MrDuck Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Australia looking a bit shaky now at 155-3. Which means Clarke will now probably get a double hundred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 We could be left to rue that Carberry drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Actually decent first day for England. The dropped catch could be significant. Monty dropped one off his own bowling so could have ended up with 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Decent day like the first test because our bowling is good, its the upcoming batting collapse that is our problem. Not convinced by root at all apart from one innings in the summer definitely not convinced he should be at 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 It's only a good day if the batsmen perform. Which they didn't first test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Need to bowl them out first for under 350 i think then the batsman can do their job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 This wicket is dead and we are providing them with chance after chance, should be on the tail end by now. When England get in providing they don't do anything silly and implode like the first test this is likely to be a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 FFS Stokes. Wicket is quite dead, but we're creating a heap of chances and not taking them. Does not bode well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Which means Clarke will now probably get a double hundred. Well he's halfway there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Which means Clarke will now probably get a double hundred. Well he's halfway there. Great innings. Feck he's good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Another woeful day and Cook already out. goodbye ashes. I think we'll be lucky to make 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Awful. There is a rot in this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted December 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 6, 2013 I went today and Clarke was superb. That pitch, though - there's nothing there for the Bowlers. Johnson bowled a couple of quick overs and looked dangerous with the extra pace, but there was nothing for the rest of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Swann and Anderson are a bit of a worry though aren't they? Did Carberry drop us the series? Edited December 6, 2013 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 he will be used as a scapegoat if the big players again fail to get runs and one of them has already gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes but whether they get runs or not we can't win it now and we had the chance of getting them out for under 300 and then we could have batted for two days and put pressure on them 2nd innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 re. Carberry's dropped catch. I played in a high level County side - actually it was West Midlands County Council but we did once win the NALGO knock-out trophy ! If I had dropped that, no-one would have spoken to me again. Let's face it; that was a dolly and could have a significant impact on the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Carberry's drop was absolutely unforgivable at Test level. A sitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Carberry's drop was absolutely unforgivable at Test level. A sitter. You can forgive dropped catches but when its down to poor technique then its unforgivable. Basically a 4 year old child catches like that. he's very quick in the outfield, has a great throw but has hands like feet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 ...has hands like feet! That's a terrific saying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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