sidcow Posted December 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 11, 2021 **** this, I'm off to bed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, sidcow said: **** this, I'm off to bed. What and miss the 400 run last wicket partnership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2021 Still 10 behind and into the tail with 7 down. Will we make it to lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 All too familiar, just not enough backbone. Stokes rushed back into the team with no form whatsoever, Leach thrown in having barely played since March. No Broad - a Senior bowler and nemesis for Warner. Got it all wrong for this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only2McInallys Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 About to go to bed. I often have thoughts during the night about what might be happening in the cricket. Not particularly optimistic hear .But Woakes and Robinson can bat can we get a 100 lead and make it interesting? Will wake up tomorrow to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2021 Get the bowlers warmed up, we're 1 run ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Some positives to take (bowling first two sessions Day 2 and Malan/Root partnership) but the game was lost when we were bowled out for 147. Stating the obvious but we need to stop losing so many wickets in a session. Probably see Broad and Anderson back in for Adelaide - Leach will drop out and I imagine they’ll leave out Woakes (unless Stokes/Wood aren’t fit to bowl in back to back tests). Wish BT had picked a different anchor this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I think we all expected the inevitable collapse. Root and Malan batted well the day before but typical with England, they're out early doors the next day. Lack of concentration. Rest of the batting line up was dogshit, as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Serial bottlers. It’s all so depressingly predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 I wonder what the selectors would give to have someone like Jonathon Trott available ? Of course , quite a few in the media sneered at his slight eccentricity but I don't think England have anyone with his power of concentration now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2021 1 hour ago, veloman said: I wonder what the selectors would give to have someone like Jonathon Trott available ? Of course , quite a few in the media sneered at his slight eccentricity but I don't think England have anyone with his power of concentration now. All we've got is a lot of brilliant explosive short form players. None of them have the patience or concentration for a 5 day game anymore. They've been purebred for whacking off a rapid 50 and have no idea what to do if the game plan doesn't consist of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 7 hours ago, sidcow said: All we've got is a lot of brilliant explosive short form players. None of them have the patience or concentration for a 5 day game anymore. They've been purebred for whacking off a rapid 50 and have no idea what to do if the game plan doesn't consist of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 9 hours ago, veloman said: I wonder what the selectors would give to have someone like Jonathon Trott available ? Of course , quite a few in the media sneered at his slight eccentricity but I don't think England have anyone with his power of concentration now. Where is the incentive for players in England to become good long form players anymore?. The money is in the clown cricket. The county championship now is book ended at the start and end of the summer, with the short form stuff taking the prime summer months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolon Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Cummins out because he’s a close contact with a COVID case and has to isolate for 7 days. Smith back as active captain which is an interesting little story, no Hazelwood or Cummins really changes things and hopefully Richardson and Neser can come in and do a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Decent enough first session for England in terms of run rate but we’ll be looking to get at least one of Warner, Labuschagne and Smith before dusk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolon Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Just saw my dad in the crowd on telly Glacial run rate at the moment, always going to be more of a challenge when you add a bowler like Anderson in. Much better viewing this test. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidolon Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 That’s the difference ultimately, you can’t put down those chances and Carey gloves that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 16, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 16, 2021 Australia are all about this 2-3-4 batting line up - you can't let them settle in and bat for 60 overs, they'll wear you down and build a run rate. That drop from Butler is a big one. England need to break this partnership soon before we find ourselves looking at 150-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 16, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 16, 2021 It feels like this entire Ashes series has been spent watching Warner and Labuschagne slowly accumulating runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Evening session is going to be massive. England are already well down on the run rate I think and after being hit with fees last time around, Root is going to have bowl several overs as well, particularly if they want to use more overs with the new ball in the dusky period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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