PaddockLad 16991 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 From the beeb TMs thingy: Carberry and Bell to open, Monty at 3, the rest can pick their numbers out of a hat" Monty showed more halls than the middle order, that's for sure. Some careers on the line here, Prior, Pietersen etc..quite possibly the captain too and as Ken says Flower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Gooch needs shooting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmondTUTU 0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Gooch needs shooting as well. He wants playing not shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Broad shit his pants in the first innings and just walked away to the offside when bowled.Getting out was the only thing on his mind.Shit scared he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 2-0 ladies and gents. Fortunate for England that they'll have an extra half day to prepare for the WACA wicket. Practicing their ducking and weaving should be top priority. Extra padding and abundant supplies of paracetamol will be a must as well. Jajajajaja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 That's the series over. England may about to go through a transition similar to Australia after the side with warne and McGrath broke up. We've consistently been one of the top three sides in the world in recent years but a lot of players the wrong side of 30 with excellent averages are struggling to recapture old form with the bat. A few could be playing for their careers in the next couple of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7066 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 The caths ought to play for their lives, 50% of the wickets given away playing daft shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 ...and England have lost the toss and are sent out to chase balls all day in that stifling heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44090 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Oh Ken. You and your recently rediscovered great big Australian mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44090 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Stokes might catch on fire in this heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Oh Ken. You and your recently rediscovered great big Australian mouth. Well it has to be said that I have waited very patiently waited for thall this to happen. Back in my comfort zone now mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Tim Bresnan looking like he was going to explode after a simple catch was botched by Carberry and Root. I almost feel for him. What a magnificent day of cricket, time to go out for some tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44090 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 You be careful you don't choke on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Sporting a nice little hangover today after yesterday's efforts - I had almost forgotten how bad they can be - but I bet it isn't half as bad as some of those crazy Pommy bastids sitting in that blazing sun yesterday without a hat on, oblivious to the fact that they were slow-cooking their brains and numbed by the 10-15 lagers they had during the day. I cringed every time the camera panned to them. What the fuck were they thinking?!? Obviously not very much. Anyway, looking forward to watch Mitchell Johnson cause a bit of bother with ball in hand today. Should be a good'n... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 ...and the reign of terror is finally about to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6961 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Could be heading for a draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 ...and the reign of terror is finally about to begin. Yeah 38 overs without a wicket is such a reign of terror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Yeah 38 overs without a wicket is such a reign of terror. Pitching the ball up was the tactic deployed by the Aussies today, the end of Australia's innings showed that the ball swung and looked to cause some problems for the batsmen, albeit against the tailenders. If England had done this earlier instead of bowling short rubbish which was a waste of energy perhaps they could or would have bowled Australia out with a hundred less on the scoreboard against them- but of course speaking restrospectively is easy to do. It (pitching up) didn't work for the Aussie bowlers, besides for Shane Watson who bowls at around 130k an hour, but you can't knock them for trying something which wasn't expected. Then they opted for a period of containment which put pressure back on the English batsmen.Wickets fell after that. Then the short balls started to come, and Bell in particular looked a bit frazzled copping one in the heart. The new ball is due after about 15 overs tomorrow and big cracks are starting to appear on the wicket . Expect a barrage of head higher's before the new ball is taken. England have looked up for this game, fair play to them, there best performance on tour by far up 'til this point. They need to be more attack minded though when batting and be more intelligent when bowling, some of the field positions have been pathetic schoolboy errors. Jimmy Anderson could come into his own here though with his ability to swing the ball, but again he tactics displayed by the English has been woeful on this tour. No excuses as well considering most have been here before and done a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Bell did look frazzled at all after that one hit him in the chest. It was fantastic character to stand take one the way he did rather than give his wicket away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 What continues to baffle and frustrate in equal measure is just how many of our top batsmen keep gifting their wickets. Test cricket is about making them get you out, not getting yourself out. Cook and Peitersen, I'm sorry, just not good enough. These are players with proven track records but they've both been way off their best for the majority of the year. You need your best batters in nick to give your bowlers something to go for. 180/2 and it's a totally different game. Some hard work ahead needed to make a contest of this. Need to bat all day tomorrow, which is unlikely given the form our middle order and tail have been in on this tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7066 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 More pisswank overnight so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 More pisswank overnight so far. We've absolutely gone to shit once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44090 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Disgraceful this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 This side has been very successful for the last few years but all good things come to and end. I can see a rebuilding job on the cards here. Too many players with big reputations under performing for too long. Flower resigning on a low too, which is a shame, because he's done an excellent job in the main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I found day 3 to be quite enjoyable myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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