A first innings declaration with <400 on the board seems wildly aggressive. A statement of intent for series ahead? Hoping to get 10 overs at the Aussies in front of a pissed/boisterous home crowd who’ve been drinking all day? If it works, the Aussies could be 32/3 at close of play or else it could be 60/0 or something in between.
I’d have let Root hack away. He’d have either put on another 50 quick runs or would have been all out in a few minutes anyway.
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Strange enough but let’s see
England lost by 1 run to New Zealand in Wellington at the end of February after a first innings 435/8 declaration.
We are 0/14 after England declared on 8/393 mate
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29/1
Warner on his bike yet again at the hands of Stuart Broad after troubling the scoreboard for just 9 runs. 15th time he’s got Warner out in test cricket.
A defeating Edgbaston roar.
Just after I switched it off. Typical
Broad was working him over all morning. Warner was the proverbial rabbit caught in the headlights.
Labuschagne gone. What a catch. Broad on a hat trick.
No hat trick
Is there a greater sight in world sport than Broady with a head of steam scything through the Convict batting order.
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Stokes takes out Smith, huge wicket
Captain Stokes traps Sandpaper lbw
Convicts 67/3
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We’re in trouble at 3/78 at lunch. Need a counterattacking innings from Head to stay in this.
Convicts 139/3
England bowling really ragged since lunch. Ali in particular awful. No control or ability to tie up an end.
The beleaguered Moeen picks up the wicket of Travis Head. Great captaincy from Captain Stokes to persevere with him as he was leaking runs.
Convicts 148/4
Big chance missed there for England. Bairstow should have stumped Cameron Green there. That’s the trade off when you don’t go with a specialist wicketkeeper.
Jimmy Anderson is 40 and Stuart Broad is 36. No wonder they poached Archer.
That’s what will cost them the series
4/165
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