1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[trundler]

Stokes to clean bowl Smith with a jaffa to make everyone taste it

Oh Head is doing something similar.

 

[Uppercut]

Okay I'm getting legit irritated now. Why is he still bowling?

If I'd known Stokes and Moeen would be sharing 1/3 of the overs on the opening morning I'd have wanted an extra quick in the side.

 

[Starfighter]

Ah... I recall being told that reverse this soon is a sure-fire sign of ball tampering.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Can't remember a worse spell on day 1 of a test in a long time than this filth from Stokes.

 

[TheJediBrah]

lmfao savage burn on Nass

 

[Starfighter]

Can they get in one more over in five minutes?

 

[morgieb]

Is Anderson injured again?

 

[Starfighter]

It's Woakes again.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Honours about even at this stage IMO. Did a bit off the wicket this session. Aus came back well from 3 for nothing but that's probably more down to England's bowling being poor and letting them get away than anything the Aussies did.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Is Anderson injured again?

Has to be. Why else bowl Stokes if Jimmy isn't knackered.

 

[cnerd123]

maybe the plan was to get Stokes to bowl a load of ****e and induce a rubbish shot from Smith as a result

i mean Vaughan did just shows us examples of Botham doing that in the 80s

 

[Uppercut]

Honours about even at this stage IMO. Did a bit off the wicket this session. Aus came back well from 3 for nothing but that's probably more down to England's bowling being poor and letting them get away than anything the Aussies did.

Yeah I'd rather be in Australia's shoes. Even isn't even when both teams are so much better with the ball than with the bat.

 

[Spark]

England are in front but it does feel like that, with the gate wide open and inviting, England vaguely wandered around and off again. Massive opportunity let go in the last 50 minutes.

 

[Starfighter]

So they're going to just jam one more in.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Poor hour that after a good start. In fact was worse than poor, was diabolical.

 

[Groundking]

Rubbish second half of the session, we had the opportunity to go for the throat and just let them off completely.

 

[Starfighter]

I reckon Moeen's gotten more chest on. Reckon he spins the ball a bit less too.

 

[morgieb]

I think England would be happy with 3 wickets after losing the toss, but the second half of the session was pretty dire from them. Looks 50/50, but I'm feeling confident given how Smith looks.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

England's session, but only marginally so. Stokes really let the pressure off with some erratic bowling

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Rubbish second half of the session, we had the opportunity to go for the throat and just let them off completely.

Well blame Root and Stokes for that. Bowling Stokes for so long when he was so bad was a huge error and must mean Jimmy is stuffed and will hardly bowl.