The Cricket Thread

[PuntsWolf]

This is what this team does. Had about 3 warnings in the over preceding balls but they don’t learn.

 

[Mel Evo]

At least we’ve found an interestingly new way to keep getting out.

 

[leedswolf]

England's batting crumbles again...

 

[jd1981]

Absolute frauds, can’t bat, can’t bowl can’t field

 

[PuntsWolf]

Embarrassing cricket team. They’ll still claim it’s not their fault too

 

[jd1981]

Very much the 6p’s apply with England, one warm up prior to Perth, very little prep with the pink ball before here.
Some seriously crap contributions so far over the 2 tests. Duckett avg 15.75, Crawley 30, Pope 26.25, Root 40.25, Brook 24.5. Tells you everything from your specialist batsmen and 6 ducks between them. Jamie Smith as Wicket keeper who you often want a contribution from avg of 13. Line and length to wayward, Carse gets 4 wickets but offers no control.
Stokes way of dealing with things going wrong is to bowl away the problems himself.
Not enough sustained pressure at either ends.
Four dropped catches means had they stuck we’d have a lead by now and a decent one to build on.
So sums it up, plus again some serious mental flaws in the side especially when batting.
It’s ok they can big themselves up when they batter someone at Headingley when it’s hooping round corners.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

What is this sensible cricket nonsense? Bit late in the day to discover their inner Gavaskar.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Still going at only six down and it is now absolutely pissing down here on the QLD / NSW border.

 

[jd1981]

Who said dropped catches lose matches? Absolutely bang on here yep bowling and batting has been poor but hold those catches and this game would’ve looked very different.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Just to really please you, the rain here is biblical. Massive storm, and heading toward Brisbane. With the forecast for tomorrow also being dodgy. No wonder they got on with it when they batted.

 

[basher]

Regardless of the result I genuinely believe the supporters both in the ground and viewing at home are being cheated.

Going into a test series, any test series, but especially one as important as the Ashes with zero prep or series of warm up games is just plain wrong. The desire/ need to ram the calendar with more and more cricket just dilutes the product, it's quantity over quality that as I say is just cheating the fans.

I don't see how you can rock up and just go straight into test cricket and think that's all you need to do to aclimatise to conditions, etc.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Tours like that will never happen now because of fucking franchise cricket

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Regardless of the result I genuinely believe the supporters both in the ground and viewing at home are being cheated.

Going into a test series, any test series, but especially one as important as the Ashes with zero prep or series of warm up games is just plain wrong. The desire/ need to ram the calendar with more and more cricket just dilutes the product, it's quantity over quality that as I say is just cheating the fans.

I don't see how you can rock up and just go straight into test cricket and think that's all you need to do to aclimatise to conditions, etc.

Given the way they’ve approached batting I don’t think the preparation makes much difference. Stokes said they’re not arrogant which was arguable after one dismal performance but after two it would be very arrogant to think they should continue to bat like it’s a one day match.

 

[leedswolf]

Well let them actually do that before slating it.

I should mention that the weather suggests a full day's play tomorrow is extremely unlikely. Lots of storms forecast for the afternoon and evening.

Bloody hell it has been hotter than hades today.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It pissed down from just after 7pm . Hence why Australia batted so quickly.

So no idea what the Michael Fish is for