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

[bazza]

Went to bed with the game in the balance, woke up to this:

went to sleep at about 5/150 - so new we were safe with over half the runs and half the wickets left

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

spewin I passed out in bed and missed the finish

 

[simmo1]

For the first time ever, I am thankful for my 2 year old waking me up at 3:30am.

 

[King-Gutho94]

spewin I passed out in bed and missed the finish

I woke up with 5 runs required and saw the last 10 mins.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

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[Eelectrica]

Nope, it's all about how they entertained and how they're saving test cricket.

Just don't talk about fatty behind the stumps f**king up.

If England try to drop Jonny B, I say we take it the equal opportunities commission. Weight enhanced people deserve to play too!

 

[mozza91]

If England try to drop Jonny B, I say we take it the equal opportunities commission. Weight enhanced people deserve to play too!

#fatlivesmatter

 

[undertaker]

#fatlivesmatter

David Boon agrees!

 

[hineyrulz]

If England try to drop Jonny B, I say we take it the equal opportunities commission. Weight enhanced people deserve to play too!

It will be more proof that Gingercide is real.

 

[undertaker]

don't see any improvement in the England bowling attack besides bringing Mark Wood in
They really are plodders when the conditions aren't 100% to their liking

I'm very surprised such a dry pitch was dished up such as the one in this test. Thought the Poms would've produced conditions that favour their bowling attack

World's apart from the greentops produced at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge in 2015, where we lost within 3 days.

 

[hineyrulz]

 

[jargan83]

Nothing beats strutting into work and returning serve at the Poms who were chirping all of last week.

 

[bazza]

I'm very surprised such a dry pitch was dished up such as the one in this test. Thought the Poms would've produced conditions that favour their bowling attack

World's apart from the greentops produced at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge in 2015, where we lost within 3 days.

Reports were that England asked for these type of pitches to help them bazball
The good thing was that it gave a 5 day match with the result in doubt right till the end which I think is good for the game

 

[bazza]

Seems like the main area of improvement for England would be their fielding which I think cost them
They probably could have got a few more runs if they batted normally - though result would have been most likely a draw

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Steve Waugh says Stokesy may have just dropped the Ashes here…

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Nothing beats strutting into work and returning serve at the Poms who were chirping all of last week.

Especially the ones who have watched approximately 2 minutes of cricket in their life and were strutting around like they were John Snow.

 

[jargan83]

Especially the ones who have watched approximately 2 minutes of cricket in their life and were strutting around like they were John Snow.

100% correct.

One of them craps on about Soccer 11 months of the year and nothing else but when the Ashes roll around he's an expert on Cricket.

 

[Canard]

Cumball > Bazball

 

[Bazal]

spewin I passed out in bed and missed the finish

That's generally my experience in bed too

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

this thread is hillarious