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[Cricket] **** England v Australia, 1st Specsavers Ashes Test, Edgbaston. Official match thread ****
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England: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Rory Burns, 3 Joe Root (capt), 4 Joe Denly, 5 Jos Buttler, 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 8 Moeen Ali, 9 Chris Woakes, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson
Australia: 1 David Warner, 2 Cameron Bancroft, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Steve Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Matthew Wade, 7 Tim Paine (capt & wk), 8 Pat Cummins, 9 James Pattinson, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Peter Siddle.
Australia: 1 David Warner, 2 Cameron Bancroft, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Steve Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Matthew Wade, 7 Tim Paine (capt & wk), 8 Pat Cummins, 9 James Pattinson, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Peter Siddle.
The Wizard
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I don’t think bowling is bad in these conditions, pitch looks hard but overhead conditions look good for bowling.
pasty
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Three proven cheats in the top four. Hope they all fail miserably.
BOOOOOO BOO <polite applause> BOOOOOO!!!!
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Not comparable though, imo. Simply because his technique is fatally flawed, which is always going to be exposed by top class bowlers. Desperately need an opener (actually TWO, ideally) with better technique. It really doesn't matter how modest their scoring rates are. 60/0 at lunch on the first day of a Test, with your solid openers set, and the opposition bowlers with 28 overs in their legs, is an unfashionable target, but a pretty good one.
I did say 'similar to Wells'(I grew up playing with Wells so I'd love to see him push on, the last few years have been difficult for him)
James Hildreth is exactly the type of person I mean. He scores runs all around the country on the CC circuit and knows how to build a proper innings. His technique also seems sound in English conditions. Burns doesn't have the technique and Denly doesn't have the runs/grit/determination.
I'd like to see Wells push on as well. As he's bowled more, his batting form has declined, I wonder if there's a connection there.
I really rate Hildreth - he's a class act, I'd love to have seen him in test cricket but his face clearly didn't fit, for some reason.
It's a balanced Aussie side but far from a great one. Think they've played a blinder including Siddle though, unfortunately. Paine is a decent bloke but if it wasn't for sandpaper he'd be nowhere near this team, let alone captain.
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Oh for 60/0 at lunch. When did we last manage that?
Rodney Thomas
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I agree with you!
I think his face didn't fit as he was in his prime during the sea change from traditional test cricket players to more attacking players (with the introduction of T20 and Warner being a prime example). I feel we've gone too far now and as [MENTION=3566]hans kraay fan club[/MENTION] states 60-0 is 60-0 in a test match regardless of the amount of overs it has taken.
The Wizard
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Ausssies top 4 looks strong, have to make inroads early. My only worry is lack of pace, if there’s not much movement off the pitch the lack of a bowler with extra pace could be a problem.
^Re: above, I think the days of being 60/0 at lunch are gone, cricket is a different game now with more attacking openers, whether it should be like that or not is another question
^Re: above, I think the days of being 60/0 at lunch are gone, cricket is a different game now with more attacking openers, whether it should be like that or not is another question
Garry Nelson's teacher
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Aussies win toss and bat. Consensus in commentary box was that it's a good toss to lose. We'll see.
I don't think this will be such a problem at a ground like Edgbaston (or Trent Bridge) where it "does a bit". It's more likely to be an issue at Lord's or the Oval which are generally flatter wickets.
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I guess this will be Sir Jimmy's last Ashes series. Certainly his last at home.
This makes me very, very sad.
What an absolute HERO that man has been.
This makes me very, very sad.
What an absolute HERO that man has been.
The Wizard
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Why the hell did the groundsman reduce the amount of grass on the pitch? Useless.
The Wizard
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Got to say, I’m not a fan of this gospel choir type anthem singing.
