It’s remarkable - it sounds obvious to all of us, it’s a wonder why England don’t prioritize the red ball game and then expect to go down under and succeed.

Stating the obvious here, but Aus’ long term superiority is the perfect ad for grade cricket/the Sheffield shield. It’s staring us in the face

Completely agree. Every UK cricket fan is frustrated Sky do not have the rights to the series and TNT Sports do instead. TNT have been awful with only a couple of decent pundits, but the difference between them and Sky is night and day

Congrats!

Definitely. They look set for a big middle session. Dropping Usman might really hurt England

I think Carse has been awful tbh…so many freebies short and wide (not to mention several no balls)…I’d have brought Tongue on already

I just find him terrifying no matter where he bats 😂 pro is you can expose him to the new ball but on the flip side he can take the game away from England immediately

Hahahaha oh dear. Big plus for England for sure but as much as I want England to get one back, it’s a shame as well. Bloody love watching him bat (most of the time) 😂

Just coming online after hearing Smith is out! Could there be a twist in this series? Aus batting first seems big though.