Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
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- 52 Festive Road
Remember we do need to field a team
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Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Correct!Remember we do need to field a team
But with the number of, cough, ’first-class’ cricketers in county cricket, England should have a wealth of players ready to step up to the crease (can’t use a baseball term here) and compete at least equally to all Test-playing countries.
State cricket in Australia is of a higher standard than county cricket. Even grade cricket teams, at least in Sydney and Melbourne, are stronger than most county sides.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
The good news is that our opening batter lasted 10 balls.
The bad news is he scored 0 runs.
The pressure on the top order is huge. The series was lost after the first ball of the first test.
The bad news is he scored 0 runs.
The pressure on the top order is huge. The series was lost after the first ball of the first test.
Dayvo
just passin' through
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At least psychologically.
I’m sure Root/Silverwood chose to bat on a greentop at Brisbane to make a statement* (that couldn’t be backed up with action) although what they were saying was basically we don’t know what we’re doing.
* reference to Nasser Hussain when he won the toss on a belter of a wicket and put the Aussues in, and they scored 492, eventually winning by 384 runs.
And then Steve Harmison, bowling the first ball of the 2006/07 Ashes series, which went straight to Flintoff at 2nd slip.
England are NOT mentally tough enough.
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- Essex
I think you are dead right about not being tough enough.
The Aussies have got mostly a settled side and all we do is chop and change.Take Burns out and put another failure in Crawley.
We have got no new talent coming through from county cricket and a lot of this is to do with the ECB making county cricket second to the razzle-dazzle of T20 and the Hundred.
Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
The less said the better, I suppose.
But I’m glad that the ’brutal soul-searching meeting’ the entire team had had some effect.
But I’m glad that the ’brutal soul-searching meeting’ the entire team had had some effect.
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- Essex
I can see another “We will learn from this” speech coming.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Minus 51 for 4. That's not too bad.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Reminds me of a prisoner-of-war story from John Worsley’s obituary (he designed the Albert RN dummy).I can see another “We will learn from this” speech coming.
The German commandant was addressing the POWs warning them that the prisoners’ escape plans had been discovered.
‘You think us Germans know f*ck nothing, but, in fact,’ he said, gaining in confidence, ‘we know f*ck all.’
(cue hundreds of POWs pissing themselves laughing on the ground).
Unfortunately not much laughing coming from Stalag MCG, apart from the Aussies, of course.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Root should surrender the captaincy and focus on making consistent 200s as the best way to help the team because the buggers aren't listening to anything he has to say as a captain.
Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
As I write 65-9, trailing by 17 runs!
FFS
Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Boland (on debut) has got 6 for 7 off 4 overs.
England batted for 65.1 overs in the 1st innings. This time, so far, 27 overs! 😳🤣
England batted for 65.1 overs in the 1st innings. This time, so far, 27 overs! 😳🤣
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
And lose the Test (and series) by an innings and 14 runs.
Pathetic!
Pathetic!
Grant Fondo
Guru
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- Cheshire
Yes i kind of agree ... this tour has been a shambles.
