Might be going off for "potential rain"... Booo!
Oh.
Tuffers having a fag with Derek Underwood on the balcony @ Canterbury. 🙂
and the photo they are talking about
aussie test squad
Tim Paine (capt, wk), Cameron Bancroft, Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner.
Over before lunch?
WTF!
Hmmmm...
What is the lowest Test innings score?
Lowest scores in Test cricket
New Zealand 26 England
South Africa 30 England
South Africa 30 England
South Africa 35 England
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Stickball is a cruel mistress, indeed.
What a let off for England.
One of the most bonkers Tests I’ve listened to.
Madness
Now that’s over I can go back to watching Le Tour. Looks like a particularly challenging stage already. #WFHrocks
Ooooooooof.
Chastening day at HQ for the lads. Seeing the conditions, it never really looked good for a second innings of nearly 200. England’s bowlers were on form today too so...ah well. It was fun for a couple of days. I can go back to ignoring stickball now. 😀
Bonkers test. Murtagh will always have his first day and coming in with a decent enough chance to win was as much as Ireland could have hoped for.
Spacemonkey...
Bloody eck, I forgot my headphones so couldn’t listen to it at work
Fwiw,Junior J (nearly 7!)has attended a cricket “camp” this week. He loved it .
I’m delighted , least of all becauseI can now give my bloody knees a rest from the football!
Operation Cricket has begun; hosts in Birmingham now prepared for 15 guests for two days and three nights.
Magnums of red and white packed in car for the hosts.
Tickets at the ready for Thursday and Friday.
Edgbaston here we come.
WooooHoooo!
I can feel myself weakening - best part of August off work..... I could just get the Now TV Sky sports subscription for a month........not seen live test match cricket for 14 years......but then again I could just listen to TMS on headphones and actually get stuff done.
England XI: Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Joe Denly, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Moeen Ali ????? I know the Aussie don't like off spinners but really ?
if they get through the top order it's bit crash bang wallop from 5 down... so it's smash 300 as fast as possible and hope James Andersion is bending it round corners.
Broad, Woakes and Anderson will bowl the Aussies out on their own and England will only need one batsman to tee off successfully to complete the job.
I'm definitely worried about Englands chances in this series they look very fragile and unlike other Ashes series Australia have had an XI squad in the UK since before the World Cup getting used to 'English conditions' which is very often Englands advantage. The openers issue has not been solved. Root is having to change his favoured position to compensate for this and our bowling threat is old. I think Pattinson and Starc will be salivating over the new ball and for some reason Nathan Lyon always seems to cause the England side problems, much more of a wicket taking threat than Moeen Ali.
Really looking forward to it and desperate for England to do well.
Wicket described as being '....like a cat's skull' - apparently an Aussie expression meaning it's hard.
Combine that with forecast of cloud and the ball is likely to move in the air and bounce.
Neither side have a strong top order so - win toss and bowl first; that applies to both teams.
I'm tipping Woakes for a fifer.
Into New Street by 9.30am, bus or walk to ground, soul limbo and acapella Jerusalem; then we're off and Sir Geoffrey is back on TMS so all is right with the world.
....and did these feet in ancient times......
Bat first but then what do i know. Christ i'm nervous. Too close to call, Best bowling attack wins, therefore I'm backing England but I imagine it will be close. Goosebump madness watching sky.
Supplies got, settled in for the day. Hope England Men can make amends for the poor performance by the Women’s team
he bloody nicked it! so much for new fair play aussies
What do you expect? The cheat didn’t walk...
" we would be sitting in the wreckage of Edgbaston if that had been given" haha TMS
I would’ve heard the cheer here 10 miles West of Brum
I’m prepared to sacrifice Edgbaston, and Birmingham in general really
“Same old Aussies, always cheating” love it
BooooooooooooooooooooooooooM!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Even better, it was missing 😂😂😂
Couldn’t happen to a nicer chap
See you Bancroft
He wasn’t a happy chappy
Just spotted what the supporters in the Hollies stand are waving: sandpaper 😂
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another non walking aussie! (and poor umpiring decision)
well this is going rather well
Wayward Stokes
Reluctantly it’s good to hear Boycs back
switched off after 10 mins of Boycott. Amazed I lasted that long .Sleazy moaning old man. Change the record. Not missed at all,
30 seconds here. miserable nasty ol' git.
