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

[JJ]

ll that's left now is for Smith and Wade to take a handful of wickets each and win the test

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Travis Head done well in this Test

 

[Sphagnum]

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

 

[The Mad Hatter]

If Wade tons up, I with suck him off.

On your knees then...

 

[Dave's mate]

Its all sunshine and rainbows now but what happens when they give prick the gloves back?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Selfish Jimmy has lost this for England.

Merkin has played about 4000 tests over the last 90 years, he would have known he wasn't 100% fit.

That doesn't take away from SP Devereax Smith's excellence .

And Wadey, what can I say,

 

[TheParraboy]

Selfish Jimmy has lost this for England.

Merkin has played about 4000 tests over the last 90 years, he would have known he wasn't 100% fit.

That doesn't take away from SP Devereax Smith's excellence .

And Wadey, what can I say,

I personally think Jimmy knew what was coming 2nd dig, didn’t want a bar of it - The Wade effect

 

[typicalfan]

Root is a terrible captain. The difference between Smith and Root is chalk and cheese. I love when people add Root to the Smith, Kohli, Williamson discussion. Root isn't in their class.

 

[Pommy]

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.

 

[Fangs]

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?

 

[typicalfan]

Smith and Head got us to parity, Smith and Wade got us the ascendancy and Pattinson and Cummins got us the bonus.

I still doubt our bowlers have the penetration, lack of variety in the attack.

 

[JamesRustle]

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?

Also, can Goat clean up in a 4th innings?

 

[Dave's mate]

Root is a terrible captain. The difference between Smith and Root is chalk and cheese. I love when people add Root to the Smith, Kohli, Williamson discussion. Root isn't in their class.

V-Rat and Kane aren't either

 

[Bazal]

Where are all the haters now?

On ya bikes

Rigbt here.

f**k the Unflushable One. Watch him struggle to get it off the square the rest of the series

 

[hineyrulz]

It was like watching the White Lara out there last night, the Admiral what a player. why did they bat on for so long???


England lost this game by batting like snails that first innings. Should of had a 150 run lead and the game would of been totally different.

And Smiffy what else can you say??? Freak!!

 

[Twizzle]

Smudger needs to be immortalized.

 

[hineyrulz]

Smudger needs to be immortalized.

*Cloned.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Smudger needs to be immortalized.

I need to be immortalized for saying 60 years ago that Matt Wade should be picked as a specialist batsmen

60 years ahead of the game thee old Haynetrain

 

[Bazal]

*Cloned.

*boofed

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Poor old Smith's achievement will forever be in the shadow of Rory Burns and Wadey's hundreds.