First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

[lemmon]

Australia have won the toss and are batting.

Aus XI
Bancroft
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Wade
Paine
Pattinson
Cummins
Siddle
Lyon

England XI
Burns
Roy
Root
Denly
Buttler
Stokes
Bairstow
Ali
Woakes
Broad
Anderson

[westdog54]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Australia have won the toss and are batting.

Aus XI
Bancroft
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Head
Wade
Paine
Pattinson
Cummins
Siddle

England XI
Burns
Roy
Root
Denly
Buttler
Stokes
Bairstow
Ali
Woakes
Broad
Anderson

You missed Lyon.

[Twodogs]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

You missed Lyon.

Meh! We will beat them with ten men!

[westdog54]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Anderson and Broad have turned in good first overs.

[westdog54]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

That is a HORRENDOUS review by the Poms.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Warner, getting the sandpaper send off...

[Twodogs]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

WTF was Warner thinking not reviewing that? It was obviously going down legside.

[Twodogs]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Warner, getting the sandpaper send off...

Let 'em. Then there can be no whinging when the retribution comes because if they think we have have forgotten the whole mint thing then they are sadly mistaken and their flaky team has to tour Australia. Mints being thrown onto the ground as batsmen are walking out to bat is a lot more effective than waving their sandpaper.

[lemmon]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Bancroft still struggling around off stump. Played and missed at 4 or 5 as well.

[lemmon]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Think we've missed a trick not playing Hazlewood here. It just feels like his kind of wicket and Siddle might be a bit toothless without a heap of seam from this wicket.

[Flamethrower]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

The ball to Warner was CLEARLY missing leg stump - the players should be shown a replay to decide whether to review a decision or not, or it should be taken out if the players hands completely - EVERY dismissal should be automatically reviewed (as every TD is in the NFL, every try in the NRL and every goal in the AFL).

Having said that, Warner should have been out 1st ball caught behind - the video review umpire should have the power to overturn the incompetent on field umpires when they make a mistake.

[Axe Man]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Aleem Dar really is an average umpire.

[Bornadog]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

Aleem Dar really is an average umpire.

and hates us.

[jeemak]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

I had a quick look online when we were around 3/98 and thought 250 will be an OK first innings stand to give the bowlers something to bowl at. Smith has really given the finger to basically everyone - even those who didn't deserve it!

Now at 9/248 getting the best out of the pitch gives us some hope once the innings is wrapped up.

[lemmon]

Re: First Ashes test, Edgbaston - Australia V England

I know it's all been said about Smith before, but he's such a special cricketer.

Hopefully the 12 months off just adds to his longevity.