brommy Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Agreed, DiegoD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Well no form or backbone once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 No leadership.. A good captain would lead his troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 No leadership.. A good captain would lead his troops. At the risk of sounding facetious, if everybody had scored as many as him in the second innings we'd have won the match. I've been at work overnight the last two nights so haven't seen the wickets but by the sounds of things Trott needs to sort himself out. Prior too. The worst thing is that Johnson's confidence will be sky high going into the 2nd test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OHZcIH09c 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird_franklin Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 A Steady decline has been going on for a while, I believe the summer ashes series score flattered us and papered over what should have been serious questions over quite a few players form. Lets hope this is the bottom of the curve, that this result acts as a wake up call to both the players and selectors. absolutely well deserved win for Australia, whilst England ignored the summers problems and carried on full of unfounded confidence, Australia went away and worked on their problems. hell we made it very easy for them this test, lets hope the England set up have taken a lesson or two and learn from them, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird_franklin Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OHZcIH09c You have to love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 A Steady decline has been going on for a while, I believe the summer ashes series score flattered us and papered over what should have been serious questions over quite a few players form. Lets hope this is the bottom of the curve, that this result acts as a wake up call to both the players and selectors. absolutely well deserved win for Australia, whilst England ignored the summers problems and carried on full of unfounded confidence, Australia went away and worked on their problems. hell we made it very easy for them this test, lets hope the England set up have taken a lesson or two and learn from them, Spot on. It was pretty unconvincing in the summer, and I think we got away with being "not as bad as Australia". We won't this time round in their back yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Shambles. Lets write the first match off and start again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OHZcIH09c You have to love that. Amusingly I have just realised I know the guy calling out in the center of the picture who's face is on top of the police officers cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 They outplayed us in all departments. Even Lyon outbowled Swann. Bell got a good ball so he was blameless but that's not the case with all of them. KP dumb shot, Prior got out the same way to Lyon both ininngs. Root showed some character. Anyone that blames Cook is way off because the captain can only bat for himself. He didn't play that hook shot for KP. Johnson brilliant. But he was backed up ably by Siddle, Harris and Lyon who extracted a lot more out of the wicket than our bowlers ddi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 No leadership.. A good captain would lead his troops. At the risk of sounding facetious, if everybody had scored as many as him in the second innings we'd have won the match. I've been at work overnight the last two nights so haven't seen the wickets but by the sounds of things Trott needs to sort himself out. Prior too. The worst thing is that Johnson's confidence will be sky high going into the 2nd test. I didn't say he was a poor batsman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Congratulations to the Aussies.Contrary to what Cook has said, though, I don't think telling the opposition's number 11 to 'get ready for a broken f***ing arm' when they're 175 for 9 and 380 plus behind is 'how I want to watch cricket being played'. Edited November 24, 2013 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I think Aussies found out a few England players in summer and working on it, think people forget that in ENglands victory only Bell was the batsman on form. think Aussies have worked out Trott and Cook and even Swann was played brilliantly by Warner. As for Root I think he needs be dropped to improve his game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I thought Root did ok. He managed to adjust his game and got forward more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 As for Root I think he needs be dropped to improve his gameHow does dropping him improve his game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 get in the nets away from the pressure, maybe sit back and study how the Australians are bowling and adapt to that style. think being shuffled around the order isnt helping him either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hate to sound dramatic but im seriously worried about this series, the batting in those two innings were horrific we look terrified and the aussies knew it. Seriously worried about a 3 or 4-0 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 get in the nets away from the pressure, maybe sit back and study how the Australians are bowling and adapt to that style. Why would you have to be dropped to have a net or sit back and study the Aussie bowling? If you think Root ought to be dropped in favour of Ballance or Bairstow coming in then fair enough but I don't otherwise see the point of dropping someone mid series unless their confidence is absolutely shot (which may possibly be the case with Trott). think being shuffled around the order isnt helping him either That I agree with (Atherton even suggested the other night that if Trott were to be dropped that Root should move up to 3 and Ballance/Bairtow come in at 6 ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 actually I think Cook comments about Warner being disrespectful was rich. this is a captain that allowed Warner singles without trying so his bowlers could have a go at Clarke who in turn punished them with a century Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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