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Popeless.
Popeless.
Cummins was the only realistic choice.Cummins will probably end up his career as Australia's top3 pace bowler ever. Ridiculous player.
I wouldn't have burdened him with test captaincy though.
Marnus?Cummins was the only realistic choice.
He is considered too immature for captaincy atm.Marnus?
Not sure if that's true. They've bowled all the right lines.All out before tea. Rolled. Total capitulation.
Australia haven't bowled that great and the pitch looks decent.
Oh boy.
Not sure thats totally fair. Pitch does look decent but there was definitely a fair bit of seam movement with the new ball when the damage was done. Australia bowled pretty well in fairness, Cummins and Hazelwood in particular were very good. England were pretty poor though and too many failures at the top of the order again when 4 of your top 5 make single digit scores two of them ducks you are always staring down the barrel. Lower order did ok, but can't have players getting in and then getting out like hammeed, pope and butter did. Once your in you have to go on and make a big score.All out before tea. Rolled. Total capitulation.
Australia haven't bowled that great and the pitch looks decent.
Oh boy.
Well I was just about correct. Vital vital runs from Buttler and Woakes. Sitting out there and blocking was just going to get them done in. At least with the 60 odd runs they added, the bowlers have a little more to stop the game getting away from England.What are we feeling here lads? <100? <150?
Not sure but I don't think England's chance of winning this game has gone yet. That Australian batting order may come good this time and if so England are screwed but it's certainly not one you'd bet your life on passing 200.Any chance the rain saves us?
Doesn't help the ECB only cares about the white ball stuff, test cricket seems to be an after thought since we won World CupThis has all the makings of a truly feeble series for England.
They're test side is woeful and - bar Pope - there's very little to look to from the younger players coming through. Could be a grim few years for this side.
I'm not sure it's quite that bleak youngsters wise but I share the general pessimism.This has all the makings of a truly feeble series for England.
They're test side is woeful and - bar Pope - there's very little to look to from the younger players coming through. Could be a grim few years for this side.
how do you manage your regular day(work and all that) if you're watching the game through the night?I'm not sure it's quite that bleak youngsters wise but I share the general pessimism.
But we get beat in Aus even with decent sides, and usually 4/5-0.
Earlier start tonight, 11.30pm.
I've booked the week off!how do you manage your regular day(work and all that) if you're watching the game through the night?
The matches in Australia start at 5AM for us, so I set an alarm for session 1, and get some sleep in after session 1 ends, then go about my day.
I sometimes do that for the Ashes as well.
unfortunately, right now it looks like your batting line-up has done the sameI've booked the week off!
It's absolutely zero surprise. I've seen this play out on pretty much every tour of Aus in my life bar one.unfortunately, right now it looks like your batting line-up has done the same
This happened to me for the 36 all out in the first test when India toured. Barely hit the snooze button and half the side was gone. Has happened with some of our openers in the past though where literally I'd snooze, get 10 mins sleep and they'd be gone
Hopefully Australia have a collapse in them this test
Yeah that Stokes no ball has the gut wrenching feeling of when Leach bowled Smith at Old Trafford in 2019Excellent first hour from England but you get the feeling Australia escaping only one down could be huge.
Yeah you always get the feeling England's line will waiver IF they don't take wickets early on in the innings.Wood must be hellishly difficult to play.
It's just about getting tighter groupings of deliveries and then making a change to induce an edge. Bumrah is excellent at it.
See Hazlewood and Cummins for how to bowl in Australian condtions.Wood must be hellishly difficult to play.
It's just about getting tighter groupings of deliveries and then making a change to induce an edge. Bumrah is excellent at it.
Why haven't England hired you mate?See Hazlewood and Cummins for how to bowl in Australian condtions.
And also Glenn McGrath in the past.
Line and Legenth, 6 balls an over, keep it tight then just get a little bit of seam to change it up
Yeah 2010/2011 apart it's been constant pain on Aussie soil for the last 30 years. You get the feeling we are getting yet another whitewashPTSD kicking in now. It's happening again lads.
I was at the Melbourne test. Unbelievably lucky.Yeah 2010/2011 apart it's been constant pain on Aussie soil for the last 30 years. You get the feeling we are getting yet another whitewash
What I would give for players with proper technique and application again, shame ECB couldn't give a toss about the team anymoreI was at the Melbourne test. Unbelievably lucky.
Anyway this has become absolutely awful.
Will tune in for second test provided we see sense and bring back Jimmy and BroadRight, bedtime. Expecting 300+/3 when I wake up.