FIRST ASHES TEST: Edgbaston

[JL1985]

Smith lost his concentration after necking a whole can of red bull 2 mins ago.

 

[brandon]

Woakes is only into his TWELFTH over of the innings.

And a ball in the corridor gets Smith out.

It’s a simple game. It’s only complicated by f***ing morons.

 

[archiesdad]

Praying for rain

 

[Silly Point]

His weakness is losing focus after already doing the damage then.

 

[Tasman]

How unusual 2 tasmanian wicketkeepers batting same time

 

[chelt_mackem]

His weakness or losing focus after already doing the damage then.

Just need to get him into the nervous 140s and we can send him on his way.

 

[sonson]

Wickets aren't easy to get on this pitch and they shouldn't be easy for Australia either if England bat sensibly, a draw is very realistic providing England don't behave like headless chickness.

If Matt Wade, a scrub test batsman who averages a paltry 28, has the look of getting a century then England really have no excuses.

A draw isn’t a good result at Edgbaston and Lyon on a day 5 pitch with scoreboard pressure is a massively different proposition to this attack today with a comfortable lead

 

[Mainze]

How unusual 2 tasmanian wicketkeepers batting same time

4 heads to aim for?

 

[HeroHurley]

Praise the Lord! Right skittle the rest of the barbecueing bastards

 

[Sack Fatto]

Bloody Hell he is human after all

 

[SAFC11]

Wades be spawny

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Remarkable how Woakes hasn't bowled me. Need to get Stokes involved again

 

[Tasman]

4 heads to aim for?

Only need George bailey and would make 6 heads

 

[sonson]

Aye Smith notoriously easy to get out. You’d get him every time mate. Put your name down for the next test eh

 

[Sharpshooter]

Stat there showing over the past 10 years Day 4 at Edgebaston has the highest average for batting (40)

Day 5 has the lowest at 21.

 

[HeroHurley]

Stat there showing over the past 10 years Day 4 at Edgebaston has the highest average for batting (40)

Day 5 has the lowest at 21.

Doesn't bode well. Think we're praying for a rain intervention now.

 

[sonson]

Stat there showing over the past 10 years Day 4 at Edgebaston has the highest average for batting (40)

Day 5 has the lowest at 21.

Another indication that a draw won’t be easy to achieve

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Bizarre captaincy.

 

[Sharpshooter]

Ali 107-1.

Picking up where he left off last time in Australia.

 

[The Snowman]

looking like tomorrow morning could be a wash out