villarule123 Posted June 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2023 Hopefully that will be that for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Yes could but it for the day but good drainage at Edgbaston so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted June 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2023 Absolutely lashing it down again in Solihull. No way will there be more play today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 So that 20 minute restart just served to **** us over really didn’t it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 What a disaster from the openers, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, rjw63 said: What a disaster from the openers, again. It looked absolutely lethal tbf, I think much better players than Crawley and Duckett would have struggled there. Question is whether we’ll get a chance to bowl at them in similar conditions and with enough of a lead on the board. Could be a very big second innings for Jimmy Anderson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, rjw63 said: What a disaster from the openers, again. Probably the most difficult batting conditions that can exist. Damp pitch, rain in the air, thunder clouds all round. No blame can be attached to the batsmen. With arguably the best bowling attack in the world steaming in at them the ball was swinging and turning and skidding. Totally unplayable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 minute ago, sidcow said: Probably the most difficult batting conditions that can exist. Damp pitch, rain in the air, thunder clouds all round. No blame can be attached to the batsmen. With arguably the best bowling attack in the world steaming in at them the ball was swinging and turning and skidding. Totally unplayable. Not easy I agree but not unplayable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2023 Just now, PaulC said: Not easy I agree but not unplayable. Yeah, well you go out there then. The commentators all agreed the conditions were unplayable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2023 Weather tomorrow looks OK so maybe we can bat up a decent enough score. Then Tuesday looks pretty mixed so we may get a chance to bowl against them in tricky conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, sidcow said: Yeah, well you go out there then. The commentators all agreed the conditions were unplayable. Is that what they said ? OK I stand corrected. Its still a good wicket with even bounce. Balls weren't shooting from a length. Yes the bowling was great and there was movement and light was poor but if expects like Ponting and Sangakara said it then I bow to their better judgement. I turned it off when they went off so I don't know who said what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) I'm not a Duckett fan and he had no chance with his. Crawley similar. If Jimmy was bowling in that spell he'd have the ball going out the ground, into the 12th man over the road and coming back stinking off cheap beer and spliffs. No batsmen should be playing in those conditions. There's a reason the Ozzie's were running around the field to get into their fielding positions! Edited June 18, 2023 by lapal_fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I know it's akin to saying 'Messi is good' but Joe Root is just a joke. Ramping for 6 and 4 in the first 3 overs in a test. Mad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 19, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 19, 2023 Ah, a nice calm start to the morning. Root tyring to ramp the first ball, then taking a six and a four with the same shot. Joe has now set Australia's field to his liking. He needs another thirty odd runs to overtake Allan Border as the tenth highest run scorer in test match history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Due to rain all day tomorrow, chances of an England declaration this afternoon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Ah, a nice calm start to the morning. Root tyring to ramp the first ball, then taking a six and a four with the same shot. Joe has now set Australia's field to his liking. He needs another thirty odd runs to overtake Allan Border as the tenth highest run scorer in test match history. He's a genius. Pope struggling a bit, Root takes all of the responsibility, opens up the game and gives Pope the space to get his eye in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 19, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 19, 2023 We might need a bit of rain. Could do with Brook sticking around with Root for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Grear yorker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Need the New Kid to show us how good he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 What sort of lead would they declare on? 250-300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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