Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

[Bornadog]

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, David Warner


England squad: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

[Bornadog]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

England team in batting order: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson.

[Axe Man]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

England has a deep batting order but their bowling could be thin if we can keep them out in the field for extended periods.

If we smash Moeen out of the attack as we rightfully should and Stokes isn't able to bowl too many overs with this knee it all falls to 2 pensioners and Robinson.

[lemmon]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

England has a deep batting order but their bowling could be thin if we can keep them out in the field for extended periods.

If we smash Moeen out of the attack as we rightfully should and Stokes isn't able to bowl too many overs with this knee it all falls to 2 pensioners and Robinson.

I think we may end up seeing as many over from Root as we do from Moeen - he's probably a better holding option to be fair.

There a few pics of the pitch floating around Twitter. It's looking flat and dry, definitely a bat first pitch. Think Lyon will come into the game on days four and five, particularly with Starc's footmarks.

[lemmon]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Seems like it's Hazlewood in for Starc

[Bornadog]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Seems like it's Hazlewood in for Starc

Marsh was warming up but doubt he is in

[lemmon]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Early days and Cummins hasn't hit his lines yet, but this looks flat. Nothing for the quicks so far

[DOG GOD]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Ducketts refusal to leave has caused his downfall

[jeemak]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Could Mike Atherton gush any more volumes of it?

[FrediKanoute]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Definitely a flat wicket. Barey any sideways movement. Right call on Starc.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

It’s a road. Not what anyone wants to see.

[jeemak]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Yep, pathetic first day wicket.

Claiming their third tips the session to a tie, particularly on that road.

[FrediKanoute]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Advantage Australia - Crawley's wicket tips the session Australia's way.

[Bornadog]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

Brook dropped

[GVGjr]

Re: Ashes 2023 - First Test Friday June 16-Tuesday June 20, Edgbaston

A couple of quick wickets change the flow of the game. Getting another one quickly is vital for us.