Australian International Summer (The Ashes) 2021/22

[Armchair expert]

If Brayshaw or Warne are commentating I switch channels

[stan]

Four changes to the Poms

England XI: Haseeb Hameed, Zac Crawley, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonathan Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Jimmy Anderson

Out Broad, Pope, Burns and Woakes

In Bairstow, Crawley, Wood and Leach

In Bairstow (no good), Crawley (no good), Wood (good, should've played last test but obviously couldn't bowl part time offies so got left out) and Leach (no good)\

For us, Boland...no good but will be good enough to take 7fa in this game if given the chance. That's how badly I rate their batting line up.

If Bairstow isn't taking the gloves then you haven't to wonder what the hell he is doing in the team.

Anderson, Wood, Robinson, Stokes and Leech as the attack. Wood being back is a good move, Anderson you always pick as he's pure class. Robinson and Woakes were probably a flip of the coin.

[locky801]

Bloody rain

[Armchair expert]

Cummins wins toss bowling first

[whufc]

Great rendition of the national anthem, loved seeing the Aussie guys getting right into it, belting it out with smiles on the face

[RB]

Hameed's a bigger flop than Harris or Rory Burns IMO.

[Armchair expert]

Hameed's a bigger flop than Harris or Rory Burns IMO.

All equally shit, techniques that wont last at test level

[locky801]

Starc going to hit the bat at some stage 13 zip

[amber_fluid]

England need to take Starc and Cummins on here otherwise it is just a matter of time before they get out.

[locky801]

England need to take Starc and Cummins on here otherwise it is just a matter of time before they get out.

got that right

[DOC]

Since when are batsmen allowed to go off for a wee?

2/14 Cummins has both

[tigerpie]

Nice green wicket with pretty long grass.
Good toss to win.
Root and Malan to the rescue.....again.
England are shit.

[The Dark Knight]

England need to take Starc and Cummins on here otherwise it is just a matter of time before they get out.

Easier said than done lol.
Crawley was trying to play some shots with Starc and Cummins bowling a fuller length then was undone by a delivery that was back of a length.

[The Dark Knight]

Green into the attack early, Warnie will be happy.

[locky801]

These two fighting hard, get through to lunch without further loss Eng will be very happy

[locky801]

One presumes Starc is injured, only bowled 3 overs for the session at the beginning, Cummins bowled 10 (got 3 wickets though)

Eng 3/61, Aussies session, Malan out last over before lunch

[Armchair expert]

Starc bowled shithouse that is why he only got 3 overs

[locky801]

Starc bowled shithouse that is why he only got 3 overs

no argument here

[Reddeer]

Starc bowled shithouse that is why he only got 3 overs

Does he actually know were the stumps are. If Ian Chappel was batting he would have pulled the stumps up and repositioned them as he did once years ago when someone continually bowled wide. If Starc made the batter play by aiming AT the Wicket in might help

[locky801]

Starc bowled shithouse that is why he only got 3 overs

best answer Cummins ever, why did Starc only bowl 3 overs, "oh i forgot to bowl him"

Joe Root on his game here, 100 in the beckoning i reckon