| Th'Ashes Down Under on 19:02 - Dec 4 with 1058 views | pioneer |
I am down in Brisbane with a mate from here. It was quite emotional seeing him finally get that monkey of his back and the response was truly humbling…the entire ground erupted. I think everyone in the ground was willing him on for those last few runs, (unless David Warner was somewhere in the crowd).
The aussies, being the aussies, were not going to make those last few runs easy and when they brought Starc back on the jitters came back….for me but not for Joe.
it was an honour to be present …well done Joe…you did it were it counts most. |  | |  |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 19:59 - Dec 4 with 985 views | TalkingSutty |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 19:02 - Dec 4 by pioneer |
I am down in Brisbane with a mate from here. It was quite emotional seeing him finally get that monkey of his back and the response was truly humbling…the entire ground erupted. I think everyone in the ground was willing him on for those last few runs, (unless David Warner was somewhere in the crowd).
The aussies, being the aussies, were not going to make those last few runs easy and when they brought Starc back on the jitters came back….for me but not for Joe.
it was an honour to be present …well done Joe…you did it were it counts most. |
You're lucky to have witnessed that. |  | | |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:03 - Dec 5 with 841 views | TalkingSutty |
We're sending down some right tripe today, the bowlers are all over the place. [Post edited 5 Dec 8:10]
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| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:37 - Dec 5 with 822 views | isitme |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:03 - Dec 5 by TalkingSutty |
We're sending down some right tripe today, the bowlers are all over the place. [Post edited 5 Dec 8:10]
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Our change bowlers - Carse and Stokes are bowlers of (occasional) great balls, rather than great bowlers and therefore tend not to be the most economical. Jacks is obviously not really that trusted with the ball and is a hedge your bets selection at 8.
Let's see if Archer and Atkinson can get the ball to talk under the floodlights. |  | | |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:40 - Dec 5 with 818 views | TalkingSutty |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:37 - Dec 5 by isitme |
Our change bowlers - Carse and Stokes are bowlers of (occasional) great balls, rather than great bowlers and therefore tend not to be the most economical. Jacks is obviously not really that trusted with the ball and is a hedge your bets selection at 8.
Let's see if Archer and Atkinson can get the ball to talk under the floodlights. |
We need to win the last session definitely, quick wickets required. | | | |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 12:10 - Dec 5 with 695 views | D_Alien |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:40 - Dec 5 by TalkingSutty |
We need to win the last session definitely, quick wickets required. |
Badly need to take those last four wickets early tomorrow. A lead of anything above 100 would be too much psychological pressure on our batting order and we can't afford to lose this game, because we ain't coming back from 0-2 down
This is it then... all that planning, all those injuries fought and players identified, all of it comes to the crunch in the early hours, UK time |  |
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| Th'Ashes Down Under on 13:04 - Dec 5 with 665 views | Nigeriamark |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 12:10 - Dec 5 by D_Alien |
Badly need to take those last four wickets early tomorrow. A lead of anything above 100 would be too much psychological pressure on our batting order and we can't afford to lose this game, because we ain't coming back from 0-2 down
This is it then... all that planning, all those injuries fought and players identified, all of it comes to the crunch in the early hours, UK time |
if we could have held the catches offered today, they would be all out and the scores would be about level. Smith, Carse and Duckett dropped easy chances. Root and Ducket had 2 more difficult chances, both dropped. Compare that with their catch for the last wicket today and the catch from their keeper yesterday.
Also no Australian dismissed for less than 20 so far. Almost all of them left deliveries for a couple of overs before starting to open up, and they have still scored at 5.5 an over today. compare that with our 4 ducks and another single figure score. A team with 1 very good bowler and basic application of batting and fielding are running rings around us. tough ask tomorrow but as you say if we can take the last 4, and concede a lead of about 100 we have a chance if we can apply ourselves in the second innings. |  | | |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 13:30 - Dec 5 with 632 views | D_Alien |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 13:04 - Dec 5 by Nigeriamark |
if we could have held the catches offered today, they would be all out and the scores would be about level. Smith, Carse and Duckett dropped easy chances. Root and Ducket had 2 more difficult chances, both dropped. Compare that with their catch for the last wicket today and the catch from their keeper yesterday.
Also no Australian dismissed for less than 20 so far. Almost all of them left deliveries for a couple of overs before starting to open up, and they have still scored at 5.5 an over today. compare that with our 4 ducks and another single figure score. A team with 1 very good bowler and basic application of batting and fielding are running rings around us. tough ask tomorrow but as you say if we can take the last 4, and concede a lead of about 100 we have a chance if we can apply ourselves in the second innings. |
As for that second innings, there's one or two much-vaunted players who need a major reality check
Brook in particular, displaying all the staying power of a show pony
Pope, backed at no.3 but doing nothing to justify it, although he's been put in very early every innings so far [Post edited 5 Dec 13:45]
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| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:28 - Dec 6 with 426 views | davidab2202 |
Perhaps this thread might have been better to have been "Thrashes down Under".
Why can't it rain for a couple of days!!!!! | | | |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:37 - Dec 6 with 421 views | TalkingSutty |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:28 - Dec 6 by davidab2202 |
Perhaps this thread might have been better to have been "Thrashes down Under".
Why can't it rain for a couple of days!!!!! |
Not been great has it. Both bowling attacks are pretty poor to be honest. Starc being the X factor. | | | |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 09:15 - Dec 6 with 365 views | D_Alien |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 08:37 - Dec 6 by TalkingSutty |
Not been great has it. Both bowling attacks are pretty poor to be honest. Starc being the X factor. |
The amount of overs England's quicks have bowled already in these conditions will take its toll as the series wears on | |
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| Th'Ashes Down Under on 09:58 - Dec 6 with 307 views | Daley_Lama |
Crawley - applying himself
Duckett - yet to learn
Pope - yet to learn
Root - applying himself
Brook - god knows |  |
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| Th'Ashes Down Under on 10:38 - Dec 6 with 251 views | pioneer |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 09:58 - Dec 6 by Daley_Lama |
Crawley - applying himself
Duckett - yet to learn
Pope - yet to learn
Root - applying himself
Brook - god knows |
Fail to prepare = prepare to fail proven true once again
There are kids now in high slchool who have never experienced England winning a test down under. Even the Windies and Pakistan win the occasional test in what for England has become terra nullis | | | |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 11:18 - Dec 6 with 201 views | D_Alien |
| Th'Ashes Down Under on 10:38 - Dec 6 by pioneer |
Fail to prepare = prepare to fail proven true once again
There are kids now in high slchool who have never experienced England winning a test down under. Even the Windies and Pakistan win the occasional test in what for England has become terra nullis |
The W Indies have just salvaged a great backs-to-the-wall draw against NZ
That's respecting test cricket, where we no longer seem to do so, despite all the back-room planning and central contacts. All of that wasted due to negligent on-field tour prep | |
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