Guy Bifkin Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I agree with keeping young people away from cricket. It's pandering to youth trends that gave us the awful 20/20 format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Dude Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 11 hours ago, Gus Mears said: Wish Root could have got through the day. Narrowly Australia's, especially if you look at what is to come batting wise (stating the obvious, but what a difference Stokes would make at this point). It's a weird, weird pitch that is not anything like what I would have expected at the GABBA and consequently, quite hard to say what a good score is. Generally, you'd think in Australia you need to be looking at 400+. but I am not so sure here if it keeps spinning/quickens up. Just a heads-up that the Gabba isn't an acronym like the WACA is, Gus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted November 24, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) Another finely poised day at the GABBA. Entire match hinges on whether we can get Smith out early tomorrow, in my view. Not a lot left in terms of batting for Australia, but Smith could easily get 150 or so and bat us out of the game. Think the weather forecast predicting a possibility of rain, which is not bad thing. Would have bitten your arm off for a draw here before the start of the series. Edited November 24, 2017 by Gus Mears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Well that had an air of inevitability about it. Listen, if we can brush decades of kiddy fiddling in the tory party and radio one under the carpet, we sure as hell can send one of our minor criminals off to Australia to compete for the ashes. It's what we invented that country for. Lose the next test and we are looking down the barrel of an Ozzy bukake party. Time to unleash Stokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted November 28, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Think the biggest annoyance for me was both Ball and Woakes being useless. Ball, I can somewhat forgive, because he's shite and shouldn't be there in the first place, but I had such hopes for Woakes and he appears to have joined the Steve Finn school of perpetual disappointment. Broad and Anderson were far from exceptional, but a cut above. Fuck knows what we're going to do once they retire. I'm also in favour of having Stone Cold Ben Stokes out there and playing. Get him in and drop one of the fast-medium Chuckle Brothers and the whole team looks much better. Edited November 28, 2017 by Gus Mears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricc1PW Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I can't understand over looking Liam Plunkett in favour of Ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallicks Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 We had the predecessor to this on the PlayStation years ago. It was almost up to this standard: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted December 2, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2017 Not good enough after winning the toss. Anderson and Broad were shite and pitching it some place which would have been great if you were Joel Garner. Seeing Craig Overton play was an absolute pleasure. I've seen him live countless times and watched him since the very start of his career. He's really our first proper Somerset test player since Trescothick (Compton was never truly ours). Thought he was our best bowler on the day too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted December 2, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2017 To only get them 4 down when you have put them in simply isn't good enough. Then to hear England saying that they thought they bowled pretty well all day makes it even worse. As Gus says it was a good length if you were Joel Garner, unfortunately they bowled more like Joel Gertner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curious Orange Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 If Overton can add a bit more pace that would be handy. Bit like the difference with Tremlett in 2010 when he found a bit more pace and then in 2013 when he was back down to 80mph again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LariatTom Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Utterly mystifying decision from Root to bowl first. I was tuned into the first two sessions on and off, then watched the final. The bowling in the evening session was pretty tight on the whole, but from the sounds of it, that was very much the exception. Smith being gone is key, but it was very much Australia's day. I can see us being blown away once we bat. Big pressure on Cook to deliver too, he didn't impress me in the first Test. Root needs a few runs too unless we want to rely on the newer squad members to spare humiliation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted December 4, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 4, 2017 Innings break, so hope this isn't in contravention of live chat (apologies if so). Absolute shambles (Charles), every bit as embarrassing as I anticipated before the series. The lack of fight and desire the most saddening bit. Only ray of light in the mire has been Craig Overton's performance; showed fight with the bat and ball. Will almost certainly be dropped for the next test in favour of Woakes/Anderson/Broad I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curious Orange Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Before Woakes 2 wickets I thought it was a straightforward move of bringing Wood in for him next test, but I'm not so sure they'll do that now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted December 4, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 4, 2017 The simple fact is that none of them bowled well enough on the first day to warrant bowling first. Worse than the bowling of any of the seamers is the fact that Moeen can't turn the ball and Lyon is turning it miles. Once we've lost this test, and we will anyway no matter how well we bowl, they have to give Crane a go if Moeen doesn't turn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted December 5, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted December 5, 2017 What are we thinking now then? I think that if Root can get to three figures, and at least one of Bairstow or Ali can get in the groove, then we have a real chance of what would be a historic come back! For me though, one of the key aspects will be how they handle the batting line up tommorow. Hopefully, Woakes can defend his wicket for a while to take the sting out of the fresh pace attack. Then I'd personally move Johnny B up above Ali as I can see Lyons having a field day against the Left handers on a day 5 pitch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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