2019 ASHES: 1st Test Australia v England, Edgbaston Aug 1-5

[WaznTheGreat]

Australia are putting there faith in a bald man(Nathan Lyon) on this last day pitch, FFS somebody glue a wig onto his scalp before the start of play before it's too late

 

[Eelementary]

No Jimmy Anderson. Plus Woakes looked injured.

Still, good aggressive batting from Australia. Just like the old days. Wadey proving he still has it.

The real question, can our bowling attack take 20 wickets?

Only need to take 10 this match, mate!

 

[simmo1]

Smith just being Smith, so no surprises there.

Wade and Head have been very good. Both have tightened up their techniques, although could have been a different story if Anderson was fit.

 

[69-05-41]

Selectors will be looking to rest Smith and Wade to get the Marshtards back into the team.

 

[TheParraboy]

You know the pitch is a road and the bowling attack sucks when Wade gets runs

How shit are the guys that can’t get tons on this deck? lol

 

[TheParraboy]

Only need to take 10 this match, mate!

Considering the great Woakes batting at number 9 will be real tough getting to the tail...

 

[Fangs]

Only need to take 10 this match, mate!

I'm counting both innings, friend.

If you take 19 wickets you can't win a game of test cricket

Lyon will be the go to.

 

[TheParraboy]

I'm counting both innings, friend.

If you take 19 wickets you can't win a game of test cricket .

You can in this match

if they decided Jimmy isn’t worth taking the risk

 

[Front-Rower]

This game reminds me of Cardiff 2009. Had them on the ropes but couldn’t bowl them out on the last day. That last 90 - 60 mins was brutal as an Australian fan.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Nathan Lyon’s worst bowling innings is actually the fourth innings, which is weird.

 

[TheParraboy]

Wonder if poms go for the win or play for the draw from ball 1?

 

[TheParraboy]

Weather looks promising , should get a full day in

 

[herbert henry1908]

Wonder if poms go for the win or play for the draw from ball 1?

I think draw. They need to go at 4.3 an over, very tough on the final day.

 

[Twizzle]

I think draw. They need to go at 4.3 an over, very tough on the final day.

pitch seemed to be playing pretty well when Cummins and Patto were batting. Day 5 pitch really should be the ideal stage for the goat to show what he can do.

 

[herbert henry1908]

pitch seemed to be playing pretty well when Cummins and Patto were batting. Day 5 pitch really should be the ideal stage for the goat to show what he can do.

It is holding up very well, but the pressure of saving the match makes it harder for them.

 

[Twizzle]

Ashes 2019: England ball change requests during first Test slammed by Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton
THE ASHES

• August 5, 2019 12:58pm
• JACOB POLYCHRONIS@j_polychronis
• Source: FOX SPORTS

Joe Root has umpire Joel Wilson smell the ball during the first Test.Source: Getty Images
England’s cricketers have been criticised by their past greats for repeated complaints about the condition of the ball during Australia’s second innings of the first Ashes Test.

With Steve Smith and Travis Head building Australia’s lead at Edgbaston early on day four, England captain Joe Root looked for other ways to stem the flow of runs.

His attention turned to the ball, which - to the surprise of many - has offered little to no movement for pace bowlers during the first Test.

England's desperate tactic

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It certainly didn’t on Sunday morning and Root began to ask for the ball to be changed within the first 40 overs of Australia’s innings. The ball is meant to last for 80.

His claims were that the ball was out of shape, although the umpires’ circular tool, used to test the shape of the ball, proved otherwise.

Several requests were made, including once when Root had umpire Joel Wilson bizarrely smell the ball (it reportedly landed in someone’s beer). Most notably requests were made in the morning session when play was stopped three times in less than six overs for the umpires to check the Duke’s.

Whether it was the end of an over or not was an irrelevant factor, as one of the requests came five balls into one Stuart Broad over.

Former England Test captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain weren’t sold on the tactics from Root and his bowlers, with the former suggesting they were attempting to “fool” the umpires.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...78fwQr9yfxGMuFupQo2H2G7aeBIBVqgwVkYbu3xJ7h_M0

 

[Twizzle]

 

[TheParraboy]

Hopefully the rain can save us today. After the first innings it doesn’t seem we’re capable of a the required run rate assuming we’re even able to stay out in the middle for the entire day.
Smiths total didn’t surprise me at all but Wades, wow.

Rain wont save you, forecast looks to have turned right around, lot of sunny periods, no rain

go for the draw is your best bet, we would have taken that at the start of the test, certainly at 8/122

 

[Eelementary]

I'm counting both innings, friend.

If you take 19 wickets you can't win a game of test cricket

Lyon will be the go to.

Hopefully, Lyon has a ripper!

 

[Eelectrica]

I could see Smith, Head, perhaps even Wade bowl a few to give Lyon a bit of a break every now and again.
Whilst the pace bowlers go from the other end.

Don't think we'll run through them within 2 sessions. Gonna be a long day I suspect before this result is known.