tom_avfc Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 The only way to score runs seems to be to do it quickly. Marsh, Stokes, Wood and Crawley scoring at good rates. Difficult pitch to bat time on by the look of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 This team is filled with idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, tom_avfc said: The only way to score runs seems to be to do it quickly. Marsh, Stokes, Wood and Crawley scoring at good rates. Difficult pitch to bat time on by the look of it. Think it's more the pacey outfield to be honest. It's rewarding slogging with runs, even if the risks are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, bobzy said: Think it's more the pacey outfield to be honest. It's rewarding slogging with runs, even if the risks are there. It is partly this but not a single batsman has been able to play a normal test match innings here and score runs. I think the pitch is making sticking around a long time pretty difficult so cashing in while you can has been essential. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 death, taxes, Broad, Warner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Broad 2 behind McGraths record of dismissing Atherton (19). Would love him to break that this series 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, theunderstudy said: Broad 2 behind McGraths record of dismissing Atherton (19). Would love him to break that this series Ambrose and Walsh both dismissed Athers 17 times as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Time to drop David Warner, Broad has his number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 7, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, villa89 said: Time to drop David Warner, Broad has his number. Shhhhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 hour ago, tom_avfc said: It is partly this but not a single batsman has been able to play a normal test match innings here and score runs. I think the pitch is making sticking around a long time pretty difficult so cashing in while you can has been essential. And all the wickets today apart from maybe Roots, were given away and i found that really disappointing. Today was the chance to play proper cricket and build a decent first innings lead. Now we are just playing catchup again The fact we have won every toss and had the best of the conditions sums up Australia have the edge this series 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, tonyh29 said: this is the problem when you pick a team based on the golf course rather than ability and form You could possibly forgive Bairstow the 8 easy dropped catches (it might actually be more than that ) from the series if he was batting well and scoring 50's each innings .. but he's only performed once with the bat he'd played 2 first class matches after a year off with injury and the selectors thought he was ready for the Ashes ... there should be a long hard look when this Ashes is over , even if we were to somehow come back from this We say this every series, and the ECB never learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Yet another drop from bairstow, farcical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted July 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2023 **** BAIRSTOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted July 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2023 lucky boy, that drop only costs 0 runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, villa89 said: Yet another drop from bairstow, farcical. In the spirit of cricket the Aussie lad should have walked Olsen has safer hands than Bairstow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 What is up with the fielding by England in this series, Root dropped a couple in the first innings as well as Bairstow. Those drops have cost the team big time in this test match. England used to be pretty switched on in the field in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Because the fish rots from the head down. Poor keeper means sloppy slips. Same as terrible top order means the middle order are fighting for their life every match. If only we had a brilliant keeper who was a good defensive anchor with the bat for the middle order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Mo 200 test wickets, not bad for a part time spinner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Two brain dead dismissals from Australia. Smith and Labuschagne caught the England virus. Let's hope they give the remaining 7 away quickly too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 So once again we’ve done the hard part. Who comes in now and ruins it with a ton plus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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