@NinjaFletch said that yesterday would be the day we lost the Ashes. I'm going to stick my neck out and say it's today.
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Roy, Burns and Stokes could have all easily shelved those shots for this session.
We'll be lucky to reach 100.
Just appalling batting really.
We'll be lucky to get to 100
We'll be lucky to get to 100
Woeful. Three of these wickets were avoidable, but some criminal shots here when we're under the pump.
Archer 100 batting like Steve Smith please.
Completely predictable batting from England. Shambolic.
I'm glad I didn't get tickets for the 4th test.
Be a dead rubber for all intents and purposes.
Be a dead rubber for all intents and purposes.
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The worst thing is that there is so much talent in the batting line up. Obviously there’s a couple of crucial spots that are weaker, but it’s unfortunate that all of our most talented batsman don’t seem to have the mindset for test cricket or are so out of form.
I wouldn’t even bet against us rallying a bit then just collapsing again at around 150.
I wouldn’t even bet against us rallying a bit then just collapsing again at around 150.
Damn what a decline.
Keep it up, it worked yesterday
45/5Keep it up, it worked yesterday
Was only a matter of time with how Denly was batting.
Embarrassing stuff this.
Embarrassing stuff this.
Someone will have to explain this collapse to me as I don’t understand why england are so pathetic this morning!!
I don't understand how you can bat like this with the Ashes on the line. No appetite, no plan.
I blame you!
Big innings for butler and Barstow in their test careers.
England are a really really poor test batting side.
Root is the only proper test batsman we have and he's totally out of form.
Real shame. Sounds like there's some poor management and coaching at Lancashire - they managed to get relegated last year despite having an all-star batting lineup. Hope he rebuilds his career elsewhere.
A word for Australia too. Looks like they are a player or two away from being dominant in this format.
We're doing better than Australia, they lost 8 wickets for 43 runs
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Buttler should just go out and attack here. That's his natural game and if he just pokes and prods, he'll get out.
This is unbelievable
Bairstows done.
This is unreal.
feck me this is bad
Ashes are gone aren't they.
I'm afraid this has been coming for years now.
The focus has been put so much onto the white ball success that England simply do not possess genuine Test Match format batsmen any more.
The one that they had they have wrecked by making him Captain and shuffling him around the order.
I guess the management will be reasonably happy after the success of the one day teams but this is the main reason for the batting being shambolic at Test level.
Jason Roy, test opener. Yeah right what a great idea.
And another one has gone typing this out.
The focus has been put so much onto the white ball success that England simply do not possess genuine Test Match format batsmen any more.
The one that they had they have wrecked by making him Captain and shuffling him around the order.
I guess the management will be reasonably happy after the success of the one day teams but this is the main reason for the batting being shambolic at Test level.
Jason Roy, test opener. Yeah right what a great idea.
And another one has gone typing this out.
Could be worse... if the Aussies had bowled in yesterday's conditions we'd have been all out for 20.
This has now become disgraceful batting.
Absolutely disgracefully bad.
Absolutely disgracefully bad.
These lot would have got minus runs yesterday.
Jofra Archer made a big deal yesterday about how tired he was and about how he was looking forward to a day off today.
He's going to be back bowling by about half 2.
He's going to be back bowling by about half 2.
Complete loss of form or any other reason? I thought he was a bright prospect?
It boggles my mind on these occasions where you see a bigger collapse in a test innings than a limited overs innings. It just doesn’t seem like something that should be possible and yet we see it fairly often.
We'll be all out for less than 100. Then Warner will crash a century against tired bowlers. They'll have a lead of 250 tonight.
Think Lancs are a bit of a shambles. Not sure they even have a specialist batting coach.
I think losing this series will make Root have to resign.