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

[DJ NOBO]

About that declaration …..

 

[The Wizard]

About that declaration …..

We’d likely have already ran out of overs?

 

[Eeyore]

I'm worried the field isn't attacking enough, but there's so little to play with.

 

[The Wizard]

It’s the hope that kills you, I reckon the Aussies have got this now

 

[ManOfSussex]

23 to win after that Lyon boundary.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Annoyingly good partnership here .
Ollie rob has cleaned out a million tail Enders .
This isn’t quite over .
No more mistakes tho

 

[Bodian]

It feels as though it's slipping away....

 

[The Wizard]

FFS Crawley, useless toad

 

[The Wizard]

Wish they’d just chased it down with 20 overs and 5 wickets to spare, this is the equivalent of winning 2-1 and losing 3-2 in added time.

 

[Weststander]

It’s the taking part and Corinthian Spirit that counts. We’d all take a great final day with a loss, over an emphatic England win.

But I’ve always had a sneaking feeling that Border, Waugh, Ponting, Smith et al think the exact opposite. An Alex Ferguson gritty win at all costs ethos.

 

[The Wizard]

Bowl the ball at the bloody stumps you gimps

 

[jcdenton08]

These final 12 runs could be match defining.

 

[Hugo Rune]

These final 12 runs could be match defining.

Series defining also?

 

[Triggaaar]

Australia will win, but it's harsh on England's effort

 

[WhingForPresident]

Really good test, the Aussie have done a superb job to be fair. This is going to be one hell of a series.

 

[The Wizard]

I refuse to believe that’s Nathan Lyon, someone tug at his face Scooby Doo style

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

We’d likely have already ran out of overs?

And at worse been level in the series

 

[Ethelwulf]

Ffs Lyon hits broad for 4 it’s all over

 

[doogie004]

We’d likely have already ran out of overs?

But not lost the game !

 

[mikeyjh]

I alluded to this earlier but... Broad and Anderson are world class, after that? Nothing in the pace attack that anyone is going to worry anyone and once one (at his best) decent spinner in Leach is out injured we have to drag poor Moeen out of retirement. That said, we're a bit and edge here or there from winning so what do I know but blimey we need to look at what the disfunctional county game is producing in terms of bowlers.