1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[wrongun]

Benedict, Nasser Hussain's FWB, counted the number of times the ball has comprehensively beaten Rory's bat this innings.

The number is close to 40.

It’s 36

 

[wrongun]

They probably got sick of him playing and missing, and who could blame them? Lol 34 times in a day. I’ve used this analogy before with other players, but it really was the cricketing equivalent of that basketball game in the States where the high school mascot with difficulties was allowed to throw on the team shirt and landed some three pointers.

This would be true if it was after the fact. But they bowled around the wicket to him since Pat Cummins’ first over. What game were you watching?

 

[wrongun]

TBH Cummins or Patto need to go bezerk on England and rip out the remaining 6 wickets. Aus can the. Hopefully capitalize on no jimmy Anderson.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Aus can the. Hopefully capitalize on no jimmy Anderson.

Problem with that is we collapsed to no Jimmy Anderson

 

[TheJediBrah]

And some other poor **** will come out and snick one of their first few balls to the keeper. Luck definitely plays a bigger part in cricket than most sports IMO

 

[Burgey]

This would be true if it was after the fact. But they bowled around the wicket to him since Pat Cummins’ first over. What game were you watching?

Cummins bowled around the wicket to him at the getgo, Pattinson and Siddle didn’t, but did at other times through the day. The game I was watching was the one where the plonker made a hundred despite playing and missing a lot and looking as out of form at 6pm as he did at half 10, whether they bowled over or around the wicket to him. How about you?

 

[OverratedSanity]

And some other poor **** will come out and snick one of their first few balls to the keeper. Luck definitely plays a bigger part in cricket than most sports IMO

Agree that Steve Smith is one of the luckiest sportsmen in the world

 

[quincywagstaff]

Thought Lyon was the weak link in the Oz attack. Bowled one bad ball pretty much every over so that he wasn't able to build up pressure and utilise the assistance in the pitch and bowling to left-handers.

Siddle did pretty much what was hoped of for him; namely he can bowl long, tight spells with the odd wicket and prevent the need for a fifth bowler.

Pattinson bowled well and Cummins had some good spells although I think he's better suited as a first change bowler; don't think he's great as a new ball bowler.

 

[Stowford Mess]

It’s 36

A sign that Australia, and in particular Cummins, bowled a little too short. He needs to push his natural length up a yard in England.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Also, England from what I've seen have been much better at getting singles through smart deflections and good running than Oz have. Australia in the opening D1 sessions especially really needed to turn over the strike more.

It's a bit of a shock to see as for decades it was given it was something Oz were clearly better at in Ashes contests.

 

[cnerd123]

Agree that Steve Smith is one of the luckiest sportsmen in the world

lucky to not have been banned for life tbh

 

[social]

It’s 36

It’s an incredible stat

Throw in the edges and he’s been playing a false shot virtually every over he has faced for more than a day

 

[TimAngas]

While I would have preferred Burns not to make a hundred last night, there was the silver lining of Mark Waugh being owned on twitter.

 

[Starfighter]

While I would have preferred Burns not to make a hundred last night, there was the silver lining of Mark Waugh being owned on twitter.

Waugh is such an utter **** when it comes to cricketing opinions, and he was a terrible selector.

 

[Starfighter]

A sign that Australia, and in particular Cummins, bowled a little too short. He needs to push his natural length up a yard in England.

He edged enough too. They just went wide or didn't carry.

 

[quincywagstaff]

While I would have preferred Burns not to make a hundred last night, there was the silver lining of Mark Waugh being owned on twitter.

Only 29 runs away from surpassing Mark Waugh's highest Test score as well.

 

[vcs]

I thought Mark Waugh hated Twitter. Vaguely remember reading something along those lines on here.

 

[Grasshopper]

apparently he 'likes to debag'.

Haha,that's a bit random. Cheers.

 

[Burgey]

Thought Lyon was the weak link in the Oz attack. Bowled one bad ball pretty much every over so that he wasn't able to build up pressure and utilise the assistance in the pitch and bowling to left-handers.

Siddle did pretty much what was hoped of for him; namely he can bowl long, tight spells with the odd wicket and prevent the need for a fifth bowler.

Pattinson bowled well and Cummins had some good spells although I think he's better suited as a first change bowler; don't think he's great as a new ball bowler.

Thought Lyon was fine tbh. He’s gone at less than threes on day two on a postage stamp, regularly beat the bat and created chances. I’ve seen him bowl a fair bit worse and jag four.

 

[Burgey]

With the pitch being dry, a bit abrasive and needing to wrap up the innings as quickly as possible, how good would it be if we had a bloke in the squad who’s been taking wickets in England over the past couple of months and who is known to reverse the old ball from left arm over at 150kph to knock over bunnies in test innings like he’s Mixamotosis. Wish we had one