The Ashes (Australia tour of England)

[Willoughby63]

Finally found Smith’s weakness, the 140s!

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Pitch is looking quite quite flat!

 

[Aalay]

I am just waiting till Nathan Lyon bowls on this surface. He found the right pace to bowl on this surface at the end of England's first inning. I believe he will be quite handful in the second inning.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Steve Smith will have more test runs in the past 16 months than Ali if he gets to 140. He has played 4 days of test cricket in that period.

He can't be far behind Jonny Bairstow either.

 

[Deleted member 193590]

Looks like England are going to lose at Edgbaston for the first time in 5 million years,unless rain intervenes.Great performance from the aussies.

 

[Bevab]

Jesus Christ Mo what on earth was that...

 

[Jalen]

This is the type of match you want to see to start the Ashes off, hopefully the rest of the series is this interesting.

 

[CerealKiller]

How is Wade playing as a specialist batsman ahead of Labuschagne?

My reverse jinx strikes again

Please don’t tell me that you didn’t read my previous post.

I'll admit that i read it, but then forgot about it

 

[Perfect Square]

Why is Moeen Ali still in the side? Don't England have any better spinner than him?

And any sane person won't talk about his batting.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Has anyone else ever felt that Bairstow is better off not keeping and just batting at 4?

 

[Willoughby63]

Has anyone else ever felt that Bairstow is better off not keeping and just batting at 4?

I feel that he is best playing in the County Championship and being replaced by Foakes. Foakes can’t do any worse with the bat and is a much better keeper.

 

[Willoughby63]

What is wrong with Joel Wilson???

 

[swacker]

Absolutely tweaking embarrassing this.

 

[blockerdave]

That Aleem Dar decision regarding the "played a shot" is in a way worse than some of the others... it's one thing to misjudge the line, miss and edge an etc. they're only human after all. obviously there's been more errors than there should be at this level, and some shockers. but saying having your bat behind the pad is "playing a shot" is completely unacceptable.[DOUBLEPOST=1565004003][/DOUBLEPOST]

Has anyone else ever felt that Bairstow is better off not keeping and just batting at 4?

i think he would have been, but his batting has regressed so much i'm not even sure that would help now. he also sulks when he's not keper

 

[Yorkshireman]

Jesus facking christ Roy. Abysmal shot in the circumstances, seriously poor.