Ashes 2015

[JohnK]

Interesting comment in one of the news stories

Cricket is a Squad game and every person in the squad must be ready and on standby. England have outplayed Australia as a team……and that is something that will all disappear if Australia can score the 412 runs for victory in 2 full days.

 

[quokka77]

Australian cricket team beached in Wales at 3 for 100 odd. Looking v grim now. Watson has it all to play for, and will need a resolute stand to save his place in the team for the next test. The Whingers will be going 1 up with a day to spare.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Does anyone think Anderson is running on the pitch intentionally? Hmm.

 

[TonyHancock]

The Whingers will be going 1 up with a day to spare.

I'm not so sure, I reckon it is still a tough call to get past 400, particularly by the end of today.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I'm not so sure, I reckon it is still a tough call to get past 400, particularly by the end of today.

Hey! TonyHancock. France is fully concreted is it?

 

[quokka77]

You must be thinking of the W*nkers, TH.

 

[JohnK]

Spoke too soon. Wickets are tumbling.

Watson the hero?

 

[moa999]

5/106. Stuffed

 

[quokka77]

Yes that's 3 out for 5 runs. A narrow loss would be one thing, but this capitulation has me wondering about the rest of the series.

Maybe they've decided to do a Kyrios.

 

[TonyHancock]

5/106. Stuffed

Indeed! Time to start whinging about bodyline...after all it was only 83 years ago. Bloody poms cheating by bowling leg theory - typical. Bloody pitch at Cardiff doctored, weather not right....etc etc.

 

[moa999]

Hey! TonyHancock. France is fully concreted is it?

Plenty of grass when I switch to SBS!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Can't these new laws from Tony Abbot declare Moern Ali? He's terrorising Australia more than anyone else in the last week!

Three excellent balls mesmerised top batsmen. Sigh.

 

[trixydoza]

Can't these new laws from Tony Abbot declare Moern Ali? He's terrorising Australia

Times like this when you need Dean Jones.

 

[casanovawa]

Great time for the team to start acting like a bunch of amateurs....

Yes, some worries for the rest of the series...

 

[snabbu]

Damn not a nice result to wake up to this morning. Just a couple of days till the next test with a lot of soul searching to be had.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Great time for the team to start acting like a bunch of amateurs...

Couldn't agree more. They need a good Boofing at least. Very poor performance IMHO. Worst of all they make Engkad look much better than they are and boost their spirits for the rest of the series...

I know how difficult playing in England can be but this was Wales after all! Sigh.

 

[JohnK]

Didn't think we'd give up that easily. Totally outplayed.

Poor selections look good when we get away winning test matches. If you are out of form for 3-4 years one score shouldn't extend the career by another 6-7 tests until it's time to do it again.

Hoping they can find a solution quick.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Just finished watching my recorded last session and Johnson played a very good innings which put higher orders to shame. So as the Australians in the bar were singing, 4:1 4:1, 4:1 4:1, 4:1 4:1, 4:1!

 

[quokka77]

Watson out, Marsh in, Starc TBC. :/

 

[Cossie]

I don't understand the logic sometimes, Harris is ruled out so they bring in a replacement in coughmins who has had several injury issues over the last few years. Plus if Cardiff is any guide, none of the pitches will be fast bowler friendly! Possibly drier and dustier if Ali continues to bowl as well as he did.

I have to clarify this comment, Harris was a line and length bowler, to me coughmins is another outright fast bowler (please correct me if I'm wrong) of which there are already three in the team, surely there is another bowler in Australia that can put the ball on the spot time after time. If this test was a guide, unlike the last series, Australia isn't going to beat the poms with just pure speed.