England v Australia, 1st Test, Edgbaston, 1-5 August, 2019

beamer wrote:Tea? They’ll be lucky to make drinks now.

Monty’s a better batsman than Moeen now. That applies whether it’s Panesar, Python, Don, or the fat Scottish golfer.

El Alamein?



1990s levels here.

Dismissal of the match - Moeen in the first innings, or Rampaging Roy in the second?

Maybe the Brummie Botham can still turn it around...

“You don’t fancy hanging around on this for a session and a half, do you, Mo? Come on then, let’s give it some humpty...”

lardbucket wrote:Dismissal of the match - Moeen in the first innings, or Rampaging Roy in the second?

I'd give it to that comment. ...

Big Dog wrote: Barmy army are quiet today

By no means. Singing better than they have all match. Almost in tune.

beamer wrote:Come on England, make a point by bringing Woakes in at 7.

He pretty much came in there, wherever they wanted to bring him in.

Putting the top 8 to shame so far.

Lyon the first non-chucking off-spinner to make 350 Test wickets.

has there ever been a weaker England test batting lineup? Even in the 90s we had the grit of Atherton,Hussain, and Thorpe.

Jo-el got one right!!!

Henry wrote:has there ever been a weaker England test batting lineup? Even in the 90s we had the grit of Atherton,Hussain, and Thorpe.

I can only think of perhaps some of those at the back end of 1989 after they announced the second rebel Yarpia tour, and the selectors were reduced to picking names out of a hat.

PeterCS wrote:Jo-el got one right!!!

May have ended his career as well as Moeen’s had it been an inch lower...

Are they ready to come out of retirement?

poor Moeen

Pack your bags, Mo-Show...

(Edit, not a review, was reading the wrong bit of text comms...)

bewdy.... golden gozza to Broad.

Jimmy, why the fark are you bothering?

beamer wrote:

Henry wrote:has there ever been a weaker England test batting lineup? Even in the 90s we had the grit of Atherton,Hussain, and Thorpe.

I can only think of perhaps some of those at the back end of 1989 after they announced the second rebel Yarpia tour, and the selectors were reduced to picking names out of a hat.

Stephenson, Curtis. Lathwell, Jarvis, Illott, Watkinson, M Smith ... great days

This really is an extraordinary turnaround.

At 8-122, or whatever, on day 1, the odds of Australia winning by 250 runs must have been a million to 1.

THis is up there with Headingley 1981, more bizarre than Adelaide 2006.

lardbucket wrote:

beamer wrote:

Henry wrote:has there ever been a weaker England test batting lineup? Even in the 90s we had the grit of Atherton,Hussain, and Thorpe.

I can only think of perhaps some of those at the back end of 1989 after they announced the second rebel Yarpia tour, and the selectors were reduced to picking names out of a hat.

Stephenson, Curtis. Lathwell, Jarvis, Illott, Watkinson, M Smith ... great days

Most of those were mid-90s, actually...

Lathwell was the one of those who didn’t tick the “county journeyman” box. He was seen as a supremely talented youngster and rushed into the side, but couldn’t handle the top level mentally and his career never recovered. He was out of the game well before the age of 30, by which time his erstwhile Somerset opening partner had found rather more success in international cricket.

beamer wrote:Jimmy, why the fark are you bothering?

because he is a competitor....easy option doesnt give you his career

embee wrote:

beamer wrote:Jimmy, why the fark are you bothering?

because he is a competitor....easy option doesnt give you his career

Exactly. Have never seen him back away when facing quicks.

Adroit "off-glance" by Jim ...

Or possibly "vertical late cut" ...

I hope he returns later in the series. Wont feel like the Ashes without him.

Aptly Smith takes the last catch.

Good effort from Woakes.