. Let's hope Crawley sticks around.

 

[The Wizard]

That’s just fantastic from Green to be fair

 

[Bodian]

But it's Duckett who's out. Let's hope Crawley sticks around.

Oh....

 

[The Wizard]

I feel like England are always 30 odd for 2, seems to happen constantly.

Such a classic Crawley dismissal, poking at it outside the off stump

 

[WhingForPresident]

Ffs

 

[ManOfSussex]

A disastrous 20 minutes there.

 

[jakarta]

England vs. Australia plus the English Weather...

 

[Questions]

So why was Darth Vader escorted out of the ground?

He was scarred by his defeat on Mustafar and then Vader was transformed into a cybernetically-enhanced Sith Lord…… and that is not allowed at Edgebaston.
He might have got away with it at Headingly though.

 

[vegster]

A disastourous 20 minutes there.

It was coming. Bit of moisture about and the Convicts had some time to rest and rethink... this has tipped their way now. best thing that can happen now is for us to lose the rest of todays play to rain and give England time to rethink and eat up match time and start to rebuild in the morning.

 

[HangletonGull]

That last half hour or so was a disgrace test cricket shouldn’t be in later in those conditions

 

[keaton]

Could really do with an extra 50 runs. Shame we got bowled out

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Could really do with an extra 50 runs. Shame we got bowled out

Taking the hindsight game to the next level, if Stokes hadn't declared we wouldn't have been caught in that mini-session between the showers.

 

[zeemeeuw]

So this great Australian side who claimed that Bazball has only worked so far because England have not played them have stuck it right up us by "getting a bit jammie with the weather".

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

So this great Australian side who claimed that Bazball has only worked so far because England have not played them have stuck it right up us by "getting a bit jammie with the weather".

They clearly haven't been paying attention.
Being 30/2 is all part of the bazball formula.
As is apparently being behind for substantial parts of the game.

 

[tigertim68]

Could really do with an extra 50 runs. Shame we got bowled out

I agree , ridiculous decision