Cricket

Not the best first hour, ah

Going to be a long, hot day in the sunshine...

300-4 at close?

I love speaking too soon!

Did you get tickets for Edgbaston in the end?

I've taken advantage of a single ticket tomorrow. I was hoping to see a bit more England batting, at this rate it's going to be NZ up to tea.

I found out yesterday that my brother and I are going on Saturday! Got my tests today to provide on the day etc, incredibly excited! I'm sure getting in/showing test results and queuing for the bars etc will be painful but still couldn't be more psyched to see live cricket!

Yeah, Day 3. Trains booked and ordered at a vast expense, just hope the weather's decent

Well, slightly more pleasing

Wooooooooooooody

Lovely to see someone else master the middle order collapse.

Just did this too - ended up getting the last two tickets available on the required train so we're now travelling first class...

We bought a two together railcard to bring it down a bit to just under £40 return, still a bit more than usual

Not a bad session that, lovely day for it...

Yep, great to see Wood get his reward and predictably Robinson looking a handful in English conditions. Could do with seeing them off for <350 but that looks unlikely considering their tail...

This analyst interview at lunch is really good.

First thing today you’d have taken getting them for 374 but looked like England missed a good chance to skittle them for well under 350.

Not that much faith in England’s batting lineup.

It seems like 'only yesterday' the England Test team was crowded with all-rounders. Can't remember the last we had none in the starting 11.

Not that much faith in England’s batting lineup.

TMS were saying that of the top 9 batting averages in this game, 8 are Kiwis. The openers, in particular, are dire. 1 wicket gone and 1 review burned already.

I’ve no issue with Burns. He’s never going to score big runs game after game but he can knuckle down and grind it out. Sibley doesn’t seem to have the technique or the mentality for this level. Chuck Hameed back in.

FFS

Great day of cricket. Made a friend in a neighbour, batting and bowling, couldn't ask for more.

The way Root can play that dab so late is beautiful to watch

Think Atherton said that it was the first test of the 2013-14 Ashes iirc

Thanks.
Haven't been able to follow all the coverage,
and I'm an inveterate TMS listener.
so would have missed Atherton's statement.

Lovely hearing the NZ commentator whinging about the world cup result on TMS.

Takes me back. He was commentator on the very game wasn't he? Kept saying 'no one wants it to be decided like this'