[Cricket] **** England v Australia, 1st Specsavers Ashes Test, Edgbaston. Official match thread ****

[Greg Bobkin]

I was just trying to get to my target of 70,000 NSC posts before the beginning of the season.

EFA

 

[BensGrandad]

"3 - Joe Root has converted each of his last 3 Test 50s into centuries."

Leave it out, Grandad

The point is he hasnt today when we needed it

 

[Triggaaar]

He is the 4th best batsman in the world.

Where is that stat from? ICC rankings have him at 7th at the moment don't they?

 

[the right footed denilson]

Where is that stat from? ICC rankings have him at 7th at the moment don't they?

From my totally biased opinion that only Williamson, Smith and Kohli are more complete players.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The point is he hasnt today when we needed it

We are 112 behind with 8 in hand.

Not sure we needed it today?

 

[pasty]

The Year End ICC player rankings make sad reading for England.

The top test batsman has not been English since Graham Gooch in 1993, and apart from Jimmy Anderson in 2017, the top bowler has not been English since a certain Mr I.T. Botham in 1980

 

[dazzer6666]

Root does his usual gets 50 and then fails to go on and make a century and until he does do so consistently can never be compared with the top batsmen in the world.

Village at best ? FFS.

 

[BensGrandad]

We are 112 behind with 8 in hand.

Not sure we needed it today?

We need at least 100 lead on the first innings so yes it is needed in case we collapse as is usual. I get frustrated with watching him as he promises so much

 

[the right footed denilson]

Be nice to get close to their total before the new ball.

 

[pasty]

Bumble just snubbed by the girl in the crowd he was trying to talk to

 

[Titanic]

Cheating Aussies get the 60 overs old ball changed... and it's HOOPING

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Where is that stat from? ICC rankings have him at 7th at the moment don't they?

That can't be right. A cricket oracle stated that he always get to fifty and then throws his wicket away. And that he'll never be one of the world's best batsmen...

 

[Titanic]

Denly out... looked plumb

and there is no review

JL Denly lbw b Pattinson 18 (36b 3x4 0x6)

189-3

 

[the right footed denilson]

Replacement ball doing more.

 

[Badger]

The CHEATS.

 

[Triggaaar]

Root does his usual gets 50 and then fails to go on and make a century and until he does do so consistently can never be compared with the top batsmen in the world.

He can be compared with the best in the world. He's currently the 7th best, according to the ICC rankings.

The point is he hasnt today when we needed it

Firstly, the point you were making was that he's can't be compared to the top batsmen in the world (he can). Secondly, we're not currently up against it, so today isn't the day we needed it.

We need at least 100 lead on the first innings so yes it is needed in case we collapse as is usual

If we collapse that's not Root's fault. He helped get us to 154-2, chasing 284. Stop talking nonsense.

 

[Triggaaar]

Replacement ball doing more.

A year old ball that behaves differently - yeah that's fair.

 

[pasty]

Well **** my old boots. The umpire got an lbw decision right.

 

[BensGrandad]

Replacement ball doing more.

Probably had sand paper applied last night just in case.,

 

[The Wizard]

That’s a great ball from Pattinson but Denly technique letting him down again.