The Ashes - August/September 2019

[sionascaig]

It didn't seem to make much difference to the draw price!

[Berts Certs]

It didn't seem to make much difference to the draw price!

Won't rain for long and time will be added.

[greenmark]

Blimey there's a lot of swing out there!

[Archangel]

Just when you think England are in control of things they usually find a way to collapse

One must question the leadership

[Berts Certs]

Just when you think England are in control of things they usually find a way to collapse

One must question the leadership

They could be led by god but that won't make them capable of batting. The odds before they took the field to bat were 1.3ish. absolutely crazy. Needless to say I had a bit of that.

[Euler]

67 all out, is that some sort of record?

[superfrank]

67 all out, is that some sort of record?

Not quite but a pathetic effort all the same.

[greenmark]

67 all out, is that some sort of record?

Not quite but a pathetic effort all the same.

54-6 pre-lunch
13-4 post-lunch in 22 minutes.
Team selection issues, terrible shot selection and aggressive bowling from the Aussies.
Root's demeanour looks a bit like an ex-captain at the moment.
I think they should make Broad Captain.
He's not lacking in confidence. And i reckon its easier to bowl as a Cap than bat. Batting is so reliant on a fresh, uncluttered mind. I realise bowling is an intellectual challenge too, but you're flinging a ball not trying to react in a split second as batsmen have to.
And England have gone from 1.6 to 4.6 since I started watching @ 11:10am.

[greenmark]

Root is imploding.
Why jump to catch that ball?
Fear!
Have some guts, take it on the chin if you fluff it!
Thats just basic incompetence!

[Archangel]

Why doesn't Eoin Morgan play red ball cricket ?

[wearthefoxhat]

I knew England should have batted first!

[superfrank]

I knew England should have batted first!

They might have made 27 yesterday!

[JTEDL]

Was looking good and then....wtf!!

Good trade if you layed England when short odds.

[Aus cricket trader]

Was looking good and then....wtf!!

Good trade if you layed England when short odds.

They were short before a ball was bowled.

[Berts Certs]

I knew England should have batted first!

Joel Garner once famously said after inspecting a very green pitch at Taunton when the captain was thinking of inserting the opposition, "it ain't as green as it looks" . Yes a half decent batting team may have been able to take advantage of bowling the Aussies out cheap, sadly England do not fit that description.