Ashes cricket

[Stirlingsays]

Thrashed by 8 wickets inside TWO days and with Australia missing two of their main strike bowlers and Captain!

Just let that sink in 🥴

The post-mortems are more enjoyable than the victories.

 

[Phil H]

England lead by 99 with one wicket down at lunchtime. Beaten by end of play. That's actually quite hard to do.

 

[Phil’s Barber]

If hazlewood is a strike bowler i'm a banana. He is a very good dobber,think Brian Statham, his job is to seal up an end and let the STRIKE bowler take the wickets al a Fred.

Seems that you’re a 🍌

 

[beak]

Seems that you’re a 🍌

If A! says so it must be bo -lucks.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

And how much more miffery must there be for those who've paid to go to Australia for it? Not only a shocking batting display but they've now got to face gloating Aussies as well.

That’s the worst part, Steve Smith has always got that smug look on his face that can only be changed with a firmly placed brick straight in the kisser

Not that I’m a bad loser or anything like that 🤣

 

[Stirlingsays]

England lead by 99 with one wicket down at lunchtime. Beaten by end of play. That's actually quite hard to do.

If it can be done.

We will find a way.

 

[ASCPFC]

There was talk of England's preparation being inadequate. Looks like that could have played a part. They did not look ready to compete in a Test Series.

 

[beak]

There was talk of England's preparation being inadequate. Looks like that could have played a part. They did not look ready to compete in a Test Series.

England were really two different units the batsmen should wear the "D2 cap and the bowlers impressed especially Carse and Stokes

 

[ASCPFC]

England were really two different units the batsmen should wear the "D2 cap and the bowlers impressed especially Carse and Stokes

I agree mostly, but bowling wasn't doing much in the Aussie's second innings. They could have reached four hundred if they had needed to.

 

[beak]

I agree mostly, but bowling wasn't doing much in the Aussie's second innings. They could have reached four hundred if they had needed to.

One player (head) went for it and it paid off. Carse stuck to the task though.

 

[Stirlingsays]

I agree mostly, but bowling wasn't doing much in the Aussie's second innings. They could have reached four hundred if they had needed to.

Perhaps the pitch got easier.

But for the first time in decades I can't be sure as I've opted not to pay to watch an Ashes series down under.....it was near a fifty fifty decision but I thought 'feck it'.

I'm just fed up with the humiliation and then listening to the excuses from overpaid and over-talked up players.

The Crawley choice plus we are two or three quality players short.....and that's against an aging Aussie bowling attack and an average Aussie batting line up.

 

[Phil’s Barber]

I agree mostly, but bowling wasn't doing much in the Aussie's second innings. They could have reached four hundred if they had needed to.

Agreed. Head & Labushagne were very comfortable, as was Smith when he came in. 400 was perfectly attainable the way they were set.

I watched a number of former Australian players talk about the Optus pitch before play started on Day 2. All bar none said it would be the best for batting during the afternoon of Day 2…and so it seemed.

Our batsmen needed to bat in Test mode for our second innings and give Pope, Root &/or Brook the chance to make a big Hundred.

 

[chris123]

Agreed. Head & Labushagne were very comfortable, as was Smith when he came in. 400 was perfectly attainable the way they were set.

I watched a number of former Australian players talk about the Optus pitch before play started on Day 2. All bar none said it would be the best for batting during the afternoon of Day 2…and so it seemed.

Our batsmen needed to bat in Test mode for our second innings and give Pope, Root &/or Brook the chance to make a big Hundred.

They must have been surprised when we won the toss and decided to bat first