Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Aus reach 453-8.. Clarke's on the balcony.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 462 and he's still looming over . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Harris goes for 33.C&B Anderson.Aus 491-9. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 The last few overs could not have gone worse for England.This is a disaster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Australia (finally) declare on 492-9. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 If Australia take a wicket or two tonight, Clarke's decision to bat on is a master stroke, if Cook and Root both survive, it'll be questioned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smiley 494 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 If Australia take a wicket or two tonight, Clarke's decision to bat on is a master stroke, if Cook and Root both survive, it'll be questioned.Well at least he takes a risk, unlike boring Cook. I think Cook's conservative captaincy will see him out of the job sooner rather than later.The English bowling to Harris was woeful and embarrassing today, and his batting is now gone. If Cook has another dry Ashes down under, he may well wish to give it up, preferably to Anderson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Well at least he takes a risk, unlike boring Cook. I think Cook's conservative captaincy will see him out of the job sooner rather than later.The English bowling to Harris was woeful and embarrassing today, and his batting is now gone. If Cook has another dry Ashes down under, he may well wish to give it up, preferably to Anderson.Cook was awful today.Clueless.I think Anderson would be great, but they'll end up giving it to Prior . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smiley 494 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Cook was awful today.Clueless.I think Anderson would be great, but they'll end up giving it to Prior .Ironically, KP, despite his dreadful people management was a decent tactical captain.Whoever got it couldn't have done worse than Cook has this series. I mean literally you could have done worse, but Cook has simply done what a 12 year old club cricketer or a casual fan would have done.Poor field settings (only two slips, possibly even one, for Siddle in the first over this morning!!), let alone the innovative fields Vaughan was known for, he didn't use either of his spinners until about three hours into the day, and there's no particular direction over the course of the day.Yes, Strauss was conservative but at least when he won the toss you knew England would aim to bat for about 160 overs/get 550 or so by tea on day 2, declare and bowl them out twice. England don't even look capable of that kind of determined gameplan under Cook, in not insignificant part because he's failing to lead from the front with his own batting. Unlike with Strauss, when we lose the toss I now pray for rain. I read something recently that most England captains of the recent past - probably Atherton, Hussain, Stewart and others - had a really good first series as captain, as Cook did in India, but after that the honeymoon ends and their batting deteriorates. Unless Cook has another big series in Aus, as I said previously, he will go the way of the others. Rather than the next Tendulkar, he'll be trying to keep his average above 42.At least he's in close contact with two previous Essex leaders in Flower and Gooch, and I hope they can arrest the decline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smiley 494 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Aggers sums it up nicely for me http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23804700 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Clarke could use an early wicket today, the bowlers didn't make the batsmen do quite enough last night, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Australia finally make the breakthrough!Just as Cook and Root were pulling away, Cook edges a wide ball from Harris back to Haddin and goes for 25.Eng 68-1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Mitchell Starc is quickly becoming the Mitchell Johnson of this series. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 England have become the most boring test side.This is a batting pitch and they're struggling to keep above 2 an over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smiley 494 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 England have become the most boring test side.This is a batting pitch and they're struggling to keep above 2 an over.Terrible stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 England have probably done enough to secure the draw now, yesterday was fucking shocking, the second time England have batted for a draw in their first innings in this series. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smiley 494 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 England have probably done enough to secure the draw now, yesterday was fucking shocking, the second time England have batted for a draw in their first innings in this series.Andy Flower will apparently be replaced by Ashley Giles after the winter Ashes, so a). wish the changeover could happen sooner and b). hopefully we'll see some fresh and winning thinking. dummiesoot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 Andy Flower will apparently be replaced by Ashley Giles after the winter Ashes, so a). wish the changeover could happen sooner and b). hopefully we'll see some fresh and winning thinking.Good.I understood this attitude in the third test when they were securing the series, but now it's just being wanky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,121 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Cooks captaincy would get test match cricket stopped ... back to the boring old days of Tavare etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I hate dead-rubbers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 As climaxes to an Ashes series go, this is a damp squib.Bring on Round 2... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick1200 2,883 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 As climaxes to an Ashes series go, this is a damp squib.Bring on Round 2...Looks pretty exciting from here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan 23 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I just can't see England having the guts to try and chase this target Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I just can't see England having the guts to try and chase this targetWith Cook in charge?No chance.They'll block and leave their way to a draw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan 23 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 With Cook in charge?No chance.They'll block and leave their way to a draw.Really have become a boring side to watch recentlyAnything under 250 and I would want my team to have a go at it! 4-0 would really be a gubbing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.