1st ASHES TEST: @ Edgbaston, Birmingham June 16-20, 2023

[Front-Rower]

Peach!!! On ya bike Pope

 

[Bazal]

Jesus, where did that come from?

f**ken Bazball that Ian Bell lite

 

[JJ]

Australia struggling.

Enter JJ

Cummins breaks through.

See you JJ

Hardly struggling, as I said a few overs doesn’t mean much

Cummins is amazing, no mistake

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Please don't tell me Hazlewood is hobbled again.

 

[Eelectrica]

I think Boland deserved his shot, but this is it barring something amazing his next spell.

 

[bazza]

Legside rubbish by Greta

Cummins bowled a nice one on off

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Haze ate a dodgy curry at one of South Brums fine establishments last night.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Yeah let's him an easy single to get off the mark.

Seriously it's ridiculous tactics

 

[Haffa]

Australia struggling.

Enter JJ

Cummins breaks through.

See you JJ

Just needs LeedsWhino to complete the innings.

 

[Bazal]

I think Boland deserved his shot, but this is it barring something amazing his next spell.

We just need to read the pitch better. Esp in England.

This looks like a Pakistani road...probs not the surface for Boland. I guess the other issue is Starc likely wouldn't have gone any better on form

 

[Mr. Shaman]

We just need to read the pitch better. Esp in England.

This looks like a Pakistani road...probs not the surface for Boland. I guess the other issue is Starc likely wouldn't have gone any better on form

Probably not, but it’s different. And bouncers/yorkers.

 

[bazza]

We just need to read the pitch better. Esp in England.

This looks like a Pakistani road...probs not the surface for Boland. I guess the other issue is Starc likely wouldn't have gone any better on form

yeah - we could be saying that they should have picked Boland when Starc was getting carted around

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Boland's strength is consistency.

His weakness is his lack of variation.

They've picked him as the guy to go after

 

[jargan83]

Everything Ellen has faced today has been on middle and leg ffs.

 

[Eelectrica]

Hazlewood back on the field so hopefully can bowl soon

 

[Bazal]

Probably not, but it’s different. And bouncers/yorkers.

Yeah he probs gets an extra pole or two with pace. But pre-match every merkin was dropping Starc so can't have it both ways.

 

[yobbo84]

It's a tough one, Boland has been ineffective, but Starc probably would've gone for 12 an over

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Yeah he probs gets an extra pole or two with pace. But pre-match every merkin was dropping Starc so can't have it both ways.

Pre-road, where as the captain, staff, and bowlers knew what the pitch was and still went with Le plod over Le fast plod

 

[Eelectrica]

We just need to read the pitch better. Esp in England.

This looks like a Pakistani road...probs not the surface for Boland. I guess the other issue is Starc likely wouldn't have gone any better on form

Yeah, I think Starc would have been blasted. Probably back for game 2 though.

 

[TheParraboy]

Everything Ellen has faced today has been on middle and leg ffs.

And anything on off he does the Big Show reverse ramp