1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[Starfighter]

Is there a country that produces pitches with less variation than Australia?

There's your answer.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Is there a country that produces bowlers with less variation than Australia?

england

99.9% of our seamers outside of england are ****

 

[Starfighter]

fml

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Lovely by Burns.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

england

99.9% of our seamers outside of england are ****

Yes, but those that make it to test level seem to be able to bowl slower balls or cutters or yorkers or something. Ours seem to have nothing other than the odd half-volley or bouncer.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Burns is one of the most uncoordinated looking batsmen I've seen in ages.

 

[morgieb]

That's a lot of edges that Burns has had. He's played very well here but it's easy to see why people would be skeptical of his performances long-term.

 

[Starfighter]

Random cacky camera angle.

Is there not a single bowler in Australia capable of bowling some sort of cutter? Would be very useful here.

 

[morgieb]

Yes, but those that make it to test level seem to be able to bowl slower balls or cutters or yorkers or something. Ours seem to have nothing other than the odd half-volley or bouncer.

Starc has everything you're talking about, trouble is there's a lot of **** in between. I think that's why Australia's stuck with him more than what people would want - otherwise the attack is worryingly generic for flattish non-Australian conditions.

 

[StephenZA]

Random cacky camera angle.

Is there not a single bowler in Australia capable of bowling some sort of cutter? Would be very useful here.

Bring back Faulkner?

 

[the big bambino]

Pattinson has moved a few from leg.

 

[Starfighter]

Bring back Faulkner?

Like the leg cutters Lillee used to bowl, or off cutters Trueman did. It's really something that has disappeared from the game. Not the slow stuff like Faulkner bowls. Although that could work and would be less samey.

Yeah, that says something about the luck. Had no clue, neatly avoided the fielder.

 

[Starfighter]

Cummins has looked a lot better bowling over the wicket. God knows why he opened around, wasted the new ball.

 

[Flem274*]

haha faulkners style is actually a good shout on this pitch

 

[Prince EWS]

Bring back Faulkner?

Tasmania would have to first.

Sean Abbott is probably the least **** Australian bowler who bowls a decent cutter at the moment. Burgey to be pleased for the shout out.

 

[stephen]

Third man should not be the most productive scoring zone when a side is fielding three slips and a gully.

 

[trundler]

Wow

 

[NotMcKenzie]

That is one of the freakiest things

 

[NUFAN]

Forkers Faulkner debut would be glorious.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Third man should not be the most productive scoring zone when a side is fielding three slips and a gully.

Have you watched tests in England recently?