Ashes 2015, Third Test - England v Australia - Day 1 - Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham

[NSWCROW]

 

[Bradesmaen]

You can boo from your lounge room ....that's ok

That's racist

 

[Foggle]

Flog number 2 bowling

 

[ChampRevesby]

....should, we declare ? While conditions are good

I'm actually semi serious ......why not .....evening fifty more runs may cost us later


Declare now and rip in

You then have to hope the english batters go full * like ours and our bowlers can make use of the conditions like the native poms.

 

[Spitta09]

for some reason im not overly worried with this. england are as incompetent as us

 

[Ready To Rumble]

Wat will eng do if they go 2-1 up? Will they go low and slow or green tops?

 

[Demosthenes]

The ball is swinging too

Mitchell Starc will be unplayable so long as conditions remain the same ....Johnson will get bounce ...

Hazelwood will get swing .....

Eek out 160-170 ......and get England 3-30

You are dreaming. There is not that much in the pitch, really. Sensible batting will see plenty of runs.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

This is actually unbelievable

Oh come on.

How many bloody times have we collapsed horrendously?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

How's that working out for Johnson?

Happens got a good ball

 

[Hardhat11]

I like what Warne said


Time to swing and smash it .......

No point in playing defensively

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Can't the Poms drop some catches or something?

 

[Rustin Cohle]

When is Trent Cotchin coming out to bat after winning today's toss?

 

[ChampRevesby]

for some reason im not overly worried with this. england are as incompetent as us

Not in Cardiff they werent

 

[Grizzly86]

At what point should Rogers start thinking about farming the strike?

3 hours ago.

 

[ManWithNoName]

So are people still gonna defend us batting first ?

Yes. The conditions have been helpful to bowling but not unplayable. All our dismissals have been 90% our fault.

 

[Blue1980]

Unfortunately for them they wouldn't be playing on seaming decks every match. Seriously, if the conditions don't help him Anderson is utter shite. He has no ability to grind out wickets in unfavourable conditions. Classic frontrunner.

That was kind of my point very boom or bust it would be. Either make 600 against them or bowled out for 150

 

[Ready To Rumble]

Broad got hair transplants?

 

[sunskee]

Joe rot has a punchable face.

 

[Smeg Head]

Flog number 2 bowling

You know what I respect Princess Broad after his effort in the last Ashes in Australia.

 

[Hardhat11]

Oh come on.

How many bloody times have we collapsed horrendously?

I said before the series ...our weakness is our batting

I can't be fathom how Shaun marsh isn't in this team .....three centuries in a row .....

 

[NathanMX]

Not too long ago England were mocked, even yesterday they were saying the pitch was tailor made for Australias bowlers, looks like Englands have taken to it as good as Johnson and co might. Topsy turvy series, might be a 3-2 series even.

 

[RookiePick]

Oh come on.

How many bloody times have we collapsed horrendously?

I just went for a quick look but it has actually been a few years since we have gone **** up this epically. I gave up after 2013.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

....should, we declare ? While conditions are good

I'm actually semi serious ......why not .....evening fifty more runs may cost us later


Declare now and rip in

Don't think we'll have to, will be all out while Clarke is thinking about it at this rate

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Has Anderson gotten warned for stepping on the pitch yet?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

50 to our only bat