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

[herbert henry1908]

Isn't Travis Head the vice captain at the moment?

Co Vice Captain. But then so was Mitch Marsh not long ago.

 

[jargan83]

Wade at 5
Mitch at 6
Paine at 7

What can go wrong?

Needs something else...

I know, Shaun Marsh at 4.

 

[jargan83]

Co Vice Captain. But then so was Mitch Marsh not long ago.

Hazelwood was the other "co vice captain"?

Seems like a game of musical chairs at the moment.

 

[lockyno1]

Isn't Travis Head the vice captain at the moment?

Just says how bad the alternatives (or lack of there is)

 

[typicalfan]

I think you might find Mitch Marsh is in the team tonight.

No words

Well I did predict it, Pattinson being made out of glass will be the excuse.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I'm just glad the Barmy Army have let by-gones be by-gones.

No booing...no mention of sandpaper.

 

[Bazal]

Well I did predict it, Pattinson being made out of glass will be the excuse.

They shouldn't have even taken him IMO.

Don't get me wrong, big fan, but as it stands you can't rely on him to last five days. The poor bloke has been waking wounded for about half his life. And if that's their view too then why pick him at all?

 

[typicalfan]

They shouldn't have even taken him IMO.

Don't get me wrong, big fan, but as it stands you can't rely on him to last five days. The poor bloke has been waking wounded for about half his life. And if that's their view too then why pick him at all?

The pressure is now on the batting, can they bat 90-100 overs if Marsh is picked. I say unlikely.

 

[8Ball]

England's batting looks very very weak.

Burns - ave of 22 after 7 tests
Roy - ave of 38 after 1 test - FC average of 38
Root 81 tests at 49
Denly 3 tests at 24 FC average of 36

Middle order of
Buttler
Stokes
Bairstow

All averaging mid 30s

 

[Bazal]

The pressure is now on the batting, can they bat 90-100 overs if Marsh is picked. I say unlikely.

To be fair I dunno if I can see them batting that long without him either.

I think both sides will be happy if they're consistently putting up 250 looking at the proposed lineups...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The only hope we've got is if England's big guns like Denly and Burns don't fire.

 

[Mr Angry]

Needs something else...

I know, Shaun Marsh at 4.

Uppercut required

 

[King hit]

At least Paine is Australian you morons.

 

[Bazal]

At least Paine is Australian you morons.

Well... Tasmanian...

 

[The Mad Hatter]

This Ashes series should have been promoted as the Tragic, Ol Misery Tour.

 

[Pommy]

At least Paine is Australian you morons.

Who isn’t English in the squad?

 

[Hutty1986]

Lol, barmy army f**kwits still dribbling shit about the sandpaper storm in a teacup.
And LOL@a few warm beer sipping window washers with shit attempted banter making Edgbaston "intimidating."

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'm not sure if the sandpaper thing was a storm in a tea cup.

Wanker, Smith and Bancroft are going to have to live with that for the rest of their lives.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I hope England boos. All day long. It'll keep me awake at night so I can watch.

 

[Hutty1986]

I'm not sure if the sandpaper thing was a storm in a tea cup.

Wanker, Smith and Bancroft are going to have to live with that for the rest of their lives.

The reaction has been ridiculous. Smith will still go down as one of the greats imo