FIRST ASHES TEST: Edgbaston

[scotch]

Stokes making things happen.
In other news had a fiver on Australia at 7-1 at the end of the 2nd day. And a fiver on the draw at 8-1 with rain rumoured to potentially fall today and tomorrow morning. Pitch has nothing for the seamers after the new ball

 

[Snappy]

If we had a spinner who could hold an end....

I heard this chap called Moeen was very good. Have you heard this?

"World class"

Careful now. Is the Rat still banned?

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Sir Ben, gerrin lad

 

[scotch]

I heard this chap called Moeen was very good. Have you heard this?


Careful now. Is the Rat still banned?

Everytime I criticise him he gets runs or wickets, Ali is rubbish and should not play the 2nd test if this continues....

 

[Snappy]

Everytime I criticise him he gets runs or wickets, Ali is rubbish and should not play the 2nd test if this continues....

keep going!

 

[smoker]

I heard this chap called Moeen was very good. Have you heard this?


Careful now. Is the Rat still banned?

Even when he was taking wickets Moeen was bad at holding down an end.

If we do one thing in this series it must be to negate Smith. Do it dirty if we can't do it clean...

 

[HeroHurley]

Any particular reason why Woakes hasn't bowled this morning?

 

[Snappy]

Even when he was taking wickets Moeen was bad at holding down an end.

If we do one thing in this series it must be to negate Smith. Do it dirty if we can't do it clean...

Need to try and take his head off again.

Any particular reason why Woakes hasn't bowled this morning?

He's either injured (smashed his finger last session) or they are saving him for the new ball.

 

[Far Tibetan Mountain]

Yet another ashes century on the cards for Smith?

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Root's tactics are baffling. Letting Smith get an easy single to keep the strike and not bringing on a recognised bowler against a new batsman.

 

[BIG BAZ]

fuck off Gower....its out man

 

[Far Tibetan Mountain]

Any particular reason why Woakes hasn't bowled this morning?

if we're down Anderson and Woakes we might be in a little bit of trouble.

 

[brandon]

How can anyone replacing Ali be weakening our batting on current form?

Apply common sense, one is an all-rounder, one is a bowler - the England team likes the dynamic of all-rounders at 7-9.

 

[BOYCEY]

These field settings, and use of our bowlers is totally baffling, Root may be a great batsman, but his captancy is not going very well.

 

[Tasman]

Wade had been in golden form past 15 mths esp in short form of the game

 

[Snappy]

Better over Ali

 

[mikemanc]

Apply common sense, one is an all-rounder, one is a bowler - the England team likes the dynamic of all-rounders at 7-9.

I get that in theory it's weakening the batting, but the reality is at the moment it isn't

 

[brandon]

We need the rain. Woakes must be injured, that’s the only explanation as to why he hasn’t bowled - they’ll piss this if the weather doesn’t intervene.

 

[Tasman]

Think the game will be a draw pitch is still ok....

 

[Sharpshooter]

Think the game will be a draw pitch is still ok....

Yeah too much hype about England being bowled out for 150. Some posters acting like its a day 5 Mumbai pitch when its still a decent batting surface.